Phillip Walker
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Biography
[Edit]Despite recording somewhat sparingly since debuting as a leader in 1959 on Elko Records with the storming rocker "Hello My Darling," Louisiana-born guitarist Phillip Walker enjoys a sterling reputation as a contemporary blues guitarist with a distinctive sound honed along the Gulf Coast during the '50s. A teenaged Walker picked up his early licks around Port Arthur, Texas from the likes of Gatemouth Brown, Long John Hunter, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Lonnie "Guitar Junior" Brooks. Zydeco king Clifton Chenier hired Walker in 1953 as his guitarist, a post he held for three-and-a-half years. In 1959, Walker moved to Los Angeles, waxing "Hello My Darling" for producer J.R. Fulbright (a song he's revived several times since, most effectively for the short-lived Playboy logo). Scattered 45s emerged during the '60s, but it wasn't until he joined forces with young producer Bruce Bromberg in 1969 that Walker began to get a studio foothold. Their impressive work together resulted in a 1973 album for Playboy (reissued by HighTone in 1989), The Bottom of the Top, that remains Walker's finest to date.
Walker cut a fine follow-up set for Bromberg's Joliet label, Someday You'll Have These Blues, that showcased his tough Texas guitar style (it was later reissued by Alligator). Sets for Rounder and HighTone were high points of the 1980s for the guitarist, and 1994's Big Blues from Texas (reissued in 1999) continued his string of worthy material. His 1995 set for Black Top, Working Girl Blues, shows Walker at peak operating power, combining attractively contrasting tracks waxed in New Orleans and Los Angeles. I Got a Sweet Tooth followed in 1998, and displayed no letdown in quality or power. Walker got together with fellow blues legends Lonnie Brooks and Long John Hunter in 1999 to record Lone Star Shootout for Alligator. Walker is featured as lead vocalist on four tracks and backs the others on the rest of the record. In the fall of 2002, a live recording of a spring concert was released on M.C. Records.
Collections
Title: The Greatest Sleazy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Shakin' All Over: Jukebox Dance Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Best - Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Soul Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of New Orleans Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Love Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Suspicious Minds Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Fiesta
Genre: Blues
Title: Happy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Scene: The 90s
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover - Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Collaborations
Genre: Blues
Title: Contemporary Blues Collaborations
Genre: Blues
Title: Black Top Blues Vocal Dynamite
Genre: Blues
Title: Kiss-Off Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Contemporary Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Dirty Filthy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Learning Blues Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues Covers
Genre: Blues
Title: Mad Men of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Street Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A Beginners Guide to: Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Guitar Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: Home is Where the Heart Is: Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Bayou State Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: Jump Jive and Wail
Genre: Blues
Title: The Crazy Side of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Amazing Blues Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: Superstars Sing the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: M.C. Records - The Best of 1996-2002
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin R&B Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Big Easy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Back Porch Americana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Most Essential Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Blues All Stars
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues in the Country, Blues in the City
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Songs of Freedom
Genre: Blues
Title: Louisiana Blues - Mardi Gras
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Family Affairs
Genre: Blues
Title: Best - Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Mardi Gras Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Feeling the Blues - 20 Rare Blues Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Party Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Workingman's Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: New Orleans to Baton Rouge - Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: New Orleans Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Sleazy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Traveling Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Driving Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues: Show Stoppers
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues: Traveling Riverside
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Oldies
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Blues Musicians
Genre: Blues
Title: Texas Blues - Licks & Lightnings
Genre: Blues
Title: The Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Horn Band Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits and Classic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues by the Numbers
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Train
Genre: Blues
Title: 4th of July Blues Party
Genre: Blues