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Junior Walker & The All Stars - Live album

Junior Walker & The All Stars - Live album

  • Performer: Junior Walker & The All Stars
  • Genre: Soulful music / Blues
  • Title: Live
  • Released: 1970
  • Style: Rhythm & Blues
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1573 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1185 mb
  • Other: VOC MPC WAV AU AC3 DMF MIDI
  • Rating: 4.4
  • Votes: 598

Description

Another track from the Anthology album, Just love this band. They signify early late 60s and early 70s Tamla Motown records.

Walker was either born Autry DeWalt II or re-christened such following an earlier name, Oscar G. Mixon, on June 14, 1931. Although he mastered the crawl and the toddle, "Junior Walker" got that moniker not from frequent roaming but from his father, Roosevelt Walker. Still, after his family moved from Blytheville, Arkansas to South Bend, Indiana, people started noticing his special rhythms. In his new home, he could pursue his lifelong specialty: music.

Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr. (June 14, 1931 – November 23, 1995), known professionally as Junior Walker, was an American saxophonist and vocalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s. Walker was born Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr. on June 14, 1931 in Blytheville, Arkansas, and grew up in South Bend, Indiana. He began playing saxophone while in high school, and his saxophone style was the anchor for the sound of the bands he later played in.

Of all the artists who emerged during Motown's 1960s heyday, only Junior Walker made an impact as a musician rather than as a vocalist. Walker covers Motown classics such as "How Sweet It Is," "Money (That's What I Want)," and "Come See About Me" while adding to the Motown legacy with his own "Shotgun" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love).

Tracklist

A1 (I Know) I'm Losing You 3:32
A2 Come See About Me 4:30
A3 What Does It Take (To WIn Your Love) 4:55
A4 Medley: Shotgun/What Does It Take To Win Your Love 7:28
B1 Intro-Hip City Part I, Part II 5:12
B2 Sweet Soul 4:16
B3 Home Cookin' 2:20
B4 Something You Got 5:56

Notes

Album Design: Jim Ladwig-Okamoto/London Studio.
Art Direction: Curtis McNair.
Packaging: AGI.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SS 725 Jr. Walker & The All Stars* Live ‎(LP, Album, Hol) Soul SS 725 US 1970
SS 725, SS-725 Jr. Walker & The All Stars* Live ‎(LP, Album) Soul, Soul SS 725, SS-725 US 1970
5C 054-91416 Jr. Walker & The All Stars* Live ‎(LP, Album) Tamla Motown 5C 054-91416 Netherlands 1970
STMLO 10048 Jr. Walker & The All Stars* Live ‎(LP, Album) Tamla Motown STMLO 10048 Australia 1970
SS 725 Jr. Walker & The All Stars* Live ‎(LP, Album) Soul SS 725 US 1970

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