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Cindy Walker (July 20, 1917 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring particular songs to specific artists.
Legendary songwriter Cindy Walker shares the story behind writing the hit song, "You Don't Know Me." This is an excerpt from a GRAMMY Foundation Living History interview. For more information...
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Cindy Walker was a trailblazing female songwriter, dancer and singer who wrote hits for Bing Crosby, Bob Wills, Eddy Arnold, Ray Charles and more. She was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2024, after a lifetime of writing songs for five decades.
May 9, 2024 · Cindy Walker, who wrote "You Don't Know Me" and many other hits, was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2024. She was the first female songwriter in the Country Music Hall of Fame and a BMI writer who worked alone or with artists' ideas.
Mar 23, 2006 · Cindy Walker. Country music singer, dancer, and prolific songwriter, with more than 650 songs to her name. She became a charter member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
- July 20, 1918
- March 23, 2006
Jul 20, 2012 · Learn about Cindy Walker, one of the pioneers of the "three chords and the truth" school of writing, who penned classics such as "You Don't Know Me" and "Dream Baby". Read her biography, songwriting philosophy and awards from Performing Songwriter magazine.
May 9, 2024 · Country star Cindy Walker was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Walker, who wrote countless hits across her six-decade career, was celebrated for her immediate, unpretentious songwriting style.
