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Chanteur Country US né le 2 Novembre 1926 à Copeville (Texas). Charlie Walker a débuté au milieu des années quarante puis il devient un Disc-Jockey réputé. En 1958, il connaît le succès en enregistrant pour Columbia, puis il passe chez Epic, Decca et RCA Records. Toujours en activité en 1990, Charlie Walker est un très bon commentateur de sports et un champion de golf. Il est décédé le 12 Septembre 2008 à Hendersonville (Tennessee).
Country
singer Charlie Walker remains best remembered for the 1958 honky tonk classic "Pick
Me Up on Your Way Down," a song also responsible for launching the career of its
composer, then-unknown Harlan Howard.
Born in Copeville, TX, on November 2, 1926, Walker began performing in his teens
upon the encouragement of his father, a cotton farmer. In 1943, he signed on as
a singer and guitarist with Bill Boyd's Cowboy
Ramblers, but enlisted in the U.S. Army the following year, serving in Tokyo
as a disc jockey for the American Forces Radio Network. Following World War II
Walker settled in San Antonio, where he was hired as an on-air personality with
local radio outlet KMAC — famed as "ol' polk salad, cotton-picking, boll-pulling,
corn-shucking, snuff-dipping Charlie Walker," he remained with the station for a
decade, and grew so popular and influential that in 1981 he was inducted into
the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame.
Despite his renown as a broadcaster, Walker continued performing, and in 1952 he
signed to Imperial Records, cutting a series of little-noticed singles including
"I'm Looking for Another You," "Out of My Arms," and "Stay Away from My Head."
The label cut him loose in mid-1953, and a year later he resurfaced on Decca,
scoring a regional hit that summer with "Tell Her Lies and Feed Her Candy." In
late 1955 Walker reached the national country charts with "Only You, Only You,"
but the remainder of his Decca output failed to enjoy comparable success, and he
parted ways with the label in 1957, landing at Mercury long enough to release
two additional singles, "Dancing Mexican Girl" and "I'll Never Let It Show."
Upon signing with Columbia in mid-1958, Walker was assigned "Pick Me Up on Your
Way Down," penned by aspiring songwriter
Howard, at that time a forklift
driver at a California printing factory. With its insistent shuffle rhythm and
memorable turn-of-phrase title, the single became an immediate hit, entering the
country Top Five and establishing the careers of both men. But while
Howard emerged as one of the most
prolific and successful composers in Nashville history, Walker never again
achieved the same commercial heights — follow-up singles like "I'll Catch You
When You Fall," "When My Conscience Hurts the Most," and "Who Will Buy the Wine"
still charted, but following 1963's "There's Where Katie Waits," Columbia cut
its losses. It took more than a year for Walker to resurface on record via the
Epic-label effort "Close All the Honky Tonks."
In mid-1965, he scored a minor hit with "Wild as a Wildcat," and two years later
earned some notoriety for the novelty effort "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon,"
inspired by toilet paper brand Charmin's commercial catch phrase. After spending
several years headlining the Las Vegas casino the Golden Nugget, Walker was
invited to join Nashville radio's famed Grand Ole Opry in 1967, and his
rowdy, witty songs made him a perennial fan favorite throughout his four-decade
stint with the program. He also continued recording throughout the 1970s,
charting for the last time with 1974's Capitol release "Odds and Ends." In 1985,
Walker also made his feature-film debut, playing ill-fated country singer
Cowboy Copas in the
Patsy Cline biopic Sweet Dreams. A
few months after colon cancer forced him to relinquish his Opry duties,
Walker died on September 12, 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Walker_(musician)
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Nashville Sound, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk
I'm Looking For Another
You (1952)
The Chocolate Song (1955) Dancing Mexican Boy (1957) I'll Never Let It Show (1957) Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (1958) |
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
03/1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8146 (US) | . | I'm Looking For Another You / Stolen Kisses |
