Walt Lafty
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| Birth name | Walter Lafty |
| Born | May 12, 1981 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals Piano |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | J Records (Silvertide) Youguys Media (Solo Album) |
| Associated acts | Silvertide |
| Website | www.waltlafty.com |
Walt Lafty (born 12 May 1981, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the vocalist for the band Silvertide.
[edit] Background
Lafty is the second of six children and the only male sibling. He was introduced to music by his father, Bill Lafty, a singer and songwriter who served as an organist & choir director at churches in Northeast Philadelphia.[citation needed] Lafty is married to Amy Lafty.
[edit] Music
Lafty is a member of Silvertide, which has been touring since 2002, both opening for major touring acts and headlining shows.[1]
Popular songs sung by Walt Lafty include: Ain't Comin' Home, Blue Jeans, Devil's Daughter, Heartstrong and Beautiful Mistake.
Walt Lafty's Pre-Silvertide works include: The Angels Of The Church Of Philadelphia (members: Walt Lafty, Paul Jones, Dan Bolger) Walt Lafty Acoustic and Fade ( members: Walt Lafty and Mark Melchiorre)
Walt Lafty's Other works include: Singing for Carlos Santana on television shows in the following countries: United States, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and England.[2]
olo Career: On November 27, 2007, it was announced via a blog entry on Silvertide's MySpace that Walt Lafty would be releasing a solo-album of solo-acoustic demo songs. The release is said to be soon, prior to the release of Silvertide's upcoming second album. Lafty mentioned in the blog entry that his solo album may be available on download sites such as itunes on March 11th, 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Silvertide, www.silvertidemusic.com, date unknown (accessed 21 January 2007)
- ^ Santanamogos 2005,perso.orange.fr, 2005 (accessed 21 January 2007)
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