Charlie Walker (musician)
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Charlie Walker was an American country musician born in Copeville, Texas
. He held membership in the Grand Ole Opry
from 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.
in the early 1950s before signing with Decca Records
. His first hit, "Only You, Only You" was co-written with Jack Newman and reached #9 on the country chart in January 1956. Walker later signed with Columbia Records
and reached #2 with a Harlan Howard
song, "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down". His other hits include "Who Will Buy the Wine", "Wild as a Wildcat", "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon", and "I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought That She Could Win". Many of his records featured harmony vocals by Ray Price
. Walker played a minor role in the 1985 Patsy Cline
biographical film Sweet Dreams.
Walker is survived by his wife Connie and 10 children: Ronnie, Cindy, Arthur, Charlie III, Elissa, Charlene, Catherine, Christina, Caroline and Charlton; along with 15 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.; he died of colon cancer at the age of 81 in Hendersonville, Tennessee
.
Copeville, Texas
Copeville is an unincorporated community in southeastern Collin County, Texas, United States, along State Highway 78. Its elevation is 554 feet . Although Copeville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75121; the post office was first opened in 1878.Named for early...
. He held membership in the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
from 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.
Career
Walker worked as a disc jockeyDisc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in the early 1950s before signing with Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
. His first hit, "Only You, Only You" was co-written with Jack Newman and reached #9 on the country chart in January 1956. Walker later signed with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and reached #2 with a Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
Harlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
song, "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down". His other hits include "Who Will Buy the Wine", "Wild as a Wildcat", "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon", and "I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought That She Could Win". Many of his records featured harmony vocals by Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)
Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
. Walker played a minor role in the 1985 Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
biographical film Sweet Dreams.
Walker is survived by his wife Connie and 10 children: Ronnie, Cindy, Arthur, Charlie III, Elissa, Charlene, Catherine, Christina, Caroline and Charlton; along with 15 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.; he died of colon cancer at the age of 81 in Hendersonville, Tennessee
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Hendersonville is a city in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, on Old Hickory Lake. The population was 51,372 at the 2010 census. Hendersonville is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located 18 miles northeast of downtown Nashville. The city was settled around 1784 by...
.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Greatest Hits | Columbia | |
| 1965 | Close All the Honky Tonks | Epic | |
| 1966 | Born to Lose | ||
| Wine, Women and Walker | |||
| 1967 | Don't Squeeze My Sharmon | 16 | |
| 1968 | Greatest Hits | ||
| Country Style | Vocalion | ||
| 1969 | He Is My Everything | Epic | |
| Recorded Live in Dallas, Texas | |||
| 1971 | Honky Tonkin | ||
| 1972 | I Don't Mind Goin' Under | RCA Victor | |
| 1973 | Break Out the Battle / Bring On Music | ||
| 1978 | Golden Hits | Plantation | |
| 1979 | Texas Gold |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1952 | "I'm Looking for Another You" | singles only | ||
| "Flaming Jewels" | ||||
| "Out of My Arms" | ||||
| 1953 | "Flock of Memories" | |||
| "Stay Away from My Head" | ||||
| 1954 | "Tell Her Lies and Feed Her Candy" | |||
| "When You Know You Have Lost" | ||||
| 1955 | "Chocolate Song" | |||
| 1956 | "Only You, Only You" | 9 | ||
| "Stand Still" | ||||
| 1957 | "Cheaters Never Win" | |||
| "Dancing Mexican Girl" | ||||
| "Take My Hand" | ||||
| 1958 | "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" | 2 | Greatest Hits | |
| 1959 | "I'll Catch You When You Fall" | 16 | ||
| "When My Conscience Hurts the Most" | 22 | |||
| 1960 | "Who Will Buy the Wine" | 11 | ||
| 1961 | "Facing the Wall" | 25 | ||
| "Right Back at Your Door" | ||||
| "Louisiana Belle" | singles only | |||
| 1962 | "Life Goes On (I Wonder Why)" | |||
| "One in Every Crowd" | ||||
| 1963 | "That's Where Katie Waits" | |||
| 1964 | "Close All the Honky Tonks" | 17 | Close All the Honky Tonks | |
| 1965 | "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" | |||
| "Wild as a Wildcat" | 8 | single only | ||
| 1966 | "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" | 39 | Wine, Women and Walker | |
| "The Man in the Little White Suit" | 37 | |||
| "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" | ||||
| "Daddy's Coming Home (Next Week)" | 56 | singles only | ||
| "I'm Gonna Hang Up My Gloves" | 65 | |||
| 1967 | "The Town That Never Sleeps" | 38 | ||
| "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon" | 8 | Don't Squeeze My Sharmon | ||
| "I Wouldn't Take Her to a Dogfight" | 33 | |||
| 1968 | "Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives" | 54 | singles only | |
| "San Diego" | 31 | 28 | ||
| 1969 | "Honky-Tonk Season" | 52 | Recorded Live in Dallas, Texas | |
| "Moffett, Oklahoma" | 44 | |||
| 1970 | "Honky Tonk Women" | 56 | Honky Tonkin | |
| "Let's Go Fishin' Boys (The Girls Are Bitin')" | 52 | |||
| "God Save the Queen (Of the Honky Tonks)" | ||||
| 1971 | "My Baby Used to Be That Way" | 71 | ||
| "Wild Women" | single only | |||
| 1972 | "I Don't Mind Goin' Under (If It'll Get Me Over You)" | 74 | I Don't Mind Goin' Under | |
| 1973 | "Soft Lips and Hard Liqour" | 65 | 81 | Break Out the Battle / Bring On Music |
| "Gonna Drink Milwaukee Dry" | ||||
| 1974 | "Wanting My Women Again" | singles only | ||
| "Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces)" | 66 | |||
| 1975 | "Say You're Gone" | |||
| 1977 | "Deep Water" | |||
| "I've Had a Beautiful Time" | ||||
| 1978 | "T for Texas" | |||
| "Red Skies Over Georgia" | ||||
| "My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back to You" | ||||
| 1979 | "Don't Sing a Song About Texas" | Texas Gold |