A soulful singer, a skilled songwriter, and a guitarist with a sharp, clear tone, Seth Walker is a blues artist who isn't afraid to stretch the boundaries of the genre. Walker's music is informed by jazz, soul, gospel, R&B, and country as well as purist's blues, and he's clearly learned a great deal from veteran acts like T-Bone Walker, Percy Mayfield, and Snooks Eaglin rather than the more rock-based artists who've dominated American blues from the 1970s onward. The influence of the giants of Texas blues was strong on his 2005 debut On the Outside, while relocating to New Orleans added a strong Crescent City vibe to 2014's Sky's Still Blue, and 2022's I Hope I Know blended the rootsy sounds with lyrics that looked inside an artist living through tough times.