Walt Aldridge
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Walt Aldridge | |
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Born | November 12, 1955 |
Origin | Florence, Alabama, USA |
Genre(s) | Country |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter Musician Record producer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar Bouzouki |
Years active | early 1980s-present |
Associated acts | The Shooters |
Walt Aldridge (born November 12, 1955 in Florence, Alabama) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer.[1]
Aldridge is known primarily as a Nashville songwriter. He has written dozens of hit Country songs including the Number One hits "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" by Ronnie Milsap (1981), "Holding Her and Loving You" by Earl Thomas Conley (1982), and "I Loved Her First" (2006) - recorded by Heartland.[1] He is listed as a "Music Achiever" by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, which is a precursor to future induction, and has been awarded a star on their Walk of Fame.[1]
Aldridge fronted the alt-country band The Shooters in the latter part of the 1980s. He issued two eponymous albums with moderate regional country hits "They Only Come Out at Night" and "Borderline".