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Joe Louis Walker passed away at the age of 75. The electric blues musician, passed away due to cardiac-related illness and died surrounded by family, that is, his wife of 16 years, Robin and two daughters, Leena and Bernice, as per Rolling Stone. His career spans for over six decades, where the guitarist and singer worked with artists like Bonnie Raitt and Mark Knopfler. Walker also opened for icons like Muddy Waters and Thelonious Monk, being considered a “musician’s musician” in the genre of blues with Aretha Franklin dubbing him as “The Bluesman.”