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TMZ solely reviews that Anthony “Child Hole” Walker, a member of R&B/funk group The Hole Band, has handed away on the age of 60.
The musician and dancer died in an Ohio hospital on March 4 of problems from a current neck surgical procedure, in line with his brother, Dr. Eric Walker. A memorial service will happen later this week in his hometown of Chicago.
Walker joined The Hole Band in 1979, over a decade after the band’s formation. Regardless of his late arrival, Walker served as a core member of the group for 23 years as a dancer, choreographer and songwriter.
In 1985, Walker teamed up with lead singer Charlie Wilson and bandmate Billy Younger to supply the album “Billy & Child Hole.” The album, the primary to be launched as a part of a band member collab, spawned the #3 hit, “Rock The Nation.”
As a musician, Walker additionally collaborated with Rick James, George Clinton, and Snoop Dogg (performing drums on his hit, “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head,” which samples The Hole Band’s “I Don’t Imagine You Wish to Get Up and Dance (Oops)”). He additionally fashioned a widely known breakdancing group, “Tidal Wave,” within the Nineteen Seventies. He would go on to choreograph for Disney and taught at John Travolta’s dance studio within the Eighties.
Previous to his passing, Walker was performing as a member of GapX, a bunch consisting of former Hole Band members.
Hole Band Member Anthony “Child Hole” Walker Passes Away at 60
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