Junior Walker: The Shotgun Sherriff Rides Again
Gavin Martin, NME, 26 November 1983
A Motown soul veteran for all seasons, Junior Walker has taken his sax appeal from small American clubs in the '50s to the heart of the international dance, and kept it there for three decades. Here he talks about 25 years in the serious blowing business.
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