Michael Walker didn’t come from a lineage of musicians. But his love for the electric guitar has allowed him to embrace the riveting sounds of blues and smooth jazz. Born in Newport, Arkansas. Michael was hooked on the guitar by listening to his grandmother’s old blues records, notably the great B.B. King.
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His first visual exposure to the guitar came by watching musician Roy Clark stroke the strings every week on the country variety show, “Hee Haw.