The Walker Brothers split up in early 1968, principally as a result of tensions between Maus and Engel, after a UK tour in late 1967 which also featured Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens, and Engelbert Humperdinck, followed by a tour of Japan.
 John Walker then began performing solo with a backing band.
 He released a single, "Annabella", co-written by Graham Nash, which reached # 24 on the UK singles chart, and an album, If You Go Away.
 Later solo singles on Philips, and then on the Carnaby label owned by Mervyn Conn, were less successful, as was a 1969 album, This Is John Walker.
 In 1971, he recorded an album co-produced by Bill Wyman at the Château d'Hérouville in France, but it was never released.
 Two years later, he toured briefly with singer Jimmy Wilson and a backing group, as The New Walkers, before they split up.

Late in 1974, he agreed with Engel and Leeds to reform The Walker Brothers.
 In 1975, they released an album, No Regrets.
 The title track was taken off as a single and rose to # 7 on the UK chart in early 1976.
 They recorded two further albums together, Lines (1976) and Nite Flights (1978), which were less successful.
 They undertook some cabaret performances, although Engel (by now more usually known as Scott Walker) was reluctant to sing live; the group's contract with GTO Records ended and, according to Walker, the group "just drifted apart".

In 1986, he took part in a 1960s revival tour, before finally moving from England to San Diego.
 He took an electronics course, and became a technical consultant to manufacturing companies, while developing his own recording studio.
 He also began writing and composing material, mainly for other artists, and formed his own publishing company, Arena.
 In 2000, he set up his own record label and released a CD, You.
 He toured Britain again as part of a nostalgia package tour in 2004, and released an album, Silver Sixties Tour 2004, as well as resuming extensive touring in his own right.
 In 2007, he released two new CDs, Just For You, a collection of love songs, and Songs of Christmas and Inspiration.
He toured the UK again in 2009, as part of an "oldies" package, and in 2010 with the Dakotas, whose original line-up backed Billy J. Kramer in the 1960s.

A dual autobiography, written by Walker and Gary Leeds, The Walker Brothers: No Regrets - Our Story, was published in 2009.
The Walker Brothers split up in early 1968, principally as a result of tensions between Maus and Engel, after a UK tour in late 1967 which also featured Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens, and Engelbert Humperdinck, followed by a tour of Japan.  John Walker then began performing solo with a backing band.  He released a single, "Annabella", co-written by Graham Nash, which reached # 24 on the UK singles chart, and an album, If You Go Away.  Later solo singles on Philips, and then on the Carnaby label owned by Mervyn Conn, were less successful, as was a 1969 album, This Is John Walker.  In 1971, he recorded an album co-produced by Bill Wyman at the Château d'Hérouville in France, but it was never released.  Two years later, he toured briefly with singer Jimmy Wilson and a backing group, as The New Walkers, before they split up.
Late in 1974, he agreed with Engel and Leeds to reform The Walker Brothers.  In 1975, they released an album, No Regrets.  The title track was taken off as a single and rose to # 7 on the UK chart in early 1976.  They recorded two further albums together, Lines (1976) and Nite Flights (1978), which were less successful.  They undertook some cabaret performances, although Engel (by now more usually known as Scott Walker) was reluctant to sing live; the group's contract with GTO Records ended and, according to Walker, the group "just drifted apart".
In 1986, he took part in a 1960s revival tour, before finally moving from England to San Diego.  He took an electronics course, and became a technical consultant to manufacturing companies, while developing his own recording studio.  He also began writing and composing material, mainly for other artists, and formed his own publishing company, Arena.  In 2000, he set up his own record label and released a CD, You.  He toured Britain again as part of a nostalgia package tour in 2004, and released an album, Silver Sixties Tour 2004, as well as resuming extensive touring in his own right.  In 2007, he released two new CDs, Just For You, a collection of love songs, and Songs of Christmas and Inspiration. He toured the UK again in 2009, as part of an "oldies" package, and in 2010 with the Dakotas, whose original line-up backed Billy J. Kramer in the 1960s.
A dual autobiography, written by Walker and Gary Leeds, The Walker Brothers: No Regrets - Our Story, was published in 2009.
John Walker (musician)