His smooth vocal style fits the legendary sounds of artist like Smokey Robinson and Al Green. Influenced by musician legends like George Benson, James Jamerson and Carlos Santana, Darryl’s explosive bass and guitar solos are always a crowd pleaser! His musical gifts and stage persona has earned him popularity with diverse crowds. Years later Darryl also advanced his musical skills to the keyboards. Growing up in a family of talented singers and musicians, Darryl first started playing the bass and guitar at age 12. Walker’s band, Darryl had the honor to perform at President Bill Clinton’s Inaugural Ball.ĭarryl has also performed on numerous TV shows including NBC’s Saturday Night Live and has performed at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY. Throughout his musical career he toured with many legendary groups including, The Temptations, Grammy Award winner Richard Street, former legendary James Brown band director Trombonist Fred Wesley of the JB’s, and the Motown Revue. “Shotgun” Walker and started doing world tours in the early 1980’s. While growing up in South Bend, IN, at age 17 he was discovered by the legendary Motown recording artist Jr. Darryl Buchanan toured the globe for over 20 years as a musician.
