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 Post subject: RIP John Walker
PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 6:56 am 
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John Walker of the Walker Brothers died through the night. Another one gone x


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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:02 am 
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Great great singer that's very sad news he can't have been that old really

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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:06 am 
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Sad. Make It Easy On Yourself is one of the most beautiful songs written for a man. x


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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:24 am 
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Although he was outshone by Scott's voice, his own voice was pretty good.

Another sad loss to music.

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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:15 am 
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He was 67 :(
Im not clear whether he'd been ill leading up to
It?


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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 1:09 pm 
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RIP

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Very sad. He was a fine singer in his own right. I remember seeing the WBs live around '65/'66.

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Very sad. He was a fine singer in his own right. I remember seeing the WBs live around '65/'66.


Me too, Robbo - I saw them in Leeds in 1965.

Very sad news. RIP John

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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:43 pm 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymRFg0XAok


Apparently Scott helped him with this song;i think you can hear the influence;it's such a lovely song.


May he rest in peace.

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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:46 pm 
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And of course "Annabella"


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That's a shame. I saw him several times during the 1980s on one of the 'sixties tours'. Great.

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apparently hed been battling liver cancer for the past 6 months but sadly didnt make it- those harmonies and the grand orchestration are one of those sounds you can hear and just know its the Walker Brothers- a rare achievement and sign of a true classic

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