03/1952 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8146 (US) | . | I'm Looking For Another You / Stolen Kisses |
06/1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8155 (US) | . | Flaming Jewels / Two Red Lips |
06/1952 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8155 (US) | . | Flaming Jewels / Two Red Lips |
09/1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8161 (US) | . | Out Of My Arms / By Rights You Belongs To Me |
09/1952 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8161 (US) | . | Out Of My Arms / By Rights You Belongs To Me |
12/1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8173 (US) | . | Flock Of Memories / What You Savin' Your Lovin' For |
12/1952 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8173 (US) | . | Flock Of Memories / What You Savin' Your Lovin' For |
03/1953 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8185 (US) | . | Stay Away From My Head / I've Never Been Out Of Texas |
03/1953 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8185 (US) | . | Stay Away From My Head / I've Never Been Out Of Texas |
06/1954 | 78 t. DECCA 29154 (US) | . | Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy / You Don't Need No Other Daddy |
06/1954 | SP DECCA 9-29154 (US) | . | Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy / You Don't Need No Other Daddy |
10/1954 | 78 t. DECCA 29334 (US) | . | When You Know You Have Lost / It Takes That To Satisfied Me |
10/1954 | SP DECCA 9-29334 (US) | . | When You Know You Have Lost / It Takes That To Satisfied Me |
02/1955 | 78 t. DECCA 29416 (US) | . | The Chocolate Song / Hurry Back Home |
02/1955 | SP DECCA 9-29416 (US) | . | The Chocolate Song / Hurry Back Home |
11/1955 | 78 t. DECCA 29715 (US) | . | You Can't Get There From Here / Only You Only You |
11/1955 | SP DECCA 9-29715 (US) | . | You Can't Get There From Here / Only You Only You |
05/1956 | 78 t. DECCA 29908 (US) | . | Stand Still / Remembering |
05/1956 | SP DECCA 9-29908 (US) | . | Stand Still / Remembering |
03/1957 | 78 t. MERCURY / STARDAY 71081 (US) | . | Dancing Mexican Boy / Gentle Love |
03/1957 | SP MERCURY / STARDAY 71081x45 (US) | . | Dancing Mexican Boy / Gentle Love |
04/1957 | 78 t. DECCA 30282 (US) | . | Cheaters Never Win / Sleeping Stones |
04/1957 | SP DECCA 9-30282 (US) | . | Cheaters Never Win / Sleeping Stones |
05/1957 | 78 t. MERCURY / STARDAY 71111 (US) | . | Charlie WALKER with The FOUR PALS - I'll Never Let It Show / Take My Hand |
05/1957 | SP MERCURY / STARDAY 71111x45 (US) | . | Charlie WALKER with The FOUR PALS - I'll Never Let It Show / Take My Hand |
09/1958 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 41211 (US) | . | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Two Empty Arms |
09/1958 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41211 (US) | . | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Two Empty Arms |
01/1959 | 78 t. MERCURY 71405 (US) | . | I'm Not Mixed Up Anymore / No Sorrow Tonight |
01/1959 | SP MERCURY 71405x45 (US) | . | I'm Not Mixed Up Anymore / No Sorrow Tonight |
04/1959 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 41388 (US) | . | I'll Catching You When You Fall / I Don't Mind Saying |
04/1959 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41388 (US) | . | I'll Catching You When You Fall / I Don't Mind Saying |
07/1959 | SP COLUMBIA LL 174 (JAP) |
The Battle Of New Orleans (Johnny HORTON) / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (Charlie WALKER) |
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09/1959 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 41467 (US) | . | Bow Down Your Head And Cry / When My Conscience Hurts The Most |
09/1959 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41467 (US) | . | Bow Down Your Head And Cry / When My Conscience Hurts The Most |
03/1960 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41633 (US) | . | I Go Anywhere / Who Will Buy The Wine |
11/1960 | SP COLUMBIA 4-41820 (US) | . | Facing The Wall / I Walked Out On Heaven |
05/1961 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42000 (US) | . | Right Back At Your Door / A Way To Free Myself |
10/1961 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42176 (US) | . | Louisiana Belle / Good Deal Lucille |
06/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42454 (US) | . | Life Goes On / I Only Meant To Borrow |
