Name: Mark Hummel's Little Walter Tribute with Junior Watson, Kedar Roy, Wes Starr at Sutter Creek Theatre
Start: 2025-01-25T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-01-25T21:00:00-08:00
Location: 44 Main St, Sutter Creek, CA, United States, California 95685

Mark Hummel's Little Walter Tribute with Junior Watson, Kedar Roy, Wes Starr at Sutter Creek Theatre

“Little Walter was a true innovator whose influence can still be felt in the blues world today. This tribute is our way of honoring his legacy and introducing his music to a new generation of fans.” ~Mark Hummel
The Little Walter Tribute will feature Mark Hummel, Junior Watson, Kedar Roy, and Wes Starr.
Grammy-nominted Harmonica man/singer/songwriter/bandleader/author/impresario MARK HUMMEL was born in New Haven, CT but moved to Los Angeles as a newborn. Hummel took up an interest in blues harp & rock-blues music in high school but soon discovered the originators like Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson & Little Walter. Soon after, Hummel frequented the Ash Grove club on Melrose Ave. in LA where he saw (in a three month period) three blues legends he would later work with on a regular basis; Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee (w/Sonny Terry) & James Cotton. By 1985 Mark Hummel’s Blues Survivors hit the road full time & continue till the present (Hummel’s memoir, “Big Road Blues: 12 Bars on I-80” recounts many road exploits). Hummel’s been featured on over thirty recordings since 1985 including his 2014 Blind Pig Records, Remembering Little Walter (a recording of a Hummel Blues Harp Blowout.) The CD was nominated for a Grammy Award and won two Blues Music Awards.
“Mark Hummel is a true master. His tone, phrasing and, most of all, his soul are all part of what makes him one of the most important purveyors of blues harmonica.” ~ Chris Cain
“It’s so nice to hear straight ahead blues instead of blues rock bs! You got some good tunes and I applaud Mark for doing Elvin’s tune “What The Hell”!!!!!” ~ Charlie Musselwhite
About Little Walter
Harmonica giant Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs, is considered the torchbearer and the standard by which all other players are judged. In Walter’s short life (1930-1968) he had more Top Ten hits than any of his Chicago-based Chess Records label mates. In the early fifties, he had his first hit single, Juke. To this day, the record is the only harmonica instrumental ever to be a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B chart. Walter’s amplified harrmonica and innovative approach transformed the instrument’s role in blues music and had a profound influence on countless musicians.