Charlie Walker (November 2, 1926 - September 12, 2008) was a country musician.  He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.  Born in Copeville, Texas, Walker began in the early ’40s as a vocalist in the Cowboy Ramblers.  After several years singing with the Bill Boyd-led group, Walker briefly retired from the performing side of the business to work as a DJ.  Walker worked as a DJ in 1951 at KMAC in San Antonio before signing with Decca Records.  His first hit, “Only You, Only You,” was co-written with Jack Newman and reached #9 on the country chart in January 1956.  Walker later signed with Columbia Records and reached #2 with a Harlan Howard song, “Pick Me Up On Your Way Down” in 1958.  His other hits include “Who Will Buy the Wine,” “Wild as a Wildcat,” “Don’t Squeeze My Sharmon,” “Truck Drivin’ Cat with Nine Wives,” and “I Wouldn’t Take Her to a Dog Fight Even if I Thought That She Could Win.”  Walker played a minor role in the 1985 Patsy Cline biographical film Sweet Dreams.  He is survived by his wife Connie and 10 children: Ronnie, Cindy, Arthur, Charlie III, Elissa, Charlene, Catherine, Christina, Caroline and Charlton; along with 15 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.  Walker died in Hendersonville, Tennessee on September 12, 2008, aged 81.  He had been diagnosed recently with colon cancer.  Here is a performance of him singing his biggest hit, “Pick Me Up On Your Way Down”: