Jonny Walker was a gifted musician and songwriter who will be remembered by the thousands of people who stopped over the years to hear him play on street corners in cities as diverse as Liverpool, Leeds, Bath and Norwich. A rakish figure with shoulder-length dark hair framing a fine-featured face that was usually topped off with a hat, Walker was a busy busker who played in more than 50 British towns and cities every year, leading many of his fans in each location to adopt him as their local minstrel. But he was more than just a very good singer and guitar player. As he developed as a street performer he became a leading campaigner for the preservation of street culture in Britain, taking the…

Source: The Times April 13, 2018 23:12 UTC