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Junior Walker & the All Stars

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Junior Walker & the All Stars will forever be remembered for the huge R&B hit of 1965, “Shotgun.” This song was a showcase for the honking tenor sax playing of Junior Walker, who carried on the instrumental R&B style made popular in the 1950’s. He was also influenced by the sounds of jazz saxophonists Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic and Illinois Jacquet. Born Autry DeWalt in Blythesville, Arkansas in 1931, he was raised in South Bend, Indiana, and was playing the saxophone in high school. He was soon proficient enough to start his first band The Jumping Jacks; at this time he also picked up the stage name of Junior Walker. In the ‘50’s Walker joined up with a local trio which was drummer Billy 'Stix' Nicks, organist Fred Patton, and guitarist Willie Woods also doing vocals

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Sly and the Family Stone: The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967

Read "The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967" reviewed by Doug Collette


The glossy silver foil finish inside and outside the covers of The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 to some degree belies the sound quality of the music inside. But the assiduous effort applied to the sonics of the original recordings--by Sly and The Family Stone's first manager Rich Romanello--is right in line with the ...

Album

Motown Superstar Series Vol. 5

Label: London Records
Released: 1980

Album

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

Label: London Records
Released: 1974

Album

Anthology

Label: London Records
Released: 1974

Album

Shotgun

Label: London Records
Released: 1974

Album

Peace & Understanding Is Hard To Find

Label: London Records
Released: 1973

Album

Rainbow Funk

Label: London Records
Released: 1971

Album

Greatest Hits

Label: London Records
Released: 1969


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