Walter "Wolfman" Washington

Walter " Wolfman " Washington ( born December 21, 1943 in New Orleans) is an American bandleader, singer and guitarist of the blues, funk, jazz and rhythm & blues, which acts mainly in New Orleans.

Washington grew up in New Orleans and played in his youth at Lee Dorsey, with whom he toured in the U.S. and among other things, appeared at the Apollo Theater. He played in the 1950s with the singer Irma Thomas and the Taste of New Orleans by David Lastie. In the 1960s he had his own All Fools band and from the 1970s he played in the band of Johnny Adams ( with whom he collaborated in the late 1950s ), with whom he recorded, but also in his own band, the Roadmasters, with whom he toured and recorded. In the 1970s, he was also the first time to Europe on tour, in the early 70s with New Orleans Rhythm & Blues and programs in the late 1970s with the Roadmasters. He also appears solo and solo in 1981 recorded the album Rainin In My Heart on (Help Me Records ). In the 1980s he released three albums for Rounder Records (Wolf Tracks, 1986, Out of the Dark, 1988, Wolf at the Door 1991 and 2000 On the Prowl ) and then for Point Blank and other labels. Appeared in 1998 radio is in the House ( Bullseye Blues ), 1999 Blue Moon Risin ( Artelier ) and 2008 Doin ' the Funky Thing ( Zoho Roots ). He regularly plays in the trio ' Chosen Few in the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans ( with Russell Batiste Jr. on drums and organist Joe Krown ). He also plays with jazz trumpeter James Andrews.

It covers a variety of music styles from New Orleans, in particular radio.

The Roadmasters are currently (2012 ) Wayne Maureau (drums, percussion ), Jimmy Carpenter (saxophone) and Jack Cruz, bass guitar.

In 2012 he received an award for his life's work at the Big Easy Music Awards of New Orleans.