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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.
- James Walker
- New Jersey, U.S
- July 15, 2020 (aged 78–79), California, U.S.
Ernest Earl "Jimmy" Walker (December 18, 1915 – June 27, 1990) was an American country musician. Biography. Although relatively little has been written about Jimmy Walker, he ranks as an important figure in the development of country music.
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...
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- Decline
- Other Projects and Reformation
The Charles brothers played with a fluctuating personnel until 1964, when they met Buddy Randell (vocals and sax) (birth name: William Crandall). Randell was previously of the Rockin' Saints and The Royal Teens, who had a hit with "Short Shorts" in 1958. They took their name from Knickerbocker Road (County Route 505), which runs through Tenafly, th...
Throughout The Knickerbockers' three years of recordings, the group tirelessly pursued current trends; the vocals on "Jerk Town", for example, are heavily derivative of the Four Seasons. Furthermore, the song's lyrics refer to "hot rods", like many other popular songs of the day. The group had a top-20 hit in 1965 with "Lies", on which the group em...
Though the band had a strong songwriter in Beau Charles, they were hampered by their label's ineptness, and drummer Walker left in late 1968 to replace Bill Medley in The Righteous Brothers. Walker also recorded three solo singles for Columbia Records in 1968–1969, before retiring to Wyoming for much of the 1970s. Buddy Randell was the next to depa...
Beau and John Charles, along with singer Ritchie Costanza and drummer Eric Swanson, were signed to Motown records in 1971, where their name was changed to Lodi, after another Bergen County town; Lodi is located somewhat southwest of Bergenfield. They recorded an album (released in 1972) and one single ("Happiness" / "I Hope I See it In My Lifetime"...
- 1964–1970; 1983; 1990
- Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.
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".
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 ...
Journeyman drummer, vocalist, and occasional solo artist Jimmy Walker has been active since the early '60s. Despite a variety of affiliations, his best-known recordings remain his hits with the Knickerbockers,… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1970s. Genre. Pop/Rock, R&B. Styles. Frat Rock, Rock & Roll, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soul.
