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Walter Haynes
real name Walter Ray Haynes
Walter Haynes is credited on 799 releases across 237 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
799
Credits
237
Albums
8
Decades active
153
In collections
Biography
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American steel guitarist, producer and songwriter.
Born December 14, 1928 in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Died January 01, 2008 in Tyler, Texas.
Married to singer.
Inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (2003). Became a major record label executive producing over 300 albums and composing over 25 songs.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
799 releases · 237 albums · active 1956–2023
- Production · 390
- Performance · 362
- Other credits · 123
Studios: Bradley's Barn · Moss Rose Studio · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · The Music Mill, Nashville, TN
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Naturally
1971
Greatest Hits
1967
Showcase
1961
The Patsy Cline Story
1963
Back To The Country
1975
Sentimentally Yours
1962
Sweet Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
Bean Blossom '79
1980
Sings Bluegrass, Body And Soul
1977
The Best Of Bob Wills Vol.II
1975
Sweet Dreams: The Complete Decca Studio Masters 1960-1963
2010
The Best Of Mel Tillis
1975
Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits
1967
Giddy-Up Go
1966
That's Truckdrivin'
The Very Best Of J.J. Cale
1997
Anyway The Wind Blows - The Anthology
1997
30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits
1986
Master Of Bluegrass
1981
Woman Don't Try To Sing My Song
1976
You're Not The Woman You Used To Be
1975
Between Lust And Watching TV
1974
Satin Sheets / Sweet Sweetheart
1973
In Person
1971
Frequent collaborators
- Cal Smith
- Various
- Jeanne Pruett
- Mel Tillis
- Wayne Kemp
- Bill Monroe
- Jack Greene
- Bill Anderson (2)
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