Jr Walker-sax
Joe Neil-piano[zastąpiony przez Freda Pattona]
Paul Smith-dr
i przyjął swój sceniczny przydomek.
Póżniej gra w innych lokalnych jazzowych grupach takich jak:Billy Stix Nicks and The Rhythm Rockers,do tej grupy dołączył najpierw jako wokalista a następnie gitarzysta Willie Woods.To był trzon zespołu "Jr Walker All Stars"
W 1961r podpisał kontrakt z wytwórnią Moonglow na całą serię utworów instrumentalnych w których wiodącą rolę odgrywał oczywiście saxofon.W 1964 roku przechodzi do Motown,gdzie szlifował swój styl będący mieszanką rhytm' n' bluesa i soul rodem z Detroit,polegający na charakterystycznych powtarzanych riffach saxofonowych i wokale oparte na schemacie pytanie-odpowiedż.
Spółka autorsko-kompozytorska Holland-Dozier-Holland zachęciła go do nagrywania instrumentalnych wersji swoich hitów.
Pod koniec lat 60-tych nagrywa bardziej liryczne utwory,a po 1972 traci popularność i nagrywa tylko sporadycznie,minn.album "Hot shot" ,który był ukłonem w stronę disco,czy "Blow the house down" [1983]po jego powrocie do Motown z wytwórni Whitfield Rec.Wystąpił gościnnie w utworze Foreigner "Urgent".
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Single | ||||||
| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Shotgun/Hot Cha | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 02.1965 | - | 4[14] | Soul 35008 | [written by Autry DeWalt a.k.a. Junior Walker][produced by Berry Gordy, Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.][1[4][17].R&B Chart] |
| Do the boomerang/Tune Up | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 06.1965 | - | 36[7] | Soul 35012 | [written by Henry Cosby,Autry deWalt,Willie Woods][produced by Henry Crosby,Lawrence Horn,William "Mickey" Stevenson,Berry Gordy Jr.][10[9].R&B Chart] |
| Shake and fingerpop/Cleo's Back | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 07.1965 | - | 29[8] | Soul 35013 | [written by Autry deWalt,Willie J. Woods,Lawrence Thomas Horn][produced by Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.,Lawrence Thomas Horn][7[13].R&B Chart] |
| Cleo' s back/Shake And Finger Pop | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 10.1965 | 43[8] | Soul 35013 | [written by Willie J. Woods][produced by Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.][7[14].R&B Chart] | |
| Cleo' s mood/Baby You Know You Ain't Right | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 01.1966 | - | 50[6] | Soul 35017 | [written by Harvey Fuqua,Autry deWalt,Willie Woods,Willie J. Woods][produced by Harvey Fuqua,Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.][14[7].R&B Chart] |
| [I' m a] Road runner/Shoot Your Shot | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 04.1966 | 12[12] | 20[12] | Soul 35015 | [written by Lamont Dozier,Eddie Holland,Brian Holland][produced by Lamont Dozier,Brian Holland,Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.][4[14].R&B Chart] |
| How sweet it is/Nothing But Soul | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 07.1966 | 22[6] | 18[11] | Soul 35024 | [written by Lamont Dozier,Eddie Holland,Brian Holland][produced by Harvey Fuqua,Johnny Bristol][3[14].R&B Chart] |
| Money (That's What I Want) Part 1/Money (That's What I Want) Part 2 | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 11.1966 | - | 52[6] | Soul 35026 | [written by Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr.][produced by Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.][35[4].R&B Chart] |
| Pucker up buttercup/Anyway You Wannta | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 02.1967 | - | 31[8] | Soul 35030 | [written by Harvey Fuqua,Johnny Bristol,Danny Coggins][produced by Harvey Fuqua,Johnny Bristol][11[8].R&B Chart] |
| Shoot your shot/Ain't That The Truth | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 07.1967 | - | 44[7] | Soul 35036 | [written by Lawrence Horn,Autry deWalt,James Graves][produced by Berry Gordy,Lawrence Horn,Berry Gordy Jr.][33[3].R&B Chart] |
| Come see about me/ Sweet Soul | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 11.1967 | - | 24[11] | Soul 35041 | [written by Lamont Dozier,Eddie Holland,Brian Holland][produced by Lamont Dozier,Brian Holland][8[12].R&B Chart] |
| Hip city.Part 2./ Hip City (Part 1) | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 08.1968 | - | 31[11] | Soul 35048 | [written by Janie Bradford,Autry deWalt][produced by Autry deWalt][7[12].R&B Chart] |
