Joe Louis Walker is a four-time Blues Music Award-winner and Blues Hall of Fame inductee with a career spanning over half a century.

Joe Louis Walker recently released his latest album, Everybody Wants A Piece, via the Provogue/Mascot Label Group. The album’s producer is Grammy-winning guitarist/producer Paul Nelson of Johnny Winter fame and was recorded at the Chop Shop studio near Philadelphia. The band on the album features Phillip Young (keyboards), Lenny Bradford (bass), Byron Cage (drums), and Joe Louis Walker (guitars, vocals, harp).

Everybody Wants A Piece is a superb blues record oozing with soul that you can really feel. National Rock Review recently caught up with Joe Louis Walker whilst on tour in the UK to talk about his latest album, his and long successful career in the music industry and his plans for the future.

Interview – Joe Louis Walker

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Adam Kennedy is an experienced music photographer based in northeast England. He has been shooting concerts for several years, predominantly with the band Vintage Trouble. In 2013, he was one of their tour photographers, covering the UK and Ireland tour including the headline shows and as opening act for The Who. As an accomplished concert photographer, Adam's work has been featured in print such as, Classic Rock Blues Magazine, Guitarist Magazine, Blues in Britain magazine, broadcast on the MDA Telethon on ABC Television in the US, used in billboard advertising for Renaissance Hotels in the US, and featured online via music blogs such as Uber Rock and Guitar Planet. He is also the official photographer at Newcastle Rock and Blues Club.