12/1962 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42669 (US) | . | One In Every Crowd / What's Wrong With Me |
08/1963 | SP COLUMBIA 4-42860 (US) | . | There's Where Katie Waits / Running Back To You |
1964 | SP ATLAS 1255 (US) | . |
Louise / Wrong Kind Of Woman |
10/1964 | SP EPIC 5-9727 (US) | . | Close All The Honky Tonks / Truck Drivin' Man |
02/1965 | SP EPIC 5-9759 (US) | . | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Honky Tonk Song |
05/1965 | SP EPIC 5-9799 (US) | . | Wild As A Wildcat / Out Of A Honky Tonk |
10/1965 | SP EPIC 5-9852 (US) | . | He's A Jolly Good Fellow / Memory Killer |
10/1965 | SP MEMORY LANE 5-2236 (US) | . | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You / Born To Lose |
1965 | EP EPIC 5-26137 (US) |
Close All The Honky Tonks - The Wild Side Of Life / Honky Tonk Blues / Last Call For Alcohol / Fraulein / Shoes Of A Fool / Every Good Reason |
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02/1966 | SP EPIC 5-9875 (US) | . | The Man In A Little White Suit / Fraulein |
05/1966 | SP EPIC 5-10021 (US) | . | Little Ole Wine Drinker Me / I'm Gonna Live |
09/1966 | SP EPIC 5-10063 (US) | . | I'm Gonna Hang Up My Gloves / Daddy's Coming Now |
01/1967 | SP EPIC 5-10118 (US) | . | The Town That Never Sleeps / Why To Say Goodbye |
05/1967 | SP EPIC 5-10175 (US) | . | Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / You Lied To Me |
09/1967 | SP EPIC 5-10237 (US) | . | I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight / Tonight We're Calling |
02/1968 | SP EPIC 5-10295 (US) | . | Truck Drivin' Cat With Nine Wives / Sweetheart Of The Year |
07/1968 | SP EPIC 5-10349 (US) | . | San Diego / When My Conscience Hurts Me Most |
10/1968 | EP United States Air Force (US) | . |
Country Music Time 056 - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Don’t Squeeze My Sharmon / Truck Driving Cat With Nine Wives / I Would’t Take Her To A Dog Fight / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (reprise) |
12/1968 | SP EPIC 5-10426 (US) | . | Honky Tonk Season / Too Many Nights In Too Many Rooms |
06/1969 | SP EPIC 5-10499 (US) | . | Moffat Oklahoma / You're From Texas |
1969 | EP 33 t. EPIC 5-26424 (US) (jukebox) |
He Is My Everything - The Great Speckled Bird / Leaning On The Everlasting Arms / I'll Fly Away / He Is My Everything / On The Wings Of A Dove / Precious Memories |
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12/1969 | SP EPIC 5-10565 (US) | . | Honky Tonk Women / Rosie Baby |
05/1970 | SP EPIC 5-10610 (US) | . | You're All Dressed Up / Let's Go Fishin' Boy |
10/1970 | SP EPIC 5-10665 (US) | . | God Save The Queen / Becky Who |
1970 | EP United States Air Force (US) | . |
Country Music Time 128 - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Moffit Oklahoma / Honky Tonk Season / Jambalaya / Don’t Squeeze My Sharmon (Charmin On Label?? / See Attached Files |
04/1971 | SP EPIC 5-10722 (US) | . | My Baby Used To Be That Way / Before I Found The Wine |
09/1971 | SP EPIC 5-10799 (US) | . | Wild Women / Got My Mind On The Border Of Mexico |
1971 | EP United States Air Force (US) | . |
Country Music Time 177 - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Moffit Oklahoma / Let’s Go Fishing Boys / The Last Letter |
1971 | EP United States Air Force (US) | . | Country Music Time 211 - Let’s Go Fishin’ Boys / My Baby Used To Be That Way / Don’t Squeeze My Sharmon |
05/1972 | SP RCA VICTOR 74-0730 (US) | . | I Don't Mind Goin' Under / Honky Tonk Heart |
11/1972 | SP RCA VICTOR 74-0870 (US) | . | Soft Lips And Hard Liquor / It's Better Than Goin' Home Alone |
1972 | EP United States Air Force (US) | . |
Country Music Time 243 - Got My Mind On The Border Of Mexico / I Really Don’t Want To Know / Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy |
04/1973 | SP RCA VICTOR 74-0929 (US) | . | Gonna Drink Milwaukee Dry / Time Changes Everything |
1973 | EP United States Air Force (US) | . |
Country Music Time 294 - Soft Lips And Hard Liquor / It’s Better Than Going Home Alone / Brown Skinned Gal / I Don’t Mind Going Under If It’ll Get Me Over You / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down |
01/1974 | SP CAPITOL 3813 (US) | . | Wanting My Women Again / I Do My Crying At Home |
07/1974 | SP CAPITOL 3922 (US) | . | Society's Got Us / Odds And Ends |
03/1975 | SP CAPITOL 4040 (US) | . | Say You're Gone / The Last Supper |
