Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker (born July 20, 1918 in Mart , Texas , † March 23, 2006 in Mexia , Texas) was an American country musician , singer and songwriter.

Life

Walker wrote numerous hits for well-known country music stars, including Bob Wills , Eddy Arnold and Carl Smith, and for Bing Crosby . Among other things, she wrote the rock song Dream Baby for Roy Orbison in 1962 and also Distant Drums for Jim Reeves , a song that was number one in the British charts for five weeks in 1966 .

You Don't Know Me Walker wrote with Eddy Arnold and took on Ray Charles and Jerry Vale . The Misty Moonlight was a hit by both Jerry Wallace and Dean Martin , and Walker wrote the western song Blue Canadian Rockies sung by Gene Autry . She also wrote for Bob Wills , with whom she also composed Sugar Moon .

In addition to her work as a songwriter, she appeared on stage as a singer and recorded several records. Her best time was with Fred Foster on Monument Records . In 1970 she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame , in 1997 even into the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 1998 into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame . In 2006, Willie Nelson recorded an album of Walker's best songs: You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker .

Web links

• Cindy Walker in the Country Music Hall of Fame