Walter Egan was born on July 12,1948 and is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 gold status hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his second album release, Not Shy, produced by Egan, Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut.
10 Facts About Walter Egan
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In late 1971, Sageworth relocated to Boston and spent the next two years performing around the Northeast before finally breaking up, at which point Walter moved to Los Angeles and began his career as a solo artist.
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Walter Egan wrote "Hearts on Fire", which was covered by Gram Parsons on his album Grievous Angel, and "Hot Summer Nights", which was the first hit for the band Night, and included such session musicians as Nicky Hopkins and Robbie McIntosh.
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Walter Egan later toured as a member of a latter-day version of Spirit as bassist.
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Walter Egan is listed as co-writer on the Eminem hit "We Made You".
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Walter Egan recorded and toured extensively in the nineties with The Brooklyn Cowboys and has contributed to their two albums and an EP to date.
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In 1985, Walter Egan was a four-time champion on the game show Catchphrase.
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Host Chuck Woolery asked Walter Egan to sing a bit from one of his songs, and he sang the main hook from "Magnet and Steel".
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Walter Egan has recently completed a cover of the classic 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' for inclusion on a forthcoming tribute to the blues genius Robert Johnson due for release in 2022.
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Walter Egan is currently working on a book covering his life story and it's likely this will be accompanied with a CD of songs relating to his rock and roll stories.