Little Walter
Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica earned him comparisons to seminal virtuosos Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and impact on succeeding generations. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. Little Walter was inducted to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 in the "sideman" category, making him the only artist inducted specifically as a harmonica player.
Biography
Early years
Jacobs was born in 1930 in (although recently uncovered census data suggests he may have been born earlier, possibly as early as 1925) in Marksville, Louisiana, and raised in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, where he first learned to play the harmonica. After quitting school by the age of 12, Jacobs left rural Louisiana and travelled around working odd jobs and busking on the streets of New Orleans; Memphis; Helena, Arkansas; and St. Louis. He honed his musical skills on harmonica and guitar performing with much older bluesmen, including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sunnyland Slim, Honeyboy Edwards and others.
'Walter Jacobs' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Green Guys (2011)
Actors: Gino Calabro (actor), Bryan Chesin (actor), Darrel Davenport (actor), Matt Garrison (actor), Kris Lemche (actor), Will Leon (actor), Nathan Marlow (actor), Brian Mueller (actor), Greg Osbourne (actor), David J. Phillips (actor), Christopher Redman (actor), William Russ (actor), Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez (actor), Todd Stadmiller (actor), Ryan Bragg (actor),
Genres: Crime, Thriller,Taglines: Four villains and a crime that never ends
Take Shelter (2011)
Actors: Jason Botsford (actor), Pete Ferry (actor), Bart Flynn (actor), Stuart Greer (actor), Jeffrey Grover (actor), Jacque Jovic (actor), Ron Kennard (actor), John Kloock (actor), Scott Knisley (actor), Nick Koesters (actor), Jake Lockwood (actor), Robert Longstreet (actor), Bob Maines (actor), Ray McKinnon (actor), William Alexander (actor),
Plot: Curtis, a father and husband, is starting to experience bad dreams and hallucinations. Assuming mental illness, he seeks medical help and counseling. However, fearing the worst, he starts building an elaborate and expensive storm shelter in their backyard. This storm shelter threatens to tear apart his family, threatens his sanity and his standing in the community, but he builds it to save his family's life.
Keywords: 35-year-old, african-american, ambiguous-ending, ambulance, apocalyoptic-vision, apology, argument, arm-pain, assisted-living-facility, atmosphereGenres: Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: Far away from the cruel world. [Scandinavian DVD.]
Quotes:
Curtis: [ranting angrily at a roomful of neighbors] Sleep well in your beds. 'Cause if this thing comes true, there ain't gonna be any more.Curtis: [talking about Hanna, their deaf daughter] I still take off my boots not to wake her.::Samantha: [whispering] I still whisper.
Curtis: You think I'm crazy? Well, listen up, there's a storm coming like nothing you've ever seen, and not a one of you is prepared for it.
Curtis: Is anyone seeing this?
Dewart: You've got a good life, Curtis. I think that's the best compliment you can give a man; take a look at his life and say, 'That's good'.
[first lines]::Curtis: [to daughter] No, no, no. Don't feed the dog, darling.
Samantha: You smell really bad.::Curtis: [checking] I think I smell good.
[last lines]::Curtis: [urging] Sam.::Samantha: Okay.
Samantha: I'm sorry that you feel bad but you need to drop the attitude.
Jacobs, Walter Filmography
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1991, role: actor , character name: Member of the Algonquin Tribe
