Person · Open Library
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- Fly the Wing
- Soccer in the blood
- When the Gloves Came Off
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-01-14
- Active to
- 2006-05-21
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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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Article · العربية
ويليام مارفن «بيلي» ووكر (بالإنجليزية: Billy Walker) (14 يناير 1929 – 21 مايو 2006) هو مغني كانتري أمريكي راحل اشتهر بأغنيته Charlie's Shoes عام 1962. ودخلت أكثر من 30 أغنية له على قوائم أغاني الكانتري خلال مسيرته التي امتدت لنحو ستين عاما تقريبا؛ وكان عضوا قديما في غراند أول أوبري.
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