About Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker (July 20, 1917 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, 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. She produced a body of over 650 songs that have been described as “direct, honest, and unpretentious”. She had top-10 hits spread over five decades. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in March 2011. == Early life == Lucille Eiland Walker, who in 1940 changed her name to "Cindy Walker," was born on July 20, 1917, on her grandparents' farm three miles north of Mart, Texas (near Mexia, about 20 miles east of Waco), the daughter of cotton broker Aubrey Walker. Her maternal grandfather, Franklin Lycurgus Eiland (1860-1909), was a noted composer of hymns. Her mother Oree Walker (1899-1991) was a fine pianist and Cindy's lifelong musical collaborator and business partner. From childhood, Cindy was fond of poetry and wrote habitually.
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