Kurz-Bio:
Der Countrysänger und Gitarrist Billy Walker wurde am 14. Jänner 1929 in Ralls, Texas, als William Marvin Walker geboren und verstarb am 21. Mai 2006 auf der Heimfahrt nach Nashville nach einem Auftritt in Foley, Alabama, auf der Interstate 65 in Fort Deposit, Alabama, nachdem sich sein Fahrzeug drehte und danach überschlug. Auch seine Frau Bettie, der Bassist Charles Lilly Jr. und der Gitarrist Daniel Patton kamen ums Leben. Nur sein Enkelsohn Joshua Brooks überlebte den Autounfall mit schweren Verletzungen.
Billy Walker's 45er-Singles:
CAPITOL
03 50....F941....BILLY WALKER (The Travelin' Texan)..Too Many Times (45-5542-Z)/Dirt 'Neath Your Feet (45-5543-Y)
07 50....F1097....BILLY WALKER..The Last Kiss Is The Sweetest (45-5964-Z)/Alcohol Love (45-5965-Y)
COLUMBIA - C&W
04 51....4-20798....BILLY WALKER..Beautiful Brown Eyes (ZSP 5519)/I Ain't Got No Roses (ZSP 5517)
08 51....4-20847....BILLY WALKER..Fifteen Hugs Past Mid-Night (Twenty Kisses Til' One)/Ting-A-Ling
11 51....4-20874....BILLY WALKER..Don't Tell A Soul I Love You (ZSP 5521)/Millie My Darling (------)
02 52....4-20914....BILLY WALKER..Anything Your Heart Desires (ZSP 9122)/What Makes Me Love You (Like I Do) (ZSP 9123)
08 52....4-20994....BILLY WALKER..If I Should Live That Long (ZSP 9125)/One Heart's Beatin', One Heart's Cheatin' (------)
08 52....4-21003....BILLY WALKER..Back Street Affair (ZSP 11302)/You Can Talk Me Out Of Anything (But You) (ZSP 11303)
11 52....4-21037....BILLY WALKER..I Had A Dream (ZSP 12469)/The One You Hurt (ZSP 12467)
04 53....4-21085....BILLY WALKER..Mexican Joe (ZSP 13603)/You Have My Heart Now (ZSP 11318)
06 53....4-21122....BILLY WALKER..Time Will Tell All (------)/I Didn't Have The Nerve It Took To Go (ZSP 13128)
09 53....4-21154....BILLY WALKER..Don't Let Your Pride Break Your Heart (ZSP 13127)/I'm Looking For Love (ZSP 13125)
12 53....4-21191....BILLY WALKER..I Got Lost Along The Way (ZSP 30123)/I Can't Keep The Girls Away (ZSP 30124)
05 54....4-21256....BILLY WALKER..Pretend You Just Don't Know Me (ZSP 31427)/Thank You For Calling (ZSP 31425)
08 54....4-21290....BILLY WALKER..Going - Going - Gone ! (ZSP 31488)/I'm A Fool To Care (ZSP 31428)
12 54....4-21326....BILLY WALKER..Kissing You (ZSP 34140)/You're The Only Good Thing (That's Happened To Me) (ZSP 34141)
02 55....4-21348....BILLY WALKER..Let Me Hear From You (ZSP 34841)/Hey! (ZSP 34842)
05 55....4-21392....BILLY WALKER & JEANETTE HICKS..Which One Of Us Is To Blame (ZSP 35996)/JEANETTE HICKS & BILLY WALKER..Let's Make Memories Tonight (ZSP 35997)
08 55....4-21439....BILLY WALKER..Fool That I Am (I Still Love You) (ZSP 35994)/The Record (ZSP 35995)
11 55....4-21471....BILLY WALKER and JEANETTE HICKS..Blue Mountain Waltz (ZSP 37260)/JEANETTE HICKS and BILLY WALKER..Why Does It Have To Be (ZSP 37261)
