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Post by Emerald City on Apr 11, 2007 14:16:49 GMT -5
Jr. Walker Reloads His Sax-Shooter for Another Tour de Force The Los Angeles Times Jan 6, 1988
Junior Walker downplayed his role as one of the most successful and influential members of the 1960s Motown Records stable.
"I just blowed my horn,and I guess people liked what came out.
We were all part of the overall Motown sound, and each of us, in our own way, helped make that sound popular.
It's just that I was never really much of a singer, so when I came around, they (Motown executives) told me to concentrate on blowing my horn. Turns out, they liked what I was doing, so they didn't want to change me.
I was different, that's all. Instead of singing with my voice, I sang with my horn.
After so many years of nonstop touring, you just get tired. You need to take a rest, you need to get away from it all.
All of a sudden, it was like history repeating itself. Everybody started liking the old music, and even new bands began copying our sound and playing the songs we used to play.
There ain't too many of us originals around anymore, so it's up to survivors like us to show the kids where this stuffthey're hearing now came from in the first place."
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Post by Diamond Girl on Apr 11, 2007 18:41:39 GMT -5
A consummate performer
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Post by rainymourning on Apr 12, 2007 17:28:04 GMT -5
Jr. Walker Reloads His Sax-Shooter for Another Tour de Force The Los Angeles Times Jan 6, 1988
Junior Walker downplayed his role as one of the most successful and influential members of the 1960s Motown Records stable.
"I just blowed my horn,and I guess people liked what came out.
We were all part of the overall Motown sound, and each of us, in our own way, helped make that sound popular.
It's just that I was never really much of a singer, so when I came around, they (Motown executives) told me to concentrate on blowing my horn. Turns out, they liked what I was doing, so they didn't want to change me.
I was different, that's all. Instead of singing with my voice, I sang with my horn.
After so many years of nonstop touring, you just get tired. You need to take a rest, you need to get away from it all.
All of a sudden, it was like history repeating itself. Everybody started liking the old music, and even new bands began copying our sound and playing the songs we used to play.
There ain't too many of us originals around anymore, so it's up to survivors like us to show the kids where this stuffthey're hearing now came from in the first place." And sing with his horn he did! Not only did he help to make the Motown sound popular but he definitley added to the diversity that the label offered
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Post by antceleb12 on Apr 17, 2007 15:49:41 GMT -5
Gotta love that sun-of-a-gun (pun intended!) lol
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Post by Kay on Jun 25, 2007 14:31:05 GMT -5
Jr. Walker Reloads His Sax-Shooter for Another Tour de Force The Los Angeles Times Jan 6, 1988
Junior Walker downplayed his role as one of the most successful and influential members of the 1960s Motown Records stable.
"I just blowed my horn,and I guess people liked what came out.
We were all part of the overall Motown sound, and each of us, in our own way, helped make that sound popular.
It's just that I was never really much of a singer, so when I came around, they (Motown executives) told me to concentrate on blowing my horn. Turns out, they liked what I was doing, so they didn't want to change me.
I was different, that's all. Instead of singing with my voice, I sang with my horn.
After so many years of nonstop touring, you just get tired. You need to take a rest, you need to get away from it all.
All of a sudden, it was like history repeating itself. Everybody started liking the old music, and even new bands began copying our sound and playing the songs we used to play.
There ain't too many of us originals around anymore, so it's up to survivors like us to show the kids where this stuffthey're hearing now came from in the first place." I think Junior sang just fine and better than the boat load of hacks around today who don't even know how to hold an instrument - let alone play one lol
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