Robert Walker

[Owd Codger]

Apologies if this has been raised before, but does anybody know if Robert Walker (The Blizzard/ Stick to me) RCA was the Motown Robert Walker ( Staunton & Walker) ?

 

thanks 

[Andy Rix]

I'm not convinced they were the same person

If you check BMI ...https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Catalog?num=00YdWa%2bv%2bpEFuy5tPyt6rw%3d%3d&cae=twuaHqwnbKLf9JqQZbcZOg%3d%3d&partType=WriterList&search={"Main_Search_Text"%3A"the blizzard"%2C"Sub_Search_Text"%3A""%2C"Main_Search"%3A"Title"%2C"Sub_Search"%3Anull%2C"Search_Type"%3A"all"%2C"View_Count"%3A100%2C"Page_Number"%3A0%2C"Part_Type"%3Anull%2C"Part_Id"%3Anull%2C"Part_Id_Sub"%3Anull%2C"Part_Name"%3Anull%2C"Part_Cae"%3Anull%2C"Original_Search"%3Anull%2C"DisclaimerViewed"%3Anull}&resetPageNumber=True&partIdSub=YO0HedHMatLb45JzS23DVw%3d%3d

You'll see the Motown guy was Robert Simon Walker .. and the RCA guy was Robert G Walker .. it's not that unusual to see BMI merge, and therefore confuse, two different songwriters with very similar names

Andy

Edited October 17, 2022 by Andy Rix
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[Owd Codger]

Thanks Andy.

The Staunton - Walker team ( with Jones and Dobyne)  seem to disappear after Motown (65 ish)....unless somebody knows anything of their career after Motown. I know Robert Dobyne had later 45s

 

 

 

[Andy Rix]

I've messed up .. defective reading skills .. humble pie being eaten as I type

Robert Simon Staunton

Robert G Walker

So it might be the same guy

Last contact details I had for Staunton he was living in L.A. .. but never managed to 'catch' him

I'll dig some more

A

[Owd Codger]

I read a post on youtube linked to a Robert Walker track...The Blizzard I think.

The poster claimed to be the composer on the track, and talks of travelling from Detroit to New York, recording the track with musicians "live"....and not done the Motown way .....ie multi tracked . So the Detroit connection may refer to the same Robert Walker.

I'll try to find it again.

 

 

 

 

[Owd Codger]

The guy is called Flery Robertson and he states he was asked to play piano for the S-W team.

He says Staunton went to LA...and he worked with Walker. So the RCA Walker does indeed appear to be Motown's S-W.

[Kenb]

18 minutes ago, Owd Codger said:

The guy is called Flery Robertson and he states he was asked to play piano for the S-W team.

He says Staunton went to LA...and he worked with Walker. So the RCA Walker does indeed appear to be Motown's S-W.

There is a (https://www.discogs.com/artist/3810236-Fiery-Bursey) also written as Flery Bursey- AND- the other writer on stick with me is Walter Fields (https://www.discogs.com/artist/1016441-Walter-Fields).

Both have Motown connections.

 

[Owd Codger]

Yes..thanks

On youtube he states that he wrote these tunes

[Kenb]

How interesting...could be something or nothing but the discogs page https://www.discogs.com/artist/3810236-Fiery-Bursey from my previous post is coming up as Not Found.

[Blackpoolsoul]

On 19/10/2022 at 09:19, Kenb said:

How interesting...could be something or nothing but the discogs page https://www.discogs.com/artist/3810236-Fiery-Bursey from my previous post is coming up as Not Found.

Hiss profile was clearly merged https://www.discogs.com/artist/1719023-Flery-Bursey?superFilter=Credits

Edited December 4 by Blackpoolsoul

[Solidsoul]

Interesting info and great picture.  Also as most will know, "Stick To Me" Robert Walker was a popular play on the nighter circuit back in the early to mid 70's. Richard Searling included it on his 1976 RCA L.P. Jumping At The Go Go.

Edited December 4 by Solidsoul