Straight Jacket Vacation

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In deep mourning and dismay, we received the tragic information that US singer, songwriter and musician Brett Walker sadly has passed away. Just one day after the official press release announcing our forthcoming release of his new studio album Straight Jacket Vacation , it seems a bit bizarre that this blessed musician is no longer with us. Brett Walker was full of energy and thirst for action and was looking forward to the release of his new album as well as on his live performance at the coming Melodic Rockfest in Chicago. So much the worse now is the fact that he unexpectedly has passed away. After speaking with his wife Sheron, we will as planned release his new album because, according to Sheron, this would have been his deepest wish. We will do our best to treat Brett Walker s musical legacy with dignity and the appreciation he deserves. At the same time, we wish his wife Sheron and his three children the necessary power to hurdle this stroke of fate. R.I.P. Brett. Born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma Brett Walker picked up the guitar at age 15 and soon began playing school assemblies and local functions. At age 20 Brett made the decisive move to Los Angeles, where he found himself working as a "hired gun" playing with such artists as Tane Cain and Nick Gilder. Brett also was featured as a regular performer at Disneyland in Anaheim California at the Tomorrowland Terrace Stage . The move to Los Angeles marked his introduction into the world of professional song writing. Branching out on his own, Brett began seriously pursuing a career as a singer/songwriter. He continued working on his own, and on the strength of his tapes, went to NYC to work with renowned producer David Prater (producer of Firehouse and Dream Theater) to create the record Nevertheless . In 1991, Brett wrote two charting singles; one for Jimi Jamison and the other for the band Alias. "Waiting for love" recorded by Alias, went on to become Brett's first international top ten single in 1991. Brett's song writing led him to work with such talents as Jonathan Cain, Jim Peterik, Nick Gilder, Jeff Paris, Paul Taylor, Taylor Rhodes, John Purdell and others. In 2012 Brett reconnected with two drummer colleagues (Pat Leon and Mugs Cain) and recorded the record Straight Jacket Vacation . The CD was recorded at Panic Room Records in Laguna Beach, California with Engineer and Producer Weston Hodges. Straight Jacket Vacation includes contributions of renowned musicians such as Mugs Cain, Timothy Drury, Jim Peterik, Jeff Paris, Pat Leon, Matt MacKelvie, Todd Herfindal, Weston Hodges to name a few. Track listing: Reaching For The Stars; What About You; Better Than Goodbye; Streetlights Burning; I'll Bet It Hurts; More Than I, Good Enough; Waiting For Love; I'm Gonna Fly; So Happy I'm Cryin ; Unlucky At Love; Someday I'm Gonna Be Famous