Jackie Walker (singer) explained

Jackie Walker (born 1939) was an American popular music tenor singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s on Imperial Records.^{[1] [2] [3]} He also recorded as tenor of The Baysiders, a three-man, one woman vocal group that had been students together at UCLA.^[4]

Discography

Singles

• Love Sublime / On The Way Home, Dot 45-15552 - Feb 10, 1957
• Wonderful One / Peggy Sue, Imperial X5473 - Feb 1958
• Oh Lonesome Me / Only Teenagers Allowed, Imperial X5490 - 1958
• Eternally (Wanting You, Needing You) / Good, Good Feelin´, Imperial X5521 - May 1958
• Heart Breakin' News / Take A Dream, Everest 1962
• I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - backed by The Baysiders, Everest 1962^[5]
• Dearly Beloved

Notes and References

1. Billboard - 28 Oct 1957 - Page 59 "(Weiss & Barry, BMI) JACKIE WALKER Wonderful One 79 IMPERIAL 5473— A tender lyric, with a leisurely tempo. Walker sings it with taste, to a graceful arrangement. One to watch. (Travis, BMI) Peggy Sue 70 A cover of the Buddy Holly's "
2. Dave Laing Buddy Holly - 2009 Page 140 "... and 'Peggy Sue' was covered by pop act Jackie Walker and country singer Rusty York."
3. Billboard - 20 Feb 1961 - Page 34 "JACKIE WALKER Serenade of the Bells— TIDAL 1001 —Jackie Walker comes through with a fairly expressive performance here on the familiar melody aided by a driving ork arrangement and a vocal chorus."
4. Billboard - 3 Oct 1960 - Page 34 "The BAYSIDERS, Everest Records' artists who scored with Over The Rainbow, consist of Jackie Walker, tenor; 21; Sally Stevens, soprano, 21; »;m Mitchell, bass, 21; and Jim Pattern. baritone, 22. They first met at UCLA, where they were students together, and all have a musical background. Everest's a.&r. director, Leroy Holmes, presents them in an album of romantic standards titled Over The Rainbow.
5. Billboard - 18 Aug 1962 - Page 40 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Here's a highly unusual reading of the old standard. The lad, backed by the Baysiders, has a floating sound and it is beautifully augmented bystrings. (Robbins, BMI) (2:20) Dearly Beloved— The lovely old ballad is handed a beautiful reading. The boys sing the lyric in soft, subtle fashion while strings embellish the background.