Trivia

Notoriously shy and reclusive, during the height of his fame in the 1960s, he was frequently mobbed by hordes of infatuated teenage girls, akin to the level of hysteria The Beatles had endured.

David Bowie was a great admirer of his work.

Was a member of the 1960s singing group, The Walker Brothers, along with John Maus and Gary Leeds.

Moved to England in 1965 with fellow The Walker Brothers and achieved immense success, notching up two Number 1's in the UK with "Make It Easy On Yourself" and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", before the group disbanded in 1967.

Released several critically acclaimed solo albums in the 1960s. His music was marked for its lush orchestral arrangements, his baritone voice, and his lyrics that tackled themes such as socialism, death, madness and unrequited love.

Produced the British band, Pulp's album, "We Love Life", in 2001.

Recorded a single in 1972 which consisted of "This Way Mary" and "The Me I Never Knew", both songs written by John Barry & Don Black. They related to the films: Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972), respectively.

At the peak of his fame in 1969, Walker was given his own BBC TV series, Scott, featuring solo Walker performances of ballads, big band standards, Brel songs, and his own compositions. Archival footage of the show is extremely rare as recordings were not conserved. However, audio selections from the show were released in 2019 as the box set Live on Air 1968-1969.

Walker's late 1960s and 1970s work was relatively conventional. On a superficial level, it followed the melodic orchestral pop template used by singers such as Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams and Jack Jones - mainstream artists whose career path he was initially expected to follow.