Thursday, 2 March 2017

Junior Walker & The All Stars "Peace And Understanding Is Hard To Find" 1973

During his childhood and adolescence in South Bend (Indiana), Walker heard Earl Bostic, Louis Jordan and Illinois Jacquet, and fell in love with the saxophone. He began to play during his teens, and after performing with his band, The Jumping Jacks, he relocated to Battle Creek, where he formed Jr. Walker & the All Stars…...The band recorded for Motown from 1964 to 1975. With albums produced by Holland, Caston, Wilson and Clarence Paul, Walker began a solo career. He also recorded for Norman Whitfield's label, but in 1983 Walker returned to Motown. In the 1980s he reformed the All Stars, including his son, drummer Autry DeWalt III, and toured in the early 1990s until his death.
There are different versions about his professional nickname and his birth name. Most sources agree that he was born Autry DeWalt, Jr. Other versions claim that his mother was named Marie Walker from a second marriage. Autry was nicknamed Junior by his stepfather, and when he turned professional, he took up the stage name of Junior Walker, but still signed his compositions as Autry DeWalt. Other accounts list his birth name as Oscar G. Mixon, or that he took his professional name out of admiration for Louis Jordan (Walker), but these remain unconfirmed.trax:
01 I Ain't Going Nowhere 02 I Don't Need No Reason 03 It's Alright Do What You Gotta Do 04 It's Too Late 05 Soul Clappin' 06 I Can See Clearly Now 07 Gimme That Beat - Pt. 1 08 Gimme That Beat - Pt. 2 09 Country Boy 10 Peace And Understanding (Is Hard To Find)

9 comments:

RYP said...

Jr. Walker & The All Stars "Peace And Understanding Is Hard To Find"
gitit! pw: rideyourpony
http://www111.zippyshare.com/v/GYqBicRU/file.html

or Anonymous' link in 320k/bit:
http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/uAUOXZxG/file.html

montysmusic said...

Ty for this link RYP Jr Walker has some great albums well worth exploring always well crafted albums

ELtel said...

RYP, thanks very much. "I ain't going nowhere always a killer tune".
thank for your time & effort you and Gyro put into here. Thanks also to CrazyLegs, Popville And Anon for their offer to share.
cheers,ELtel

RYP said...


This is a good idea, montysmusic and ELtel! I'm just planning ta reup of all the 19 albums I have by Junior Walker & The All Stars...

ELtel said...

RYP, definitely won't say no to that.
cheers,ELtel

Steve626 said...

Great post, and thanks for a Junior Walker album that's new to me. I've been a big fan since the first time I heard Shotgun on the radio in 1965. This is my absolute favorite film clip of him live, and it's worth checking out.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiukgk5FmgI

RYP said...

Steve626,
what a sweaty grooving set, thanks for this hot opener of this Friday

Chocoreve said...

Thanks RYP and anon for Junior Walker, great groove !

Little Bill said...

Thanks to all eager souls to upload Jr Walker