Big Walter Price

Big Walter Price (August 2, 1917 − March 7, 2012)^[2][3] was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist.

Big Walter Price
Background information
Birth name	Walter Travis Price
Also known as	Thunderbird[1]
Born	(1917-08-02)August 2, 1917 Near Gonzales, Texas, United States
Died	March 7, 2012(2012-03-07) (aged 94) Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Texas blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Piano, vocals
Labels	Peacock Records

Born near Gonzales, Texas, he moved to San Antonio in 1928,^[2][4] where he released his first song, "Calling Margie", in 1955.^[5] In that year, he moved to Houston, where he lived until his death. In the 1960s he signed with Peacock Records and released several singles.^[6] One of these was "Shirley Jean", which one commentator noted about Price was "on which his reputation rests".^[4] His song "Pack Fair and Square" was covered by the J. Geils Band on the J. Geils Band album.^[7]

He died in 2012 aged 94 (though he claimed to be 97).^[2]