Cindy Walker
Jun 30, 2016 6:37:46 GMT -6
Post by Kaz ~:~ on Jun 30, 2016 6:37:46 GMT -6
Cindy Walker
Date of Birth 20 July 1918, Mart, Texas, USA
Date of Death 23 March 2006, Mexia, Texas, USA
Spouse (1)
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Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Her songs were recorded by generations of celebrities, beginning with Bing Crosby in 1942. During a trip to Hollywood with her father, she sang one of her compositions for Larry Crosby, who asked her to return the next day so that Bing could hear it. He decided to record the song, "Lone Star Trail". Other hits she wrote include "You
Don't Know Me", "Dream Baby", and the Gene Autry hit, "Silver Spurs".
Willie Nelson released an album of her work in March 2006.
Retired in Mexia, Texas [July 2003]
