Walker Johnson started playing guitar in 1964.  His first good guitar was a Gibson B 25 bought with high school graduation money from his grandmother in 1966.   Earlier he won several talent contests in East Tennessee while playing a $75.00 Martin copy. The Gibson went with him to military school and later to The University of Tennessee. 

In a blatant attempt to find girls, Walker’s music grew from on-campus performances to regular jobs in and around the Knoxville and Gatlinburg area.  The music was a folk/comedy style that has spilled over into what he is doing today.

After working in several trios Walker went solo in 1971, dividing his music with a new career in radio.  The folk days were fading but the idea of telling jokes between sappy danceable songs was still working.  When radio grew into a full time hobby, the guitar was put away.

In 1982 Walker found a new venue for the “old” songs and style.  Knoxville was the home of the 1982 World’s Fair and the Peter Paul and Mary songs, coupled with bazaar tunes like Hemorrhoids were more than welcome in this amazing mix of people and cultures.  Broadcasting live daily from the fair gave him a great inside track and within a month he was performing 4 nights a week on the outdoor Garden Stage. 

After the close of the fair, the music also rolled back into the guitar case.  With the exception of a few shows for non-profits and weddings the only time the guitar was brought out was when the house was empty and the dogs were outside. 

In July 2001 Andy Morton made the decision to return to East Tennessee and Walker ran into Andy at their high school reunion. The two had often spoken about getting together someday to perform and with Andy back in East Tennessee they could no longer think of any good reason not to do it.

They’ve found their unique mix and the glue is the excitement that is generated during the sets.  Most songs are a pure hoot, what is said before and after shakes the smallest of bellies, and the overall sound will not scare your dog.

And the rest, as they say, is history...