Background
Walker grew up in Texas and learned to play guitar in his teens in Houston.
Walker grew up in Texas and learned to play guitar in his teens in Houston.
Although Walker continued playing throughout his life, he recorded more sparsely. He worked with Lonesome Sundown and Lonnie Brooks, and briefly joined Clifton Chenier"s band in the 1950s. His album Bottom of the Top was released by Playboy in 1973.
Further albums were released on Black Top, Hightone, Journal of Social Policy, Joliet, and Rounder Records.
Walker was also known for his variety of styles and the changes he would often make for each album. Not until 1969 did he begin to record more regularly when he joined with producer Bruce Bromberg.
Since then, fans had a more steady supply of Walker"s music He appeared on show 237 of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour in 2002 when Live at Biscuits & Blues had just been released.
Walker"s final studio release is Going Back Home (2007) on Delta Groove Productions.
On July 22, 2010, Delta Groove Productions issued an email statement regarding Walker"s death: "lieutenant is with deepest sorrow that we report on the sudden and unexpected passing of legendary blues guitarist Phillip Walker. He died of apparent heart failure at 4:30 Department of Administration and Management, early Thursday morning, July 22, 2010. He was 73 years old.".