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American songwriter
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Walter Haynes
Birth nameWalter Ray Haynes
BornDecember 14, 1928
DiedJanuary 1, 2009(2009-01-01) (aged 80)
GenresCountry
OccupationMusician/Producer
InstrumentSteel Guitar
Years active1949–2008
Musical artist

Walter Haynes (December 14, 1928 – January 1, 2009) was an American steel guitarist and music producer who worked with such artists as Patsy Cline Jimmy Dickens, Del Reeves, The Everly Brothers and Jeanne Pruett. He also co-wrote a number of songs including "Girl on the Billboard" - a song that became a No. 1 hit for Del Reeves in 1965. Haynes was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. At the time of his death at the age of 80 in Tyler, Texas, he had been teaching music lessons in Bullard, Texas.

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  1. Steel guitarist, writer, producer Walter Haynes dies at 80


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