For the golfer, see Walter Egan (golfer). For the politician, see Walter D. Egan.
Walter Egan
Born
(1948-07-12) July 12, 1948 (age 75) Queens, New York, United States
Genres
Soft rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)
Guitar, vocals, bass
Years active
1969–present
Labels
Culture Factory, Razor & Tie, Columbia, Renaissance, Red Steel, Spectra
Musical artist
Walter Egan (born July 12, 1948) is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 gold status hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his second album release, Not Shy, produced by Egan, Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut.[1] The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #18 on the Easy Listening chart.[2] In Canada it reached #9.[3] Overseas, it peaked at #32 on the Australian Singles Chart, Kent Music Report.[4]
^"Not Shy - Walter Egan - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 85.
^"RPM Top 100 Singles - September 2, 1978" (PDF).
^"One Hit Wonders". Australian-charts.com. October 22, 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
WalterEgan (born July 12, 1948) is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 gold status hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his second album...
sang backup on virtually every track of Not Shy, recorded by musician WalterEgan, a friend of both Nicks and Buckingham. "Magnet and Steel", inspired...
hit single written and performed by WalterEgan, released in March 1978. It was the first and biggest hit on Egan's second solo LP, Not Shy. It reached...
he could retire the band. In 2011, a new lineup arose which included WalterEgan and Rick Lonow (from the remains of Burrito Deluxe) along with Fred and...
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an astronaut traveling through outer space. In 1998 his version of WalterEgan's Magnet and Steel was recorded on the Sabrina The Teenage Witch album...
original bands they cover to join them on stage for a few songs, including WalterEgan, Robbie Dupree, Peter Beckett (Player), Bobby Kimball (former lead singer...
the time he worked on Tusk, Buckingham also produced studio albums for WalterEgan and John Stewart in the late 1970s as well as beginning work on his own...
taught a songwriters course in 2007 and a music industry seminar (with WalterEgan) in 2008 at his alma mater Georgetown University. Danoff married Taffy...
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Awarded the Medal of Honor in Operation Enduring Freedom. Others Edward WalterEgan, Sergeant, US Marines. NYPD detective and actor. Role model for Jimmy...
literary work of Dylan Thomas. The album's woodcuts were done by musician WalterEgan and gifted to Buckingham as a Christmas present prior to the assembling...
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consultancy, and barbecue catering to the North Korean government. Egan is the son of WalterEgan, a former U.S. Army bomb disposal technician who served in the...
included J.J. Cale, Keith Sykes, Nils Lofgren, Men Without Hats, and WalterEgan. The label's last release was in 1983, after which it was absorbed into...
the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, with various other artists including WalterEgan, Van Halen, Eddie Money, Head East, Journey, Heart, Ted Nugent and Aerosmith...
his cousin WalterEgan. A year later, the Egan cousins switched places with Walter winning and Chandler coming in second, and Chandler Egan would win the...
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