Jackie Walker
Jackie Walker (* approx. 1939 ) is an American rockabilly , doo-wop and pop singer.
Live and act
Jackie Walker was a student at UCLA University in the 1950s and early 1960s. Walker recorded his first record in 1954 for Imperial Records on "Big Fat Fib / Little Too Little". This was followed by 3 singles for Chevron Records, one of which was released in 1957 on Dot Records in a pop style mixed with country . He made several local hit lists with "On The Way Home / Love Sublime," followed by a contract with Imperial Records . His next single there, Peggy Sue , was a cover of the hit Buddy Holly . In early 1958, Imperial released Only Teenagers Allowed / Oh Lonesome Me, a much "heavier" rockabilly single with Joe Maphis on guitar. The B-side Oh Lonesome Me was again a cover, this time by country star Don Gibson . Walker's last single with Imperial was released in the summer of 1958 with Good, Good Feelin ' , written by Johnny and Dorsey Burnette . Walker then sang in the doo-wop group The Baysiders with Sally Stevens, Jim Mitchell and Jim Patton . Solo recordings for Everest, Montclare, Nico and his own Tidal label followed. In later years he successfully produced several Christian albums, TV shows and plays and has now also written 4 books.
Discography
| year | title | Label # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Love Sublime / On the Way Home | Dot 15552 | |||
| 1957 | Peggy Sue / Wonderful One | Imperial X5473 | |||
| 1958 | Only Teenagers Allowed / Oh Lonesome Me | Imperial X5490 | |||
| 1958 | Good, Good Feelin '/ Eternally (Wanting You, Needing You) | Imperial X5521 | |||
| 2014 | Only Teenagers Allowed | Hydra CD 27152 | |||
| Unpublished titles | |||||
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Take a dream |
[Status unknown] | ||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Billboad article on the Baysiders from 1961
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Walker, Jackie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rockabilly, doo-wop, and pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1939 |