Junior Wells.

[Norbert Brunhuber <brun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

  I just read the article about Muddy Waters' harp players from Living
Blues #99.  It said that Junior Wells and Little Walter were
contemporaries and did stints in the band at around the same time.  The
article implied that Junior was nearly the equal of Little Walter, if not
in tone, then in melodic capability. 

  I have Junior's latest albumn, Better Off with the Blues, and saw him in 
Chicago last summer.  The albumn takes the big band approach to the 
blues, which I don't particularly care for and there is little harp.  The 
harp playing live was also sparse.

  Now I know he is old now and probably worn out from substance abuse, 
but, in his heyday, was he a fierce Little Walter rival?  If so, what 
albumn of his showcases it?

--Norbert