Cindy Walker "I write...for people, for the artist and (they) all have different personalities. I just write what I think will suit them..sort of a tailor-made song. Some ideas come out of the blue, but not usually. I guess the more you write, the more you're likely to come up with ideas. It's just labor, that's all there is to it....The title tells the story. If you can get a real good title, you've got something. I always write from the title. I've never written a song without the title...The words and music come together. It just sort of comes to you. The songs just sing themselves to me. They kind of write themselves. I just stand back and listen..." "(Best tunes) are songs with a face. You recognize them. You know them. It's like a person. They have a face that's outstanding. Other songs don't have a face; you just hear them, that's all. The really good ones are few and far between."     Birth Name: Cindy Walker Induction Year: 1970 Date of Birth: 7/20/1918 Place of Birth: Mart, TX Date of Death: 3/23/2006 Place of Death: Mexia, TX Career Milestones: age 7--first entertainment work singing and dancing in "The Toy Land Review" age 16--while working at Billy Rose's Casa Manana in Ft. Worth, Walker wrote "Casa de Manana"; became the club's theme song 1940--traveled over the summer with her parents to Los Angeles and stopped at the Crosby Building in Hollywood where Larry Crosby (Bing's brother) became interested in "Lone Star Trail" (he demoed it and played it for Bing and Lester Santly--Bing's music publisher); Bing recorded the song in December 1940 1941--"Lone Star Trail" (recorded by Bing Crosby) released by Decca in February; went to #23 on the Pop charts 1941--signed a five year recording contract with Decca based on the strength of her singing on "Lone Star Trail" demo 1941--Bob Wills recorded four of Walker's songs on July 24 1942-1944--wrote all 39 songs used by Bob Wills in the eight western movies he shot for Columbia during this period 1944--first top ten country hit, "You're From Texas" recorded by Bob Wills 1944--first top ten country hit as Decca artist, "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" 1947--decided to write full time after recording contract with Decca ended mid 1960s--recorded an album for Monument Records of her biggest hits, "Words & Music by Cindy Walker" 1970-- Induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1997-- Induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame Awards: 1944--BMI Country Award\You're From Texas 1945--BMI Country Award\Triflin' Gal 1950--BMI Country Award\Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me 1952--BMI Country Award\The Gold Rush is Over 1954--BMI Country Award\Thank You For Calling 1955--BMI Country Award\I Don't Care 1958--BMI Country Award\Anna Marie\Hey, Mr. Bluebird 1962--BMI Popular Award\Dream Baby\You Don't Know Me 1965--BMI Country Award\This Is It 1966--BMI Country Award\Distant Drums 1967--BMI Country Award\Distant Drums 1968--BMI Country Award\In the Misty Moonlight\You Don't Know Me 1968--BMI Popular Award\In the Misty Moonlight 1969--BMI Country Award\Heaven Says Hello 1971--BMI Country Award\Dream Baby 1971--BMI Popular Award\Dream Baby 1972--BMI Country Award\Dream Baby 1976--BMI Country Award\Cherokee Maiden 1981--BMI Popular Award\You Don't Know Me 1982--BMI Country Award\You Don't Know Me 1982--BMI Popular Award\I Don't Care 1983--BMI Country Award\I Don't Care 1984--BMI Country Award\Dream Baby 1997--Country Music Hall of Fame induction Catalog Highlights Anna Marie Artists: Jim Reeves Cherokee Maiden Artists: Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, Mel Tillis China Doll Artists: The Ames Brothers Distant Drums Artists: Jim Reeves, Ed Ames, Jim Ed Brown, Roy Orbison, Tex Ritter, Charley Pride Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) Artists: Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell, Lacy J. Dalton, Waylon Jennings, Patti Page, Cher, Del Shannon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Perry Como, Al Hurt, Bob Regan & Lucille Starr (The Canadian Sweethearts) Dusty Skies Artists: Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Johnny Bond, The Sons of the Pioneers Heaven Says Hello Artists: Sonny James Hey, Mister Bluebird Artists: Ernest Tubb & The Wilburn Brothers I Don't Care Co-writer: Webb Pierce Artists: Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Ricky Skaggs In the Misty Moonlight Artists: Jerry Wallace, Dean Martin, Bill Anderson, George Morgan, Faron Young, Jim Reeves, Kitty Wells, Slim Whitman, Skeeter Davis, Eddy Arnold Lone Star Trail Artists: Bing Crosby, Vaughn Monroe, The Leo Reichman Orchestra Miss Molly Artists: Bob Wills, Smokey Rogers, Tex Williams, Leon McAuliffe, Asleep at the Wheel Not That I Care Artists: Jerry Wallace Take Me In Your Arms (And Hold Me) Artists: Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen, Les Paul & Mary Ford Thank You For Calling Artists: Billy Walker, Jo Stafford, Hank Show The Day You Left Me Artists: Eddy Arnold The Gold Rush Is Over Artists: Hank Snow This Is It Artists: Jim Reeves, Mary Ford Triflin' Gal Artists: Al Dexter (1945), Walt Shrum and his Colorado Hillbillies (1945) You Are My Treasure Artists: Jack Greene You Don't Know Me Co-writer: Eddy Arnold Artists: Eddy Arnold, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Ricky Nelson, Willie Nelson, Don Gibson, Jackie Wilson, Joe Simon, Ruth Brown, Carmen McRae, Patti Page, Faron Young, Jimmy Dean, Jim Nabors, Vic Damone, Floyd Cramer, Dottie West, Nancy Wilson, Henry Mancini, Eydie Gorme, Bobby Goldsboro, Jim Reeves, Mickey Gilley, Jerry Vale, Ramsey Lewis, Richard Manuel, Steve Marriott, Don McLean, Bette Midler, Roy Orbison, Anne Murray, Boots Randolph, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins, David Sanborn, Roger Whittaker You're From Texas Artists: Bob Wills, Billy Mize, Charlie Walker, Roy Rogers Warm, Red Wine Artists: Bob Wills, Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Johnny Bush, Wes Buchanan Comments: Not on file.