About Junior Walker
Hometown
Blytheville, AR, United States
Born
June 14, 1931
Genre
R&B/Soul
Motown's skilled but mostly anonymous instrumentalists very rarely stepped out on their own. The lone exception to the rule was tenor saxman Junior Walker, whose rough-and-ready, old-school R&B was a marked contrast with the label's typically smooth product. Walker's squealing, gutbucket style was inspired by jump blues and early R&B, particularly players like Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic, and Illinois Jacquet. Possessed of a raspy voice, Walker's singing nonetheless complemented the energy of his sax playing, and he cut a wealth of danceable, party-hearty R&B for Motown during his heyday in the second half of the 1960s.
Junior Walker has also released music as a member of Junior Walker & The All Stars.
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