Walt Winston

Walt Winston was a folk musician act who appeared in Season 6 and Season 7 of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the audition rounds in both Season 6 and Season 7 (but his second audition was not televised).

Season 6 Audition
Walt Winston's audition in Episode 604 consisted of him performing his 2008 Online #1 Hit single: "Truck Drivers Aren't Supposed to Cry," a folk song he composed. "Truck Drivers Aren't Supposed To Cry" written by Walt Winston & Published by Wally Goat Music (BMI) 2008. Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, and Howie Mandel all buzzed the act. Morgan and Osbourne both voted "No," eliminating him from the competition. In spite of being eliminated, Sharon Osbourne had some very kind words for Walt Winston which was edited from the production as was half of his performance for time reasons.



Source for Information on the title, and publisher (Walt Winston) http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=9981121&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID

Season 7 Audition
Walt Winston's audition consisted of him performing his 2011 Online #1 Hit Single: "Have You Seen My Heart?" written for his fiancee, now his wife who also appeared on the stage with him in their hometown of St. Louis. Howard Stern and Sharon Osbourne buzzed the act. Although this performance did not air, he did much better in Season 7 but alas, he was eliminated in St. Louis. "Have You Seen My Heart?" was written by Walt Winston and published by Wally Goat Music (BMI) 2011.

Source for Walt Winston's Season 7 Performance: Have You Seen My Heart?"  From BMI the PRO for Walt Winston listed.

http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=9981121&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID

Trivia
Walt Winston, though listed as a "telemarketer." he was never a telemarketer at all but is actually a retired radio personality / sportscaster / newscaster (1986-2008) and a retired truck driver (2008-2009). Winston wrote his single "Truck Drivers Aren't Supposed To Cry" after he missed his sister's funeral, after his oldest sister died while he was in truck driving school in 2008. Walt also writes and performs his own material published through BMI, and has been a member of BMI since 1988, and will celebrate 25 years as a songwriter/publisher with BMI in April 2013. In October of 2012, Walt married his fiancee' and wished his fans the very best and released his latest album "October Surprise" to celebrate the occasion.