With the Walker Brothers, he sang Hits such as “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” as a solo artist, produced by Scott Walker 18 albums. The idiosyncratic musician has died at the age of 76 years.
The singer-songwriter, producer, and songwriter Scott Walker has died at the age of 76 years. His record company, 4AD, announced in London. Walker was an artist of “uncompromising”, with him a “Titan” of the British Pop had died-music.
Walker was at 9. January 1943 as Noel Scott Engel in Hamilton, Ohio born, but later British citizenship.
gained International recognition Walker in the 1960s as lead singer of the Band “The Walker Brothers”, with which he landed Hits like “Make It Easy On Yourself” (1965) or “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” (1966).
Scott Walker 1967 with Fans
Numerous albums, numerous changes in style
Since 1967, followed Walker to his solo career, which was marked by numerous style switch. In the course of his career, the versatile musician has released 18 solo albums. His last Album “Vox Lux” appeared in the last year.
Walker was considered one of the most idiosyncratic figures of the British Pop-music. Many outstanding artists are considered to be significantly impacted by it. Particularly significantly, Walker’s style and voice on David Bowie, Nick Cave, Marc Almond, David Sylvian, Pulp front-man Jarvis Cocker, or the recently deceased Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) from colored. Walker supervised as a producer of other artists, such as the British rock band Pulp.
His consistent stance as an artist with the courage to be avant – garde and thus to the risk – struck but also a countless number of other musicians in the spell. So Radiohead front man Thom Yorke Walker described as a “huge influence” for his Band and himself. “He showed me how I could use my voice and words.” In addition, this musician was “such a nice, fine outsider”, will now be greatly missed.
