The Walker Brothers

The Walker Brothers were an American pop group formed in Los Angeles in 1964 by John Maus (known professionally as John Walker) and Noel Scott Engel (known professionally as Scott Walker), and soon after joined by Gary Leeds (Gary Walker). They adopted the ’Walker Brothers’ name as a show business touch even though none of the members were related. After moving to Britain in 1965, they had several top-10 albums and singles there, including the No. 1 hits "Make It Easy on Yourself" and "The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)", both of which also made the US top 20 and Canadian top 2. Between them was the UK No. 3 hit "My Ship is Coming In". They provided a unique counterpoint to the British Invasion by achieving much more success in the UK than in their home country, a period when the popularity of British bands such as The Beatles dominated the U.S. charts.The trio split up in 1968, with all three members pursuing solo projects to varying degrees of success. They eventually reunited in the mid- to late 1970s and scored a final top-10 UK hit with "No Regrets". After releasing the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful album Nite Flights, in 1978, the group again disbanded. John Walker remained active in the music business and toured as a solo act until his death in 2011. Scott Walker resumed his solo career and gained recognition as an experimental artist; he died in 2019, leaving Gary Walker as the last surviving member.