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Joshua Ray Walker

Joshua Ray Walker became known for his colorful, insightful songwriting

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Joshua Ray Walker became known for his colorful, insightful songwriting

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Biography

After bursting on the scene in 2019 with his debut album, Wish You Were Here, singer/songwriter Joshua Ray Walker became known for his colorful, insightful songwriting.

Walker learned to play guitar at age 12 and soon after began gigging around his native Dallas, Texas, playing in backing bands. He wrote his first country song at 19.

After releasing his debut, he followed it with two more albums in just two years: 2020's Glad You Made It and 2021's See You Next Time. The three releases functioned as a trilogy that depicted an array of characters at a "brokedown honky tonk".

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INTERVIEW“I've Been Fulfilling This Timeline That I Made For Myself When I Thought I Was Going To Die:” Joshua Ray Walker on Purpose, Legacy and the Second Chances of Stuff

Amidst the bustle and buzz of AmericanaFest 2025, Joshua Ray Walker chats with Holler about his rollercoaster past year, new music on the way and more.

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INTERVIEWPop Empowerment: Joshua Ray Walker on His New Album of All-Female Covers

"I’m really not a country traditionalist. I wanted to shake up that image and probably rub off some of the more old-hat listeners - or at least give them something to think about”.

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INTERVIEWIn Conversation: Joshua Ray Walker

A decade after the first song for the trilogy was written, Joshua Ray Walker is releasing the final chapter of his fictional world, See You Next Time. The cast of characters he has been writing about are all gathered for the last night at the honky-tonk. It’s closing time, for the final time.

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INTRODUCINGSingle Premiere: Joshua Ray Walker's 'Flash Paper'

As he gets closer to the release of his new album See You Next Time, Joshua Ray Walker has shared 'Flash Paper' - a personal, powerful song about his father, who died in November after battling cancer - premiering exclusively with Holler.

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INTERVIEWIntroducing: Vincent Neil Emerson

“Guys like me, we're trying to carry on the tradition of Texas folk music. I can't say whether I'm doing the best job of it or not, but I'm here doing it," Vincent Neil Emerson says. "I'm telling my truth to the world.”

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First Listen: Chris Young, Joshua Ray Walker and the Albums You Need to Hear This Week

Delving into the new records from Chris Young, Joshua Ray Walker and Jillian Jacqueline, the Holler staff have their say on the new releases filling their headphones this week.