Big Walter Price
Big Walter Price (August 2, 1917 − March 7, 2012) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist. Big Walter Price was born near Gonzales, Texas, he moved to San Antonio in 1928, where he released his first song, "Calling Margie", in 1955. In that year, he moved to Houston, where he lived until his death.
Big Walter Price
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- Name
- Big Walter Price
- Birth Name
- Walter Travis Price
- Born
- 2 August 1917
- Birthplace
- Near Gonzales, Texas, United States
- Died
- 7 March 2012
- Place of death
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- Texas blues
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Big Walter Price (August 2, 1917 − March 7, 2012) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist. Big Walter Price was born near Gonzales, Texas, he moved to San Antonio in 1928, where he released his first song, "Calling Margie", in 1955. In that year, he moved to Houston, where he lived until his death.
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In the 1960s he signed with Peacock Records and released several singles. One of these was "Shirley Jean", which one commentator noted about Price was "on which his reputation rests". His song "Pack Fair and Square" was covered by the J. Geils Band on the J. Geils Band album.
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• Name — Big Walter Price • Birth Name — Walter Travis Price • Alias — Thunderbird • Born — 2 August 1917 • Birthplace — Near Gonzales, Texas, United States • Died — 7 March 2012 • Place of death — Houston, Texas, United States • Genre — Texas blues • Occupation — Musician, songwriter • Instrument — Piano, vocals • Label — Peacock Records
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Big Walter Price died in 2012 at Houston.
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- 1.Cicely Mitchell. Legendary Houston Blues Singer "Big" Walter Price Dies. News92fm.com. 9 March 2012.
- 2.Eagle, Bob. Blues: a regional experience. 294–295. 2013. 978-0-313-34424-4.
- 3.Rockabilly.nl. BIG WALTER.
- 4.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Who's Who of Blues. Guinness Publishing. 294. 1995. 0-85112-673-1.
- 5.Andrew Dansby. Local blues great 'Big Walter' dies. Chron.com. 8 March 2012.
- 6.Reverend Keith A. Gordon. Houston Blues Legend Big Walter Price, R.I.P. About.com. 8 March 2012.
- 7.Chris Gray. Houston Blues Legend Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Dies At 97. Blogs.houstonpress.com. 7 March 2012.
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