On December 8, 1981, Walter Horton aka Big Walter Horton or Walter “Shakey” Horton died aged 60. He was musician (harmonica), regarded as one of the best harmonica players in the blues history. Willie Dixon said about Horton “the best harmonica player I ever heard”, and Robert Palmer named him as “one of the three great harmonica soloists of modern blues”. In 1982, Horton was posthumously inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.
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Chicken Shack: O.K. Ken?
In February 1969, “Blue Horizon” label released “O.K. Ken?”, the second Chicken Shack album. It was recorded in October 1968 at “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
- Stan Webb – vocals, guitar
- Christine Perfect– vocals, keyboards
- Andy Sylvester– bass
- Dave Bidwell – drums
- Steve Gregory– tenor saxophone
- Buddy Beadle – alto and baritone saxophones
- Johnny Almond– tenor saxophone
- Don Fey – tenor saxophone
- Walter Horton– harmonica
- Roderick Lee – trumpet
- Terry Noonan – trumpet
- Mike Ross – engineer
- Terence Ibbott – design, photography
Track listing:
- Baby’s Got Me Crying -Stan Webb
- The Right Way Is My Way – Stan Webb
- Get Like You Used to Be – Christine Perfect, Stan Webb
- Pony and Trap – Stan Webb
- Tell Me – Chester Burnette
- A Woman Is the Blues – Christine Perfect, Stan Webb
- I Wanna See My Baby – Aaron Walker
- Remington Ride – Herb Remington, Hank Penny
- Fishing in Your River – Stan Webb
- Mean Old World – Walter Jacobs
- Sweet Sixteen – Riley King, J. Josea
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