Summary
Walt Woodward III (February 10, 1959 – June 8, 2010)[1] was an American rock drummer who played in several bands, including Shark Island and Saints Or Sinners/The Scream.
Walt Woodward III | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1959 |
| Died | June 8, 2010 (aged 51) |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
He replaced original Saints Or Sinners/The Scream drummer Scott Travis, who left the band to replace drummer Dave Holland in Judas Priest, in 1989.
Walt started his career in the New York/New Jersey area, playing in Rachel, featuring Riot vocalist Rhett Forrester, and Americade,[2] as well as several other bands. His move to California enabled him to be a part of Sweet Savage,[3] Shark Island[4] and The Scream. Walt also did a worldwide tour with surf guitar legend Dick Dale.
He was also in a three-day line-up with the heavy metal band, Twisted Sister in March 1982.[5]
Walt returned to New Jersey and played in various local bands, including The Painkillers.[6]
Death edit
Woodward was pronounced dead on June
Discography edit
with The Scream edit
- Let It Scream (1991)
- Encino Man OST (1992)
- Takin' It To The Next Level (1993; unreleased)
with Shark Island edit
- S'cool Buss (1987)
with Americade edit
- American Metal (1982)
- Americade.com (1995)
- Americadence 1980 ~ 1995 (2011, 5-CD boxed set)
References edit
- ^ "Walt Woodward III: A few thoughts about my friend... - Gerard de Marigny". gerarddemarigny.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "Americade - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "Chris Sheridan, Laine, Sweet Savage, Kottack, Savvy's, Fort Worth, Dallas". fullinbloommusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "SHARK ISLAND – Demo (1986) | Demo Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine". metalforcesmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "MusicMight :: Artists :: AMERICADE". rockdetector.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "Welcome to the new Myspace!". myspace.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
External links edit
- "Site Suspended - This site has stepped out for a bit". waltwoodward.us. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- "forums.melodicrock.com/phorum33/read.php?f=1&i=411815&t=411815". forums.melodicrock.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.