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Derrick Big Walker
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- Stockholm
- Sweden
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The Blues Walker
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- About Me:
- Derrick Big Walker was born Lawton Oklahoma, December 3rd 1953.
Derrick learned to play harmonica when he was seven with his uncle John Wooden, who owned a small blues club in Cleveland Ohio.
In 1962 Derrick moved to San Francisco with his mother, who worked in a Community Theater, where Big also acted in several children's productions. took some harmonica lessons from Paul Butterfield and some lessons from Bobby Forte and Noel Jukes who played with Jimmy Witherspoon.
Played with The Eddie Ray Rhythm And Blues Band,and the Luther Tucker Band backing artists such as Lowell Fulson, Percy Mayfield, Big Mama Thornton, Sonny Roads, Jimmy McCracklin and Sugar Pie De Santos. Derrick played with Michael Bloomfield and he was on his LP recording "Cruising for a Bruising".
He appeared often with folk blues artist Eric Bibb and played on several of Eric's CDs, and recorded gospel with Cyndee Peters on "Songs From The Heart".
Played harmonica and acted in The Broadway musical ``Big River.``
Appeared with Blues legend Jimmy Dawkins and Singer Zora Young touring playing festivals in Denmark and Sweden.
Derrick plays tenor and alto saxophone plus the ten hole diatonic and chromatic harmonica, sings and wrights his own songs.
Conducted lectures in blues/Afro American history, plus harmonica workshops at the Stockholm music Conservatory Rytmus) and Kulturama High school for Music and Dramatic arts Stockholm. He has been teaching classes in blues, rock and country harmonica for over fifteen years.
- Favorite Blues Artists and Bands
- Jimi Hendrix, Willie Dixon, Hollin Wolf, James Cotton. Led Belly. Eddie Harris, King Curtis. Blowfly. Little Feat, The Allman brothers. Bad Brains, Living Color, Gil Scott Herring, Muddy Waters, Little Walter Slim Harpo, Earth Wind and Fire
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- http://www.blueswalker.com
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Hi Big Walker, If you not have had the possibility to visit my site I hereby give you a little tast of The Bluesmates. If you like it there is more to hear. If not, I am sorry to have taken your time.
Much respect. Grandpa_Erik
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Much respect. Grandpa_Erik
k
Welcome to LBW , Sweden isn't far , love Eric Bibb .
Kind regards
Ken Pustelnik
The Funky Dr of Love
Hey, thanks for the help with the reed. The throat cork on my alto sax is bad. I know it needs fixed. I've never tried my clarinet. It's metal. Your message encourages me to get some reeds, fix my sax, and get with the program.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
I will come by when I am in Stockholm! You know since I live so far away it costs a bit to get there. Missed hearing and playing with you at the cd release! I was on Swedish tv recently and added these clips on YOUTUBE...
Goin' Down South - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYl3YMpjem8
Seems Like A Dream - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLQLPsPiJ7k
Cheers
BERT
Thanks for finding me in the first place. I'll try to come over and jam sometime next year. I got to take the opportunity to thank you for a memorable moment in Åmål a couple of years back.
Take care,
Mike
Cheers ,
Mike
Proud to be friends of yours here at LBW. Thanks for your kind comment.
Love your playing on "Big Walker". Great voice too.
And that's a splendid vocal from Zora on "I Knew The First Time".
Keep the flame alive,
Mick
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