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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Mercy Dee Walton</b> (* <a href="30._August" title="30. August">30. August</a> <a href="1915" title="1915">1915</a> in <a href="Waco" title="Waco">Waco</a>, <a href="Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> als <b>Mercy Davis Walton</b>; † <a href="2._Dezember" title="2. Dezember">2. Dezember</a> <a href="1962" title="1962">1962</a> in <a href="Murphys_(Kalifornien)" title="Murphys (Kalifornien)">Murphys</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>) war ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Jump_Blues" title="Jump Blues">Jump-Blues</a>-<a href="Pianist" title="Pianist">Pianist</a>, <a href="Gesang" title="Gesang">Sänger</a> und <a href="Songwriter" class="mw-redirect" title="Songwriter">Songwriter</a>.
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<p>Geboren am 30. August 1915 in Waco, Texas, begann Mercy Dee Walton mit 13 Jahren, an den Wochenenden auf den House Partys der Umgebung Blues auf dem Klavier zu spielen. Während der Woche verdiente er sein Geld als Erntehelfer, etwa auf den Baumwollfeldern.<sup id="cite_ref-strachwitz_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strachwitz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>1938 ging er nach Kalifornien, wo er auf Farmen arbeitete und in Clubs und Bars Musik machte. 1949 machte er mit dem <i>Lonesome Cabin Blues</i> seine erste Aufnahme für Spire Records in <a href="Fresno" title="Fresno">Fresno</a>. Anfang der 1950er Jahre folgten Aufnahmen für <a href="Imperial_Records" title="Imperial Records">Imperial Records</a> und <a href="Specialty_Records" title="Specialty Records">Specialty Records</a>, beide in <a href="Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1953 hatte Walton einen Hit mit <i>One Room Country Shack</i>. 1954 machte er Aufnahmen für Rhythm Records, 1955 für Flair Records.<sup id="cite_ref-astbury_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-astbury-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-downhome_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-downhome-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>1961 veröffentlichte <a href="Arhoolie_Records" title="Arhoolie Records">Arhoolie Records</a> das Album <i>Mercy Dee</i>. Mercy Dee Walton starb am 2. Dezember 1962 im Alter von 47 Jahren in Murphys, Kalifornien, an einer <a href="Hirnblutung" title="Hirnblutung">Hirnblutung</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-astbury_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-astbury-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000406557"><span>Mercy Dee Walton</span></a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Mercy+Dee+Walton">Mercy Dee Walton</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEwhtSmttIU">Mercy Dee Walton – Five Card Hand</a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-lFt3cZpyI">Mery Dee Walton – One Room Country Shack</a> auf YouTube</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYskLMCVc5s">Mercy Dee Walton – Red Light</a> auf YouTube</li>
<li>Stefan Wirz: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wirz.de/music/waltonmd.htm">Illustrated Mercy Dee Walton discography</a></li>
<li>Chris Strachwitz: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://arhoolie.org/mercy-dee-walton-interview/">Mercy Dee Walton Interview</a>. Arhoolie Foundation (englisch)</li>
<li>Ray Astbury: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/walton-mercy-dee">Walton, Mercy Dee (1915–1962).</a></i> Eintrag im <i>Handbook of Texas</i>, 8. Dezember 2006, zuletzt aktualisiert am 27. August 2015.</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28583107">Mercy Dee Walton</a> in der Datenbank <a href="Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a><span style="display:none">Vorlage:Findagrave/Wartung/Gleiche Kenner im Quelltext und in Wikidata</span></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-strachwitz-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-strachwitz_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Chris Strachwitz: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://arhoolie.org/mercy-dee-walton-interview/">Mercy Dee Walton Interview</a>. Arhoolie Foundation (englisch)</span>
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<li id="cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-allmusic_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bill Dahl: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mercy-dee-walton-mn0000406557/biography">Mercy Dee Walton Biography</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</span>
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<li id="cite_note-astbury-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-astbury_3-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-astbury_3-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Ray Astbury: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/walton-mercy-dee">Walton, Mercy Dee (1915–1962)</a>. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 8. Dezember 2006, updated 27. August 2015 (englisch)</span>
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<li id="cite_note-downhome-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-downhome_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.downhomemusic.com/product/mercy-dee-walton-troublesome-mind/">Mercy Dee (Walton) – Troublesome Mind</a>. DownHome Music (englisch)</span>
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