Wally Wilson
| Wally Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Walter Henry Wilson |
| Also known as | Wally |
| Born | 1947\09\19 Dallas, TX |
| Origin | American |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Record Label Manager/ Producer/Musician |
| Instruments | Piano/Keys |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Skyville Records |
| Associated acts | Stealing Angels |
| Website | http://skyvillenashville.com |
Wally Wilson (born September 19, 1947), is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.
Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts and Patty Loveless, among others. Along with Kenny Greenberg, Wilson produced two records for Joan Baez in the 1990s, one, Play Me Backwards (1992) received a Grammy nomination. Baez credited Wilson and Greenberg for helping her to move towards a more mainstream style. In an interview, she said, "Wally's most famous remark was this: 'Ya know Joan, just because ya know how to write po'try don't mean ya know how to write a decent song.' I was livid. And I knew by how angry I was how close to the truth he probably was. They write in a very different way than I do…"
Wilson produced the hit country group Lonestar for BNA Records, at times co-producing with Don Cook. Wilson produced many other recordings in the 1990s, and created the female duo Regina Regina who were one of the "Top New Stars of 1997" according to Country America magazine. Wilson has written many hit songs recorded by country and blues artists, including Joe Cocker, Aaron Neville, Lonestar, Doug Stone, Linda Ronstadt, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rascal Flatts, and many more. In the mid-1990s he was part of a team of songwriters at Sony/ATV Tree whom CEO Donna Hilley valued for having both songwriting and producing credentials. In 1996 MCA Music Nashville hired him as senior director of its new production company. Wilson is also a successful music publisher, and along with partners Paul Worley and Glen Morgan, owns Skyline Music Publishing in Nashville, Tennessee.
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