Don Walker | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Don_Walker,_Australian_musician.jpg) Walker in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald Hugh Walker |
| Born | 29 November 1951 Ayr, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, author |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboard |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Mushroom Records, Universal Music Group |
| Website | Official Site |
Donald Hugh Walker (born 29 November 1951) is an Australian musician and songwriter who wrote many of the hits for Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel. Walker is considered to be one of Australia's best songwriters.[1][2][3] In 2012 he was inducted into the Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame.[4]
He played piano and keyboard with Cold Chisel from 1973 to 1983, when they disbanded. He has since continued to record and tour, both solo, initially under the name Catfish and as Tex, Don and Charlie, and worked as a songwriter for others. In 2009, he released his first book.
Richard Clapton describes Walker as, "the most Australian writer there has ever been. Don just digs being a sort of Beat poet, who goes around observing, especially around the streets of Kings Cross. He soaks it up like a sponge and articulates it so well. Quite frankly, I think he's better than the rest of us."[5]
- ^ Michael Epis (18 January 2010). "Don Walker, writer extraordinaire". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Lindsay Tanner (22 April 2009). "Don Walker's Shots on target". Age Blogs. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Chisel come in from the cold". The Age. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame". Australian Songwriter's Association. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell & Craig Mathieson (2010). The 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Victoria: Hardie Grant Books. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.