Country Songwriter Series: Cindy Walker

Monday Mayhem 8 10AM-2PM
Hosted by Sally Goodin

Cindy Walker, 1918-2006, was born in Mart, Texas into a musical family - her grandfather was a hymn writer, and her mother an accomplished pianist. Cindy made her professional debut at age 7, singing and dancing in a Christmas pageant. At 12, she wrote her first song, Dusty Skies. On her first trip to Hollywood in 1941, she managed to place her song Lone Star Trail with Bing Crosby. She pursued an acting career for a while, but decided to become a songwriter, and moved back to Texas in 1954. She wrote every day, taking trips to Nashville to pitch her songs. Songs she wrote include Bubbles in My Beer (Bob Wills), Dream Baby (Roy Orbison), Sugar Moon (kd lang), and You Don't Know Me (Eddy Arnold).