Billy Walker
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Biography
William Marvin Walker was born on Januaryâ¯14,â¯1929, in Ralls, Texas, and became a prominent American country music singer and guitarist. After early exposure to radio in Clovis, Newâ¯Mexico, and a stint with the Bigâ¯Dâ¯Jamboree in Dallas, he signed with Capitol Records in 1949 and later with Columbia Records in 1951, recording at Jim Beckâs Dallas studio. William Marvin Walkerâs breakthrough came with the 1954 single "Thank You for Calling", and he achieved his only Numberâ¯1 hit with "Charlie's Shoes" in 1962, reaching the top of the Billboard country chart. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he released albums such as Thank You for Calling (1964) and A Million and One (1966), and he appeared on television programs including William Marvin Walkerâs Country Carnival. William Marvin Walker joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1960 and remained a regular performer, recording for Monument, MGM, RCA, and his own Tall Texan label. He toured internationally, performing at the International Festival of Country Music in London during the 1980s. On Mayâ¯21,â¯2006, William Marvin Walker died in a road accident in Fort Deposit, Alabama, after a performance in Foley, Alabama; he was interred in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Charlie's Shoes
- An Evening Prayer
- What a Friend We Have In Jesus
- I'm Gonna Keep On, Keep On Lovin' You
- Whispering Hope
- Don't Worry by Billy Walker
- When A Man Loves A Woman
- In the Garden
- Streets Of Laredo
- Funny How Time Slips Away
- Peace In The Valley by Billy Walker
- Shenandoah
- Roving Gambler
- Mistakes
- Little Joe the Wrangler
- Waiting for a Train
- Strawberry Roan
- Red River Valley
- Oh Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
- El Paso
- Rock of Ages
- She Didn't Make Me Cry
- Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
- That Ole el Paso Story Again
