John Mark Walker

AKA: "Doctor John Walker" musical stage name

Born 1940-08-07 Chickasha, OK (USA)

Died 2018-11-25
Lincoln, NE (USA)

Walker taught philosophy at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln from 1969 to his retirement in 2002. He was a beloved fixture on the Lincoln and Nebraska music scene, often introduced as "Lincoln's bluesman." He wrote songs, performed and recorded his unique brand of country-blues music for over 50 years. He founded Prairie Dog Music, an independent label that featured many regional artists. His label also published his book What the Hoops Junkie Saw: Poems, Stories, and Reflections on the Passing Scene. which collected bits of memoir, poems, songs, stories and essays. He traveled with the Nebraska Arts Council's Touring Artists Program and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center as Nebraska representative in the State Days concert series. He belonged to the Wesleyan Writers Group that included State Poet Bill Kloefkorn, newspaper columnist Leon Satterfield, novelist Kent Haruf and psychologist Mary Pipher.

Places Lived

Oklahoma
Missouri
Lincoln, NE

Author Of

Biography
Music and Audio

Keywords

Country-Blues Songwriter; Musical Performer; Wesleyan Writers Group

Education

PhD, Brown University

Occupation

Philosophy Professor
Musician

Places Worked

Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

Associations

KZUM radio
Zoo Bar

Bibliography

What the Hoops Junkie Saw: Poems, Stories, and Reflections on the Passing Scene. 2012.

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