Editing Little Walter (section)

{{short description|American blues harmonica player (1930–1968)}}
{{redirect|Walter Jacobs|the  American chemist|Walter Abraham Jacobs}}
{{about|the singer|the radio personality|Little Walter DeVenne|the song by Tony! Toni! Toné!|Little Walter (song)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Little Walter
| image               = Little Walter.jpg
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Marion Walter Jacobs
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1930|5|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Marksville, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1968|2|15|1930|5|1|mf=y}}
| death_place         = Chicago, Illinois
| instrument          = {{hlist|Harmonica|vocals|guitar}}
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Blues]]|[[Chicago blues]]|[[rhythm and blues]]}}
| occupation          = Musician
| years_active        = 1945–1967
| label               = {{hlist|[[Chess Records|Chess]]|[[Checker Records|Checker]]}}
| website             = {{URL|littlewalterfoundation.org}}
}}

'''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]] had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him comparisons to such seminal artists as [[Django Reinhardt]], [[Charlie Parker]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]].<ref name="Glover">{{Cite book| last1 = Glover| first1 = Tony| author-link1= Tony Glover| last2 = Dirks| first2 = Scott| last3 = Gaines| first3 = Ward| title = Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story| location = New York City| publisher = [[Routledge]]| year = 2002| pages = eBook| isbn = 978-0-415-93711-5}}</ref> His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica.<ref name="Deming">{{Cite web| url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/little-walter-mn0000824599/biography| last = Deming| first = Mark| author-link = Mark Deming| title = Little Walter: Biography| website = [[AllMusic]]| access-date = January 21, 2023}}</ref> He was inducted into [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.today.com/popculture/material-girl-becomes-hall-famer-wbna22242651| date = December 13, 2007| title = Material Girl becomes a Hall of Famer| website = [[Today (American TV program)|Today]]| access-date = January 31, 2023}}</ref> the first and, to date, only artist to be inducted specifically as a harmonica player.