Billy Joe Walker Jr.

Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) 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. Between 1987 and 1994, he recorded seven solo albums, all for major labels.

Walker died following a period of declining health on July 25, 2017.

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)