Walker, Billy

Walker, Billy
▪ 2007
William Marvin Walker 
      American singer (b. Jan. 14, 1929, Ralls, Texas—d. May 21, 2006, near Montgomery, Ala.), was since 1960 a mainstay at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Walker—known early in his career as “the Traveling Texan, the Masked Singer of Country Songs”—had a string of hits in the 1960s, including “Charlie's Shoes,” “Cross the Brazos at Waco,” “A Million and One,” and “How Big Is God.” He was killed when the van in which he was traveling left the road.

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