Solo

Richard is a musician who performs as a solo artist and also working in the following bands: The Release, The Richard Walton Group & Straight On Red. He has been composing, performing and producing original music for 20 years. Educated & trained as a classical violinist at an early age, Richard gravitated towards singing, bass & acoustic guitar. His advanced high school electronic music courses gave him the basic education for engineering & production. He has released 9 critically acclaimed CD’s to date and received 36 songwriting awards from various international and regional songwriting contests. Richard’s music and recordings can be heard on various radio & satellite stations around the United States. His passion for original music has earned the respect of his peers and the general public. Richard is the founder of The Richard Walton Group (an all-original instrumental contemporary jazz group) & Straight On Red (a contemporary acoustic trio).

Richard has been a passionate vocalist & solo acoustic performer for almost 25 years. He has worked as a solo performer in a variety of situations, including corporate functions, restaurants, coffee houses, pubs, churches, concert halls, weddings, private parties, retirement communities, charity events and house concerts. He has received ‘honorable mention’ from the reader’s polls of Music Monthly as Best Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Performer. Richard also performs in duo / trio situations with other professional musicians, including: Tecla Walton, Kathy Scarborough, Kevin Doxzen, Frank Frazier, Bill Dumas, Mitchell Shaivitz, Joe Doyle, Drew Davidsen, Deena Gift & David Meer.

Along with the extensive catalog of his own award winning compositions, Richard’s solo
performances draw from a songlist of over 250 songs by popular artists from the 1960’s to the new millenium, upon requests. Richard’s vast knowledge of the artists and memory of the music/lyrics is nothing short of remarkable.

selected solo CD releases:

“Vessel” (11 song vocal CD)
“Savannah Blue” (10 song, mostly instrumental CD)
“The Whole Nine Yards” (13 song remastered, vocal & instrumental CD, including 4 bonus tracks)

selected CD’s that also include Richard’s music:

Baltimore Songwriter’s Association – “From Our Circle Five” (includes “Nothing But Heartache”)
Baltimore Jazz Alliance – “Jazzscapes II” (includes “Across The Tracks’“)
Down To The Wire: “a Poco 40th Anniversary Tribute” (includes “Save A Corner Of Your Heart“)
Baltimore Jazz Alliance – “Jazzscapes” (includes “Rio Le’“)
Baltimore Songwriter’s Association – “From Our Circle Three” (includes “Revelation”)
Music Monthly Music Compilation, “Volume One” (includes “Look At Yourself” and BOINK’s “Oasis“)
Baltimore Songwriter’s Association - “From Our Circle Two” (includes “Keepin’ The Faith“)
WTMD 89.7 Sampler – “Best Of The Breeze” (includes “Where Time Stood Still“)
Oasis Jazz – “Volume 5″ (includes “The Radio Song”)
Baltimore Songwriter’s Association – “From Our Circle Four” (includes “Lost Inside Her Smile“)
Lurman: “Music In The Woods” (includes “Lurman“)
Oasis Jazz Mixer – “Volume 1″ (includes “No Time Like The Present“)