Clay Walker
90s Texas neotraditionalist with a stack of chart-toppers and a honky-tonk tenor that hasn't aged.
Where to see Clay Walker
- Choctaw Grand TheaterTickets
- Packard Music HallTickets
- Niswonger Performing Arts Center-TNTickets
- The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Resort & Casino
- The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian ResortTickets
- Paramount TheatreTickets
- Kansas Star Event Center ArenaTickets
- Lynn AuditoriumTickets
- Bismarck Event CenterTickets
- Ford Wyoming CenterTickets
- Wagner Noel Performing Arts CenterTickets
- Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly HallTickets
- Amarillo Civic Center AuditoriumTickets
- Frost Bank CenterTickets
- American Music TheatreTickets
- Choctaw Grand TheaterTickets
- Packard Music HallTickets
- Niswonger Performing Arts Center-TNTickets
- The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Resort & Casino
- The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian ResortTickets
- Paramount TheatreTickets
- Kansas Star Event Center ArenaTickets
- Lynn AuditoriumTickets
- Bismarck Event CenterTickets
- Ford Wyoming CenterTickets
- Wagner Noel Performing Arts CenterTickets
- Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly HallTickets
- Amarillo Civic Center AuditoriumTickets
- Frost Bank CenterTickets
- American Music TheatreTickets
About Clay Walker
Clay Walker is a country artist from Beaumont, TX.
Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. was born in Beaumont, Texas, in 1969 and raised mostly in nearby Vidor, the oldest of five children. His father gave him a guitar at nine, and he was entering talent competitions by fifteen. After graduating Vidor High School in 1986 he worked at a Goodyear plant while playing local clubs, eventually becoming house singer at a Beaumont bar called the Neon Armadillo, where producer James Stroud discovered him in 1992.
Walker's self-titled debut appeared on Giant Records in 1993, opening with the chart-toppers "What's It to You" and "Live Until I Die," both later joined by a third number one from the same album, "Dreaming with My Eyes Open." The record was certified platinum, the first of four consecutive platinum albums for Walker.
His style is rooted in honky-tonk and Texas dancehall traditions, with fiddle and steel guitar behind a clear, twangy tenor.
He stayed with Giant until its closure in 2001, then recorded for Warner Bros., RCA Nashville and Curb. Across eleven studio albums he has placed more than thirty singles on the country charts, six of them number ones, among them "If I Could Make a Living," "This Woman and This Man" and "Rumor Has It."
Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the late 1990s and has since been active in raising money and awareness for MS research.
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What festivals is Clay Walker playing in 2027?
Clay Walker is booked at 1 festival we cover: Hoofbeat 2027.
Is Clay Walker on tour?
Yes. Clay Walker has 15 shows listed, from Durant, OK on Nov 13, 2026 to Lancaster, PA on Mar 19, 2027, plus 1 festival on the page above.
Is Clay Walker playing Hoofbeat 2027?
Yes, Clay Walker is on the Hoofbeat 2027 lineup, June 24–26, 2027 at Cadott, WI. They play Thursday, June 24.
Where is Clay Walker from?
Clay Walker is from Beaumont, TX.
What was Clay Walker's first album?
Clay Walker's first album was Clay Walker (1993). The latest is A Clay Walker Family Christmas (2026).
What kind of music does Clay Walker play?
Clay Walker plays country.
What festivals has Clay Walker played before?
Clay Walker has played Country Calling 2026, CMA Fest 2026.