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Django Walker 
Background information Birth name Django Cody Walker Born August 28, 1981 Years active 1997–present Website http://www.djangowalker.com/ Django Walker (born 28 Aug 1981[1]) is a Texas Country singer-songwriter and the frontman for the Django Walker Band.[2]
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Biography
Named after Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt,[1] Walker is the son of country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker and Susan Walker.[2] He began learning to play guitar at age 15.[2] After graduating from Austin High School in 1999,[3] he attended the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts from 1999 to 2001, but did not graduate.[1] He has said the experience made him "a better musician", but also says he learned much more traveling out on the road.[4]
Career
When he was 16, Walker wrote his first song, "The Road You Choose", and performed it on stage at his father's shows.[2] His father recorded it on his 1999 CD, Gypsy Songman,[5] and Django later released his own recording of it.
His band's debut CD, Down the Road, produced by Lloyd Maines,[2] was released in 2002.[1] Walker released the CD on a label he formed himself, Lazy Kid Music.[4] He recorded the CD in five days, and wrote all but one of the songs himself.[4] One of those songs, "Texas on my Mind", was later recorded by Pat Green,[2] and reached number 1 on the Texas Music Chart.[6] Walker had written the song while a student at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[7][8]
Walker's second CD, Six Trips Around the World,[2][9] was released in 2006. It was produced by Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish, and recorded at Bryan's home in South Carolina.[8][10]
Musical style
Walker has cited several different influences for his musical style, including popular rock artists The Beatles, Bob Dylan,[11] The Allman Brothers, Tom Petty, Neil Young,[3] as well as country artists Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson,[2] Pat Green, Robert Earl Keen,[3] Guy Clark,[9] and Townes Van Zandt.[11] Reviewers have described his style as "unique country",[11] "country/rocker",[3] and "classic rock with undertones of good old Southern comfort".[2]
Personal
Walker attended Austin High School in Austin, Texas, graduating in 1999.[3] He played on the varsity basketball team,[citation needed] and, while studying in England, played semi-professional basketball.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d Hill, Jack W. (2004-08-22). "Django Walker comes Down the Road to LR club". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ball, Laura A. (2006-03-07). "Don't call 'em country". Vail Daily. http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20060307/AE/103070026. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e Darnell, Meredith (2003-06-30). "City preparing for crowd of 30,000". The Baytown Sun.
- ^ a b c Lee, David J. (2002-06-07). "Son of Jerry Jeff Walker, Django, opening for Green". The Odessa American. p. 7E.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (1999-10-14). "The Beat: Street Soundz". Austin American-Statesman. p. 14 (XL Ent).
- ^ Goodspeed, John (2002-03-01). "Songwriters' rule: Nothing sells like truth". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ a b Hinojosa, Cassandra (2004-06-04). "Django Walker kicks off music series - Jerry Jeff Walker's son wants to be respected for his music". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. E4.
- ^ a b c "Django djamming on new CD". Wichita Falls Times Record News. 2006-01-20. p. G1.
- ^ a b Tarradell, Mario (2006-03-28). "Like father, like son". Dallas Morning News. http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-walkers_0328gl.ART.State.Edition2.e40ba22.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.[dead link]
- ^ Finan, Kristan (2005-06-16). "Taking country rock by storm". Houston Chronicle. p. 4 (Preview section).
- ^ a b c Perry, Andrea (2002-06-28). "Son of Texas music legend to appear at Tivoli". The Daily Ardmoreite.
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Austin, Texas
- American singer-songwriters
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