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Phillip Walker

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Phillip Walker

Birth
Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
22 Jul 2010 (aged 73)
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Blues Musician. He was a comtemporary blues guitarist who grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast. At age 15 he was entering local dance halls and taverns. In 1955 he was playing behind Little Richard, Etta James and many others. "Someday You'll Have These Blues" in 1976 established Phillip as a blues guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his 1959 hit single "Hello My Darling". Other recordings include: "Bottom of the Top, "Someday You'll Have These Blues" and "Tough As I Want To Be". In 2007 he released his final recording "Going Back Home".
Blues Musician. He was a comtemporary blues guitarist who grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast. At age 15 he was entering local dance halls and taverns. In 1955 he was playing behind Little Richard, Etta James and many others. "Someday You'll Have These Blues" in 1976 established Phillip as a blues guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his 1959 hit single "Hello My Darling". Other recordings include: "Bottom of the Top, "Someday You'll Have These Blues" and "Tough As I Want To Be". In 2007 he released his final recording "Going Back Home".

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  • Originally Created by: Babe
  • Added: Jul 24, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55402595/phillip-walker: accessed ), memorial page for Phillip Walker (11 Feb 1937–22 Jul 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55402595, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.