Walter Haynes (December 14, 1928 – January 1, 2009) was an American

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who worked with such artists as

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. He also co-wrote a number of songs, including "

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", which became a number-one hit for Del Reeves in 1965. Haynes was a member of the

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. At the time of his death at the age of 80 in

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, he had been teaching music lessons in Bullard, Texas.Steel guitarist, writer, producer Walter Haynes dies at 80
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