Big Walter Price

American singer-songwriter

Big Walter Price

Background information
Birth name| Walter Travis Price
Also known as| Thunderbird[1]
Born| (1917-08-02)August 2, 1917
Near Gonzales, Texas, United States
Died| March 7, 2012(2012-03-07) (aged 94)
Houston, Texas, United States
Genres| Texas blues
Occupation(s)| Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)| Piano, vocals
Labels| Peacock Records

Musical artist

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[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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)
3. ^ "BIG WALTER". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
4. ^ Andrew Dansby (8 March 2012). "Local blues great 'Big Walter' dies". Chron.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Chris Gray (7 March 2012). "Houston Blues Legend Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Dies At 97". Blogs.houstonpress.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Biography portal

* Big Walter Price on AllMusic
* Big Walter Price on MySpace

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