Billy Walker has been played on NTS in shows including Crossed Wires w/ Amanda Siegel, featured first on 15 January 2017. Songs played include Funny How Time Slips Away, Charlie's Shoes and Anything Your Heart Desires.

Billy Walker (January 14, 1929 – May 21, 2006) was an American country-music singer and guitarist, nicknamed "The Tall Texan."

Walker was born in Ralls, Texas, in 1929, and became active in the Dallas music scene in the late 1940s. After a brief stint with Capitol Records, he signed with Columbia Records in 1951 at the same time as Ray Price. Walker was a cast member on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee…