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Posted by Larry Jordan
on December 28, 2007, 9:18 pm, in reply to "Bill Walker"
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Jim met Bill Walker in South Africa and admired him so greatly that he worked with the U.S. State Dept. for a year to pave the way for Bill and his wife to move here. Jim envisioned working with Bill on his own arrangements and a TV show. That shows you that Reeves was headed in a pop direction.
Mr. Walker arrived in New York on Thursday, July 30, 1964, and spoke with Jim by phone. He wanted to stay in NYC and see a Broadway show there, and Jim told him to go ahead -- he'd see him when he got back from Arkansas.
Bill did not work with Jim on "The Jim Reeves Way" album. Cindy Walker did not produce anything for Reeves either. She was simply a close friend and wonderful composer, who could write all sorts of songs, tailor-made for individual artists.
--Previous Message--
: I received a wonderful Christmas present from
: my daughter, The DVD Highlights of the
: Johnny Cash TV show. It features Bill
: Walker, who led the orchestra on the show.
: The booklet mentions that he came to America
: originally to work with Jim., but that Jim
: died a few months later. Did he do "The
: Jim Reeves Way" album with Jim? Was he
: supposed to take over from Chet Atkins?
: Didn't Cindy Walker produce Jim too?
: Bob
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