Andre Walker

Andre was my guitar teacher at hacienda music 46 yrs ago when i was 13. He taught me classic rock songs and their guitar solos note for note. songs I still remember today, and still play in a band of my own. He was in a local band called `light´ and we were all in ahh of him because he could play anything including hendrix with his teeth. I saw him at one lesson fingerpicking flamingo scales on a nylon string with amazing speed and fluidity. That´s when i realized my guitar teacher was a...

Just wanted to offer my condolences. Andre was my guitar teacher when I was about 12 at hacienda music along with 2 of my classmates. I still enjoy playing some of the music he taught me and he has inspired me in so many ways. Just found out about his passing when myself and another of his former students were reminiscing about those times we learned guitar from Andre. Just wanted to share with his family that is still in our hearts and we´re continuing to keep his legacy alive by sharing...

I found out about Andre's pass just last weekend. Andre was my teacher back in the mid 70s and someone I when to High School who I didn't know at the time by do now told me that he passed. While we didn't know each other in HS we both took lessons from Andre around the same time. I still play for fun to this day and owe much of what I learned from Andre. I have thought of him from time to time over the decades and wondered what he was going. So sad to hear of his too early demise. God...

I am only now finding out that Andre has passed---I knew him in la puente in the 70's as I played guitar in a local band and Andre would come by and watch our practice-we were all musician friends--we referred to each other as friendly "rivals" although it was understood that Andre was the superior guitarist---this was his graciousness and I am shocked and saddened at his passing---he was indeed a special person.

I'll never forget jamming with my friend Tom in his backyard in Westminster with a cheap Dr. Rhythm drum machine. A shock of wild black hair with a red beanie appeared over the fence, with this big grin. "Can I go get my guitar and jam with you guys?" "Sure".. He shows up and plugs in, and is the single most incredible musician I have ever seen in my life! We started Train of Thought, and were Post Punk weirdos, that did some great shows. Even opened for 10'000 Maniacs once. I used to...

I'm sorry i'm so late to find out Andre has passed...I had been looking for him and came upon this. Belated condolances to the Walker family. Andre was my first teacher ..he was a great and very open-minded musician...he was so cool

Dear Ones,

To all the guitarists who have emailed me through this post...We didn't realize Andre had so many talented students (direct and indirect). I see now he was also a very gifted teacher.

A quick story...One time I asked Andre, "Why not take your tremendous energy and use it for your own good?" His reply was, "I hear music constantly and if someone can, or is willing to understand it, I'll offer it to them...it really isn't mine to keep."

Does that make sense...

It was a sad day recently when I heard of the passing of Andre. I was just talking about him with a former band member of his Pat Kahl (Lights). Pat brought out a photo album of the band Lights to show my two sons who there father's first and only guitar teacher was, im talking just a couple of months ago. Anybody who grew up in the San Gabriel Valley and played guitar was touched by Andre. After about 1 year of leasons with Andre he could see that i was getting frustrated with myself, so he...

My beloved brother Andre,

May your music go on forever... Andre was my brother and best friend. He was an amazing guitarist. And an amazing soul.

A friend and fellow guitarist told me the Saturday before he passed he was in LA "sitting-in" with some jazz recording artists from Canada. They assumed jazz was his medium...then he played classical, latin, rock and the blues. Yes, that was Andre, worldly, yet down home at the same time. They invited him to come back to jam...