- Walt Aldridge
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Walt Aldridge
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Background = non_performing_personnel
Born = birth date and age|1955|11|12
Birth_name = James Walter Aldridge, Jr.
Origin =Florence, Alabama ,USA
Instrument =Guitar Bouzouki
Genre = Country
Occupation =Songwriter Musician Record producer
Years_active = early 1980s-present
Associated_acts = The Shooters
URL =Walt Aldridge (born November 12, 1955 in
Florence, Alabama ) is an American musician, singer,songwriter , engineer andrecord producer .cite web | title = Walt Aldridge | publisher = Alabama Music Hall of Fame | url = http://www.alamhof.org/aldridgw.htm | accessdate = 2008-03-20]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 " byRonnie Milsap (1981), "Holding Her and Loving You" byEarl Thomas Conley (1982), and "I Loved Her First" (2006) - recorded by Heartland. He is listed as a "Music Achiever" by theAlabama Music Hall of Fame , which is a precursor to future induction, and has been awarded a star on their Walk of Fame.In the late 1980s, Aldridge also fronted the band
The Shooters , in which he charted six Top 40 country hits.cite web |url= http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/The-Shooters.html |title=The Shooters biography |accessdate=2008-09-30 |work=Oldies.com]References
External links
* [http://www.waltaldridge.com Official web site for Walt Aldridge]
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