Sammy Walker
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Sammy Walker (born July 7, 1952[1] near Atlanta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter. Influenced by the folk and country sounds of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams, Walker emerged in the mid 1970s with two albums for the Folkways label and two albums for Warner Brothers. While appearing on Bob Fass's radio show in 1975, he caught the ear of Phil Ochs, who was impressed by the young songwriter and agreed to produce his first album with Folkways. Walker recorded two albums for Warner Brothers under the tutelage of producer Nick Venet, and toured Europe in 1978 and again in 1986. After recording an album of Woody Guthrie songs in 1979, he did not record again until 1989.
"Misfit Scarecrow" - the first album released by Sammy Walker in over twelve years - was released on July 22, 2008.
[edit] Discography
- Broadside Ballads, Vol. 8: Song for Patty (Smithsonian Folkways, 1975)
- Sammy Walker (1976)
- Blue Ridge Mountain Skyline (1977)
- Songs from Woody's Pen (Smithsonian Folkways, 1979)
- Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 2) (Smithsonian Folkways, 1984)
- Sammy Walker in Concert (1990)
- Old Time Southern Dream (1994)
- The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine (Smithsonian Folkways, 2000)
- Misfit scarecrow (2008)
[edit] External links
- Sammy Walker at Ramseur Records
- Sammy Walker on MySpace
- Sammy Walker at Brambus Records
- Sammy Walker at Smithsonian Folkways
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Best of Broadside 1962-1988, 2002
