Wade Walton

b. October 10th, 1923 in Lombardy (Mississippi)

d. January 10th, 2000 in Saint Louis (Missouri)

I HAVE TO PAINT MY FACE

Arhoolie

July 1960

Barbier à Clarksdale, Wade fit une petite mais marquante carrière de bluesman. Il grave ses premiers morceaux grâce à Paul Oliver et Chris Strachwitz dont le superbe "Barbershop rhythm" avec son ami Robert Curtis Smith (ou R.C. Smith). Wade joue de la guitare et de l'harmonica mais aussi l'affûtage de rasoir.

Barber in Clarksdale, Wade had a small but notable career as a bluesman. He recorded his first tracks thanks to Paul Oliver and Chris Strachwitz, including the superb "Barbershop rhythm" with his friend Robert Curtis Smith (or R.C. Smith). Wade plays guitar and harmonica but also razor strop.

CONVERSATION WITH THE BLUES

Decca

July 1960

Dans cette superbe anthologie, on trouve un titre de R.C. Smith dans lequel chante Wade Walton : "Hope one day my luck will change".

In this superb anthology, we find a title by R.C. Smith in which Wade Walton sings : "Hope one day my luck will change".

SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN

Bluesville

1962

Il s'agit du seul album complet de Wade Walton qui possède une boutique de barbier à Clarksdale. Il l'enregistra pour le label Bluesville sous la supervision de Kenneth Goldstein. Un rare mais superbe album de blues acoustique dans lequel Wade chante de sa voix claire et joue parfaitement de sa guitare (ou de son harmonica) : "Big fat mamma", "Choo choo de Shoo shoo", "Short hair woman", "Blues stay away from me", "Parchman farm".

This is the only full-length album by Wade Walton who owns a barber shop in Clarksdale. He recorded it for the Bluesville label under the supervision of Kenneth Goldstein. A rare but superb acoustic blues album in which Wade sings in his clear voice and plays his guitar (or harmonica) perfectly : "Big fat mamma", “Choo choo de Shoo shoo”, “Short hair woman”, “Blues stay away from me”, “Parchman farm”.

ORIGINAL COUNTRY BLUES vol.2 : WAY BACK YONDER

Albatros

BLUES AT HOME vol.6

Mbirafon

August 1978

Sur cette anthologie supervisée par Gianni Marcucci, on trouve deux morceaux joués par Wade Walton : "The little red rooster" et "Razor rhythm" (un titre percussif joué avec l'équipement d'affûtage de rasoir dans sa boutique). La réédition CD ajoute deux versions de "Shake 'em on down".

On this anthology supervised by Gianni Marcucci, we find two tracks played by Wade Walton : "The little red rooster" and "Razor rhythm" (a percussive title played with his razor strop equipment in his shop). The CD reissue adds two versions of "Shake 'em on down".

GIANTS OF COUNTRY BLUES vol.3

Wolf

November 1981

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CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, COAHOMA THE BLUES : AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLUES FROM CLARKSDALE, COAHOMA COUNTY AND THE NORTH MISSISSIPPI DELTA

Rooster (only on cassette)

1990