Big Walter Price | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Walter Travis Price |
| Also known as | Thunderbird [1] |
| Born | August 2, 1917 Near Gonzales, Texas, United States |
| Died | March 7, 2012 (aged 94) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Texas blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Labels | Peacock Records |
Big Walter Price (August 2, 1917 − March 7, 2012) [2] [3] was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist.
Born near Gonzales, Texas, he moved to San Antonio, [2] where he released his first song called "Calling Margie" in 1955. [4] In 1955 he moved to Houston, where he lived until his death. In the 1960s he signed with Peacock Records and released several of his singles. [5] His song "Pack Fair and Square" was covered by the J. Geils Band on the J. Geils Band album. [6]
He died in 2012 aged 94 (though he claimed 97). [2]
References
- ^ Cicely Mitchell (9 March 2012). "Legendary Houston Blues Singer "Big" Walter Price Dies". News92fm.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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c Eagle, Bob (2013).
Blues: a regional experience. Eric S. LeBlanc. Santa Barbara, Calif. pp. 294–295.
ISBN
978-0-313-34424-4.
OCLC
861199661.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ "BIG WALTER". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Andrew Dansby (8 March 2012). "Local blues great 'Big Walter' dies". Chron.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Reverend Keith A. Gordon (8 March 2012). "Houston Blues Legend Big Walter Price, R.I.P." About.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Chris Gray (7 March 2012). "Houston Blues Legend Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Dies At 97". Blogs.houstonpress.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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