Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Walt has achieved the most online Number One Hit Singles with 133 since 2007, as a solo artist as well as a member of his former band The Waltles.     Walt began his music career 40 years ago in 1981 writing and  performing his own material and in the early days mixed with

 Beatles material he could play.   Within 5 years he was performing mostly his own material, especially after he left The Waltles he then only performed his own material.   Walt as a solo artist, has 123 Online Number One Hit Singles from MP3.com, Betarecords.com until they went defunct in 2011, then he charted locally on the St. Louis ReverbNation Folk Music Charts.   Walt appeared on local television five times in the areas he performed in, reaching America's Got Talent, twice in 2011 and 2012.  At the time of his Season 6 appearance he had racked up 70 Online Number One Hit Singles!   His 2012 Season 7 appearance was not televised because of royalty issues from Season 6 in which he received an undisclosed amount of money from the appearance in Season 6.