Big Walter Horton performing in 1964, Free Trade Hall, Manchester for the 3rd American Folk Blues Festival

Photo by Brian Smith

Chicago Blues All-Stars

L-R: Johnny Shines, Clifton James, Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, and Big Walter Horton

Photo by Hans Harzheim

Johnny Young and Big Walter Horton

Arhoolie publicity photo

Big Walter Horton by his South Side Chicago apartment

Big Walter playing guitar

Photo by Erik Linahl, Courtesy of Jefferson Magazine

1960's portrait of Big Walter

(Note: Big Walter often smoked a cigarette while playing the harmonica)

Big Walter blowin' the blues

(Note how Big Walter's cheeks looked puffed while he was blowing a note)

L-R: Big Walter, Willie Dixon, Clifton James, Sunnyland Slim, and Johnny Shines

Classic Big Walter Horton 45

"Hard-Hearted Woman"

Produced by Willie Dixon for the States record label

Big Walter's Argo single

German blues promoter Horst Lippmann and Big Walter Horton by Walter's South Side Chicago apartment, circa 1960's

L-R: Mississippi Fred McDowell, J.B. Lenoir, and Big Walter Horton

Photo by Brian Smith

Big Walter Horton, late 1970's photo

Photo by Jim O'Neal

L-R: Floyd Jones, Big Walter Horton, and Sunnyland Slim

Photo by Raeburn Flerlage

L-R: Big Walter Horton, Floyd Jones, Sunnyland Slim, and Big Joe Williams

Photo by Raeburn Flerlage

Big Walter Horton on the cover of the Swedish blues magazine, Jefferson

Photo by Lasse Lindedal

Big Walter Horton relaxing

Photo by Erik Linahl, Courtesy of Jefferson Magazine

Big Walter Horton

Photo ©Sylvia Pitcher

A young Big Walter Horton

Big Walter Horton and Lynwood Slim on a visit to see Pat Hare at the Minnesota State Prison

Photo by Pat Hare courtesy of Lynwood Slim

Big Walter Horton obituary

Courtesy of Illinois Slim