Date
of Birth: August 19, 1969
Location of Birth: Beaumont, Texas
Albums Released: Clay Walker (1993) If
I Could Make A Living (1994) Hypnotize the Moon (1995) Self
Portrait (1996) Rumor Has It (1997) Live, Laugh, Love (1999) Say
No More (2001) Christmas (2002) A Few Questions (2003)
Notable Singles:
What’s It To You If
You Ever Feel Like Lovin’ Me Then What I Can’t
Sleep Hypnotize The Moon
Clay Walker received his first guitar at the age of nine
and even the most casual fan of country music has to be
appreciative that it happened. Walker grew up in music
and took the usual route of small shows and odd jobs before
earning his big break with Giant Records early in the 90s.
Walker’s first two singles released, “What’s
It To You” and “Live Until I Die,” were
immediate hits and his self-titled debut album, released
in 1993, also did well on the charts as it achieved platinum
sales with three number-one hits. “If I Could Make
A Living” was the follow up album and also did quite
well with another number-one single. In only seven albums,
Walker has reached gold twice and platinum four times and
has more than 8 million copies sold at 11 number-one hits
in his career with 5 of those top selling singles coming
in his first three years in the big time. Walker is also
the only artist to have one of his songs included in Billboard’s
year-end top 10 country list for at least 5 years and he
also has been one of the country’s top-10 grossing
acts several times while winning numerous awards along
the way. |