Jr WALKER & the ALL STARS - Cleo's Mood / Original UK Single
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Jr Walker & the All Stars - Cleo's Mood
Tamla Motown TMG-550 United Kingdom 1965
Sleeve: -
Vinyl : Excellent
Born Autry DeWalt II, 14 June 1931, Blytheville, Arkansas, USA, d. 23 November 1995, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Walker’s record label, Motown Records, stated that he was born in 1942. He was inspired to take up the saxophone by the jump blues and R&B bands he heard in the early 50s. In his mid-teens, he formed his first instrumental group, the Jumping Jacks, adopting the stage name Junior Walker after a childhood nickname.
By 1961 he had achieved a prominent local reputation, which reached the ear of label owner and former Moonglow, Harvey Fuqua. He signed Walker to his Harvey label, allowing him free rein to record a series of raw saxophone-led instrumentals. In 1964 Walker followed Fuqua to Motown, where he perfected a blend of raunchy R&B and Detroit soul typified by his 1965 hit, ‘Shotgun’. With its repeated saxophone riffs and call-and-response vocals, it established Walker as the label’s prime exponent of traditional R&B, a reputation that was confirmed by later hits like ‘Shake And Fingerpop’ and ‘Road Runner’. The latter was produced by Holland/Dozier/Holland, who also encouraged Walker to record instrumental versions of hits they had written for other Motown artists.
Scarce original 1966 UK black Tamla Motown 2-track 7" vinyl single with 'Sold In The UK...' label text, also including Baby You know You ain't Right.The vinyl is in excellent condition, displaying only faint surface marks, the original 4-prong centre is still intact!
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