Charlie Walker
- 81 years old
- Male
- Born Nov 02, 1926
- Died Sep 12, 2008
- Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
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Farewell Charlie
Grand Ole Opry star Charlie Walker, who became a popular disc jockey in Texas as he built a career as a honky-tonk singer, has died.
He was 81 and had been diagnosed recently with colon cancer.
A Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman said Walker died Friday morning in the Nashville suburb Hendersonville, Tenn.
Walker played country music over the Armed Forces Radio Network as part of the U.S. occupation forces in Tokyo after the Second World War.
He became a top country music disc jockey on San Antonio's KMAC in the 1950s while he recorded regional hits, including "Only You, Only You" on the Decca label.
His breakthrough was on Columbia Records in 1958 with the Harlan Howard-penned "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down." The tune became a million-seller and a country music staple.
His other hits included "Who Will Buy the Wine," "Wild as a Wildcat" and 'Don't Squeeze My Sharmon."
He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1967 and was also a longtime member of the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame.
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Kevin Lookabaugh Oct 24, 2008
Kevin Lookabaugh
Urbana, Ohio
My Memory WII NEVER BE FOGGEN !!
CHRIS Oct 10, 2008
My Memory
Gaylon Patterson Oct 02, 2008
Gaylon Patterson
My Memory
Bill Mc Millian Sep 28, 2008
Harmony Who Will By The Wine a great song, You will never be forgotton Charlie.
God Bless
Bill Mc Millian
New Richmond ,Ohio