FAME Recording Studios & Publishing Co. confirmed the news in an emotional post shared on Facebook, writing, "We are deeply saddened to say that our dear friend and colleague Walt Aldridge has passed away. We cannot possibly put into words how much Walt meant to the the FAME family!"
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His chart-topping hits included:
"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" — Ronnie Milsap (1981)"Holding Her and Loving You" — Earl Thomas Conley (1983)"Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" — Travis Tritt (2000)"I Loved Her First" — Heartland (2006)His song "Holding Her and Loving You" earned Song of the Year honors from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, while "No Getting Over Me" was ASCAP’s Most Performed Country Song of the year.
Aldridge spent 17 years as a staff songwriter, musician, and engineer at FAME Recording Studios. During that period, he worked on around 200 records, lending his production, engineering, and instrumental talents to albums by:
Billy Ray CyrusPeter CeteraDobie GrayLacy J. DaltonDarryl WorleyTerri GibbsJason SellersAlabamaBlessid Union of SoulsClarence CarterJerry ReedLou ReedGus HardinMac DavisBilly OceanMarty StuartHeartlandTony Joe WhiteMac McAnallyVern GosdinMarie OsmondWilson PickettAldridge was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2018. He also received a bronze star on the Alabama Music Hall of Fame’s Walk of Fame and collected more than 30 performance awards from ASCAP.
FAME’s tribute ended with a heartfelt acknowledgment of his lifelong impact:
Aldridge’s contributions helped define an era of country music — and ensured Muscle Shoals remained one of the most essential creative centers in American music. In an interesting coincidence, an exhibition dedicated to Muscle Shoals just opened at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on November 14.
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