Walt Aldridge is a musician, singer-songwriter, engineer and record producer. He worked at FAME Studios for almost two decades as a writer, producer and session musician. He is well known as a songwriter in Nashville and has been the recipient of over 20 gold and platinum Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications in recognition of outstanding sales. He has been awarded seven “Number One Record” Country Music Association certificates and over 30 performance awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). 56 songs written or co-written by Aldridge have made the Billboard country Top 40, and he has twice been named one of Billboard's top ten writers of the year.