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Jimmy Walker (1941 – July 15, 2020) was an American musician and singer who was the drummer for one-hit wonder band The Knickerbockers and the replacement for Bill Medley in the Righteous Brothers, following his 1968 departure.
Ernest Earl "Jimmy" Walker (December 18, 1915 – June 27, 1990) was an American country musician. Jimmy Walker recorded the first version of the country standard "Detour" in 1945, and to date he is the only man who ever replaced Roy Acuff on the Grand Ole Opry.
"Detour" has been recorded by countless stars, from Pop (Patti Page, Duane Eddy, etc.), Country (Hank Thompson, Elton Britt, etc.), and Western (Spade Cooley...
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Medley and Hatfield met while in their own Orange County, California-based musical groups, the Paramours and the Variations respectively. Barry Rillera, a member of both bands at the time, played matchmaker to the two vocalists in a way. “He’d always tell me, ‘You’ve got to hear this guy Bobby sing,'” Medley recalled in his 2014 memoir, The Time of...
When their song “Little Latin Lupe Lu” was recorded and released, it initially saw little success, but the Righteous Brothers continued to dominate as a live act and the song caught on. However, the duo would not see their breakout until famed record producer Phil Spector entered the picture in 1964. Under his tutelage, the pair scored a hit with “...
By 1968, Medley and Hatfield had parted ways, the former in pursuit of a solo career. The Righteous Brothers’ name, however, lived on with Hatfield recruiting The Knickerbockers vocalist Jimmy Walker to take Medley’s place. In the end, Medley and Hatfield realized they were better together and regrouped in 1974. With their reunion, they add a handf...
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Jimmy Walker. American drummer and singer, born in New York. In the 60s he played witht the Knickerbockers and The Righteous Brothers. In the 70s he played with Fatback and Hot Street. He appears in 1971 on the Vanishing Point soundtrack, the cult classic road movie, with "Where Do We Go From Here".
Jimmy Walker Music. The channel for singer, song-writer and drummer Jimmy Walker. Co lead-singer and drummer with the Knickerbockers of "Lies" fame, Jimmy later replaced Bill Medley...
Biography. Note: this Jimmy Walker is not the black Blues artist or Country musician of the same name listed here. Born in the Bronx, New York, I started singing on the neighborhood street corner, harmonizing acapella versions of radio hits with three friends and later adding drums and guitars, learning along the way, playing local events and ...
