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William Marvin Walker (January 14, 1929 – 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 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.

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rdfs:label	بيلي ووكر (ar) Billy Walker (Musiker) (de) Billy Walker (musician) (en) Billy Walker (zanger) (nl)
rdfs:comment	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. (ar) William Marvin Walker (January 14, 1929 – 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 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry. (en) Billy Walker (Ralls (Texas), 14 januari 1929 – Alabama, 21 mei 2006) was een Amerikaanse countryzanger. Hij was onder meer bekend van het befaamde country-radioprogramma Grand Ole Opry. Aan het einde van de jaren veertig begon hij als zanger in de Texaanse plaats Dallas. In 1951 sloot hij een contract bij de platenmaatschappij Columbia Records. Zijn bekendste songs zijn (I'd Like to Be In) Charlie's Shoes en Cross the Brazos at Waco. In 2001 werd hij opgenomen in de Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. Billy Walker kwam op 77-jarige leeftijd tijdens een tournee door een motorongeluk om het leven. (nl) Billy Walker (* 14. Januar 1929 in , Texas; † 21. Mai 2006) war ein US-amerikanischer Country-Musiker, der in den 1960er Jahren seine größten Erfolge feierte. Nachdem er im Alter von fünfzehn Jahren einen Talentwettbewerb gewonnen hatte, bekam er die Chance zu Radioauftritten. 1949 wurde er von der in Dallas beheimateten Big D Jamboree Show engagiert. Für das Capitol-Label wurden einige Singles eingespielt, bevor er 1951 zu Columbia wechselte. Kurz darauf gelang ihm der nächste Karriereschritt, als er einen Vertrag von der bedeutenden Louisiana Hayride Show erhielt. Hier stand er mit den führenden Country-Musikern der 1950er auf der Bühne. 1955 engagierte er einen jungen Nachwuchsmusiker namens Elvis Presley für das Vorprogramm seiner Tournee. (de)
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