1977 | SP CORRAL 1001 (US) | . | Deep Water / Good Deal Lucille |
1977 | SP PLANTATION PL 165 (US) | . | I've Had A Beautiful Time / Truck Drivin' Man |
1978 | SP PLANTATION PL 168 (US) | . | T For Texas / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down |
1978 | SP PLANTATION PL 172 (US) | . | Red Skies Over Georgia / My Shoes Are Made For Walkin' |
1978 | SP PLANTATION PL 180 (US) | . | My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back To You / Tonight My Solitare Turns |
1979 | SP PLANTATION PL 185 (US) | . | Don't Sing A Song About Texas / Please Mr Please |
19?? | SP MISSION MRL-CW-3 (US) | . |
We Thank God For The Roses / Is There A Little League In Heaven |
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Albums
1961 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CL-1691 (mono) / CS-8491 (stereo) (US) |
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01/1965 | LP 12" EPIC LN-24137 (mono) / BN-26137 (stereo) (US) |
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07/1965 | LP 12" EPIC LN-24153 (mono) / BN-26153 (stereo) (US) |
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07/1966 | LP 12" EPIC LN-24209 (mono) / BN-26209 (stereo) (US) |
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10/1967 | LP 12" EPIC LN-24328 (mono) / BN-26328 (stereo) (US) |
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11/1967 | LP 12" VOCALION VL-3814 (mono) / VL-73814 (US) | COUNTRY STYLE - You Can't Got There From Here / Stand Still, It Takes That To Satisfy Me / Hurry Back Home / Chocolate Song / When You Know You Have Lost / Stepping Stones / Cheaters Never Win / Remembering / Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy | ||||||
1967 | LP 12" HARMONY HL-7315 (mono) / HS-11215 (stereo) (US) | CHARLIE WALKER'S GOLDEN HITS - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Facing The Wall / Two Empty Arms / When My Conscience Hurts The Most / Way To Free Myself / Who Will Buy The Wine / I'll Catch You When You Fall / Bow Down Your Head And Cry / I Go Anywhere / Right Back At Your Door / I Walked Out On Heaven | ||||||
01/1968 | LP 12" EPIC LN-24343 (mono) / BN-26343 (stereo) (US) | CHARLIE WALKER'S GREATEST HITS - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Close All The Honky Tonks / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me / Wild As A Wildcat / Truck Drivin' Man / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight / Out Of A Honky Tonk / He's A Jolly Good Fellow / Town That Never Sleeps | ||||||
03/1968 | LP 12" Navy Hoedown Program NH-7/8 (US) |
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Charlie Walker - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Tonight We're Calling It A Day / Moffet, Oklahoma / Close All The Honky Tonks / Truck Driving Man / The Town That Never Sleeps / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon |
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09/1968 | LP 12" EPIC BN-26424 (US) | HE IS MY EVERYTHING - The Great Speckled Bird / Leaning On The Everlasting Arm / Softly And Tenderly / I'll Fly Away / What A Friend We Have In Jesus / This World Is Not My Home / Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet / There Is A Fountain / Wings Of A Dove / Precious Memories | ||||||
11/1969 | LP 12" EPIC BN-26483 (US) | RECORDED LIVE IN DALLAS, TEXAS - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Jambalaya / Almost Persuaded / Moffet Oklahoma / My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / Honky Tonk Season / San Antonio Rose / El Rancho Grande / One Rose / You're From Texas | ||||||
08/1971 | LP 12" EPIC E-30660 (US) | HONKY TONKIN' WITH CHARLIE WALKER - My Baby Used To Be That Way / Honky Tonk Season / Rosie Bokay / Before I Found The Wine / God Save The Queen / Let's Go Fishin' Boys / Honky Tonk In Dallas / Honky Tonk Women / Bad Girl / Don't Put Down The Honky Tonks / Mountain Dew | ||||||
06/1972 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP-4737 (US) | I DON'T MIND GOIN' UNDER - Honky Tonk Heart / Thing Called Love / I Start Losing You All Over Again / It's Still There / She Burnt The Little Roadside Tavern Down / Cleveland Street Honky Tonk Blues / Easy Lovin' / Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' / To Get To You / I Don't Mind Goin' Under | ||||||
