\nJoe Louis Walker

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5-31-2019
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\nJoe Louis Walker\, a \;Blues Hall of Fame \;inductee and four-timeBlues Music Award \;winner\, celebrates a career that exceeds a half a century. His last album &ldquo\;Everybody Wants A Piece&rdquo\; \;cements his legacy as a prolific torchbearer for the blues. \;For many years now Joe has been raining fire with his guitar and spitting brimstone with his vocals. His playing "\;blows all over the map&hellip\;gutbucket blues\, joyous gospel\, Rolling Stones-style rock crunch\, and aching R&\;B. Walker&rsquo\;s guitar playing is fine and fierce."\; - \;Billboard
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\nA true powerhouse guitar virtuoso\, unique singer and prolific songwriter\, he has toured extensively throughout his career\, performed at the world&rsquo\;s most renowned music festivals and earned a legion of dedicated fans. He has opened for \;Muddy Waters \;and \;Thelonious Monk\, hung out with \;Jimi Hendrix\, \;Freddie King\, \;Mississippi Fred McDowell\, and was a close friend and roommate to \;Mike Bloomfield. \;
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\nWalker&rsquo\;s 1986 debut album &ldquo\;Cold Is the Night \;&ldquo\;on HighTone announced his arrival in stunning fashion\, and his subsequent output has only served to further establish Walker as one of the leading bluesmen on the scene. \;The New York Times \;raves\, "\;Walker is a singer with a Cadillac of a voice.. His guitar solos are fast\, wiry and incisive\, moaning with bluesy despair."\; \;Rolling Stone \;simply calls him "\;ferocious."\; Walker finally takes his rightful place among the pantheon of legendary electric blues singer/guitarist/songwriters like \;B.B. King\, \;Buddy Guy \;and \;Luther Allison. \;Blues Revue \;calls Walker "\;one of contemporary blues'\; most dynamic and innovative musicians\, releasing consistently exciting music... soulful\, heartfelt and spellbinding."\; \;Living Blues \;says\, "\;His fretwork is indelibly stamped with his own trademark blend of emotional heat and impeccable precision. Even at his most flamboyant\, Walker sounds as if he'\;s playing ideas\, not just notes."\; \;
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\nJLW is a modern bluesman\, at ease with mixing\, matching and sometimes trampling as his heart dictates\; attacking each song like the gospel vocalist he once was\, while his guitar rips down the walls.
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\nVideos: \; \; \;VIDEO 1 \; \; - \; \; \;VIDEO 2 \;

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