[1] Most of his earliest recordings were as a sideman, when he contributed harmonica to songs by Chicago blues musicians such as Jimmy Rogers and Muddy Waters.
The single reached number one on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart[a] and launched his career as a solo artist.
His harmonica can be heard on many of Muddy Waters' most famous songs, such as "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", and "Got My Mojo Working".
[9] Little Walter died in 1968, a time when interest in electric blues shifted the focus from singles to albums.
[10] For an in depth, illustrated discography, see https://www.wirz.de/music/littlewa.htm Most of Little Walter's first recordings from 1947 to 1951 were as a harmonica player backing bluesmen, such as Jimmy Rogers, Sunnyland Slim, and Muddy Waters.
[41] These often appear along with songs by Otis Rush on albums with titles such as Live in the Windy City and At the Chicago Blues Festival.