Billy Walker
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Billy Walker was an American country music singer and guitarist known for his smooth vocal style and a string of hits from the 1950s through the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Walker canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country singer
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2006 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | scored multiple Billboard country chart hits between the 1950s and 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-05-21 ⓘ |
| deathEvent | killed in an automobile accident while touring in Alabama ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium |
phonograph record
ⓘ
radio performance ⓘ television performance ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | The Tall Texan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | string of country hits from the 1950s through the 1970s ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“A Million and One”
NERFINISHED
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“Bear With Me a Little Longer” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Charlie’s Shoes” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Cross the Brazos at Waco” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Funny How Time Slips Away” (hit version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ralls, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Fort Deposit, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument Records NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Bettie Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth vocal style ⓘ |
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