Billy Walker
Sign in to saveAmerican country music singer and guitarist (1929–2006)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Fly the Wing
- Soccer in the blood
- When the Gloves Came Off
- Contrasts
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-01-14
- Active to
- 2006-05-21
Discography
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- 80,341
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Billy Walker (January 14, 1929 – May 21, 2006) was an American country-music singer and guitarist, nicknamed "The Tall Texan." Walker was born in Ralls, Texas, in 1929, and became active in the Dallas music scene in the late 1940s. After a brief stint with Capitol Records, he signed with Columbia Records in 1951 at the same time as Ray Price. Walker was a cast member on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee in the late 1950's. He is most famous for his 1962 hit "Charlie's Shoes. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Walker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Texas
- Place of death
- Fort Deposit
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- country music
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Official website
- www.billywalker.com
- Image
- Billy Walker MGM publicity photo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1929-01-14
- date of death
- 2006-05-21
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- birth name
- William Marvin Walker
- name in native language
- Billy Walker
- different from
- Billy Walker
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