Walker, Phillip
(*1937)> SINGER · GUITARIST
Walker, Phillip 11 February 1937; Welsh, LA Singer and guitarist Phillip Walker was born the son of farmers Malvin and Viola Walker in the rural community of Welsh, Louisiana, located near the Texas border and just east of Lake Charles. Walker’s first musical inspirations came from his Cherokee mother’s side of the family; both her father and several of her brothers were area musicians who performed in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1945, the family moved to a farm near Port Arthur, Texas, and soon…