Walter de Paduwa
- January 9, 2024
- Belgian Musician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Walter de Paduwa |
| Occupation | Belgian Musician |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 1, 1953(1953-02-01) |
| Age | 71 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Walter de Paduwa Biography
| Name | Walter de Paduwa |
| Birthday | Feb 1 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Birth Country | Belgium |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Walter de Paduwa is one of the most popular and richest Belgian musician who was born on February 1, 1953 in Belgium. Walter de Paduwa (aka Dr Boogie born on February 1, 1953) is a Belgian radio DJ, musician, and rock’n’roll scholar best recognized for his work in the band Canned Heat.
Fito de la Parra, Living The Blues. Little Big Beat, Lindewerra 2001, ISBN 3-00-007020-6.
For decades, De Paduwa has been a supporter of the American Woodstock-renowned boogie band Canned Heat and to this day he starts almost every regular edition of his Doctor Boogie radio show with a Canned Heat song. Long-standing Canned Heat drummer Fito de la Parra described de Paduwa as “a total blues and boogie freak” and noted that de Paduwa had “turned his home in Belgium into a museum for Canned Heat. I never knew a guy like that would exist. I’ve met fans who collect passes or records or pictures – maybe they covered one wall in their house with Canned Heat material. With this guy, it’s been a complete obsession.” The band thereupon appointed him as their unofficial historian, de la Parra giving de Paduwa many of the old tapes that he had lying around his Los Angeles garage that had been destined to be thrown away. De Paduwa and de la Parra have since issued CD archives known as Canned Heat The Boogie House Tapes in three volumes (named after de Paduwa’s house museum) and Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults, in honour of the band’s original singer Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite.
De Paduwa’s daughter, Sara, is herself a journalist within RTBF, Belgium’s French-speaking state radio and TV,. She has presented the early morning slot on Vivacité and in both 2015 and 2016 she was voted the chain’s most popular presenter.
The show of Walter de Paduwa Doctor Boogie includes up-beat blues, boogie, and Zydeco music. The show has been broadcasting every week for more than 20 years beginning on the 30th of October in 1994, on Belgian’s RTBF Radio 21 and its successor station Classic 21 and was cited in the book by Mark Elliott Culture Shock! Belgium as a demonstration of the unique spirit of Belgium’s radio industry. At the 20th anniversary celebration on October 31, 2014, De Paduwa revealed that the name Dr Boogie, while partially in the spirit of Flamin Groovies’ song, was actually an alias given to him from B J Scott. The show was originally planned to be on for three months, but it never stopped. After 15 years of airing on Sunday evenings at early-evenings The show was moved three times, and finally ended with a late-night slot for Friday however de Paduwa claims he’d keep creating his show using the same enthusiasm even if it was at 4am on the Tuesday of the week’. The 26th of June, 2015 was the 1000th episode of Dr Boogie radio show, and was commemorated by an hour-long Canned Heat special. In 2018 , the show was moved to a Monday evening slot and was then it was expanded by three hours. De Paduwa also presents Cool Cats which is a late night show that focuses on rockabilly music in addition to the fact that he presents”Blues Train” for three hours that was relaunched as the Classic 21 Blues show. De Paduwa has a penchant to play rare recordings from his vast personal collection. Alongside his shows, a number of Dr Boogie collections have come out to celebrate the genres of music.
Walter de Paduwa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Belgian musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Walter de Paduwa is one of the richest Belgian Musician from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Walter de Paduwa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
De Paduwa is the owner of the 1954 Les Paul gold top guitar which was originally used by “Blind Owl’ Alan Wilson on Canned Heat’s iconic 1960s albums. The chance to play this iconic ‘Boogie Machine’ guitar is an additional incentive for guests who wish to join”Dr Boogie” Dr Boogie show.
Walter de Paduwa was active in the Belgian rock scene in the 1970s. He formed the group T.U.S.H. in 1976 along with Dany Lademacher, and Charles Deraedemaecker (Charlie Maker) from the legendary Brussels collective Klepto. The group was initially named Toxic Cow-Dung and later Squeeze, and later to change their name to Tush in 1976 after in 1976 after the ZZ Top song of that name. However, on their album We’re just Boys (September 1977) the record label (EMI) added full stops between every letter to create a name that was subsequently renamed T.U.S.H. The album was not a huge success , though the single from December 1977 “No No No” was recently discovered to be an example of glam-punk that was classic.
On the Dr Boogie radio show of 29 November 2013, De Paduwa revealed that his all time favourite Canned Heat track was the song “Canned Heat Mamma” from the band’s 1969 fourth album, Hallelujah.
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Facts & Trivia
Walter Ranked on the list of most popular Belgian musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Walter de Paduwa celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.