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Charlie Walker was an American country musician born on November 2, 1926, in Copeville, Texas. He passed away on September 12, 2008, in Hendersonville, Tennessee, due to colon cancer. Walker became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1967 and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981. In the early 1950s, he worked as a disc jockey before signing with Decca Records. His first hit, "Only You, Only You," co-written with Jack Newman, reached #9 on the country chart in January 1956. Later, he signed with Columbia Records, where he achieved a #2 hit with Harlan Howard's "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down." Other notable songs include "Who Will Buy the Wine," "Wild as a Wildcat," "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon," and "I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought That She Could Win." Many of his recordings featured harmony vocals by Ray Price. Additionally, Walker had a minor role in the 1985 Patsy Cline biographical film, Sweet Dreams.

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