Little Walter's induction into the R&R Hall of Fame

I'm sure that it sounded a lot better there than it did here on YouTube. How could anyone suggest Kim Wilson over James Cotton - someone who was there. Cotton always plays through the PA. That's his sound. As student of James Cotton's and Chicago Blues Musician, they're baying homage to a great pioneer and trying to take away from his greatness. It's a great performance and great rendition. LONG LIVE LITTLE WALTER! SHIT! I'm going to play some Walter tonight at House of Blues.

Where's the SOUL of the band? That was too bad, almost messed up Cotton, but it didnt...Love James Cotton!

What..a little amp like he always does?
James Cotton and Junior Wells along with Little Walter and Big Walter taught us you can still have your sound without an amp. Cotton uses and have been using PA system and sounds great thru them. That band was off not Cotton!!!!!!

He seemed to live such a hard life you can see how he aged so early but I tell you one thing HE IS THE GREATEST HARMONICA PLAYER EVER, AND ONE OF THE GREATS IN BLUES!!!!

I've never heard James Cotton sound so horrible. His tone usually isn't that far off of Walter's. They shoulda added some overdive into the mic. He should've been using a bullet and a little amp like he always does. Why was he using the PA-system?

the vocals are fine, but that lap steel had no business being so distorted, it sounded like Duane Allman tone on steroids.

are u kidding me?

Nope Ben ain't Little Walter, Hes Ben Harper Great singing
Great Playing !!! All the zipper brained armchair experts, suck
eggs. Man Rick Estrin is cooool tooooo............

I feel ya man...sounds pretty damned good to me, there is no perfecting what Little Walter did.

James cotton is one funky old fatty

I just finished watching the movie Cadillac Records. I LOVED IT. I'm not much of a blues fan, but the story was so powerful. I admire the passion and love of music Little Walter had and I'm sorry he left so soon. The stories of these musicians should all be put on the big screen to teach us that we should all ride the blues through music and not drugs and alcohol which is killing us all. Thank you Little Walter for sharing your life even if it's 50 years later.