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Bill Walker(1937-2022)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Bill Walker was born on 28 May 1937 in New South Wales, Australia. He was a composer, known for Kimberley Jim (1963), Going Home (1971) and Little Laura and Big John (1973). He was married to Jeanine Ogletree. He died on 26 May 2022 in the USA.
BornMay 28, 1937
DiedMay 26, 2022(84)
BornMay 28, 1937
DiedMay 26, 2022(84)
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Known for

Kimberley Jim (1963)
Kimberley Jim
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1963
Robert Mitchum, Sally Kirkland, and Jason Bernard in Going Home (1971)
Going Home
5.9
  • Music Department
  • 1971
Karen Black and Fabian in Little Laura and Big John (1973)
Little Laura and Big John
3.6
  • Composer
  • 1973
Bog (1979)
Bog
3.2
  • Music Department
  • 1979

Credits

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Music Department



  • From the Heart: A Tribute to Lawrence Welk and the American Dream
    TV Special
    • music director
    • 1993
  • Grand Ole Opry 60th Anniversary
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1986
  • Sherlock Holmes (1981)
    Standing Room Only
    7.5
    TV Series
    • musical director (as Billy Walker)
    • 1982
  • Country Comes Home
    6.8
    TV Special
    • music director
    • 1982
  • George Burns in George Burns in Nashville??? (1980)
    George Burns in Nashville???
    5.7
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1980
  • Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)
    Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1979
  • Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1979
  • Johnny Cash Christmas
    6.7
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1979
  • Bog (1979)
    Bog
    3.2
    • musical director
    • 1979
  • The Johnny Cash Christmas Special (1978)
    The Johnny Cash Christmas Special
    7.4
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1978
  • Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Crystal Gayle in 50 Years of Country Music (1978)
    50 Years of Country Music
    TV Movie
    • music director
    • 1978
  • The Johnny Cash Christmas Special (1977)
    The Johnny Cash Christmas Special
    7.5
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1977
  • Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl (1977)
    Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
    7.2
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1977
  • Johnny Cash Christmas Special
    7.1
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1976
  • Music Hall America
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1976–1977

Composer



  • Dolly Parton, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, and Hank Williams Jr. in Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
    Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary
    7.9
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Teresa Brewer in The Statler Brothers Show (1991)
    The Statler Brothers Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Johnny Cash and the Country Girls
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Bog (1979)
    Bog
    3.2
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Barbi Doll for Christmas
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • The Big Event (1976)
    The Big Event
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Luke Moberly and Patricia Panarella in Sweet Talker (1974)
    Sweet Talker
    • Composer (as Wilbon Walker)
    • 1974
  • Karen Black and Fabian in Little Laura and Big John (1973)
    Little Laura and Big John
    3.6
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • The Catcher
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Robert Mitchum, Sally Kirkland, and Jason Bernard in Going Home (1971)
    Going Home
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Kimberley Jim (1963)
    Kimberley Jim
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1963

Soundtrack



  • Karen Black and Fabian in Little Laura and Big John (1973)
    Little Laura and Big John
    3.6
    • writer: "EASY LITTLE LAURA GIRL", "EVERYBODY LIKES IT UP AT RAIFORD", "WRAP ME UP IN RIBBONS", "THE PLAYER PIANNA MAN", "GOIN' TO JACKSONVILLE"
    • 1973
  • Robert Mitchum, Sally Kirkland, and Jason Bernard in Going Home (1971)
    Going Home
    5.9
    • lyrics: "Way Back Home In West Virginia", "The Lala Song", "You Never Know How Much"
    • music: "Way Back Home In West Virginia", "The Lala Song", "You Never Know How Much"
    • 1971
  • Kimberley Jim (1963)
    Kimberley Jim
    7.2
    • writer: "Kimberly Jim" (uncredited)
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Walker
  • Born
    • May 28, 1937
    • New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • May 26, 2022
    • USA(Natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Jeanine Ogletree(his death, 5 children)

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    Earned his degree at Sydney University's Conservatorium of Music.

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