Walt Aldridge
Musician · b. 1955 · Florence, Alabama
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Songwriter
Walt Aldridge is a Muscle Shoals-based country songwriter, producer, and guitarist whose catalog includes Ronnie Milsap’s “There’s No Gettin’ Over Me” (1981 No. 1 country and No. 5 pop), Travis Tritt’s “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” and Vince Gill’s “If You Ever Have Forever in Mind.” He wrote "There Ain't No Easy Way" (sometimes printed as "Ain't No Ash Will Burn").
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- Born June 13, 1955, in Florence, Alabama.
- Has worked the Muscle Shoals studio scene as a songwriter, session guitarist, and producer since the late 1970s.
- Co-wrote “There Ain’t No Easy Way” / “There Ain’t No Ash Will Burn” with Tom House; the song has been recorded by Tony Rice, Kathy Mattea, and many bluegrass and country acts.
- Co-wrote Ronnie Milsap’s 1981 No. 1 country and No. 5 pop single “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me.”
- Co-wrote Travis Tritt’s “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde” (2000) and Vince Gill’s “If You Ever Have Forever in Mind” (1998).
- Inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
