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LES WALKER A native of Burnley Lancs., Les Walker spent his formative musical years singing in local bands, playing clubs and dance halls in the North of England. After moving to London in the late sixties Les worked solidly for several years touring Europe and Scandinavia, building a reputation doing live work, T.V. and radio appearances and making records. During this period Les worked with such notables as Chas ‘N’ Dave, Big Jim Sullivan (guitarist with Tom Jones and James Last), Albert Lee (top Nashville Guitarist,) Ray Flacke (ditto), and Paul Carrack (Ace, Mike and the Mechanics, Squeeze, Roxy Music). Les also found time to appear in a stage musical, ‘ROCK A BYE BECKETT’, with Nicky Moore (EX Hackensack, Samson, Tiger, and current frontman with The Blues Corporation), and before moving back up North in January 1989, Les was working and recording with Juice on the Loose, one of Londons most popular Boogie Bands. Since then, Les has worked the Northern Club circuit as a solo act, receiving many awards and making many friends along the way. Les has also been a prolific song writer, both in his own right and in collaboration with many of the above names T.V. and RADIO Les Walker has appeared on T.V. and Radio in most European and Scandinavian countries including Granada T.V.’s original New Faces, with one of his first bands and B.B.C. 2’s Old Grey Whistle Test. ALBUMS AND IT CAME TO PASS –Trend Records PEACE FOR OUR TIME - Trend 6480001 with Warm Dust WARM DUST - BASF 2229082-4 DREAMS OF IMPOSSIBILITIES 20 29055-7 WHATEVER MOOD YOU’RE IN – Retreat RTL 6001 TIGER Retreat RTL 6006 GOING DOWN LAUGHING - EMI EMC 3153 with Tiger TEST OF TIME -Street tunes STLP0011 JUICE ON THE LOOSE, SIX PACK BLUES ON 2 (compilation) - BBC REN 610 RETREAT RECORDS HISTORY OF A LABEL (compilation) Diamond Recordings GEM CD 024 ALBERT LEE UNDISCOVERED (compilation) Diamond Recordings GEM CD 018 JAILBREAK, AINT GONNA BE NO HANGIN’ Bowlegged Records 51481 Les works self-contained, with in house musicians, or with his own four to eight piece rhythm’ n’ blues band SNATCHIN’ IT BACK. COMMENTS ‘ The soulful voice of Les Walker ’ PAUL JONES, BBC RADIO 2 ‘ A powerful singer with a gritty, soulful voice ‘ ROY BAINTON, ALBUM REVIEWER ‘ The best vocalist in the North West ’ CHRIS CULLEN, RAMSBOTTOM R’n’B FESTIVAL
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