Background
Egan was born in New York in 1948.
Egan was born in New York in 1948.
In 1970, as a sculpture major, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Georgetown University in Washington, District of Columbia
The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #18 on the Easy Listening chart. Overseas, it peaked at #32 on the Australian Singles Chart, Kent Report. as one of Georgetown"s first art majors. Egan started his career in the arts, concentrating on printmaking and painting, and the music business.
As early as 1969, Egan was playing guitar and composing songs.
While an undergraduate, he was a lead guitarist and backup vocalist for the college-formed group "Sageworth and Drums", also known as Sageworth. The group evolved from a group of Georgetown University undergraduate students playing weekend mixers and parties to a tight, professional headlining act with a reputation as one of the best and most original bands in the greater Washington, District of Columbia area. members included: Peter Barry Chowka, lead vocal and guitar.
John Zambetti, guitar and backing vocals. Tom Guidera, bass and backing vocals.
And Matthew Sheppard, drums.
In late 1971, Sageworth relocated to Boston and spent the next two years performing around the Northeast before finally breaking up, at which point Walter moved to Los Angeles and began his career as a solo artist. Art In 1986, Egan appeared as a contestant on the television game show Scrabble. During his introduction segment, Egan identified himself as a singer and songwriter.
Chuck Woolery asked him if we would know any of his songs, at which point he sang the main hook from "Magnet and Steel".
Egan currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee. His album Raw Elegant was released on Spectra Records in 2011.
One notable show was in Hollywood, Florida, in August 2009. Egan headlined the 13th annual "Gram Parsons Guitar Pull and Tribute Festival" in Waycross, Georgia, on September 16–18, 2010.
Egan later toured as a member of a latter-day version of Spirit.