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Re: Bill Walker

Posted by Bob Robyn on December 29, 2007, 7:04 am, in reply to "Re: Bill Walker"
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Thanks, Larry. Makes you sort of play the "what if" game. Jim could have moved so well into a network TV show at that time, and a hugely successful one.

Looking forward to the new CD. Thanks for all your work on Jim's behalf and ours.

Bob

--Previous Message--
: 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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Re: Bill Walker - Steve Drummond December 29, 2007, 1:32 pm
- Re: Bill Walker - Roy Zinck December 31, 2007, 7:07 pm
- Re: Bill Walker - Mike Slater December 29, 2007, 5:05 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Thanks, Larry. Makes you sort of play the : "what if" game. Jim could have : moved so well into a network TV show at that : time, and a hugely successful one. : : Looking forward to the new CD. Thanks for : all your work on Jim's behalf and ours. : : Bob : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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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