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Louis Joseph Walker Jr. (born December 25, 1949), known as Joe Louis Walker, is an American musician, best known as an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. His knowledge of blues history is revealed by his use of older material and playing styles.
Joe Louis Walker. “a legendary boundary-pushing icon of modern blues” - NPR.
A Blues Hall of Fame inductee and six-time Blues Music Award winner, NPR described Walker as "a legendary boundary-pushing icon of modern blues." His 2015 release, Everyone Wants a Piece, was nominated for the Contemporary Blues Grammy.
Aug 6, 2023 · Joe Louis Walker has spent 50 years playing the blues. In the wake of his new record, Weight of the World, the San Francisco-born blues singer and guitarist looks back on what he learned from Muddy Waters and B.B. King, and what’s important in the blues.
Nov 10, 2021 · Originally from San Francisco, Joe Louis Walker, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and four-time Blues Music Award-winner, celebrates a career that exceeds a half century. His musical legacy as a prolific torchbearer for the blues is proven by his recorded catalog of 27 albums.
Nov 12, 2021 · Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album. One of most celebrated and respected bluesmen working today, Joe Louis Walker, returns with some of the most electrifying recordings he's done in his over 4 decade long career!
Joe Louis Walker’s heralded artistry has kept him at the forefront of the blues ever since his remarkable debut album, Cold is the Night, was released in 1986.
