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Since 1977, Muscle Shoals songwriter Walt Aldridge has worked as a producer, writer, artist, engineer, session singer and player on hundreds of albums in a variety of genres that have touched lives the world over.
Billboard magazine named Aldridge one of the Top Ten Country Songwriters of the year twice on the strength of such songs as Ricky Van Shelton's "I Am A Simple Man". His song "No Getting Over Me" was named one of ASCAP's most performed country songs. "Holding Her and Loving You" was named Song of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters' Association International. The Alabama Music Hall of Fame awarded Aldridge with a star in their Walk of Fame and their Musical Creator\'s Award.
Aldridge was lead singer, guitarist and producer for the country rock group The Shooters (which also featured future successful Muscle Shoals songwriter Gary Baker) and wrote or co-wrote all their Top 40 singles. The Shooters were among Billboard\'s Top Ten New Country Artists in 1987.
His latest venture has been producing country band Heartland\'s debut record for Lofton Creek Records at FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals. The first single, "I Loved Her First", blazed to the top of the charts with amazing speed.
Walt remains very active in the industry, writing, producing and recording numerous artists, most recently Troy Goldsby.
MUSCLE SHOALS MADE & PLAYED MUSIC
"I Loved Her First" - Heartland
"The Fear of Being Alone" - Reba McEntire
"I Sure Can Smell The Rain" - Blackhawk
"Holding Her and Loving You" - Earl Thomas Conley
"Leave Him Out of This" - Steve Wariner
"Till You're Gone" - Barbara Mandrell
"No Getting Over Me" - Ronnie Milsap
"I Am A Simple Man" - Ricky Van Shelton
"See If I Care" - Shenendoah
"Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" - Travis Tritt
"Whatever Comes First" - Sons of The Desert
"Deep Down" - Pam Tillis
"Crime of Passion" - Ricky Van Shelton
"Some Things Never Change" - Tim McGraw
"Doncha" - TG Sheppard
"One Owner Heart" - TG Sheppard
"In Over My Heart" - TG Sheppard
"Like There Ain't No Yesterday" - Blackhawk
"She Sure Got Away With My Heart" - John Anderson
"Single Thing In Mind" - Conway Twitty
"Reinvent The Wheel" - Alabama
"...And Then She Hit Me" - Blessid Union of Souls
"South Hampton Avenue" - Blessid Union of Souls
"The One That Got Away" - Boy Howdy
"Daily Bread" - Chris LeDoux
"Good Days, Bad Days" - Coco Montoya
"Finish What He Started" - Confederate Railroad
"Fit To Be Tied Down" - Conway Twitty
"Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat" - David Alan Coe
"By The Light Of A Burning Bridge" - George Strait
"Walk To The Light" - Jo Dee Messina
"Get Back In The Saddle" - K.T. Oslin
"Fade To Blue" - Kate Campbell
"Peace Comes Stealing Slow" - Kate Campbell
"Living In A Bullseye" - Little Texas
"The Call" - Little Texas
"I Showed Her" - Shenandoah
"A Memory That Just Won't Quit" - Sammy Kershaw
"If I Fall (You're Going With Me)" - Trace Adkins
"You Really Wouldn't Want Me That Way" - Travis Tritt
"Pretty Good Thing" - Ty Herndon
