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|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = William Marvin Walker
|birth_date = {{birth date|19291922|1|14}}
|birth_place =[[Ralls, Texas]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2006|5|21|19291922|1|14}}
|death_place =[[Fort Deposit, Alabama]]
|instrument = [[Acoustic Guitar|Guitar]]
|genre = [[country music|Country]], [[rock and roll]]
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'''William Marvin Walker''' (January 14, 1929 – May 21, 2006)1922 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 charted 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 |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=369}}</ref> and was a longtime member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]].
 
==Biography==