1921 - 1981
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'.Robert Palmer named him as 'one of the three great harmonica soloists of modern blues with the two others being cited as Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson II. Also known as 'Mumbles', 'Shakey', along with 'Tangle Eye' and 'Shakey Head' (because of his head motion whilst playing the harmonica, along with his suffering from nystagmus). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Walter Horton has received more than 144,760 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Big Walter Horton is the 1,641st most popular musician (down from 1,495th in 2019), the 8,232nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,466th in 2019) and the 651st most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Big Walter Horton ranks 1,641 out of 2,662. Before him are Yoko Shimomura, Kim Kashkashian, Michael McDonald, Holly Johnson, David Cross, and John Patitucci. After him are Buddy Miles, Glenn Cornick, Jimmy Dorsey, Mick Abrahams, Dominic Miller, and Eddie Kramer.
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 1,635
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 1,636
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 1,637
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,638
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 1,639
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 1,640
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,641
1947 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 1,642
1947 - 2014
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 1,643
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 1,644
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 1,645
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,646
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,647
Among people born in 1921, Big Walter Horton ranks 348. Before him are Cyrille Adoula, Petter Hugsted, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Michel Bonnevie, and Jesse Helms. After him are Farley Mowat, Peggy Rea, Joe Sutter, Vera-Ellen, Ernest Gold, and R. K. Laxman. Among people deceased in 1981, Big Walter Horton ranks 206. Before him are Carleton S. Coon, Wilfried Puis, Henry Eyring, Gustaf Dyrssen, Paddy Chayefsky, and Harry Warren. After him are Humberto Tomasina, Vera-Ellen, Jakob Bender, Oumarou Ganda, David Garnett, and Alberto Zozaya.
1921 - 1978
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 342
1921 - 2000
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 343
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 344
1921 - 1999
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 345
1921 - 2018
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 346
1921 - 2008
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 347
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 348
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 349
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 350
1921 - 2016
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 351
1921 - 1981
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 352
1921 - 1999
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 353
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 354
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 200
1943 - 1981
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 201
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 202
1891 - 1981
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 203
1923 - 1981
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 204
1893 - 1981
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 205
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 206
1898 - 1981
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 207
1921 - 1981
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 208
1910 - 1981
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 209
1935 - 1981
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 210
1892 - 1981
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 211
1908 - 1981
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 212
Among people born in United States, Big Walter Horton ranks 8,232 out of 18,182. Before him are Jonathan Brandis (1976), King Kong Bundy (1955), Harvey Korman (1927), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Laura San Giacomo (1962), and Mr. Lawrence (1969). After him are Red Skelton (1913), Joe Hill (1972), Buddy Miles (1947), Savannah (1970), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), and John Debney (1956).
1976 - 2003
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 8,226
1955 - 2019
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,227
1927 - 2008
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,228
1877 - 1952
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,229
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,230
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,231
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,232
1913 - 1997
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 8,233
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 8,234
1947 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 8,235
1970 - 1994
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 8,236
1940 - 2015
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 8,237
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 8,238
Among musicians born in United States, Big Walter Horton ranks 651. Before him are Jimmy Garrison (1934), Warren Zevon (1947), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Michael McDonald (1952), and John Patitucci (1959). After him are Buddy Miles (1947), Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Laura Nyro (1947), Sid Wilson (1977), Jack White (1975), and Alison Sudol (1984).
1934 - 1976
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 645
1947 - 2003
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 646
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 647
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 648
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 649
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 650
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 651
1947 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 652
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 653
1947 - 1997
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 654
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 655
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 656
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 657