Born in Philadelphia into the family of Henry and Susie May Sigler, as a child, little Walter Sigler would walk around singing and making up lyrics and choruses to songs. Walter Sigler became Bunny Sigler when as an infant his mother discovered that he had a fully grown front tooth. She commented that he looked just like a bunny rabbit and the nom de plume stuck.
His formative years were spent singing songs like "O Lord My God" and "The Lord's Prayer" at Helping Hand Rescue Mission and at various churches. In his teens, he sang at the Roman Emanuel Baptist Church and joined v...