American country singer and guitarist.
For session guitarist and producer, see Billy Joe Walker Jr..

Born January 14, 1929 in Ralls, Texas. Died May 21, 2006 in Fort Deposit, Alabama.
Best-known for his 1962 hit (I’d Like To Be In) Charlie’s Shoes. He was nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than 30 charted records during a nearly 60-year career; and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry. Walker died, along with his wife, when the van he was driving back to Nashville after a performance in Foley, Alabama veered off Interstate 65 in Fort Deposit and overturned.