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Jimmy Walker (other)
Jimmy Walker (1881–1946) was an American politician. Jimmy Walker may also refer to: *Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1913) (1913–1943), American basketball coach *Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944) (1944–2007), American basketball player *Jimmy Walker (country musician) (1915–1990), American musician * Jimmy Walker (drummer) (1941–2020), American drummer and singer for The Knickerbockers * Jimmy Walker (footballer, born 1925) (1925–?), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Walker (footballer, born 1932), Northern Irish footballer *Jimmy Walker (footballer, born 1973), English footballer *Jimmy Walker (golfer) (born 1979), American golfer * Jimmy Walker (table tennis) (born 1954), English table tennis player See also * James Walker (other), a disambiguation page for "James Walker" *Jimmie Walker James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. Walker portrayed James Evans Jr. ("J.J."), the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Walker
James John Walker (June 19, 1881November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced to resign during a corruption scandal. Early life and political career Walker was the son of Irish-born William H. Walker (1842–1916), a carpenter and lumberyard owner who was very active in local politics as a Democratic assemblyman and alderman from Greenwich Village, belying certain accounts of Walker's childhood that stated he grew up in poverty. Walker was not the best of students and dropped out of college before eventually graduating from New York Law School in 1904. Walker's father wanted him to become a lawyer and politician. Walker at first decided that he would rather write songs and be involved in the music industry. He wrote the lyrics for a 1906 hit, "Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?" with songwriter Ernest Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Walker (basketball, Born 1913)
James Edwin Walker (April 9, 1913 – December 22, 1943) was an American football and basketball coach. Walker played both basketball and football for the University of Alabama before he took his first coaching job upon graduation at El Dorado High School. After only one year at El Dorado, Walker went on to serve as head basketball and as an assistant football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). During his tenure as head coach of the Keydets, Walker compiled an overall record of . In 1942, Walker resigned his coaching positions and joined the United States Navy. Walker died at the age of 30 in Brazil on December 22, 1943, as a result of injuries sustained as part of his military service. Early years Walker was born in 1913 in Anniston, Alabama. In 1925, he moved with his family to Holt where he became a star athlete at Holt High School. After high school, Walker enrolled at the University of Alabama, where he played on both the basketball and football teams. As a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Walker (basketball, Born 1944)
James Walker (April 8, 1944 – July 2, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" (1.91 m) guard, he played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings.AP via ''Kansas City Star'', "JIMMY WALKER , Former Kings player dies" July 3, 2007 Walker was a two-time All-Star who scored 11,655 points in his career. He was also the father of former NBA player |
Jimmy Walker (country Musician)
Ernest Earl "Jimmy" Walker (December 18, 1915 – June 27, 1990) was an American country musician. Jimmy Walker recorded the first version of the country standard "Detour" in 1945, and to date he is the only man who ever replaced Roy Acuff on the Grand Ole Opry. He also recorded numerous other western swing-honky tonk numbers, appeared as a regular on Midwestern Hayride, WWVA Jamboree and Louisiana Hayride, and appeared in several motion pictures. Biography Born Ernest E. Walker in Mason County, West Virginia on December 18, 1915, "Jimmy" did not opt for a regular musical career until the mid-forties. By this time, he had relocated to the West Coast which then was a booming region for country dance music. At his first record session he waxed the hit song "Detour." The song's author, Paul Westmoreland, played steel guitar on the recording. A year later, Grand Ole Opry officials hired him to replace Roy Acuff who took an extended leave. At the time, they were much impressed not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Walker (drummer)
Jimmy Walker (1941 – July 15, 2020) was an American musician and singer who was the drummer for one-hit wonder band The Knickerbockers and the replacement for Bill Medley in the The Righteous Brothers, Righteous Brothers, following his 1968 departure. Early life Born in The Bronx, New York (state), New York, Walker learned the drums when he was around seven or eight. He was of Irish descent. His first group was in New York called The Castle Kings. They had signed to Atlantic Records after Ahmet Ertegun, the then president of the company, heard them: When he was a young adult, he moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey, and worked as a truck driver. The Knickerbockers (1964–1967) Walker rose to prominence in 1965 as the drummer for the New Jersey-based group The Knickerbockers, consisting of brothers John and Beau Charles (guitar and bass), and Buddy Randall (previously of the The Royal Teens, Royal Teens fame/lead vocals). He first heard of them after hearing them play at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
