Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker (July 20, 1917 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring particular songs to specific artists. She produced a large body of songs that have been described as “direct, honest and unpretentious”. She had Top 10 hits spread over five decades. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in March 2011.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1918 (Texas), Died March 23, 2006 (Mexia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 83 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	CO41681	10-in.	8/26/1949	I love everything about you	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41776	10-in.	9/27/1949	I wouldn't doubt you darling	Seven Rowe Brothers	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41777	10-in.	9/27/1949	Save some love for a rainy day	Seven Rowe Brothers	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41781	10-in.	October 1949	I'm startin' sweetheartin' again	Al Dexter and his Troopers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO42814	10-in.	2/3/1950	Angel mother	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO42819	10-in.	2/3/1950	Lucky seven	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO43810	10-in.	June 1950	Heska-holka	Adolph Hofner and his San Antonians	String band, with male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO45072	10-in.	1/16/1951	Pliney Jane	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO45911	10-in.	5/9/1951	Oh gentle shepherd	Betty Johnson	Female vocal solo, with string band and mixed group vocal	composer, lyricist
Decca	70456	10-in.	3/10/1942	It never can be	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	70457	10-in.	3/10/1942	Bye lo baby buntin'	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	70458	10-in.	3/10/1942	It's all your fault	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	70459	10-in.	3/10/1942	Till the longest day I live	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	70460	10-in.	3/10/1942	Now or never	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	70461	10-in.	3/10/1942	Why I don't trust the men	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	71867	10-in.	3/14/1944	Oh darling	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	71868	10-in.	3/14/1944	Blue Kimona blues	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	71869	10-in.	3/14/1944	When my blue moon turns to gold again	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	71870	10-in.	3/14/1944	Pins and needles (in my heart)	Cindy Walker		vocalist
Decca	DLA 2082	10-in.	8/23/1940	Seven beers with the wrong man	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys		vocalist
Decca	DLA 2083	10-in.	8/8/1940	Seven beers with the wrong woman	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys		vocalist
Decca	DLA 2085	10-in.	8/23/1940	Wine, women and song	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys		vocalist
Decca	DLA 2147	10-in.	9/11/1940	Love has been the ruin of a many young maid	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys		vocalist
Decca	DLA 2150	10-in.	9/11/1940	Hillbilly Bill	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys		vocalist
Decca	DLA 2237	10-in.	11/8/1940	Marie, the prairie, and I	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys		vocalist

(Results 51-75 of 83 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Walker, Cindy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107390.

Walker, Cindy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107390.

"Walker, Cindy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.