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James Walton Aldridge Jr. (born November 12, 1955 in Florence, Alabama) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer.[1]

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Walt Aldridge
Birth name	James Walton Aldridge Jr.
Born	(1955-11-12) November 12, 1955 (age 66)
Origin	Florence, Alabama, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Songwriter Musician Record producer
Instruments	Singing, guitar, bouzouki
Years active	early 1980s-present
Formerly of	The Shooters

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), 'Till You're Gone by Barbara Mandrell (1982), "Holding Her and Loving You" by Earl Thomas Conley (1982), "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" by Travis Tritt (2000), and "I Loved Her First" (2006) 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]

In the late 1980s, Aldridge also sang lead vocals in the band The Shooters, a country band which charted seven singles for Epic Records.[2]

He worked for 17 years at Fame Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama as a producer, songwriter and back-up musician. The studio was the subject of 2013 documentary film Muscle Shoals.

Aldridge is an alumnus of the University of North Alabama, and signed back on to teach at UNA.

References

External links

• Official web site for Walt Aldridge

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