Scott Walker: Former frontman of the Walker Brothers is dead
With the Walker Brothers he made in the 60s for screeching teenagers, later he was considered an influential songwriter - now the musician Scott Walker died at the age of 76 years. The confirmed Walkers label 4AD. Nothing is known about the circumstances surrounding his death.
"With great sadness we announce the death of Scott Walker," said the label in a statement on their website. "For half a century, the genius of the man born as Noel Scott Engel has enriched the lives of thousands, first as a third of The Walker Brothers and later as a solo artist, producer and composer of uncompromising originality," the label continues ,
Colleagues pay respect to Walker
Walker was born with the civil name Noel Scott Engel 1943 in Ohio. In 1964 he founded the Walker Brothers together with John Maus (1943-2011) and Gary Leeds (77). With the song "The Sun Is not Gonna Shine (Anymore)", a remake of the Frankie Valli song, they made the breakthrough in the US. The land was later captured by a veritable Walkers Mania. In 1967, the band split up and Scott Walker began his solo career. In the 70s, the Walker Brothers reunited for a short time.
Fans and music colleagues around the world are mourning for Walker. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke (50) praised the musician in a tweet as "a big impact on Radiohead and myself." Walker taught him how to use his voice and words. He was allowed to meet Walker at a festival. "Such a nice and gentle outsider," York wrote.
