MEXIA, Texas — A lot of sounds could be heard coming from 114 S. Brooks Street in Mexia on a sunny, hot summer day. But nothing as loud as the buzz on the street. "We're very excited. We have a lot of ...

Willie Nelson's new album is a collection of songs written by Country Music Hall-of-Famer Cindy Walker. She died last Thursday at the age of 87. Walker had her first hit when Bob Wills and his Texas ...

Long before Willie and Waylon, Kris and Guy, another pioneering songwriter drew Nashville to the Lone Star State: Cindy Walker, born near Mexia in 1918, was writing hits for Bob Wills while Willie and ...

Country star Cindy Walker was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday. Walker, who wrote countless hits across her six-decade career, was celebrated for her ...

Cindy Walker, one of Texas’ more prolific and respected songwriters, died Thursday night in Mexia, Texas. She was 87. Ms. Walker, a native of Mart, Texas, wrote more than 500 songs, including ...

On April 1, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the institution opened its archives, offering The Tennessean an unparalleled look at ...

Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker died Thursday at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas. She was 87. By Billboard Staff Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker died ...

She richly deserves the spot, if only for writing the sublime "You Don't Know Me." By Paul Grein Legendary country songwriter Cindy Walker, whose most famous song is the cross-genre classic “You Don’t ...

Cindy Walker, songwriter: born Mart, Texas 20 July 1918; died Mexia, Texas 23 March 2006. In September 1997 the Country Music Hall of Fame welcomed two of the genre's finest songwriters to its ranks.