Solomon Walker is an American bass guitarist. He played with

Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then ...

from 2007-2014 and appears on his albums ''

Years of Refusal ''Years of Refusal'' is the ninth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 16 February 2009 in the UK by record label Decca and on 17 February 2009 in the US by Lost Highway. It was the last album completed ...

'' and ''

World Peace Is None of Your Business ''World Peace Is None of Your Business'' is the tenth solo studio album by English singer Morrissey, recorded in February 2014 and released on 15 July 2014. It was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and was distributed by record label Harvest. The album ...

''. He also returned touring with him back in 2021 temporary.

Touring with Morrissey

From 2007 to 2014, Walker toured extensively with Morrisey's band throughout North America and Europe. Morrissey and his band had a notoriously bad start to their 2011 North American tour, but Walker was noted as part of "same lineup we've seen on previous tours." In 2012, ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

'' noted that they performed at Boston's Wang Theatre the same week as performing on ''

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon. About pag ...

'', as they started a major tour. The ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' called their January 16, 2013 "sold-out gig at Strathmore ... a proudly defiant dissatisfaction." In 2013, Walker starred in the Morrissey documentary about their tour in '' Morrissey: 25 Live'', which received mixed reviews. While noting Walker as a "starring" role, the ''

Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly larg ...

'' said overall, it was "a largely lackluster affair." In support of ''World Peace Is None of Your Business'', Walker joined Morrissey on the road starting with

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

on May 14, 2014, then 20 gigs across the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

, and ending in

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

Barclays Center Barclays Center is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liberty o ...

on June 21. In October 2014, the whole band continued its tour to

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

, playing in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

and

Milan, Italy Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

and other cities; on November 6, 2014, in Hannover, Germany, Morrisey announced on social media that Walker was granted a leave of absence from the band, for "compassionate reasons," which turned out to be indefinite.

Other musical work

Prior to joining Morrissey, Walker was a member of the groups Year of the Rabbit, The Joy Circuit, and Cupcakes. He lives in West Hollywood and as of 2016, was recording a studio album with Eastern Shadows. From 2018 through 2019, Walker joined Bryan Adams on a world tour from Canada, to India, and finally to Spain.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Solomon American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)