Gary Walker (born Gary Leeds; March 9, 1942) is an American musician, who was the drummer and

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the Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers were an American pop group of the 1960s and 1970s which included Noel Scott Engel (eventually known professionally as Scott Walker), John Walker (born John Joseph Maus, but using the name Walker since his teens) and Gary Le ...

. He has been credited as the catalyst in bringing the unrelated Walker Brothers to the UK in 1965 where, for a couple of years, they enjoyed commercial success. He had two minor UK hit singles while still a member of the group in 1966. The Walker Brothers split in May 1967 with all three members going solo. In 1967 he founded Gary Walker and the Rain, which consisted of

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(

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and vocals); Charles "Paul" Crane (lead vocals, guitar); and John Lawson (

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). As of 2019, owing to the death of Scott Walker, Gary is now the last surviving member of The Walker Brothers.

Discography

Singles

Solo

*" You Don't Love Me" (T Raye)/"Get It Right" (J Stewart) -

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202036 - Feb 1966 ( Produced by Scott Walker & John Stewart) UK #26 in February 1966 *"Twinkie-Lee" (J Bright)/"She Makes Me Feel Better" (J Stewart) - CBS 202081 – May 1966 (Produced by Scott Walker & John Stewart) UK #26 in May 1966 *"Hello, How Are You" (

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)/"Fran" (Gary Leeds) -

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UP 34742 – March 1975 (Produced by Allan Clarke from

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) *"Cutie Morning Moon" (Scott Walker/Masaharu Honjo)/"Gary’s Theme" (Masaharu Honjo) –

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FS 1041 - 1968 (Notes: Japan only released single recorded with The Carnabeats, produced by Scott Walker who also played

)

As Gary Walker and The Rain

*"Spooky" (Middlebrooks/Shapiro)/"I Can't Stand To Lose You" (Gary Walker/Paul Crane) - Polydor 56237/Japan: Philips SFL 1150 – January 1968 (Produced by Scott Walker) *"Come In You’ll Get Pneumonia" (

)/"Francis" (Leeds/Molland/Crane/Lawson) - Philips BF 1740 - 1969 *"The View" (G Leeds/J Molland)/"Thoughts Of An Old Man" (G Leeds/J Molland) – Japan only: Philips SFL 1174 - 1968 *"Magazine Woman" (J Molland)/"Take A Look" (J Molland) – Japan only: Philips SFL 1740 – 1968

Albums

*''Album No. 1'' – Japan only: Philips SFX 7133 - 1968 "Magazine Woman" (J Molland); "The Sun Shines" (P Crane); "Doctor Doctor" (J Molland); "I Can't Stand To Lose You" (G Leeds/P Crane); "Market Tavern" (J Molland); "Spooky" (Middlebrooks/Shapiro); "Take A Look" (J Molland); "The View" (G Leeds/J Molland); "If You Don't Come Back" ( Leiber/Stoller); "Thoughts Of An Old Man" (G Leeds/J Molland); "Francis" (Leeds/Molland/Crane/Lawson); "I Promise To Love You" (P Crane): "Whatever Happened To Happy" (Bonner/Gordon)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Gary 1942 births Living people Musicians from Glendale, California American rock drummers American expatriates in the United Kingdom 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians The Walker Brothers members The Standells members