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50s Country - Hillbilly Bopper from Ozark Jubilee TV ShowAugust 31, 1957.
Studio version release on Columbia Records 21191 (1953)
William Marvin "Billy" Walker (January 14, 1929 - May 21, 2006)
was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes".
Nicknamed "The Tall Texan", Walker had more than 30 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.
On May 21, 2006, Walker died in a road accident when the van he was driving back to Nashville after a performance in Foley, Alabama, veered off Interstate 65 in Fort Deposit and overturned.
His wife Bettie; bassist Charles Lilly Jr., son of Everett Lilly of The Lilly Brothers; and guitarist Daniel Patton were also killed.
The Walkers, Lilly, and Patton died instantly.
Walker's grandson, Joshua Brooks, survived with serious injuries.
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Ozark Jubilee is a 1950s United States network television program that featured country music's top stars of the day.
It was produced in Springfield, Missouri.The weekly live stage show premiered on ABC-TV on January 22, 1955, was renamed Country Music Jubilee on July 6, 1957, and was finally named Jubilee USA on August 2, 1958.
Originating "from the heart of the Ozarks", the Saturday night variety series helped popularize country music in America's cities and suburbs, drawing more than nine million viewers.
The ABC Radio version was heard by millions more starting in August 1954.
#Country #Hillbilly #Singer
50s Country - Hillbilly Bopper from Ozark Jubilee TV ShowAugust 31, 1957.
Studio version release on Columbia Records 21191 (1953)
William Marvin "Billy" Walker (January 14, 1929 - May 21, 2006)
was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes".
Nicknamed "The Tall Texan", Walker had more than 30 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.
On May 21, 2006, Walker died in a road accident when the van he was driving back to Nashville after a performance in Foley, Alabama, veered off Interstate 65 in Fort Deposit and overturned.
His wife Bettie; bassist Charles Lilly Jr., son of Everett Lilly of The Lilly Brothers; and guitarist Daniel Patton were also killed.
The Walkers, Lilly, and Patton died instantly.
Walker's grandson, Joshua Brooks, survived with serious injuries.
__________________________________________________________________________
Ozark Jubilee is a 1950s United States network television program that featured country music's top stars of the day.
It was produced in Springfield, Missouri.The weekly live stage show premiered on ABC-TV on January 22, 1955, was renamed Country Music Jubilee on July 6, 1957, and was finally named Jubilee USA on August 2, 1958.
Originating "from the heart of the Ozarks", the Saturday night variety series helped popularize country music in America's cities and suburbs, drawing more than nine million viewers.
The ABC Radio version was heard by millions more starting in August 1954.
#Country #Hillbilly #Singer
