Clay Walker
Edit
Enlarge Image
Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. is a country music performer from the United States. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and was followed by "Live Until I Die," which charted at No. 1 in 1994. Both singles were featured on his self-titled first album, which Giant Records published in 1993.
Quick Facts
- Date of Birth
- 19-08-1969
- Birth Place
- Beaumont, Texas, United States
- Ex. Wife
- Lori Jayne Lampson
Show all facts
- Wife
- Jessica Craig
- Divorced Date
- 2003
- Marriage Date
- 2007
- Children
- Mary Elizabeth Walker, William Clayton, MaClay DaLayne, Skylor ClayAnne
- Profession
- Singer-Songwriter
- Birth Sign
- Leo
- Nationality
- American
- Ethnicity
- White
- Marital Status
- Married
- Alma Mater
- Vidor High School
- Net Worth
- $8 Million Dollars
- Height
- 5 feet 8 inches
- T.V. Show(s)
- Home & Family — 2015
- Charity
- Band Against MS Foundation Camp Heartland Max Cure Foundation
- Birth Date
- 19 Aug, 1969
- Age
- 50 yrs
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter
Musician
Singer - Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Beaumont
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- American country musician
- Twitter Id
- ClayWalker
- Net Worth 2020
- 8 million
- Net Worth 2021
- 8 million
People Mentioned in This Biography
Background and Age
Ernest Clayton Walker Jr was born on August 19, 1969, to Ernest and Danna Walker in Beaumont, Texas. He grew up in Vidor, a city in western Orange County, Texas. He is the oldest of five children. Although the family comprised many members, Clay was the only one to show a natural gift towards music. At the age of 9, his father bought him his first guitar, and at the age of 15, he started entering music competitions.
As a teenager, he was employed as a nighttime desk clerk at a Super Eight Motel, but he quit his job when one of his songs was played on a local radio station. The morning disc jockey said it was "too good to pass up," so he played it even though playing self-submitted tapes was prohibited according to the station's policy. Upon graduation from the Vidor High School in 1986, Clay started working at the Goodyear Tire firm.
Clay Walker has stated more than once that James Taylor is one of his greatest inspirations. He said that he learned a great deal about country music from Tayor, who he never forgets to mention as his hero and mentor.
After graduating from high school, Walker wanted to try his best to pursue his vision of becoming a country music superstar. He created a day planner and planned the steps he would take over the following five years.
Relationships
Walker married Lori Jayne Lampson, a rodeo queen before his debut single was released. MaClay DaLayne, born on January 14, 1996, and Skylor ClayAnne, born on May 14, 1999, were their two daughters. In 2006, the couple divorced. On September 28, 2007, he married model Jessica Craig, with whom he had four additional children: a son called William Clayton, born August 5, 2008, and a girl named Mary Elizabeth, born December 27, 2009. as well as two additional sons, Elijah Craig and Ezra Stephen, who were born on November 4, 2017. Walker and his wife welcomed their fifth child, a son named Christiaan Michael, in January 2021, according to a press release dated August 7, 2020.
Following his diagnosis in 1996, Walker has been involved in various charitable endeavors, including his non-profit organization, Band Against MS, which he started in 2003.
In 2008, he was honored with a Humanitarian Award for his MS-related philanthropic work, and he took part in a charity golf tournament to support his organization.
