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Derrick "Big" Walker
Derrick "Big" Walker was born in Lawton, Oklahoma.
He grew
up in an artistic family, his mother and aunt both working in theatre,
and his Uncle owning a blues club in Cleveland. Walker began to learn
harmonica at the age of 7, and over the years has taken lessons in
harmonica from Paul Butterfield, and lessons in saxophone from Bobby
Forte, known for his work with BB King.
Walker writes and sings his own music and
plays harmonica and saxophone in accompaniment. He is
extremely versatile, mixing American folk music, blues, country, soul,
rock, and funk. Walker played in Albert Collins band as well as Luther
Tucker and Michael Bloomfield's bands. Touring with Luther Tucker's
band for 10 years he opened for artists that included Lowell
Fulson, Percy Mayfield
and Big Mama Thornton. He's also recorded on six of Eric Bibb's
CDs.
Quotes:
"Here's a surprise-a
blues CD with imaginative lyrics!"
-Tim Shuller, Living Blues
"Succeeds in evoking the mood and feel of Chicago Blues golden age
without trying to re-create old sounds." -Blues Revue
"The lyrics are thoughtful and show concerns not often associated with
blues singers" -Juke
Blues
"It is quite obvious that he absorbed much of the talent that he
surrounded himself with earlier in his career" -PETER BLEWZZMAN LAURO
"...superior harp and showcases Derrick's fine voice, not far from Keb
Mo territory."-John
Taylor. Blues on Stage
"you're a real Blues player" -Bruce
Iglauer, Alligator Records
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Big Walker - Still Dream Walking
Style:
Blues
Walker writes and
sings his own music and plays harmonica and saxophone in accompaniment.
He is
extremely versatile, mixing American folk music, blues, country, soul,
rock, and funk. Walker played in Albert Collins band as well as Luther
Tucker and Michael Bloomfield's bands. Touring with Luther Tucker's
band for 10 years he opened for artists that included Lowell
Fulson, Percy Mayfield
and Big Mama Thornton. He's also recorded on six of Eric Bibb's
CDs.
Catalog
#4512 (Released October 5, 2009) |
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