[3] He then struck out on his own, forming a country music group, Wally Fowler and the Georgia Clodhoppers,[4] which included Chet Atkins on lead guitar.
[6] Fowler moved to Nashville, and from 1946 to 1950 became a regular part of The Prince Albert Show segment of the Grand Ole Opry on NBC Radio.
Originating from Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium and later taken to other major cities across the region, each show featured many of the day's premier Southern gospel quartets.
He recorded for several labels, but in later years, went into semi-retirement and tended to avoid publicity, although he continued to promote some gospel and variety shows in North Carolina.
[8] On June 3, 1994, Fowler apparently suffered a heart attack while fishing from a dock on Dale Hollow Lake, northeast of Nashville, and his body was found floating in the water.