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About The Walker Brothers
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Formed
1964
Genre
Pop
A true anomaly in the ’60s pop landscape, The Walker Brothers found formidable but short-lived stardom at the tail end of the British Invasion—all without actually being from Britain, being brothers, or sounding much like The Beatles. Instead, their music put a modish spin on Top 40 pop, with triumphant orchestrations and wall-of-sound catharsis. Formed in 1964 in Los Angeles, the group consisted of Scott, Gary, and John Walker (all stage names), the latter of whom was originally the lead singer. However, their breakthrough hits, “Make It Easy on Yourself” and “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” were sung by Scott; topping the charts in England in 1965 and 1966, respectively, they remain the group’s most enduring tracks. After two years in the UK, the Brothers disbanded in 1968 due to creative differences and a distaste for the trappings of stardom. The fissure prompted Scott to embark on one of the most singular and radical careers of the rock era, releasing a quartet of ambitious avant-crooner LPs at the end of the decade. The Walker Brothers would reunite in the mid-’70s to record three albums. The most notable of these by far was 1978’s Nite Flights, featuring heavily experimental art-rock tracks written by Scott that anticipated the style of his challenging releases of the subsequent decades. The album was also a favorite of David Bowie’s—he covered the title track in 1993.
Members of The Walker Brothers include, or have included, Gary Walker, Scott Walker, and John Walker.
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