Editing William Walker (composer) (section)

{{short description|American songwriter}}

{{other people|William Walker}}

[[Image:William Walker, American composer.jpg|thumb|William Walker]]
'''William Walker''' (May 6, 1809 – September 24, 1875) was an American [[Baptist]] song leader, [[shape note]] "[[singing school|singing master]]", and compiler of four shape note tunebooks, most notable of which are the influential ''[[Southern Harmony|The Southern Harmony]]'' and ''[[The Christian Harmony]]'', which has been in continuous use (republished 2010).