Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, as well as former BBC Radio 2 colleagues of Johnnie Walker ... paid tribute to Walker, saying he was "a defender and gatekeeper of great musical taste".

Walker in 2004: ‘It’s a toughy, isn’t it?’ he said of his cancer diagnosis - Alamy ...

“So long Johnnie Walker, all across the years, a defender and gatekeeper of great musical taste, a cool, kind man who kept the bar high for all of us who loved him.” At the end of ...

"So long Johnnie Walker, all across the years, a defender and gatekeeper of great musical taste, a cool, kind man who kept the bar high for all of us who loved him." In an earlier tribute ...

A listeners’ favourite, he bounced back from scandals including ‘payola’ in the 1970s and a News of the World sting revealing cocaine use Johnnie ... liked music too much”. Walker joined ...

RADIO legend Johnnie Walker knew he had conquered the UK airwaves ... telling listeners the tartan-clad band was “musical garbage”. And in 1990, he was sacked from BBC GLR after saying people ...

Johnnie Walker, a former BBC Radio 2 DJ known for hosting the “Sounds of the 70s” show, died Monday. He was 79. The news was announced live on the station by Bob Harris, who took over Johnnie ...

BBC director general Tim Davie described Walker as a “pop radio pioneer and champion of great music”, adding: “No one loved the audience as much as Johnnie, and we loved him back.” ...

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, as well as former BBC Radio 2 colleagues of Johnnie ... the DJ's hearse. Walker was an avid fan of the US bikes, whose riders organise a "ride of honour" for late ...