American musician (born 1942) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gary Walker (born Gary Leeds; March 9, 1942) is an American retired[1] musician, who was the drummer with both the Standells and the Walker Brothers. Gary is now the last surviving member of The Walker Brothers.
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| Birth name | Gary Leeds |
| Also known as | Gary Walker |
| Born | March 9, 1942 (age 82) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1962–1978 |
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Born in Glendale, California to Jack and Violet Leeds,[2] he attended Glendale High School.[1] His first ambition was to be a pilot, eventually obtaining a pilots license.[2] After a short time in The Standells,[3] he formed the Walker Brothers with John and Scott Walker in 1964. They moved to the United Kingdom with P. J. Proby soon after[1] and had two number ones there. All three members changed their surnames to "Walker". Walker put out four singles as a solo artist in 1966, two of which both peaked at no.26 in the UK.[4] Following a UK and Japan tour in 1967 and 1968, the Walker Brothers disbanded, and Gary formed his own band, Gary Walker & The Rain with Joey Molland, Charlie Crane, and John Lawson.[2][5]
Gary joined the Walker brothers for another tenure from 1975–1978 and other brief reunions, and by the 1980s was living a private life, operating a small castle model business, and eventually creating models of the Titanic.[2] Walker moved back to the United States at some point, but returned to England when his parents passed away as "there is no reason to go back there".[1] He lives in England with his wife Barbara, who he married on 17 Novmeber 1979.[2] Their son, Michael, was born on 17 December 1986.[2] In 2009, Gary and John Walker wrote the book "The Walker Brothers: No Regrets—Our Story".[6][7][8]
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