Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He composed singles for

Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as " Kentucky Rain ...

, including " I Wanna Dance with You", " That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and "

B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the album '' The Best Year of My Life''. The song reached number 3 on the ''Billbo ...

". He produced the first three albums of

Bryan White Bryan Shelton White (born February 17, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's '' Between Now ...

, and for

Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the eldest child of country singer Mel Tillis. After recording unsuccessful pop material for Elektra Records, Elektra ...

Collin Raye Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960), known professionally as Collin Raye and previously as Bubba Wray, is an American country music singer. He initially recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made his solo debut ...

and

Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In t ...

. He was also a

session musician A session musician (also known as studio musician or backing musician) is a musician hired to perform in a recording session or a live performance. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a reco ...

who played guitar. Between 1987 and 1994, he recorded seven solo albums, all for major labels. Walker died following a period of declining health on July 25, 2017.

Discography

Collaborations

* '' Three Way Mirror'' -

Livingston Taylor Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer ...

(1978) * ''

TNT Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...

'' -

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood ...

(1978) * '' Never Alone'' -

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "Honorific ...

(1980) * '' Share Your Love'' -

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...

(1981) * ''

Juice Juice is a drink made from the extraction or Cold-pressed juice, pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables. It can also refer to liquids that are flavored with concentrate or other biological food sources, such as meat ...

'' -

Juice Newton Juice Newton (born Judith Kay Newton; February 18, 1952) is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categorieswinning once in 198 ...

(1981) * '' It's the World Gone Crazy'' -

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'' on CBS television from ...

(1981) * '' Love Will Turn You Around'' -

(1982) * ''

Changes Changes may refer to: Books * '' Changes: A Love Story'', 1991 novel by Ama Ata Aidoo * ''Changes'' (The Dresden Files) (2010), the 12th novel in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' Series * ''Changes'', a 1983 novel by Danielle Steel * ''Chan ...

'' -

(1982) * ''

We've Got Tonight "We've Got Tonite" is a song written by American rock musician Bob Seger, from his album '' Stranger in Town'' (1978). The single record charted twice for Seger, and was developed from a prior song that he had written. Further versions charted i ...

'' -

(1983) * '' What About Me?'' -

(1984) * '' Riddles in the Sand'' -

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapis ...

(1984) * '' Once Upon a Christmas'' -

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country music, country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album ...

(1984) * '' Rhythm & Romance'' -

Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash. Although Cash is often classified as a country artist, her music draws f ...

(1985) * ''

The Heart of the Matter ''The Heart of the Matter'' (1948) is a novel by English author Graham Greene. The book details a life-changing moral crisis for Henry Scobie. Greene, a former British intelligence officer in Freetown, British Sierra Leone, drew on his exper ...

'' -

(1985) * '' Real Love'' -

(1985) * '' The Things That Matter'' -

Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He played in a number of local bluegrass music, bluegrass bands in the 1970s, and from 1978 to 1982, he achieved his first mainstream attention after ta ...

(1985) * '' They Don't Make Them Like They Used To'' -

(1986) * '' King's Record Shop'' -

(1987) * '' Still Within the Sound of My Voice'' -

(1987) * '' Little Love Affairs'' -

Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'', starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on th ...

(1988) * ''

Light Years A light-year, alternatively spelled light year (ly or lyr), is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equal to exactly , which is approximately 9.46 trillion km or 5.88 trillion mi. As defined by the International Astro ...

'' -

(1988) * '' Walkin' in the Sun'' -

(1990) * '' All I Can Be'' -

(1991) * '' Pocket Full of Gold'' -

(1991) * '' In This Life'' -

(1992) * '' Can't Run from Yourself'' -

(1992) * ''

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( ; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time and the best-sel ...

'' -

(1993) * '' Soon'' -

(1993) * '' Extremes'' -

(1994) * ''

When Love Finds You ''When Love Finds You'' is the sixth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1994 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles " Whenever You Come Around," " What the Cowgirls Do," " When Love Finds You," " ...

'' -

(1994) * ''

Healing Hands of Time ''Healing Hands of Time'' is the 42nd studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. Track listing All tracks composed by Willie Nelson, except where indicated. #"Funny How Time Slips Away" - 5:30 #"Crazy" - 3:30 #"Night Life" (Paul Buskirk, W ...

'' -

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restr ...

(1994) * '' Storm in the Heartland'' -

Billy Ray Cyrus William Ray Cyrus ( ; born August 25, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs cha ...

(1994) * '' Wild Angels'' -

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocated to Nashville, T ...

(1995) * '' Fire to Fire'' -

(1995) * ''

I Think About You ''I Think About You'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Collin Raye. Released in 1995 on Epic Records, ''I Think About You'' was also Raye's fourth consecutive album to receive a platinum certification by the RIAA. The a ...

'' -

(1995) * ''

Jewel of the South ''Jewel of the South'' is an album by the American country music artist Rodney Crowell. Released in 1995, it was his second and last album under the MCA Records label. Like its predecessor, it failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Album ...

'' -

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

(1995) * ''

It Matters to Me ''It Matters to Me'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in August 1995 via Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Having been certified 4× Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ...

'' -

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American Country music, country singer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide ...

(1995) * '' High Lonesome Sound'' -

(1996) * '' Christmas: The Gift'' -

(1996) * ''

Evolution Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, re ...

'' -

(1997) * '' Complicated'' -

(1997) * '' The Walls Came Down'' -

(1998) * '' The Other Side'' -

(2003) * ''

These Days These Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''These Days'' (Bon Jovi album), and the title song (see below) ** These Days Tour, a 1995–1996 tour by Bon Jovi in support of the above album * ''These Days'' (Crystal Gayle album), 1980 * ''These ...

'' -

(2006)

References

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