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He is nicknamed \"Mr. Emotion.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigler has worked with most of the artists associated with the Philadelphia stable including The O'Jays, The Roots, Jackie Moore, Harold Melvin \u0026amp; the Blue Notes, Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills. He also co-wrote \"The Ruler's Back\", the opening song on the widely respected and critically acclaimed album The Blueprint by Jay-Z.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally a performer, Sigler first recorded for the V-Tone Records label in 1959. He has also recorded for the Decca, Parkway, Gamble, Philadelphia International and Gold Mind labels. Gold Mind, headed by Philly guitarist/writer/producer/arranger Norman Harris was a subsidiary of Salsoul Records. In 1967, he had a hit record on Parkway: a cover of \"Let the Good Times Roll/Feel So Good,\" which peaked at #22 in August.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Sigler sang the \"23rd Psalm\" at the ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen on March 29, 2007, at the United States Capitol.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 18, 2008, Sigler sang the United States National Anthem before the Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins boxing match.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, Sigler wrote a single and performed a number of concerts with Israeli hip hip jazz fusion group Coolooloosh.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Bunny+Sigler","playStationPath":"/stations/121427464/play","stationId":121427464,"bioPath":"/music/Bunny+Sigler/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Deniece+Williams","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/824/8248047c7b85a210cef31f9addf732e3_md.jpg","artistName":"Deniece Williams","artistId":4523,"station_id":113557060},{"musicPath":"/music/Stephanie+Mills","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d49/d49176016e583df260afceda67ade90c_md.jpg","artistName":"Stephanie Mills","artistId":461280,"station_id":401346144},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Kendricks","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a9c/a9ce320f6841b1455145a62de8f8667e_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Kendricks","artistId":3639,"station_id":113317260},{"musicPath":"/music/Chuck+Jackson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e02/e02dab38889658a76c45f53646325325_md.jpg","artistName":"Chuck Jackson","artistId":2878,"station_id":113550139},{"musicPath":"/music/Major+Harris","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/928/928dc79a6d9b12a8dc80d3c5e461bce4_md.jpg","artistName":"Major Harris","artistId":3765,"station_id":113374198},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Salsoul+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1b2/1b2052ea507c967616ff534938109138_md.jpg","artistName":"The Salsoul Orchestra","artistId":4660,"station_id":113755698},{"musicPath":"/music/Lamont+Dozier","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee6/ee665257472e8d8832876176b77e573e_md.jpg","artistName":"Lamont Dozier","artistId":120048,"station_id":283329513},{"musicPath":"/music/Loose+Ends","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/312/312826fe99953b0ff1ab6576bdc1d18e_md.jpg","artistName":"Loose Ends","artistId":4835,"station_id":113455519},{"musicPath":"/music/Edwin+Starr","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a5f/a5f88562653d1a73ff68ecde55319a6b_md.jpg","artistName":"Edwin Starr","artistId":3669,"station_id":113527133},{"musicPath":"/music/Garnet+Mimms","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8e0/8e0f3fc0ed67abb0bda94eedb016ed15_md.jpg","artistName":"Garnet Mimms","artistId":9199,"station_id":113397812},{"musicPath":"/music/Al+Green","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab3/ab3612f6dcfa58ed402ceae8552c172f_md.jpg","artistName":"Al Green","artistId":46,"station_id":113267590},{"musicPath":"/music/Dobie+Gray","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e6b/e6ba06a513dfadc3264138c1a69e0c9a_md.jpg","artistName":"Dobie Gray","artistId":4961,"station_id":113262176},{"musicPath":"/music/Tyrone+Davis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/369/36941bbe2c94724725bb13f7279e9ee8_md.jpg","artistName":"Tyrone Davis","artistId":8628,"station_id":113404943},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Ebonys","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/545/545642c3b473078d41414eaff1c15753_md.jpg","artistName":"The Ebonys","artistId":3521,"station_id":113329766},{"musicPath":"/music/Syl+Johnson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b43/b43129eb5cdd07fca3011fdd5672b810_md.jpg","artistName":"Syl Johnson","artistId":80858,"station_id":267959007},{"musicPath":"/music/Marvin+Gaye","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9de/9de58bf5e814ae394d2c4277d3435dd7_md.jpg","artistName":"Marvin Gaye","artistId":526,"station_id":113262530},{"musicPath":"/music/Stevie+Wonder","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6f2/6f2686583d41fcd4a2d2f937cd8d4516_md.jpg","artistName":"Stevie Wonder","artistId":697,"station_id":113263697},{"musicPath":"/music/Luther+Ingram","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d7/4d785df1c95133ca85749645bf4d8080_md.jpg","artistName":"Luther Ingram","artistId":8566,"station_id":113784760}]}