Doc Walker - Merritt, British Columbia
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Doc Walker is one of many Country Music artists honored on Merritt's Walk of Stars. His plaque is in front of E G For The Home Enterprises located at 2137 Quilchena Avenue.
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Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/29/2017
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Merritt boasts being: The Country Music Capital of Canada. Merritt annually hosts the largest country music festival in Canada where over 150,000 visitors come to Merritt for the 4 day event. Some of Country Music biggest recording stars perform at the event.
To honor and pay tribute for their performance a plaque with their hand prints, signature, picture and some with a personal note are encased in a wooden frame display case and installed on the streets of downtown. The Walk of Stars walking tour highlights some of the historical, western and country music murals painted on the side of many of the downtown buildings. Many of these murals highlight some of Country Music biggest stars.
"Doc Walker is a country music group from Westbourne, Manitoba, Canada. They have won Canadian Country Music Awards and had radio hits with the songs "I Am Ready" and "The Show is Free" from the 2003 album Everyone Aboard. In 2001 they released the album Curve. Both albums were for Universal Music Group.
Achievements:
2002 - Independent Group or Duo of the Year
2003 - Independent Group or Duo of the Year
2003 - Independent Song of the Year – "Rocket Girl"
Won
2004 - Group or Duo of the Year
2007 - Album of the Year – Doc Walker
2008 - Fans' Choice Award
2008 - Group or Duo of the Year
2008 - Album of the Year – Beautiful Life
2008 - Single of the Year – "Beautiful Life"
2008 - CMT Video of the Year – "Beautiful Life"
2009 - Country Recording of the Year – Beautiful Life
2009 - Group or Duo of the Year
2010 - Group or Duo of the Year"
Source: Wikipedia