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Charlie Walker (musician) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for his hit songs "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" and "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon". He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Walker was born in Copeville, Texas, and began performing in the 1940s. He moved to Nashville in the 1950s and signed with Columbia Records in 1956. His first hit single, "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down", was released in 1958 and became a major hit. He followed it up with other hits such as "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon", "Who Will Buy the Wine", and "Charlie's Shoes". Walker's career continued to be successful throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He released several albums and singles, and was a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Walker is now 82 years old. He has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He continues to perform and record music, and is a regular guest on the Grand Ole Opry.

Popular As Charles Levi Walker
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 2 November, 1926
Birthday 2 November
Birthplace Copeville, Texas, U.S.
Date of death (2008-09-12)
Died Place Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2008

Walker died of colon cancer in September 2008, at the age of 81 in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

1998

Pugh, Ronnie (1998). "Charlie Walker". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 567. ISBN 978-0195395631

1967

He held membership in the Grand Ole Opry from 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.

1951

Walker worked as a disc jockey in from 1951 until 1961 at KMAC and then from 1961 up to 1963 at KENS in San Antonio, Texas, before signing with Decca Records. His first hit, "Only You, Only You" was co-written with Jack Newman and reached No. 9 on the country chart in January 1956. Walker later signed with Columbia Records and reached No. 2 with a Harlan Howard song, "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down". His other hits include "Who Will Buy the Wine", "Wild as a Wildcat", "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon", and "I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight." Many of his records featured harmony vocals by Ray Price. His more popular recordings were of honky-tonk numbers, such as "Close All the Honky Tonks", and "Honky Tonk Women". Walker played a minor role in the 1985 Patsy Cline biographical film, Sweet Dreams.

1943

He was born in Copeville, Texas, United States. In 1943, Walker joined Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers, and during World War II, he served as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio Network.

1926

Charles Levi Walker (November 2, 1926 – September 12, 2008) was an American country musician. His biggest success was with the song, "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down".