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SHAKY HORTON- That Ain’t It!
Shakey Horton - “That Ain’t It” live [Colourised] 1970Shakey Horton backed by an absolute powerhouse lineup of the Chicago Blues All-Stars, anchored by the festival’s musical director and legendary bassist Willie Dixon.I don’t make anything colourising and putting these videos together so please support the channel with the link here if you can its greatly appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bluesincolourBig Walter ‘Shakey’ Horton: Harmonica & Vocals Willie Dixon: Bass Lafayette Leake: Piano Lee Jackson: Guitar Clifton James: DrumsAswell as his solo tracks, Horton played a vital collaborative role throughout the 1970 festival tour, providing brilliant harmonica accompaniment during the introduction segments and seamlessly backing up fellow touring acts like blues guitarist Lee Jackson.Big Walter “Shakey” Horton (1921–1981) was one of the most influential and technically gifted harmonica players in the history of the blues. Renowned for his vast, acoustic horn-like tone, precise note-bending, and deep, soul-stirring vibrato, he was famously described by legendary blues bassist and songwriter tml as “the best harmonica player I ever heard”. Despite his immense talent, Horton was an intensely shy, quiet, and eccentric man, which often kept him from the level of commercial crossover success enjoyed by his contemporaries like Little Walter.Born on the 6th April, 1921, in Horn Lake, Mississippi, Horton was a self-taught prodigy who claimed to have started playing the harmonica at just five years old. By the 1930s, he was playing on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee, and running in the same circles as blues pioneers like Honeyboy Edwards and the Memphis Jug Band. Horton was a crucial bridge between rural acoustic blues and modern electrified blues. He pioneered a technique of cupping his hands around the harmonica and mic tightly, creating a thick, overdriven, and hauntingly rich tone that influenced a generation of players.Horton passed away from heart failure in Chicago on the 8th Dec, 1981, at 60