Clay walker biography family

Born Ernest Clayton Walker, Jr., August 19, 1969, in Beaumont, TX; son of Ernest Clayton Walker, Sr. (A welder) and Danna Bush; married Laurie Lampson in 1993; children: MaClay Dalayne (daughter).

Addresses: Record company--Giant Records, 1514 South St., Nashville, TN 37212.

Compared by many to fellow country artist George Strait, Clay Walker hit the highway out of his native East Texas running and hasn't slowed down since.

Sanding his vocals smooth in the same nightclub circuit that produced fellow "hat-act" New Country singers Mark Chesnutt, Ty Herndon, and Tracy Byrd, Walker's good looks and non-stop series of Number One hits quickly propelled his first three albums to platinum status and gained him an enthusiastic fan following.

Walker was born August 19, 1969, in Beaumont, Texas.

The oldest of five children, he was raised on a farm where he was surrounded by traditional country music, thanks to his extended family. His father, a part-time welder, and his uncle taught Walker