Little Walter

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/little-walter

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Little Walter born?May 1, 1930
2. Where was Little Walter born?Goreville, Louisiana, USA
3. When did Little Walter die?February 15, 1968
4. Who was Little Walter?Little Walter was Marion Walter Jacobs, a blues musician born in 1930 who became famous for playing the harmonica.
5. How did Little Walter change the way people played the harmonica?He used an electric amplifier and cupped the harmonica with a microphone, creating a distorted, powerful sound that let the harmonica lead a band.

Amplification: The process of increasing the amplitude or loudness of a signal, typically using electronic devices.
Virtuoso: An individual with outstanding technical ability in a particular art or science, especially music.
Blues Harp: A colloquial term for the diatonic harmonica, particularly when used in blues music, often referring to its expressive capabilities.