Akili Walker, Clip 3: Akili Walker's Best Experience On Tour

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Akili Walker

Date: Time Period: 1980s; 2016-04-12; Interview recorded: April 12, 2016 Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:06:03

Creator: Akili Walker interviewed by Frank Gattie Identifier: aql:19862 qmp-aw-clip-000003

Description: Akili Walker's most memorable experience as a touring sound engineer was during LL Cool J's first solo tour. Mr. Walker also was on the road with his idols Run-D.M.C and the Beastie Boys who came together to do the show. He also talks about how musicians he has worked with in the past have changed.

Title : Akili Walker, Clip 3: Akili Walker's Best Experience On Tour

Collection : aql:20455; aql:19950

Creator : Akili Walker interviewed by Frank Gattie

Date : Time Period: 1980s; 2016-04-12; Interview recorded: April 12, 2016

Summary/Description : Akili Walker's most memorable experience as a touring sound engineer was during LL Cool J's first solo tour. Mr. Walker also was on the road with his idols Run-D.M.C and the Beastie Boys who came together to do the show. He also talks about how musicians he has worked with in the past have changed.

Subject : Hip-hop; Music trade; Concert tours; LL Cool J, 1968-; Beastie Boys; Run-D.M.C. (Musical group)

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Akili Walker

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Queens, Queens, NY Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:06:03

Identifier : aql:19862 qmp-aw-clip-000003