Wily Bo Walker
LONDON - England - United Kingdom
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Wily Bo Walker, recently Inducted in to the US Blues Hall of Fame, is a solo artist, songwriter, composer and performer noted for his characterful vocals and swaggering 'live' performances
Renowned as being a diverse and prolific artist and hailing originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Wily Bo works across many styles and genres; Blues, Gospel, Soul, Classic R&B, Jazz, Rock and Americana
In 2016, the compilation twin album releases ‘The Wily Bo Walker Story Volume I & Volume II’ were released
Wily Bo Walker released a trilogy of albums in 2015, all of which achieved tremendous reviews across the board in the music industry
'A Long Way from Heaven…' (Jan 2015), ‘Stone Cold Beautiful’ (May 2015) and ‘Moon Over Indigo’ (Sept 2015)
‘Moon Over Indigo’ was considered for a 2016 Grammy nomination as was the previous collaboration with Grammy Award winner, Danny Flam
‘Wily Bo Walker & The Danny Flam Big Band‘ (Nov 2013)
For 2017 Wily Bo Walker will be working on a new trilogy of albums based around his stories, tales and drunken fables…
He is also currently producing the music and soundtrack album for ‘Wily Bo Walker presents…The Rattlin Bone Theatre Show’ a theatre production that will open at a London Theatre in 2018
He will be touring with ‘The Wily Bo Walker Band’ as well as gigging his one-man blues, swamp’n’stomp show ‘Welcome to VoodooVille’
His track 'Long Way to Heaven (feat. The Brown Sisters of Chicago)' was included on the Bongo Boy Records release, 'Gospel Blues Vol 1' which is currently in the Roots Music Report Charts
Recent Achievements:
Inductee in to the US 'Blues Hall of Fame' as a 'Master Blues Artist' in Dec 2016
Finalist and Runner-up in the 2016 Banks Radio Australia Awards' 'Producer of the Year' category for 'Long Way to Heaven (Chicago Gospel Mix)'
Finalist in the 2016 British Blues Awards in the ‘Kevin Thorpe Award for Songwriter’ category
No 1 for Christmas 2015 with ‘Who Do You Love (NY Chiller Mix)’ in the Netherlands’ Hit-Tracks Top 100 charts
Runner-Up in the 2015 British Blues awards in the ‘Blues Song’ category for ‘Long Way to Heaven’
Runner-Up in the 2015 Blues awards on Severn FM in the ‘Best Studio Album of 2015’ category for ‘A Long Way from Heaven…’
7th most played Blues Artist in 2015 across all of the UK Independent Blues Association Radio shows
‘Moon Over Indigo’ and ‘Stone Cold Beautiful’ both achieved ‘CD of the Week’ status in the prestigious European based Hit-Tracks Top 100
Nominated for Best Male Vocals in the 2014 British Blues Awards
'Chattahoochee Coochee Man’, a Wily Bo Walker & The Mescal Canyon Troubadours track, featured on the Covermount CD: Issue 18 (Dec 2014) of 'The Blues' magazine
'When The Angels Call Your Time', a Wily Bo Walker original, featured on the Covermount CD: Issue 14 (July 2014) of ‘The Blues' magazine
No 1 Blues, Jazz & Classic Rock artist in the US and Worldwide MySpace charts (Jan 2013)
For more information:
wilybo.com
Discography
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Almost Transparent BluesLabel: Mescal Canyon Genres: Blues Styles: Blues, Contemporary Blues Songs on the Album
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The Wily Bo Walker Story, Vol. ILabel: Self-Release Genres: Religious, Blues, Rock Styles: Religious, Contemporary Blues, Blues, Surf Songs on the Album
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The Wily Bo Walker Story, Vol. IILabel: Self-Release Genres: Blues Styles: Contemporary Blues Songs on the Album
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Moon over Indigo
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| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| When the Angels Call Your Time | Contemporary Blues | Blues | |
| 1 | Walking with the Devil (Voodoo Mix) [feat. Graham Hine] | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 2 | I Want to Know (New York Funk Mix) | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 3 | Walk in Chinese Footsteps | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 4 | Moon over Indigo | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 5 | When the Angels Call Your Time | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 6 | Drive | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 7 | Same Thing | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 8 | For the Children | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 9 | Jenny (Traces in My Arms) | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 10 | Who Do You Love (New York Chiller Mix) | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
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Stone Cold Beautiful
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Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues
Styles: Contemporary Blues
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| Motel Blues | Contemporary Blues | Blues | |
| Running Wild | Contemporary Blues | Blues | |
| 1 | Storm Warning | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 2 | Motel Blues | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 3 | Loan Me a Dime | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 4 | I Want to Know | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 5 | September Red | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 6 | Killers on the Run | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
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A Long Way from Heaven...
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Label: Self-Release
Genres: Religious, Blues
Styles: Religious, Contemporary Blues, Blues
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| Long Way to Heaven (Chicago Gospel Mix) [feat. the Brown Sisters of Chicago] | Contemporary Blues | Blues | |
| 1 | Long Way to Heaven (feat. the Brown Sisters of Chicago) | Religious | Religious |
| 2 | Love Will Find a Way | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 3 | Angels in the Night | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 4 | Did I Forget (To Tell You I Love You) | Blues | Blues |
| 5 | Rendezvous Des Cheminots (feat. the Danny Flam Big Band) | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 6 | Light at the End of the Tunnel (Extended Album Mix) | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
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Wily Bo Walker & the Danny Flam Big Band
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Label: Flaming Hearts Records