Eddie Walker

Eddie Walker is a North American musician who has played in many bands in North Carolina, primarily as a drummer.

MusicAL Career

Ben Folds

Eddie's bands include Ben Folds' first notable project - Majosha, where he played alongside Ben and Evan Olson (with whom he went on to form "Bus Stop", alongside Ben's brother, Chuck Folds, and Britt "Snüzz" Uzzell), amongst others. It is believed that Eddie did not join this band until after both of their recordings - "Party night - five songs about Jesus" and "Shut up and listen to Majosha" were released.

Notes from a Strange Mailbag

Eddie played drums for this band during the late 1980s. The following videos are live from the last song ever performed at Hot Tamales, legendary Greensboro nightclub of the mid to late 80s in Greensboro, NC (10/2/1988). Many people remember Elevator as a song by the [...] Police, featuring Norwood (the author), but it was Notes who originally arranged, performed & recorded the song. Through the glass you can see the crowd outside as the room was to capacity for the Notes reunion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOeblCnvEmQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IBWgWARUcg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJoBm82YzII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx_LaeZ3Uzo

Bus Stop

With the previously mentioned Bus Stop, Eddie released 7 recordings - 2 cassettes ("Straight ahead" and the self-titled "Bus Stop"), 4 LPs ("Bus Stop", "No Parking", "A little faster" and "Miracle Time") and one compilation album, the Japanese "Ball and Chain".

After Bus Stop disbanded, Eddie and Chuck formed Britt's band (also called "Snüzz") and Eddie remains Britt's drummer to this day. Eddie also appeared on several of Evan Olson's solo albums and played "Still in Love" live with Ben Folds and William Shatner from Ben's first solo album, "Fear of Pop, Volume 1".

Walrus

Eddie plays in North Carolina based cover band, Walrus, recently joined briefly by Snüzz and (former member of Ben Folds Five and International Orange) Robert Sledge. Eddie is currently involved in the recording of Snüzz's upcoming 4th album "Big Potatoes".

Influence

Eddie's name is the inspiration for the Ben Folds song, "Eddie Walker" (though it is not actually about him, Ben just "borrowed" his name) which features on the Ben Folds Five album "[...] Baby Photos" and as a B-side of the single "Jackson Cannery". Eddie was also the inspiration for the Snüzz song "Eddie", as featured on his self-titled album, as well as on the Bus Stop album "A Little Faster".