Occupation:

Drummer

About Me:

I've been a drummer ...for over 30 years now -- music has taken me to a lot of far off places ... I've been fortunate to have played with a lot of great, and interesting musicians, many groups/artists/vocalists/song writers/comedians from diverse genres of music and entertainment...country, rock, pop... various (recording sessions, corporate/convention entertainment..concerts, clubwork, TV, Radio,)

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with DR HOOK 1982 World Tour,
(Dennis Locorriere,Ray Sawyer)
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"UNKNOWN HINSON" (Spring /Summer 2008)
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John England & the Western Swingers ( 7 yrs )
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...various shows or sessions with
Dennis Tufano!(The Buckinghams)
JohnCafferty, Joey Molland (Badfinger)
Lee Greenwood, Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton,Bob Babbitt (the Funk Brothers)
Ron Dante (the Archies)
Jimi Jamison (Survivor)
Mike Pinera (Iron Butterfly,Blues Image)
the Cowsills (Hair)
John Ford Coley
Freddie Weller (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
Bertie Higgins(Key Largo)
Larry Hoppen (Orleans)
Pat Upton(Spiral Staircase)
Billy Joe Royal (Down in the Boondocks)
Tony Burrows(Edison Lighthouse)
Jerry Yester(Lovin'Spoonful)
Jim Yester(the Association)
Terry Sylvester(The Hollies)
Roy Head (Treat Her Right)
Bo Donaldson & (the Heywoods)
David Allen Coe, Johnny Paycheck,
Joe Sun, Exile
The Drifters
The Coasters(Carl Gardner)
The Tams,
Phyllis Diller, Danny Gans,
Joan Rivers, Rich Little,
Sammy Davis Jr.
Gary Puckett
Andy Kim (Rock Me Gently)
Alan O'Day (Undercover Angel)
Merrilee Rush(Angel in the Morning)
Archie Bell, Jay Siegel(The Tokens)
Sal Valentino(Beau Brummels)
Brenda Lee,
Billy Swan(I Can Help)
Jeannie SeelyConnie Smith,Jean Shepard, Tanya Tucker, Rosie Flores, Wanda Jackson, Del Reeves,Jack Greene, Dickie Lee,
Hank Thompson,Billy Walker, Tommy Cash, Charlie Walker, Stephanie Davis, Mandy Barnett,
Vassar Clements, Buddy Spicher,
Leon Rausch(Texas Playboys),
Steve Hall (Shotgun Red), Johnny Counterfeit, Owen Bradley,Harold Bradley, Boots Randolph
........ I moved to Nashville in 1979 played the DR HOOK "Players in the Dark World Tour" in 1982 (and did a little recording with them as well) have been jobbin' around Nashville since then. Recording sessions, corporate/convention entertainment..concerts, clubwork, TV, Radio, church socials, shopping center grand openings, weddings, divorces, bar/bat mitzvahs, Big Time Gala Social Events ... I've been on/in/through every loading dock /back kitchen entrance to most every hotel, country club, arena, venue in this town,.....that's no lie!! .....LOL

Website:

http://www.myspace.com/walterhartman

Number of years working in Nashville area:

30

Number of years in the music business:

35