Phillip Walker (musician)

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Phillip Walker
Phillip Walker at the Long Beach Blues Festival, 2000
Phillip Walker at the Long Beach Blues Festival, 2000
Background information
Born(1937-02-11)February 11, 1937
Welsh, Louisiana, United States
DiedJuly 22, 2010(2010-07-22) (aged 73)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
GenresElectric blues[1]
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1953–2010
WebsitePhillipwalker.com

Phillip Walker (February 11, 1937 – July 22, 2010)

hit single, "Hello My Darling", produced by J. R. Fulbright. Although Walker continued playing throughout his life, he recorded
more sparsely.

Life and career

Walker grew up in

Hightone, JSP, Joliet, and Rounder Records.[3]

Walker was also known for his variety of styles and the changes he would often make for each album.[4] Not until 1969 did he begin to record more regularly, when he joined with the record producer, Bruce Bromberg.[4]

He appeared on show 237 of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour in 2002 when Live at Biscuits & Blues had just been released.

Walker's final studio release is Going Back Home (2007) on Delta Groove Productions.

Death

On July 22, 2010, Delta Groove Productions issued an email statement regarding Walker's death: "It is with deepest sorrow that we report on the sudden and unexpected passing of legendary blues guitarist Phillip Walker. He died of apparent heart failure at 4:30 AM, early Thursday morning, July 22, 2010. He was 73 years old."[5]

Discography

  • 1973 Bottom of the Top (Playboy)
  • 1977 Someday You'll Have These Blues (Joliet)
  • 1980 The Blues Show! Live at Pit Inn (Yupiteru)
  • 1982 From L.A. to L.A. (Rounder)
  • 1984 Tough As I Want to Be (Rounder)
  • 1988 Blues (Hightone)
  • 1994 Big Blues from Texas (JSP)
  • 1995 Working Girl Blues (Black Top)
  • 1998 I Got a Sweet Tooth (Black Top)
  • 1999 Lone Star Shootout with Lonnie Brooks and Long John Hunter (Alligator)
  • 2002 Live at Biscuits & Blues (M.C.)
  • 2007 Going Back Home (Delta Groove Productions)

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-904041-96-5
    .
  2. ^ "Biography". Phillipwalker.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-85868-255-X
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-673-1
    .
  5. ^ "Phillip Walker, Blues Guitarist, Dies at 73". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2014.

External links

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