Billy Walker (musician): Difference between revisions

|birth_date = {{birth date|19221929|1|14}}

|birth_place =[[lubbockRalls, Texas]]

|death_date = {{death date and age|2006|5|21|1929|1|14}}

|death_place =[[Fort Deposit, Alabama]]

'''William Marvin Walker''' (January 14, 19221929 – 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 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]].