Added: Sep 5, 2008
From: Gatorrock786
Duration: 2:17
Writer Harlan Howard mailed this song to Nashville and it wound up in the batch of songs being pitched to Charlie Walker for his Columbia recording session. Charlie was a country music disc jockey in San Antonio, Texas and was trying to carve his niche as a recording artist. And he decided that "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" was the song to make it happen. But Charlie Walker was more sold on the song than Harlan Howard was on Charlie Walker. According to Harlan, "I had never heard of Charlie Walker. I thought the song could be a hit and I sure wanted it to be but I wasn't sure of things at that point." But the record soon removed any doubt that Harlan might have had! The record opened the door for Charlie Walker as a recording artist and it opened some doors for Harlan Howard as a songwriter! "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" made the country charts October 20th, 1958 and peaked at number two, where it stayed for 4 weeks. The song was on the charts for 22 weeks. -- From Country Music Classic's
Channel: Music
Tags: charlie country down me on pick up walker way your
Rating: 5.00 (23 ratings) Views: 4779' favoriteCount='38 Comments: 17
iamjohnnyprice Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - gr8 song ty for posting.
kmcwhq Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - One work......HONKYTONK.....
pmb003 Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - great posting
Gatorrock786 Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - or is that two? oh who cares. :)
Gatorrock786 Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - Yeah... everybody's done this one... from Faron Young to Webb Pierce to Patsy Cline. It's one of those classic country tunes.
ParkerAllen2 Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - I love this song. Thanks for the posting and for the interesting background story in the info section.
tunenito Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Excellent audio / video quality. Two thumbs up!
reg184 Says:
Sep 12, 2008 - Very sorry to hear that Chatlie passed away today (9-12-08). He really had some good songs out. God bless him and his family
Gatorrock786 Says:
Sep 13, 2008 - Thanks for the news. RIP Charlie.
urtxgirl Says:
Sep 14, 2008 - to the rest of the world he was Charlie Walker, to me he was just Uncle Charlie. And I know that even as we speak he and Daddy are playing for Granny and Pa in Heaven.
Gatorrock786 Says:
Sep 15, 2008 - I know you're right.
countryboiii08 Says:
Sep 23, 2008 - OMG charlie walker passed away im such a big fan of his. ive got his name on my telecaster guitar and i always play his songs :(:(:( miss ya charlie. the worlds loss and heavens gain. R.I.P charlie
comdrsca Says:
Nov 5, 2008 - Awesome!! Sorry to hear of Charlie's passing... Tell me, just WHO is that steel picker??? can't place him, but he's wild!! Does anyone have Charlie doing "Don't squeeze my Charmin"??
wrotenwasp Says:
Nov 20, 2008 - Now that's what country music is supposed to sound like. Classic. If I didn't know better, I'd swear that was Sam Shepard the actor.
perransands Says:
Nov 21, 2008 - BRILLIANT.THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
hopemelonfest Says:
Dec 2, 2008 - Let's send this to Toby Keith so he can see REAL MUSIC!
MoJoPiano Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - In my opinion, one of THE standards/classics of pure, traditional Country Music! I've heard him do this on the Opry many times. Thanks Gatorrock for a great clip and song! Mike