02 56....4-21499....BILLY WALKER..Whirlpool (JZSP 37256)/Go Ahead And Make Me Cry (JZSP 37257)
06 56....4-21531....BILLY WALKER..I've Got Leavin' On My Mind (JZSP 38546)/I'll Never Stand In Your Way (JZSP 38547)
11 56....4-21566....BILLY WALKER..So Far (JZSP 38544)/Little Baggy Britches (JZSP 38545)
COLUMBIA
02 57....4-40846-c....BILLY WALKER..Especially For Fools (JZSP 39768)/If You're Happy (Then I'm Satisfied) (JZSP 39769)
05 57....4-40920-c....BILLY WALKER..On My Mind Again (JZSP 41304)/Viva La Matador! (JZSP 41305)
09 57....4-41008-c....BILLY WALKER..The Image Of Me (JRZSP 40343)/Anything Your Heart Desires (JRZSP 40341)
01 58....4-41099....BILLY WALKER..Put Your Hand In Mine (JZSP 42799)/I Need It (JZSP 42797)
04 58....4-41154....BILLY WALKER..It'll Take A While (JZSP 42800)/Where My Baby Goes (She Goes With Me) (JZSP 42798)
08 58....4-41226....BILLY WALKER..It's Doggone Tough On Me (JZSP 44281)/Ghost Of A Promise (JZSP 44282)
01 59....4-41319....BILLY WALKER..Mr. Heartache (ZSP 45256)/I Thought About You (ZSP 45257)
07 59....4-41433....BILLY WALKER..A Woman Like You (ZSP 47633)/The Storm Within My Heart (ZSP 47631)
11 59....4-41519....BILLY WALKER..I Call It Heaven (ZSP 47634)/One Way Give And Take (ZSP 47632)
12 59....4-41548....BILLY WALKER..Changed My Mind (ZSP 48939)/Forever (ZSP 48937)
05 60....4-41658....BILLY WALKER..I'll Be True To You (ZSP 50147)/Little Lover (ZSP 50148)
09 60....4-41763....BILLY WALKER..Gotta Find A Way (JZSP 51195)/I Wish You Love (JZSP 51196)
12 60....4-41872....BILLY WALKER..Yes, I've Made It (ZSP 52130)/Faded Lights And Lonesome People (ZSP 52131)
06 61....4-42050....BILLY WALKER..Funny How Time Slips Away (ZSP 54097)/Joey's Back In Town (ZSP 54098)
COLUMBIA - 33 1/3 Stereo
10 61....S7 31185 - JS7 - 36….BILLY WALKER..Just Call Me Lonesome (From Now On) (ZSM 54960 JB)/Let's Think About Living (ZSM 54961 JB)
10 61....S7 31186 - JS7 - 36….BILLY WALKER..They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (ZSM 54962 JB)/I Take The Chance (ZSM 54963 JB)
10 61....S7 31187 - JS7 - 36….BILLY WALKER..I Guess Things Happen That Way (ZSM 54964 JB)/I'm The One Who Loves You (ZSM 54965 JB)
10 61....S7 31188 - JS7 - 36….BILLY WALKER..Molly Darling (ZSM 54966 JB)/Gonna Find Me A Bluebird (ZSM 54967 JB)
10 61....S7 31189 - JS7 - 36….BILLY WALKER..There Stands The Glass (ZSM 54968 JB)/Jambalaya (ZSM 54969 JB)
COLUMBIA
01 62....4-42287....BILLY WALKER..Charlie's Shoes (ZSP 55777)/Wild Colonial Boy (ZSP 55778)
07 62....4-42492....BILLY WALKER..Willie The Weeper (ZSP 57434)/Beggin' For Trouble (ZSP 57435)
01 63....4-42664....BILLY WALKER..I've Got A New Heartache (ZSP 58850)/Thank You For Calling (ZSP 58851)
05 63….4-42794….BILLY WALKER..Storm Of Love (ZSP 75002)/Heart, Be Careful (ZSP 75003)
10 63….4-42891….BILLY WALKER..The Morning Paper (ZSP 76087)/Coming Back For More (ZSP 76088)
Keep Searchin'
Gerd
