Don Walser

Don Walser ( born September 14, 1934 Donald Ray Walser in Brownfield, Texas, † 20 September 2006 in Austin, Texas ) was an American country musician.

At the age of eleven he began playing guitar, singing and writing her own songs. At the age of 16 he founded with Buddy Holly his first country band, The Panhandle Playboys. Although won the Rock ' n ' Roll in popularity during this period, he stayed with the group. He made ​​his money in the National Guard.

From 1959 to 1961 he was a member of The Texas Plainsmen. Over the next three decades, he played in several groups and wrote successful plays, such as Rolling Stone from Texas.

By the time Walser became known that he played elderly and partially obscure country music and cowboy songs. He held pieces from the 1940s and 1950s alive that had been written and interpreted by previous country stars such as Bob Wills and Eddy Arnold. He was also known for his yodeling arts, which he continued in the tradition of Slim Whitman and Jimmie Rodgers. Also, in some movies he appeared. He played in 1998 in The Hi- Lo Country by Stephen Frears a singer at the rodeo.

In September 2003, Don Walser went for health reasons to retire. He died in September 2006 of complications from diabetes.

Discography

  • Rolling Stone From Texas (1994 )
  • The Archive Series: Volume 1 (1995 )
  • The Archive Series Volume 2 (1995 )
  • Texas Top Hand (1996 )
  • Here's to Country Music (1999)
  • I'll Hold You in My Heart ( 2000)
  • Dare to Dream: The Best of Don Walser (2001)
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