- Walt Lafty
Infobox musical artist
Name = Walt Lafty
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Walter Howard Michael Lafty III
Origin =
Born = Birth date and age|1981|05|12|mf=yPhiladelphia ,Pennsylvania
Died =
Genre =Indie rock
Occupation = Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
Years_active = 2000–present
Instrument =Guitar Vocals Piano
Label =J Records (Silvertide)Youguys Media (Solo Album)
Associated_acts =Silvertide
URL = [http://www.waltlafty.com/ www.waltlafty.com]Walt Lafty (born 12 May 1981, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) is the vocalist for the bandSilvertide .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, songwriter and composer who serves as an organist & choir director at churches in and around Philadelphia.Fact|date=July 2008 Lafty is married to Amy Lafty.
Music
Lafty is a member of
Silvertide , which has been touring since 2002, both opening for major touring acts and headlining shows. [ [http://www.silvertidemusic.com/bio.php Silvertide] , www.silvertidemusic.com, date unknown (accessed21 January ,2007 )]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 Acousticand 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. [ [http://perso.orange.fr/santanamigos/2005.htm Santanamogos 2005] ,perso.orange.fr, 2005 (accessed
21 January ,2007 )]Solo 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.References
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