Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2006 Clay Walker got engaged?

It’s true! He got engaged to Jessica Craig at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Galveston, Texas.

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Here are 5 little known truths about Clay Walker.

  • Ernest Clayton Baker Jr. was born on August 19, 1969 in Beaumont, TX.
  • His favorite song is “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart.
  • His favorite sports are football, fishing, rodeo and golf.
  • After leaving his shift as nighttime desk clerk at a Super 8 Motel, he stopped at a local radio station to deliver a tape of a song that he had written. Although the morning disc jockey told him that the station's policies prohibited playing self-submitted tapes, he played Walker's song and said that it was "too good to pass up."
  • He worked at a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant after graduating high school.

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