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Died On This Date (November 23, 1995) Junior Walker / R&B Sax Great

Posted by themusicsover on November 23, 2009

Junior Walker (Born Autry Mixon Jr.)
June 14, 1931 – November 23, 1995

jrwalkerJunior Walker was a saxophone player whose band, Junior Walker and the All Stars became part of the Motown family in 1961.  In 1965, the band released the Walker penned “Shotgun” which reached the top of the Billboard R&B chart, and hit #4 on the pop chart.   The tune became Walker’s signature song even though it was followed by several other hits over the next few years.  Walker had another top 5 pop hit with “What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” in 1969.  In 1981, rock band, Foreigner took tapes of old Walker sax solos to put together their own “solo” to use as the centerpiece of their hit single, “Urgent.”  On November 23, 1995, Junior Walker died of cancer at the age of 64.

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