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The dean of Texas songwriting, Cindy Walker wrote over 100 country songs, including “Dream Baby (JUST HOW LONG SHOULD I Dream),” “Bubbles in my own Beverage,” “Take Me personally in Your Hands (And Hold Me personally),” and “Within the Misty Moonlight,” included in Lone Superstar institutions like Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Ernest Tubb, and Al Dexter, in addition to Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow. Delivered in Mexia, TX, in 1925, Walker had written a lot more than two dozen tracks for Wills, and released her very own singer/songwriter album, Phrases and Music, in 1964. She actually is an associate of the united states Music Association Hall of Popularity.
Quick Facts
Full Name Cindy Walker
Died March 23, 2006, Mexia, Texas, United States
Profession Singer, Songwriter
Nationality American
Parents Oree Walker
Awards Academy of Country Music Awards Poet's Award
Music Songs You Don't Know Me, Take Me in Your Arms, Dusty Skies, Dream Baby, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again, It’s All Your Fault, Blue Canadian Rockies, I Was Just Walking out the Door, Miss Molly, Hey, Mr. Bluebird, The Night Watch, The Eagle's Heart, Thank You for Calling, Flying South, You’re From Texas, Hearts Will Be Hearts, The Wind and the Tree, It Can Never Be, From a Distance, Round Me Up And Call Me Doggie, Bear Cat Mountain Gal, I Love Everything About You, Till The End Of Time, Barstool Cowboy from Old Barstow, I Hear You Talkin', You’ve Got My Heart Doing A Tap Dance, Travelin In My Shoes, Christian Cowboy, I Want To Go To Mexico, Don’t Talk To Me About Men, You Can't Break The Chains Of Love, Til The Longest Day I Live
Albums Words & Music, Country Girl: The Complete Transcription Recordings of Cindy Walker Vol. 1, Golden Classics Of The '40s, It Can Never Be: The Greatest Songs of Cindy Walker - Live on the Radio Vol. 1, Country Girl: The Complete Transcription Recordings of Cindy Walker Vol. 2, Top 45 Classics - The Very Best of Cindy Walker, It Can Never Be: The Greatest Songs of Cindy Walker - Live on the Radio Vol. 2
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Country Album
Movies Ride Tenderfoot Ride, Mr. Texas, Oiltown, U.S.A., Frontier Vengeance
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| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Retired in Mexia, Texas [July 2003] |
| 2 | Willie Nelson released an album of her work in March 2006. |
| 3 | Her songs were recorded by generations of celebrities, beginning with Bing Crosby in 1942. During a trip to Hollywood with her father, she sang one of her compositions for Larry Crosby, who asked her to return the next day so that Bing could hear it. He decided to record the song, "Lone Star Trail". Other hits she wrote include "You Don't Know Me", "Dream Baby", and the Gene Autry hit, "Silver Spurs". |
| 4 | Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. |
| 5 | Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997. |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird | 2013/I | lyrics: "In the Misty Moonlight" / music: "In the Misty Moonlight" | |
| Moeder, ik wil bij de revue | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2012 music - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| Dancing with the Stars | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Elvis: Love Me Tender - The Love Songs | 2009 | Video documentary writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Crazy | 2008/II | writer: "Dream Baby How Long Must I Dream" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | 2007 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
| The Brave One | 2007 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| How I Met Your Mother | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Doc Martin | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Great Performances | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Grand Ole Opry's Vintage Classics | 2005 | TV Movie writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Peter Cincotti: Live in New York | 2005 | Video documentary writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Ray | 2004/I | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Idol stjörnuleit | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Northfork | 2003 | writer: "I Don't Care" 1954 | |
| A Guy Thing | 2003 | writer: "Cherokee Maiden" | |
| Against the Dying of the Light | 2001 | Short documentary "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Big Eden | 2000 | writer: "Take Me in Your Arms And Hold Me" | |
| Dance with Me | 1998 | writer: "Dream Baby" | |
| In God's Hands | 1998 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Two Girls and a Guy | 1997 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" - as C. Walker | |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | 1997 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| 'Til There Was You | 1997 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | 1996 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Cracker | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| White Man's Burden | 1995 | writer: "Dream Baby" | |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| That Night | 1992 | writer: "DREAM BABY" | |
| Lena's Holiday | 1991 | writer: "Dream Baby" - uncredited | |
| Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" - as C. Walker | |
| Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night | 1988 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Dream Baby How Long Must I Dream" | |
| Designing Women | 1988 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Fame | 1986 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Austin City Limits | 1983 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Personal Best | 1982 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" - as C. Walker | |
| Kojak | 1977 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Johnny Cash Show | 1971 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Clambake | 1967 | writer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | 1963 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Ozark Jubilee | 1960 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1957 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Gene Autry Show | 1951-1954 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Oiltown, U.S.A. | 1953 | writer: "Oiltown U.S.A.", "Christian Cowboy" | |
| Winning of the West | 1953 | writer: "Cowboy Blues" 1947 - uncredited | |
| Blue Canadian Rockies | 1952 | writer: "Blue Canadian Rockies" | |
| Gene Autry and The Mounties | 1951 | writer: "Blue Canadian Rockies" - uncredited | |
| Trail to San Antone | 1947 | writer: "The Cowboy Blues" | |
| Throw a Saddle on a Star | 1946 | writer: "The Strawberry Blonde on the Strawberry Roan" | |
| The Lady Confesses | 1945 | writer: "It's All Your Fault" | |
| Rockin' in the Rockies | 1945 | writer: "Miss Molly" | |
| The Last Horseman | 1944 | writer: "The Idaho Plains", "Trouble on the Range" | |
| A Tornado in the Saddle | 1942 | writer: "You're From Texas", "He's A Barstool Cowboy", "Dusty Skies", "We're Rough And Ready" |
Actress
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oiltown, U.S.A. | 1953 | Katherine Tyler | |
| TI-Yi-Yippee-Aye | 1944 | Short | Vocalist |
| Bearcat Mountain Gal | 1942 | Short | Singer |
| Frontier Vengeance | 1940 | Singer Cindy | |
| Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | 1940 | Singer with The Pacemakers |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
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