Here, junior develops into quite the showman, regularly raising the roof with his distinctive, shrieking sax. Of all the artists who emerged during motowns 1960s heyday, only junior walker made an impact as a musician rather than as a vocalist. They were founded at the citys northern high school in 1955 by smokey robinson william robinson, 19 february 1940, detroit, michigan, usa, emerson rogers, bobby rogers b. The motown singles collection 19591971, shotgun hot cha, and shotgun. Complete your junior walker and the all stars collection. See more ideas about tamla motown, soul music and motown. At one time on american radio, the airwaves carried multiple genres and formats with a bit more diversity. Walker s record label, motown records, stated that he was born in 1942. What does it take to win your love what does it take to win your love jr. Walker is a great player and hits a great groove, but that groove can get tiring over the course of several dozen tracks, especially the similarsounding early instrumental cuts.
I know that i briefly looked at this motown artist in a previous post on in the motown series, but here i take a closer and more informative look at. Junior walker and the allstars what does it take to. Walker and the all stars celebrity profile check out the latest jr. Even when trying his hardest to conform to label formulas. This 40song double cd includes virtually every walker track of significance, and then some.
In his midteens, he formed his first instrumental group, the jumping jacks, adopting the stage name junior walker after a. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Walker s version was also featured in the 1985 madonna film desperately seeking susan. The essential collection junoir walker and the allstars 1999. Walker was the most gutbucket of motowns consistent 60s hit makers. Find out when junior walker and the all stars last played live near you.
Originally the rhythm rockers, 1965 saw the release of their signature hit shotgun. Get all the lyrics to songs on nothin but soul the singles 19621983 and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Gotta hold on to this feeling by jr walker and the all stars by iguy101. On april 11, 1981, walker was the musical guest on the season finale of saturday night live. Revision of torrent mites parasitengona, torrenticolidae. Dec, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group what does it take to win your love jr.
Walker and the all stars shotgun 2001 retail cd part. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. They were one of the motown signature acts in the 1960s. Walker and the all stars discography represents a rhythm and blues oasis among motowns airbrushed popsoul songs. Latinautor, emi music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. The name was modified again when fuquas labels were taken over by motowns berry gordy, and jr. Junior walker and the allstars what does it take to win. He later recorded his own version of the song for the 1983 all stars s album blow the house down. He was back at the sound board monkeying around with his wireless setup during sound check.
Foreigners 1981 album 4 featured walker s sax solo on urgent. How sweet it is to be loved by you, shotgun, im a road runner, shotgun extended stereo mix 2005, aint that the truth, biography. This superb box set spanning the years 19701976 features five original motown albums and one album 1974s jr. Walker and the all stars 1965 shotgun free download funk. Walker and the all stars discography highjiving junior. Walker and the all stars photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Though the songs arent in chronological order, all of the hits from that era are represented, from the first chart entry, shotgun in 1965, through the last do you see my love for you growing in 1970. Oct 19, 2011 what does it take to win your love jr. Walker and the all stars discography australia 45cat.
List of all junior walker and the all stars tour dates and concert history 1968 2009. Also, the post60s selections that take up much of disc two are hampered by material that is inferior to the best output of. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. They remained active on the charts through to 1972, disbanding in 1979. His singing was not flashy, but it was strong, and he succeeded by staying within his comfort zone. West walker river 382159n, 1192855w, 31 aug 20, by jr fisher, jrf. Im a king bee from martin scorcese presents the blues 5. For one thing, the sax was up front, ahead of the vocals.
Torrenticolidae piersig, 1902 are known as torrent mites due to the typical habitat. Walker and the all stars greatest hits mingo slade. When fuquas labels were taken over by motowns berry gordy, jr. Even as a kid plugged into motown i noticed that jr. A key is provided to all known species in the us and canada.