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▲|birth_name = William Marvin Walker
▲|birth_date = {{birth date|1929|1|14}}
▲|birth_place =[[Ralls, Texas]], U.S.
▲|death_date = {{death date and age|2006|5|21|1929|1|14}}
| instrument = [[Acoustic Guitar|Guitar]]
▲|death_place =[[Fort Deposit, Alabama]], U.S.
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▲|years_active = 1947–2006
▲|label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Monument Records|Monument]], [[MGM Records|MGM]], [[RCA Records|RCA]], Tall Texan
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▲| website = {{URL|http://www.billywalker.com/site/}}
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'''William Marvin Walker''' (January 14, 1929 – May 21, 2006) was an American [[country music]] singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "[[Charlie's Shoes]]". Nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than 30 charting records during a nearly 60-year career,<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=369}}</ref> and was a longtime member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]].
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