"The Walk" is a song written by Jimmy McCracklin and Bob Garlic and performed by McCracklin. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[1]

Other charting versions

• The Inmates released a version which reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart and #107 on the U.S. pop chart in 1979.[2]

Other versions

• Bill Black's Combo released a version of the song on their 1962 album Movin'.[3]
• The Hamsters released a version of the song on their 2002 album They Live by Night.
• The T. Rex song "Beltane Walk" from the group's 1970 debut album T. Rex has riffs similar to "The Walk".[4][5][6]
• Freddie King's famous instrumental "Hide Away" quotes "The Walk" in one of its choruses.
• The Steve Miller Band recorded a version of "The Walk" on their album Let Your Hair Down, which interestingly quotes the main lick from "Hide Away" on the intro.

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