# Big Walter Horton

> Walter Horton (April 6, 1921 - December 8, 1981), known as Big Walter (Horton) or Walter "Shakey" Horton, was an American blues harmonica player. A quiet, unassuming, shy man, he is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues. Willie Dixon once called Horton 'the best harmonica player I ever heard'.

*American blues harmonica player (1921-1981)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/big-walter-horton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-04-06
- **Died:** 1981-12-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 18.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 21.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395689/ (@nm0395689)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/521877)
- [بيغ والتر هورتون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%BA_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [بيج والتر هورتون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
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- [Walter Horton](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Horton)
- [Big Walter Horton](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Walter_Horton)
- [ビッグ・ウォルター・ホートン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3)
- [Big Walter Horton](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Walter_Horton)
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- [Big Walter Horton](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Walter_Horton)
- [Big Walter Horton](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Walter_Horton)
- [Хортон, Биг Уолтер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B3_%D0%A3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Walter Horton](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Horton)
- [Big Walter Horton](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Walter_Horton)
- [Біг Волтер Гортон](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D0%B3_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/430a451b-4e32-456d-ab29-4389c322ca45)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859504)

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