Big Walter Price

Big Walter Price
Big Walter Price
Background information
Birth name	Walter Travis Price
Also known as	Thunderbird
Born	August 2, 1917; Near Gonzales, Texas, United States
Died	March 7, 2012 (aged 94); Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Texas blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Piano, vocals
Labels	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]

References

^ Cicely Mitchell (9 March 2012). "Legendary Houston Blues Singer "Big" Walter Price Dies". News92fm.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Eagle, Bob (2013). Blues: a regional experience. Eric S. LeBlanc. Santa Barbara, Calif. pp. 294–295. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4. OCLC 861199661.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "BIG WALTER". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Andrew Dansby (8 March 2012). "Local blues great 'Big Walter' dies". Chron.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Reverend Keith A. Gordon (8 March 2012). "Houston Blues Legend Big Walter Price, R.I.P." About.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Chris Gray (7 March 2012). "Houston Blues Legend Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Dies At 97". Blogs.houstonpress.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.