Lurleen, I'm shocked you would question the credentials of Cindy Walker. To my mind she is no doubt #1 in terms of her influence. Probably the greatest country songwriter of all time. If you have a collection of C&W records, look below the song name and see how many "C Walker"'s you see as songwriter. And if you still doubt it, listen to Willie Nelson's 2006 CD "You Don't Know Me; the Songs of Cindy Walker".