Three harmonica players from different parts of the country – Glover from Minnesota, Dirks from Chicago, and Gaines from Washington, D.C. – joined forces to pay tribute to their idol in Blues With a Feeling: The Little Walter Story, published by Routledge in 2002. Walter was the most influential harmonica player in Blues history, a member of Muddy Waters’ band in Chicago before venturing out on his own in the early 1950s to record hits such as "Juke", "Off the Wall" and "My Babe". His approach changed and defined the course and the role of Blues harmonica in the early era of electronic amplification, in much the same way as T-Bone Walker and B.B. King did with the electric guitar. Harmonica players have been striving to emulate or imitate him ever since. While his music is well known, his personal story was quite shadowy until the publication of this revealing and well-researched biography, which draws on interviews with Walter’s fellow musicians, family members, fans, and associates.
