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    • Nov 2, 1926
    Charlie Walker is born in Copeville, Texas. Following a career as a country disc jockey in San Antonio, he develops a handful of hits, including the 1958 shuffle "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down," en route to membership in the Grand Ole Opry
    Nov 19, 1954
    Charlie Walker records his first charted hit, "Only You, Only You"
    Dec 12, 1955
    Decca releases Charlie Walker's first charted hit, "Only You, Only You"
    Jun 4, 1958
    Ray Price and Charlie Walker find "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" in a stack of demo tapes, the night before a scheduled Walker session. Ernest Tubb helps them change the gender on the song, originally penned for Kitty Wells
    Jun 5, 1958
    Charlie Walker records "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" in Nashville
    Jul 21, 1958
    Columbia releases Charlie Walker's "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down"
    Jan 12, 1960
    Charlie Walker records "Who Will Buy The Wine"
    Mar 28, 1960
    Columbia releases Charlie Walker's "Who Will Buy The Wine"
    Sep 17, 1961
    Charlie Walker organizes a benefit concert in San Antonio for Jimmie Rodgers' ailing widow, Carrie. Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Hawkshaw Hawkins, The Wilburn Brothers, Johnny Cash, Jimmy C. Newman and Bill Anderson help raise $6,000
    Aug 19, 1967
    Charlie Walker sings "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon" as he joins the Grand Ole Opry
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