| ;"All Rivers run to the sea. No matter what faith you have the universal message is love and understanding. We want to create music that reminds people of what we all have in common. Suffering, joy, pain and the pursuit of happiness. We are never alone as long as we remember that the most important things in life are the things we all share". Derrick Walker has played with blues legends such as Luther Tucker, Albert Collins, Percy Mayfield, Big Mama Thornton, Sonny Roads, Jimmy McCracklin and Sugar Pie De Santos. Derrick played also with Michael Bloomfield and was his roommate for the two years before his death. Derrick began playing with a band called the Soul Rebels, who were working for Bill Graham as a warm up band in Bill's nightclubs. They fronted acts such as the Dead Kennedy's, The Ramones, Greg Ken, The Beat and many others. The bandleader was Dean Devnear, bass and drums were manned by the Stench Brothers. The Soul Rebels were considered San Francisco's most popular band at the time. Has also played with Johnny Thunder, toured and recorded with Folk blues artist Eric Bibb. Played harmonica and acted in The Broadway musical Big River. And sometimes makes appearences with Blues legends Jimmy Dawkins and singer Zora Young. Derrick (Big) Walker plays tenor and alto saxophone plus the ten hole diatonic, chromatic and bass harmonica sings and wrights his own songs. Today he teaches at the Stockholm music Conservatory (rytmus) and Kulturama High school for Music and Dramatic arts. He has taught classes in blues rock and country harmonica |
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