Walt Wagner (born 1943)[1] is an American pianist, composer, and arranger based in Seattle, Washington. He is most recently known as the longtime pianist for Seattle restaurant Canlis.
Wagner began on piano at age six, and took formal lessons in classical music while playing rock and roll on the side. Before he was born, his father had been a dance band leader.[2] He played in a Seattle group called The Rebels, which later became The Exotics. The group was picked up by local radio station KJR, which resulted in bookings in dance halls throughout Washington state.[3] Around 1960, The Exotics recorded a single for Jerden Records and opened in concert for Jerry Lee Lewis.[1] In the 1960s, Wagner continued performing in Seattle-area restaurants, took college courses, and worked odd jobs, including at an A&W Restaurant, as a forklift operator for the Seattle shipyard, and at Boeing.[3]
Throughout the 1970s, Wagner played in Sun Valley, Idaho, especially during ski season, and toured internationally as the pianist for Peggy Fleming's skating shows. In the off season he continued playing restaurants and also took work on cruise ships, which he continued to do into the 1980s. He met his future wife while performing on a cruise ship in 1987.[3] They were married the same year.[4]
Wagner became one of two house pianists at Seattle fine dining restaurant Canlis in 1996, where he played arrangements of popular songs.[3][5] During this time he self-released several albums,[6] including one of his own compositions recorded with the Seattle Symphony in 1998.[7] He announced his retirement from Canlis in 2016, and record label Sub Pop recorded his final performance there on October 9.[8] The resultant live album featured his renditions of songs by DJ Shadow, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Prince, The Left Banke, Goat, The Buzzcocks, My Bloody Valentine, and Phoenix.[9] Sub Pop released the album, entitled Reworks, in November 2017.[10]
^ abWalt Wagner, longtime Canlis pianist, is retiring … and Sub Pop will be there to document it. Seattle Times, October 7, 2016.
^Walt Wagner biography at Allmusic
^ abcdWalt Wagner: Canlis' Key Player. Seattle Weekly, August 10, 2011.
^marriage license, Prince George's County, Maryland
^Ebony & Ivory at Canlis. Seattle Weekly, December 23, 2008.
^Longtime Canlis Piano Man Gets a Nod From Sub Pop. Seattle Magazine, November 2017.
^Composing A Joyful Noise -- Walt Wagner Finds New Meaning In His Music With `The Miracle'. Seattle Times, November 28, 1998.
^A Final Performance for Canlis Piano Legend Walt Wagner. Seattle Met, September 29, 2016.
^Walt Wagner – “I Only Said” (My Bloody Valentine Cover). Stereogum, November 10, 2017.
WaltWagner (born 1943) is an American pianist, composer, and arranger based in Seattle, Washington. He is most recently known as the longtime pianist...
Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Direct-to-DVD 2005 Melinda and Melinda WaltWagner Bewitched Uncle Arthur The 40-Year-Old Virgin Andy Stitzer Also writer...
Natural Man" Bobby Hebb; Sandy Baron Lou Rawls (1971) Larry Morris (1972) WaltWagner (1972) The Dirtbombs (2001) "Sunny" Bobby Hebb Over 150 versions including:...
The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a public transit monorail in operation at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. The...
Career Statistics". "2010 Football Coaching Staff: Walt Hameline, Head Football Coach". Wagner College. "Walt Hameline Records by Year". College Football Data...
sons, Mark and Brian Canlis. Canlis usually features a live pianist; WaltWagner played there from 1996 to 2016. Wine Spectator: Grand Award Winner 1997–2022...
(The Way of the Vaselines compilation, 1992) Velocity Girl Vetiver Vue WaltWagner The Walkabouts Washed Out Weyes Blood The White Stripes The Wipers Wolf...
Walkabouts, indie rock/alt-country band Walking Papers, alternative rock band WaltWagner, lounge/pop/classical/rock and roll pianist (Canlis 1996–2016) War Babies...
defeating Dayton 19–3 in the 1987 championship game. Under head coach Walt Hameline, Wagner won its first championship in school history by dominating St. John's...
reinstated in 2018. Walt Hameline, in 38 years (1982–present) as the director of athletics and 34 years as head football coach at Wagner (1981–2014), won...
Josh (vocals) and Jake (guitar), Sam (bass guitar, keyboards), and Danny Wagner (drums). They were signed to Lava Records in March 2017, and a month later...
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right...
The Wagner Seahawks are composed of 23 teams representing Wagner College in intercollegiate athletics. Sports sponsored for both men and women are basketball...
is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Walt Becker and written by Brent Goldberg and David T. Wagner. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as the title character...
The Walt Disney Company, one of the largest media corporations in the world, has been the subject of a wide variety of criticisms of its business practices...
Seahawks were led by 18th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 7–3 overall and 3–2...
Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel...
Seahawks were led by 28th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 3–7 overall and 1–6...
They were led by 34th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–1...
and Wagner (2003b), p. 188. Buhle and Wagner (2003b), p. 28. Buhle and Wagner (2003b), p. 253. Buhle and Wagner (2003b), p. 159. Buhle and Wagner (2003b)...
Dollar Movie (2012). He also appeared on television series including the Walt Disney limited series, The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (starring role-1958)...
The Walt Disney World Railroad (WDWRR) is a 3-foot (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and attraction located within the Magic Kingdom theme park of...
Seahawks were led by 19th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 5–5 overall and 5–2...
Goofy is an American cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest...
III. The Seahawks were led by 13th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. They finished the season 9–2 and...
Global Information