06/1973 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR APL1-0181 (US) | BREAK OUT THE BATTLE / BRING ON MUSIC - Gonna Drink Milwaukee Dry / Do It To Someone You Love / Drinking Champagne / Misery Loves Company / Thanks Girl I Needed That / Swimming Pool Full Of Beer / Lord Knows I'm Drinking / Because You Can't Be Mine / Soft Lips And Hard Liquor / Time Changes Everything | ||||||
1977 | LP 12" Corral CLP-116 (US) |
Greatest Hits - Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy / Odds And Ends / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Close All The Honky Tonks / Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me / Truck Drivin' Man / Who Will Buy The Wine / My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You / Good Deal, Lucille |
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06/1978 | LP 12" PLANTATION PLP-535 (US) | GOLDEN HITS - Who Will Buy The Wine / My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You / Out Of A Honky Tonk / Wild As The Wildcat / Little Ole Wine Drinker Me / Good Deal Lucille / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Close All The Honky Tonks / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / Honky Tonk Nights / Odds And Ends / Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy | ||||||
09/1979 | LP 12" PLANTATION PLP-543 (US) | TEXAS GOLD - San Antonio Rose / Keeper Of My Heart / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / Corrine Corrina / Please Mr Please / Maiden's Prayer / Stay A Little Longer / Deep Water / Faded Love / Don't Sing A Song About Texas / Right Or Wrong / I Knew The Moment I Lost You | ||||||
08/1986 | LP 12" MCA - DOT MCA-39078 (US) |
Charlie Walker - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Mean Woman With The Green Eyes / One Step Away / If I Were You I'd Fall In Love With Me / I Was Doin' Her Wrong / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / Right Or Wrong / I'm Gonna Get Together With Your Memory Tonight / That Ol' Texas Two Step / Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind |
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1993 ? | LP 12" Cowgirlboy LP 5106 (GER) |
Greatest Early Country Hits - Only You, Only You / I'm Not Mixed Up Anymore / No Sorrow Tonight / Dancing Mexican Boy / Gentle Love / By Rights Belong To Me / Out Of My Arms / I'll Catch You When You Fall / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (# 1) / I Go Anywhere / Right Back At Your Door / I Walked Out Of Heaven (When I Walked Out On You) / I Don't Mind Saying / Facing The Wall / Two Empty Arms / A Way Free Myelf |
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02/1999 | 5 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15852 (GER) | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN :
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08/2003 | CD AUDIUM AUD-CD-8187 (US) | GREATEST HONKY TONK HITS - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / I'll Catch You When I Fall / When My Conscience Hurts The Most / Who Will Buy The Wine / Facing The Wall / Good Deal Lucille / Close All The Honky Tonks / Wild As A Wildcat / He's A Jolly Good Fellow / Man In The Little White Suit / Daddy's Coming Home / I'm Gonna Hang My Gloves / Town That Never Sleeps / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight / Truck Drivin' Cat With Nine Wives / San Diego / Honky Tonk Season / Honky Tonk Women / Let's Go Fishin' Boys / My Baby Used To Be That Way | ||||||
04/2019 | CD BACM CD D 626 (UK) |
Early Recordings - No Sorrow Tonight - I'm Looking For Another You / Stolen Kisses / Flaming Jewels / Two Red Lips / By Rights You Belong To Me / Out Of My Arms / Flock Of Memories / What You Savin' Your Lovin' For / I've Never Been Out Of Texas But I've Seen Everything / Stay Away From My Heart / You Don't Need No Other Daddy But Me / Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy / When You Know What You Have Lost / It Takes That To Satisfy Me / The Chocolate Song / Hurry Back Home / Only You, Only You / You Can't Get There From Here / Remembering / Stepping Stones / Stand Still / Cheaters Never Win / I'm Not Mixed Up Anymore / Gentle Love / No Sorrow Tonight / Dancing Mexican Boy / I'll Never Let It Show / Take My Hand (I'll Understand) |
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2019 | 2 CD Morello MRLL 89D (EUR) |
Close All The Honky Tonks / Wine, Women & Walker / Don't Squeeze My Sharmon / Honky Tonkin' With Charlie Walker :
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