Walter Horton 被乐迷们称为布鲁斯口琴的天才。他用象爵士那样的使人激动的声音创造了一个独特的境界。他用口琴创造的美丽世界与他悲苦的一生形成了鲜明的对比。
Horton began 5岁就开始吹口琴。在其童年的早些时候去了Arkansas,后来又到了Memphis,在那里他跟着Johnny Shines, Furry Lewis及其他人一起演奏为的是挣些小费。 Sam Philips of Sun Records recorded two sides on Walter which were leased to Modern Records. The first sides were by "Mumbles", a pseudonym which Walter didn't much care for. On his own label, Phillips issued Sun 180 by "Jimmy (De Berry) and Walter". one side of which was Horton's stunning instrumental。Easy是一经典的芝加哥风格的曲子。