Grand Ole Opry Member Charlie Walker Dies at Age 81

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Grand Ole Opry Member Charlie Walker Dies at Age 81
September 12, 2008


Charlie Walker performs on the Grand Ole Opry Stage in a 1967 file photo.

Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Walker died Friday morning (Sept. 12) in Hendersonville, Tenn., at age 81.

A honky-tonk singer best known for his 1958 recording of Harlan Howard's "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down," he also enjoyed a successful career as a radio broadcaster and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.

Born Nov. 26, 1926, in Copeville, Texas, Charles Levi Walker began his professional music career in Dallas during the 1940s as singer and guitarist with Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers.
After serving in the Army, he formed the Texas Ramblers and began performing in the Corpus Christi, Texas, area in 1947.
He moved to San Antonio in 1951 and gained a fan base as a disc jockey on radio station KMAC.

As a singer, Walker's first appearance on the country charts came in 1956 with "Only You, Only You," which reached No. 9.
Walker scored three other Top 10 country hits during his recording career on the Decca, Columbia, RCA Victor and Capitol labels.
"Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" failed to reach No. 1, but it spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard country chart. His other Top 10 singles include "Wild as a Wildcat" (1965) and "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon" (1967).

He became an Opry member in 1967 and was cast as country singer Hawkshaw Hawkins in Sweet Dreams, the 1985 film biography of Patsy Cline which starred Jessica Lange.

Walker, who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer, 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.

Visitation and funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.


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Chanteur US né en 1926, originaire de Copeville (Texas).
Charlie Walker a débuté au milieu des années quarante puis il devient un Disc-Jockey réputé.
En 1958, il connaît le succès en enregistrant pour Columbia, puis il passe chez Epic, Decca et RCA Records.
Toujours en activité en 1990, Charlie Walker est un très bon commentateur de sports et un champion de golf.

Titres :
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (live) (1958) - LOUISIANA HAYRIDE
Honky Tonk Blues (1960) - COLUMBIA
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (1978) - PLANTATION
Close All The Honky Tonks (1978) - PLANTATION
My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You (1978) - PLANTATION
Who Will Buy The Wine (1978) - PLANTATION

05/1952	SP IMPERIAL 45-8146 (US)	I'm Looking For Another You / Stolen Kisses
06/1952	SP IMPERIAL 45-8155 (US)	Flaming Jewels / Two Red Lips
09/1952	SP IMPERIAL 45-8161 (US)	Out Of My Arms / By Rights You Belongs To Me
12/1952	SP IMPERIAL 45-8173 (US)	Flock Of Memories / What You Savin' Your Lovin' For
03/1953	SP IMPERIAL 45-8185 (US)	Stay Away From My Head / I've Never Been Out Of Texas
06/1954	SP DECCA 9-29154 (US)	Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy / You Don't Need No Other Daddy
10/1954	SP DECCA 9-29334 (US)	When You Know You Have Lost / It Takes That To Satisfied Me
02/1955	SP DECCA 9-29416 (US)	The Chocolate Song / Hurry Back Home
11/1955	SP DECCA 9-29715 (US)	You Can't Get There From Here / Only You Only You
05/1956	SP DECCA 9-29908 (US)	Stand Still / Remembering

Ouais, j'ai vu ça hier soir, pffff encore un qui part, décidemment c'est la série !!

RIP

A part l'incontournable "pick me up and your way down" repris par beaucoup d'artiste, je ne le connaissais pas !

A découvrir .

Charlie Walker - Honky Tonk Season



Charlie Walker - My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You