Big Walter Price Explained
| Big Walter Price |
| Birth Name: | Walter Travis Price |
| Alias: | Thunderbird[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Near Gonzales, Texas, United States |
| Death Place: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genre: | Texas blues |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument: | Piano, vocals |
| Label: | 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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Legendary Houston Blues Singer "Big" Walter Price Dies . Cicely Mitchell . 9 March 2012 . News92fm.com . 6 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525070920/http://news92fm.com/206922/legendary-houston-blues-singer-big-walter-price-dies/ . 25 May 2012 .
- Book: Eagle, Bob. Blues: a regional experience. 2013. Eric S. LeBlanc. 978-0-313-34424-4. Santa Barbara, Calif.. 294–295. 861199661.
- Web site: BIG WALTER. Rockabilly.nl. 6 July 2012.
- Web site: Local blues great 'Big Walter' dies . Andrew Dansby . 8 March 2012 . Chron.com . 6 July 2012.
- Web site: Houston Blues Legend Big Walter Price, R.I.P. . Reverend Keith A. Gordon . 8 March 2012 . About.com . 6 July 2012 . 29 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130329133033/http://blues.about.com/b/2012/03/08/houston-blues-legend-big-walter-price-r-i-p.htm . dead .
- Web site: Houston Blues Legend Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Dies At 97 . Chris Gray . 7 March 2012 . Blogs.houstonpress.com . 6 July 2012.
