Marty Walsh (musician)

Marty Walsh
Marty Walsh
Birth name	Martin Kevin Walsh
Born	21 January 1952 (age 73); Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Musician; Songwriter; Arranger; Composer; Record Producer;
Instruments	Guitar; Vocals;
Years active	1976–present
Associated acts	Supertramp;
Website	Official website

Martin Kevin Walsh (born 21 January 1952) is an American guitarist, songwriter, arranger, composer and record producer. During his career as a session musician in the 1980s, Walsh has participated as a guitarist on hits "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton, "She Works Hard for the Money" by Donna Summer and "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond. Among Walsh's credits on albums of artists such as John Denver, Eddie Kendricks, Seals and Crofts^[1], Julio Iglesias, Kenny Rogers and John Fogerty^[2], he was also a touring member of Supertramp.^[3], and took part in recording the albums Brother Where You Bound in 1985 and Free as a Bird in 1987. Walsh perform in three LeAnn Rimes' albums in the late 1990s, Sittin' on Top of the World (1998) ^[4] , LeAnn Rimes (1999) and I Need You (2001) ^[5]

Aside from his session work, Walsh has written music for Air Supply, Gary Wright, Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA, and a number of Television series including Roundhouse^[6]. Walsh was also seen on Eddie Money's music video for "Shakin'" as the rhythm guitarist in 1982.

Currently, Walsh is an Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music^[7] in the ensemble and music production departments in Boston, Massachusetts.

References[edit]

↑ Moseley, Willie G. (January 2015). "Marty Walsh With a Little Help From Friends". Vintage Guitar. Vol. 29 no. 3.
↑ Donahue, Michael (1986). "Fogerty Tour Begins on Fitting Note Here". The Commercial Appeal.
↑ Muretich, James (February 3, 1988). "Art-rock holdovers happy with refreshing Supertramp". Calgary Herald.
↑ Sittin' on Top of the World (CD booklet). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 1998. 77901.
↑ I Need You (CD liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 2002. D2-78738.
↑ Owens, Barbara (November–December 1999). "A Conversation with Marty Walsh". Boston Musicians' Association Magazine. pp. 7–8.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
↑ "Marty Walsh". berklee.edu. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

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