Toby Walker's Store
CD's, instructional DVDs, downloadable lessons,
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"Walker’s talent for playing deep Blues with authority and inhuman dexterity stuns me. I was inspired to hear what a modern master can do to honor the traditional Blues we love. For Walker, to be able to play and sing like this speaks to where he has been - Deep in the deepest Blues. I’m sure the ghosts are smiling down upon you."
Bob Margolin: Muddy Waters band, winner of numerous WC Handy Awards, Blues Blast Magazine Awards, and played on several Grammy-winning recordings. |
Terraplane Blues
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom My Black Mama Dry Spell Blues You Got To Move Jitterbug Swing 34 Blues Green River Blues Avalon Blues Spike Driver Blues Black Snake Moan Bad Luck Blues Matchbox Blues Canned Heat Blues Big Road Blues Hey Hey Daddy Blues Guitar Chimes Georgia Rag Silver City Bound Good Stem Winder Jivin' Woman Blues Kassie Jones Soldier's March Sally Where You Get Your Liquor From? |
"I really like the new CD. Your playing is jaw-droopingly great and the selection of songs is excellent and varied. Your writing is very good, too. The whole thing is very impressive and I wish you much success with it."
Happy Traum. |
Seven Day Wonder
See My Grave Is Swept Clean Daley's Reel / Stoney Lonesome My Baby Owns a Whiskey Store Shady Grove You Don't Really Care Dim Lights, Thick Smoke Shortnin' Bread My Time After a While Shakin' Her Bacon Jimmy Brown The Newsboy Temperance Reel She Moves Me Lulu's Back In Town Delia Angeline The Baker You're Gonna Look Like a Monkey |
"Overall, this is a sparkling, strong bit of acoustic driven fretwork from an absolute master who cannot be contained or disappointing. What in reality we have here is little short of genuine treasure. Grab it while you can."
Iain Patience, Wasser-Prawda Musik. |
Baby Please Don't Go
She's Into Something Everything I Want Glory Glory God Moves On The Water Swing Bean Dead Stray Dog Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Statesboro Blues Putting On The Blakes Ham Hound Crave Roaches and Bedbugs Highway Put Something Stupid On The Tube Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied Custard Pie |
"Another artist carrying on the traditions of acoustic blues and following in the footsteps of John Hammond, Rory Block and Paul Geremia is Toby Walker. For listeners who derive their pleasures in the sounds of the Delta, Walker’s Shake Shake Mama will be a valuable cd to add to their playlist."
Blues Blast Magazine |
Shake Shake Mama
Crazy About An Automobile Mama Tain't Long For The Day Traveling Riverside Blues Keep On Truckin' Mama Tootie Blues Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning I Got To Love Somebody Midnight Special Shuffle Rag Can't Be Satisfied What's The Matter Now Meat Shakin' Woman Broke Down Engine She's 19 Years Old Cigarette Blues |
"I just got the new CD and like just about every track on it! It's a thrilling ride that showcases not only your virtuosity, but your range...from the groove of "Hideaway" to the cosmic power of "Whipping Post" to the subtle grace of "Over the Rainbow" and "The Entertainer" (which is just what you are). Even without the vocals and the stories, your personality shines through in these instrumentals!"
John Platt - WFUV |
Sweet Georgia Brown
Poor Boy Sligo Creek / Chesapeake Little Martha Norwegian Wood Hideaway The Entertainer Stars and Stripes Forever Dallas Rag Smokey Mokes Somewhere Over The Rainbow Derr's Day St. Louis Tickle El Whipping Post |
"Live recordings captured between 1991 and 2008, all unfailingly brilliant. This collection gives further testimony to Walker's superlative guitar mastery."
Lionel Ross - Liverpool's Mersey Beat. |
Toby's Boogie Woogie
Baseball Blues Bird Nest Bound You Didn't Want Me Sadie Green Jitterbug Swing Bentonia Breakdown Keep On Grumblin Swing Bean Phonograph Blues Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man He's Got A Way With Women Spoonful I Want My Hands On It I Know You Rider |
"If you’re making a record, and you’ve decided to cover both country legend Hank Williams and blues pioneer Skip James on it, each twice for goodness’ sakes, you better be able to, first, sing a song like your life depends on it, and, two, play the guitar like, well, your life still depends on it.
