Walt Aldridge, Country Singer-Songwriter Who Penned Hits for Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Dies at 70

Aldridge engineered around 200 records, including for artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus, The Gatlin Brothers, Lou Reed, Gus Hardin, and Marie Osmond.

Walt Aldridge attends the 2017 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards on Oct. 23, 2017. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Walt Aldridge, a prolific singer-songwriter from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, who penned numerous hits for country greats such as Travis Tritt, Reba McEntire, and Tim McGraw, has died at the age of 70.

The award-winning musician died on Nov. 19 following a “long and courageous battle” with an unnamed illness, according to an online obituary.