Billy Joe Walker Jr.

Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952^[1] – July 25, 2017)^[2] was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He composed singles for Eddie Rabbitt, including "I Wanna Dance with You", "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love". He produced the first three albums of Bryan White, and for Pam Tillis, Collin Raye and Travis Tritt. He was also a session musician who played guitar.^[3] Between 1987 and 1994, he recorded seven solo albums, all for major labels.

Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Also known as	Billy Walker Jr.
Born	February 29, 1952[1] Midland, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 25, 2017(2017-07-25) (aged 65) Kerrville, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country, new-age
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, session musician, record producer
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1980s–2017
Labels	MCA, DGC, Liberty

Walker died following a period of declining health on July 25, 2017.^[2]

Discography

Title	Details	Peak Chart Positions[4]
Treehouse	Release date: September 21, 1987 Label: MCA Records	—
Painting Music	Release date: July 26, 1989 Label: MCA Records	—
Universal Language	Release date: October 25, 1990 Label: MCA Records	—
The Walk	Release date: May 11, 1992 Label: DGC Records	—
Untitled	Release date: December 23, 1992 Label: DGC Records	—
Warm Front	Release date: July 19, 1993 Label: Liberty Records	10
Life Is Good	Release date: 1994 Label: Liberty Records	—

Collaborations

• Three Way Mirror - Livingston Taylor (1978)
• TNT - Tanya Tucker (1978)
• Never Alone - Amy Grant (1980)
• Share Your Love - Kenny Rogers (1981)
• Juice - Juice Newton (1981)
• It's the World Gone Crazy - Glen Campbell (1981)
• Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers (1982)
• Changes - Tanya Tucker (1982)
• We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers (1983)
• What About Me? - Kenny Rogers (1984)
• Riddles in the Sand - Jimmy Buffett (1984)
• Once Upon a Christmas - Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton (1984)
• Rhythm & Romance - Rosanne Cash (1985)
• The Heart of the Matter - Kenny Rogers (1985)
• Real Love - Dolly Parton (1985)
• The Things That Matter - Vince Gill (1985)
• They Don't Make Them Like They Used To - Kenny Rogers (1986)
• King's Record Shop - Rosanne Cash (1987)
• Still Within the Sound of My Voice - Glen Campbell (1987)
• Little Love Affairs - Nanci Griffith (1988)
• Light Years - Glen Campbell (1988)
• Walkin' in the Sun - Glen Campbell (1990)
• All I Can Be - Collin Raye (1991)
• Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill (1991)
• In This Life - Collin Raye (1992)
• Can't Run from Yourself - Tanya Tucker (1992)
• Shania Twain - Shania Twain (1993)
• Soon - Tanya Tucker (1993)
• Extremes - Collin Raye (1994)
• When Love Finds You - Vince Gill (1994)
• Healing Hands of Time - Willie Nelson (1994)
• Storm in the Heartland - Billy Ray Cyrus (1994)
• Wild Angels - Martina McBride (1995)
• Fire to Fire - Tanya Tucker (1995)
• I Think About You - Collin Raye (1995)
• Jewel of the South - Rodney Crowell (1995)
• It Matters to Me - Faith Hill (1995)
• High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill (1996)
• Christmas: The Gift - Collin Raye (1996)
• Evolution - Martina McBride (1997)
• Complicated - Tanya Tucker (1997)
• The Walls Came Down - Collin Raye (1998)
• The Other Side - Billy Ray Cyrus (2003)
• These Days - Vince Gill (2006)