Country Pop Bites: Clay Walker – April 15
Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1996 Clay Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis by a Houston doctor?
It's true. It was after seeking an examination for numbness in his fingers. He was told--incorrectly, it turns out--that he will be in a wheelchair within four years, dead within eight.
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Here are 5 interesting facts about Clay Walker.
- His name is actually Ernest Clayton Baker Jr.
- His musical influences include Merle Haggard, George Jones, Bob Seger, George Strait, Lionel Richie, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett.
- His favorite song is Maggie May by Rod Stewart.
- He enjoys football, fishing rodeo and golf.
- His big break came in 1993, when Giant records' president James Stroud heard Clay perform at the Neon Armadillo in Beaumont.