Clarence Tex Walker

Clarence "Tex" Walker (January 24, 1946 – August 8, 2007) was an American rhythm and blues musician, who was the lead singer with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters and The Coasters. After touring Europe with Big Joe Turner, Walker appeared at the Bishopstock Blues Festival, before forming his own group in London, The Walker Street Blues Band, and recording Blues in Black, which was released to critical acclaim in Britain. Walker made the UK his home and performed numerous gigs and concerts there. In his later years he lived in Oxford, England.