| Home cookin'/Mutiny | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 01.1969 | - | 42[6] | Soul 35055 | [written by Henry Cosby,Eddie Willis,Melvin Moy][produced by Henry Cosby][19[5].R&B Chart] |
| What does it take to win your love/Brainwasher (Part 1) | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 05.1969 | 13[12] | 4[16] | Soul 35062 | [written by Harvey Fuqua,Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock][produced by Harvey Fuqua,Johnny Bristol][1[2][16].R&B Chart] |
| These eyes/ I've Got To Find A Way To Win Maria Back | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 10.1969 | - | 16[13] | Soul 35067 | [written by Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings][produced by Johnny Bristol][3[12].R&B Chart] |
| Gotta hold on to this feeling/Clinging To The Thought That She's Coming Back | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 02.1970 | 21[10] | Soul 35070 | [written by Johnny Bristol,Joe Hinton,Pamela Sawyer][produced by Johnny Bristol][2[16].R&B Chart] | |
| Do you see my love [For you growing]/Groove And Move | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 07.1970 | - | 32[10] | Soul 35073 | [written by Jackey Beavers,Johnny Bristol][produced by Johnny Bristol][3[12].R&B Chart] |
| Holly holy/Carry Your Own Load | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 12.1970 | - | A:75[5];B:117[3] | Soul 35081 | [written by Neil Diamond][produced by Johnny Bristol][33[4].R&B Chart] |
| Take me girl,i' m ready/Right On Brothers And Sisters | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 08.1971 | 16[9] | 50[9] | Soul 35084 | [written by Pam Sawyer,Johnny Bristol,La Verne Ware][produced by Johnny Bristol][18[9].R&B Chart] |
| Way back home | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 12.1971 | 35[2] | 52[9] | Soul 35090 | [written by Wilton Felder,Johnny Bristol,Gladys Knight][produced by Johnny Bristol][24[10].R&B Chart] |
| Walk in the night/ I Don't Want To Do Wrong | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 04.1972 | 16[10] | 46[12] | Soul 35095 | [written by Johnny Bristol,Marilyn McLeod][produced by Johnny Bristol][10[10].R&B Chart] |
| Groove Thang/Me And My Family | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 08.1972 | - | - | Soul 35097 | [written by Johnny Bristol][produced by Johnny Bristol][46[3].R&B Chart] |
| Gimme That Beat (Part 1)/Gimme That Beat (Part 2) | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 02.1973 | - | 101[4] | Soul 35104 | [written by Autry deWalt,Ronald Harville, Arnold Langley,Autrey DeWalt][produced by Autry deWalt][50[2].R&B Chart] |
| I'm So Glad/Soul Clappin' | Jr Walker | 02.1976 | - | - | Soul 35116 | [written by Brian Holland][produced by Brian Holland,Lawrence Horn][43[8].R&B Chart] |
| Wishing On A Star/Hole In The Wall | Jr Walker | 09.1979 | - | - | Whitfield 49052 | [written by B. Calvin][produced by Norman Whitfield][89[2].R&B Chart] |
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Shotgun | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 05.1965 | - | 108[35] | Soul SS 701 | [produced by Berry Gordy Jr., Lawrence Horn] |
| Soul session | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 03.1966 | - | 130[7] | Soul SS 702 | [produced by Harvey Fuqua] |
| Road runner | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 08.1966 | - | 64[13] | Soul SS 703 | [produced by Johnny Bristol, Henry Cosby, Lamont Dozier, Harvey Fuqua, Berry Gordy, Jr., Brian Holland, Lawrence Horn, Mickey Stevenson] |
| Jr Walker and The All Stars Live | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 09.1967 | - | 119[11] | Soul SS 705 | - |
| Home cookin' | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 01.1969 | - | 172[4] | Soul SS 710 | - |
| Jr Walker and The All Stars' Greatest Hits | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 06.1969 | - | 43[18] | Soul SS 718 | - |
| Gotta hold on to This Feeling | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 11.1969 | - | 92[22] | Soul SS 721 | [produced by Johnny Bristol] |
| A Gassssssssss | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 09.1970 | - | 110[5] | Soul SS 726 | [produced by Johnny Bristol] |
| Rainbow funk | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 07.1971 | - | 91[14] | Soul SS 732L | [produced by Johnny Bristol] |
| Moody Jr | Jr Walker & The All Stars | 12.1971 | - | 142[16] | Soul SS 733L | [produced by Johnny Bristol] |
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