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Walker was born Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr. on June 14, 1931, in Blytheville, Arkansas, but grew up in South Bend, Indiana.He began playing saxophone while in high school, and his saxophone style was the anchor for the sound of the bands he later played in.
"I'm a) Road Runner" is a hit song by Junior Walker & the Allstars, and was the title track of the successful 1966 album Road Runner. Written by the team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was released on the Tamla (Motown) label in 1966 and reached number 20 in the U.S. and in 1969 number 12 in the UK.
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Road Runner is a 1966 album by Junior Walker & the All-Stars. [1] The band's second album, it reached #6 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and #64 on Billboard ' s Top Albums chart, launching four hit singles.
It reached number 1 on the U.S. R&B Singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] In Canada, the song reached number 26. [5] In 2002, the 1964 recording of the song by credited to the full band Junior Walker & the All Stars on Soul Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [6]
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Blow the House Down is an album by the American saxophonist Junior Walker, released in 1983. [1] [2] It marked the third time that Walker had signed with Motown Records. [3] "Closer than Close" was released as a single. [4] The album peaked at No. 210 on the Billboard 200. [5] Walker supported the album with a North American tour. [6]
Billboard said that "Guitars and keyboards supply the rhythmic punch on this tasty rocker." [7] Billboard reviewer Gary Graff rated "Urgent" to be Foreigner's all-time greatest song, particularly praising Dolby's synthesizer and Walker's saxophone but also saying that the song "would have been killer" even without the sax solo. [8]