Off the Wall (Little Walter song)

"Off the Wall"
"Off the Wall"
Single by Little Walter
B-side	"Tell Me Mama"
Released	April 1953
Recorded	January 1953
Studio	Universal, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Chicago blues ; Blues ;
Length	2:52
Label	Checker (Checker 770)
Songwriter	Walter Jacobs
Producers	Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
Little Walter singles chronology

Last updated December 10, 2025

"Off the Wall" is a 1953 blues instrumental and single by Little Walter.^[1] The single followed "Tell Me Mama", which had reached #10 on the R&B charts, reaching #8. Following Little Walter's recording Big Walter Horton claimed to be the composer, and he recorded the same harmonica-led tune in Memphis on 28 May 1953 for Sun Records. ^[2]

References

↑ Gérard Herzhaft Encyclopedia of the Blues 1992 p.207 "among which were several commercial hits: "Mean Old World," "Sad Hours," "Off the Wall," "Blues with a Feeling," .."
↑ Gérard Herzhaft Encyclopedia of the Blues 1992 p.464 "OFF THE WALL This is Little Walter's famous instrumental recorded in January 1953 on Checker 770. Big Walter Horton always claimed to be the composer, and he recorded it in Memphis on 28 May 1953 for Sun. "

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[1] Gérard Herzhaft Encyclopedia of the Blues 1992 p.207 "among which were several commercial hits: "Mean Old World," "Sad Hours," "Off the Wall," "Blues with a Feeling," .."

[2] Gérard Herzhaft Encyclopedia of the Blues 1992 p.464 "OFF THE WALL This is Little Walter's famous instrumental recorded in January 1953 on Checker 770. Big Walter Horton always claimed to be the composer, and he recorded it in Memphis on 28 May 1953 for Sun. "

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