“I Hate to see you go” by Little Walter and his Jukes

Initially known as a harmonica playing sideman for Muddy Waters and Chess Records, Marion “Little Walter” Jacobs would go on to be Chess and subsidiary Checker Records’ Marquee Artist, outselling Waters and fellow label mate Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) with a string of singles that included “Juke," “Sad Hours,” and most notably Willie Dixon’s “My Babe.”

Originally released in 1955 as a 78 rpm, this song most likely featured Luther Tucker, Robert Lockwood and Odie Payne, because Fred Below and brothers Louis and David Myers had stopped recording with Walter at this point. Regardless of who sat in that day, each one of those musicians was worth their weight in gold and laid down the right feel.
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Little Walter was as raw and honest as you could get and this song not only showcases some of his brilliant harp work, but the pain and violent temper that he lugged around with him until his death in 1968.