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The catalyst of Joshua Ray Walker’s unused album, What Is It Even?, was sparked on the patio of the Tulsa, Oklahoma melody venue and dive bar Mercury Lounge, a fitting start story for any country record. But this is far from an usual country record. It was on that Tulsa patio, profound into tour, when Walker and drummer Trey Pendergrass were half joking about what their gospel jump blues version of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Move With Somebody” would sound like, wondering “ what if the Blues Brothers covered a Whitney Houston song?”
At that point, it was still unclear how the Dallas native would follow up his trio of critically acclaimed, interconnected albums, all of which were packed tight with character-driven songs that set multiple national-tours worth of crowds on the precipice of staining their shirts with either beers or tears, depending on the lyric. The third of the trio, Notice You Next Second, led to Walker appearing on The Tonight Show and CBS Saturday Morning, brought with it performances at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and Gruene Hall in Texas, landed him on Rolling Stone’s “Best of 2021” list, and prompted SPIN to call him “one of country’s most exciting storytellers.”
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Rising country star Joshua Ray Walker, 33, reveals cancer has spread to both his lungs
Country actor Joshua Ray Walker has shared the heartbreaking update that his cancer has spread to both of his lungs.
Joshua, 33, who revealed last year that he'd been diagnosed with colon cancer, took to Instagram earlier this week to update fans with the unfortunate news that the disease had spread.
'Hey y'all! Once again, I've got some good and worst news to deliver,' the singer, from Dallas, Texas, began his caption.
'The nice news is that I've finished chemo treatment! It was extremely tough, and I want to thank y'all so much for supporting me through this experience.
Joshua Ray Walker took to Instagram to share the sad news that, despite successfully undergoing treatment for colon cancer, his doctors have discovered cancer in his lungs
'My body handled it reasonably well, and I've begun to rebuild my energy and immune system!'
He continued to split that he had found out some bad news as well though, that the cancer had spread to his lungs.
'The bad news is that upon the completion of tests to review on the status of my cancer post treatment, multiple nodes of varying sizes wer
In the Deep End With … Joshua Ray Walker
It only takes a scant seconds of Joshua Ray Walker’s What Is It Even? to realize this is a bold project.
The 11-song tribute to female singers and songwriters starts with an unaccompanied piercing country wail: “I’m cryin’ …” But it’s not a country weeper, or at least it wasn’t before Walker got a hold of it. It’s Lizzo’s “Cuz I Adore You,” and it’s monumental. Walker’s powerful voice packs the full punch of unexpectedly falling in affectionate and not knowing how to handle the feelings, backed by horns, organ, and the same pounding drumbeat that made Lizzo’s version a hit. It’s best to go ahead and buckle up, because the album, which comes out this Friday on Soundly Music, doesn’t allow up from there.
Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” becomes a gospel bounce blues, impossible not to want to get up and dance too, whether with somebody or all by yourself. And Walker transforms Cher’s “Believe” into a country burner, dripping with pedal steel, no Auto-Tune needed. Even before we all revisited “Nothing Compares 2 U” upon Sinéad O’Connor’s recent passing, Walker remembered the beauty and power of the Prince-penned song, speeding it up a bit