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Singer, songwriter. Years active. 1969–1999. Richard "Hock" Walsh (December 19, 1948 – December 31, 1999) [1] was one of the first professional blues singers in Canada. He is particularly notable as the co-founder of the Downchild Blues Band [2] and was the original singer of that band's best-known songs.
Here’s Donnie Walsh and his brother, Richard — Downchild’s first vocalist and the co-founder of what has been Canada’s best blues band for 50 long years. Don’t know who took the shot, or when, but maybe 1974.
The Downchild Blues Band was formed in Toronto in 1969 and continues to perform today. It was co-founded by two brothers, Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh and Richard "Hock" Walsh.
Their marquee billing on the globe’s most prestigious stages. And, of course, their inimitable 1973 reading of Big Joe Turner’s classic “Flip, Flop and Fly” which placed Walsh and band co-founder, late brother Richard “Hock” Walsh on the charts and in the souls of music fans worldwide.
He played with The Winnipeg Symphony, Jimmy King & the Golden Boy Brass, Rocki Rolletti, and his own jazz groups before moving to Toronto in 1984, where he played with such artists as the late Richard “Hock” Walsh and the late Tony Flaim and the Dukes before joining Downchild in 1985. His horn arrangements are an integral part of many ...
8. Dez. 2020 · Brothers Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh and Richard “Hock” Walsh co-founded the group in Toronto in 1969. Along with bandmates Dave Woodward, Cash Wall, John Tanti, and Jim Milne, they spent two years as the house band at Grossman’s Tavern. Downchild Blues Band – The Early Days
11. Mai 2023 · In the 1970s, Aykroyd and John Belushi based their Saturday Night Live Blues Brothers characters on Downchild founder Donnie Walsh and his brother Richard (Hock) Walsh.
