"The Walk" is a song written by Jimmy McCracklin and Bob Garlic and performed by McCracklin. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[1]
Other charting versions
- The Inmates released a version which reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart and #107 on the U.S. pop chart in 1979.[2]
Other versions
- Bill Black's Combo released a version of the song on their 1962 album Movin'.[3]
- The Hamsters released a version of the song on their 2002 album They Live by Night.
- The T. Rex song "Beltane Walk" from the group's 1970 debut album T. Rex has riffs similar to "The Walk".[4][5][6]
- Freddie King's famous instrumental "Hide Away" quotes "The Walk" in one of its choruses.
- The Steve Miller Band recorded a version of "The Walk" on their album Let Your Hair Down, which interestingly quotes the main lick from "Hide Away" on the intro.
- The Beatles rehearsed the song during their Apple sessions in January 1969. A partial recording of their version of the song was released on the 1970 bootleg Kum Back and officially on the Let It Be special edition in 2021.
References
- ^ "Jimmy McCracklin, "The Walk" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "The Inmates, "The Walk" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Bill Black's Combo, Movin". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Hepworth, David (2016). Never a Dull Moment: 1971 - The Year That Rock Exploded. New York: Henry Holt and Company. p. 154. ISBN 9781627793995.
- ^ Millward, Steve (2014). Different Tracks: Music and Politics in 1970. Leicestershire: Matador. p. 139. ISBN 9781783064762.
- ^ Paytress, Mark (2009) [1st pub. 2002]. Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120236.