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A musical family tradition
Katie Walker will follow in her parents' footsteps by touring with Up with People
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Katie Walker, right, and her mother Debbie pore over an album of photos from Debbie and Lee Walker's 1984-'85 experiences as Up with People band members. Now Katie will sing and dance with the show that brought her parents together. - photo by Special
If it wasn't for Up with People, Katie Walker might not even be around. Over the next six months, she will tour a portion of the world as part of the same musical stage show that brought her parents together. The perky blend of performance, travel and educational experience called Up with People was an international sensation a generation ago.
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