On “Hand Picked,” the astonishing Toby Walker, like he has throughout his career, meets that dual challenge, time and time again." Mark Gould - Sound Waves Magazine |
Big Meat Shakin' On The Bone
Your Buggy Don't Ride Like Mine Better Luck Next Time Hey Good Lookin' Little Dixie Central Islip Jail Blues Bootlegger's Blues Mind Your Own Business Hard Times Killing Floor Mama Keeps Her Kitchen Clean Generosity Rag Work Holler Special Rider Blues Leon's Little Girl The Secret |
"On this recording of a show at Long Island’s Boulton Center, he shows that he’s learned a thing or two about charming an audience. He has a fine voice, excellent timing and a way with a tall tale. And it doesn’t hurt that he can coax amazing sounds from his guitar, and some great music too. Live on stage, this is Toby Walker at his best, and you can hear it in the audience."
Blues Revue Magazine. |
Pony Blues
I'm Gonna Try Some Of That Cat Man Blues Sundance Rag That's My Version Of A Good Idea Blame It On The Bass Player Beefsteak When I'm Hungry St. James Infirmary Chasin' These Blues Away Frankie and Johnny Bernie's Blues I Got The Dirt On You Ain't Misbehavin Nobody's Fault But Mine |
"A master of acoustic guitar styles, Walker conjures the sound and soul of the old masters, showcasing Walker's ability to breathe new life into old forms while preserving the essence of great acoustic blues."
With Bob Margolin and others. Kay Corditz - Blues Revue Magazine |
She's Got Something There
Nine Hundred Miles Beefsteak When I'm Hungry Been On The Job Too Long You Got Something On The Side Looking At The World Thru A Windshield Death Don't Have No Mercy 100 Real Good Reasons To Sing The Blues Turner's Retreat It Should've Been Me Southern Cross The Dog I Am A Pilgram I Hope I Get To Heaven Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
"An acoustic gem, following in the footsteps of Paul Geremia, Roy Bookbinder, John Hammond - but - with his own characteristic style."
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I Know You Rider
Main Street Rag Matchbox Blues Good Liquor Baby Who Are You Waiting For What I Used To Do All Night Devil Beating On His Drums Tonight True Religion Schoolboy Blues Weak Willed and Easily Led Son Of A Muleskinner Man Hacksaw Rag / Cincinnati Flow Rag Glory Glory Corina Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man |
"His may be a cool hand but it's clutching some hard won International Blues Challenge gold rather tightly. Little Toby Walker made good on the promise of his return to playing and recording and this disk is well worth the wait. Chock full of Toby's sardonic wit and chops, it is a treat from end to end."
Mark Gresser, Long Island Blues Society |
It's Tough
Sleeping Alone Swing Bean By Your Side On Line Relgion Ride With You Tonight Mojo Mama Baseball Blues Pretty Polly Going Down The Road Feeling Bad I Like To Boogie Blind Man's Bluff I Can't Remember Ride This Train Baker's Dozen |
"The CD is a mixture of covers and originals penned by Walker. The covers are all very well done with just the right amount of reverence for the material, but with just enough of Walker's originality present to give
them a fresher sound. However, the real highlights, to me, were Walker's own compositions. They are all first-rate, and hold up very well with the other selections. For fans of acoustic guitar of all kinds (blues, ragtime, folk, country, and rock), this CD is an absolute gem." Graham Clarke - Blues Bytes |
Take a Walk With Me
Texas Tornado Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man Tonight? All Around Man Savannah Mama Kismet Rag Full Figured Woman Stack O' Lee Irish Fiddle Medley When She Wants Good Lovin' Monkey in the Pool Room Boogie Woogie Dance Eyesight to the Blind The Lead's All Gone Sitting On Top Of The World I've Been Weeping Catfish Blues |
