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Charlie Walker’s biggest hit was the Harlan Howard song, “Pick Me Up On Your Way Down.” It went to number 2 and stayed there for 22 weeks in 1958-59. It’s the epitome of a good country song, and I especially like that the notes go up to “up” and down to “down.” It’s always been a Charlie Walker song to me, and I had no idea so many other people sang it. Especially women—from Wanda Jackson in 1958 to Martina McBride and Teea Goens in 2012, with Connie Smith and Teresa Brewer and others in between. Mel Tillis, Ray Price, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buck Owens on his album, Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard, are some of the men, along with The Tractors. Two singers, Carl Smith and Bobby G. Rice, charted on Billboard in the top fifty. I made a surprising discovery while doing this research. Patsy Cline recorded “Pick Me Up On Your Way Down” on November 8, 1956. It’s a different song, written by Mae Axton, Glenn Reeves, and Burton Levy. The words and melody of the title line are the same in both songs