"The Walk" is a song written by

Jimmy McCracklin James David Walker Jr. (August 13, 1921 – December 20, 2012), better known by his stage name Jimmy McCracklin, was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. His style contained West Coast blues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that ...

and Bob Garlic and performed by McCracklin. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.

Other charting versions

The Inmates The Inmates are a United Kingdom, British Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock band, which formed after the split of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In 1982, they had a medium-sized international hit record, hit with a cover version, cover of The Stan ...

released a version which reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart and #107 on the U.S. pop chart in 1979.

Other versions

* Bill Black's Combo released a version of the song on their 1962 album ''Movin. *

The Hamsters The Hamsters were a British band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. They performed their first live show at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, on 1 April 1987, and their last at The Half Moon, Putney on 1 April 2012, exactly 25 years ...

released a version of the song on their 2002 album '' They Live by Night''. *The T. Rex song "Beltane Walk" from the group's 1970 debut album '' T. Rex'' has riffs similar to "The Walk". *

Freddie King Freddie King (born Fred Christian; September 3, 1934December 28, 1976), also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King a ...

's famous instrumental "Hide Away" quotes "The Walk" in one of its choruses. *

The Steve Miller Band The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock rad ...

recorded a version of "The Walk" on their album '' Let Your Hair Down'', which interestingly quotes the main lick from "Hide Away" on the intro. *

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

rehearsed the song during their Apple sessions in January 1969. A partial recording of their version of the song was released on the 1970 bootleg '' Kum Back'' and officially on the ''

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'' special edition in 2021.

References

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