Wayne Walker ???

Musical topics not directly related to steel guitar

Moderator: Dave Mudgett

Tele
Posts: 965
Joined: 18 Nov 1999 1:01 am
Location: Andy W. - Wolfenbuettel, Germany
State/Province: -
Country: United States

Wayne Walker ???

Post by Tele »

Anyone heard of his guy? what is he doin' now? I'm not so familiar with his music, only heard him sing as part of "Jimmy&Johnny" and on his own with a minor rockabilly/hillbilly hit called "All I can do is cry", date back to mid 1950s...
I really love his voice. anyone got more info?
Thanks in advance
Andy

------------------
1961 Sho~Bud D-9:1962 Sho~Bud D-10:1966 Sho~Bud D-10 : 1969 Sho~Bud D-10 : Bigsby T-8
My steels
ShoBud Gallery


User avatar
Craig A Davidson
Posts: 3930
Joined: 16 Feb 2001 1:01 am
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
State/Province: Wisconsin
Country: United States

Post by Craig A Davidson »

I can tell you he was ET's son-in-law at one time. He was also a terrific songwriter. Wrote for Cedarwood when Mel Tillis was there. One of his tunes he wrote was Thoughts of a Fool. ET and George Strait both did it.

------------------
1985 Emmons push-pull, Session 500, Nashville400, 65 re-issue Fender Twin, Fender Tele

Mitch Drumm
Posts: 2663
Joined: 4 Aug 1998 11:00 pm
Location: Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
State/Province: -
Country: United States

Post by Mitch Drumm »

"all i can do is cry" is just tremendous. one of the very best rockabilly records of all time for my taste. reminds me of presley, but with a backing more reminiscent of the best uptempo johnny horton records, with that throbbing bass.

wayne died in the late 70s. what was his nickname?? "fluffy" or something like that. wrote a million hits.

"pride", "are you sincere", i've got a new heartache", "how do you talk to a baby", etc.

the story is that he lost part of the ownership to "are you sincere" in a poker game. he had been pitching the song without success previously.

look him up on bmi.com

he recorded for abc, columbia, coral, ric, among others, but that abc record is far and away his best. he was around nashville a long time and is a member of the nashville songwriter's hall of fame, as he should be.