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THE
WALKER BROTHERS (ARTIST BIOGRAPHY)
The Walker Brothers is a 1960s rock band, founded by three
Californians, who ultimately found their fame and fortune in the UK,
rather than their homeland.
The trio of Scott Walker (Noel Scott Engel), Gary Walker (Gary
Leeds, formerly of The Standells), and John Walker (John Maus) moved
from the U.S. to Britain in 1965. Like The Ramones, they were not
related, and adopted the same last name as a show business touch.
They had only minor success in the U.S., but topped the UK singles
charts with The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore, and Make It Easy On
Yourself.
After the group disbanded in 1967, all three members scored U.S. and
UK chart hits, under their Walker names.
Briefly reforming in the mid 1970s, The Walker Brothers recorded a
version of Tom Rush’s No Regrets which soared into the British Top
Ten, after an absence of over a decade. However, the three albums
that followed sold poorly. Scott’s tracks on the final album, Nite
Flights, laid the stylistic groundwork for Scott’s later solo career. |
