11 Facts About Walter Hyatt

Walter Hyatt was an American singer and songwriter.

Walter Hyatt started playing the guitar at age 13 and formed his first band in his midteen years.

At age 20, Walter Hyatt formed Uncle Walt's Band with Champ Hood and David Ball.

In 1985, Walter Hyatt released his first solo recording on Lespedeza Records, a cassette EP titled Fall Through to You.

In 1987, Walter Hyatt returned to Nashville with his wife, Heidi, and continued pursuing his career as a solo performer and songwriter.

In 1990, Walter Hyatt released his first full-length solo album, King Tears, on the MCA Master Series label.

The album was produced by Lyle Lovett, who had first encountered Walter Hyatt while attending an Uncle Walt's Band show as a college student.

In 1993, Walter Hyatt released his second solo album, Music Town, on Sugar Hill Records.

Walter Hyatt began work on a third solo album in 1995, and during that year and into the next he recorded more than 40 song demos as a part of the preproduction process.

Walter Hyatt died in the crash of ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 on May 11,1996.

Walter Hyatt was survived by his wife Heidi and their two children, Taylor and Rose Evelyn, and Walter's daughter Haley.