20 Facts About Dave Walker

David Walker was born on 25 January 1945 and is an English singer and guitarist who has been front-man for a number of bands; most notably The Idle Race, Savoy Brown and Humble Pie, he served briefly with Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath.

Dave Walker was raised by his strict grandmother in a household where rock and roll was not allowed to be watched on television.

The band was formed by Dave on rhythm guitar, his twin brother Mick Walker was born on Michael Walker, 25 January 1945, in Walsall - died 25 February 2016 and on bass guitar, Ronnie on lead vocals, Ronnie's brother Roy Brown on lead guitar, Mac Broadhurst on saxophone, and Jimmy Richards on drums.

Between 1965 and 1969 Dave Walker played in Beckett, a band which included Pete Oliver, Don McGinty and Colin Timmons.

Also in 1970, Idle Race recorded an album Time Is for Regal Zonophone, however Dave Walker was incorrectly credited as "Richie Dave Walker".

Dave Walker wrote two tracks and co-wrote two others on this album.

Dave Walker only appears on two tracks, his self-penned "The Derelict" and a cover of Jr.

Dave Walker then moved to San Francisco and joined Raven; a band which in its short life had a revolving door of personnel but was fronted throughout by the late ex-Quicksilver Messenger Service guitarist John Cipollina.

In 1977 Dave Walker returned to England to join Black Sabbath and Douglass departed to join the Steve Miller Band; leaving Williams to switch to lead vocalist, and guitarists' Danny Chauncey and Kenny Hopkins to join the band.

Shortly after this appearance, Osbourne decided to rejoin Black Sabbath, so Dave Walker was out before recording with the band.

In 1987 Dave Walker moved to Gallup, New Mexico where he lived until 1998 and Savoy Brown recorded the Make Me Sweat album, released in early 1988 on GNP Crescendo Records, followed in April 1989 by the Kings of Boogie album.

However, by September 1991, Dave Walker had had enough of gruelling tours, so he left Savoy Brown again.

Consequently, between 1999 and 2003 Dave Walker was a member of Donovan's Brain; and during this time he worked on a Donovan's Brain session for their Tiny Crustacean Light Show album, in which he did much of the backing vocals and some lead vocals; a role he performed on their next album, 2003's The Great Leap Forward.

Several tracks including Dave Walker; that were left over from the TCLS sessions, were released in January 2003 on the Donovan's Brain album, The Great Leap Forward.

In 2007 Dave Walker recorded and released a solo album under his own name.

The album, entitled Walking Underwater, featured guitarist Jimmy Lewis; and the working relationship between the two musicians led to Dave Walker reforming a band under his name, featuring musicians solely from his home city of Montana, which has been touring since January 2008.

Dave Walker had a band called The Pleasure Chorizos in his later New Mexico days in the early 1990s but ultimately the band did nothing of note.

Dave Walker played tambourine on a track by The Nomads called "Top Alcohol", which was the B-side to their "The King of Night Train" single.

Dave Walker recorded backing vocals for one track on a 2003 album by Angie Pepper.

In 2004, Dave Walker contributed vocals to a cover of "I'm Tired", on founder member of Savoy Brown John O'Leary's album Sins.