Biografía:
Sammy Walker (7 de julio de 1952) es un cantautor estadounidense de música folk.
Influenciado por figuras señeras como Woody Guthrie y Bob Dylan, Walker emergió en la escena folk a mediados de los 70 con cuatro álbumes, dos publicados en el sello Folkways y dos en Warner Brothers.
En 1975, tras aparecer en el programa radial de Bob Fass, capta la atención de Phil Ochs, quien, impresionado por el talento del joven cantautor, acuerda producir su primer álbum a través de Folkways.
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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