Group
The Shooters
- From
- Muscle Shoals, United States
- Active
- 1990
- Releases
- 1
About
The Shooters were an country music band founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. They consisted of Walt Aldridge (lead vocals, guitar), Gary Baker (bass guitar), Barry Billings (guitar), Chalmers Davis (keyboards), and Michael Dillon (drums). They charted several times on the Billboard country charts between 1986 and 1989. The quintet's first four singles were to have been included on an album titled Going Against the Wind. 1989's Solid as a Rock included their highest-charting single, the number 13 "Borderline".
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After disbanding, Aldridge worked as a songwriter and record producer, while Baker joined songwriting partner Frank J. Myers to write John Michael Montgomery's 1994 hit single "I Swear", which was later covered by All-4-One as well. Baker and Myers also recorded one album as the duo Baker & Myers. Chalmers Davis died on September 14, 2024, aged 73 & Lead Singer Walt Aldridge passed away at the age of 70 on November 19, 2025.
Members
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Gary Baker bass guitar
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Barry Billings guitar
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Michael Dillon drums (drum set)
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Walt Aldridge guitar, lead vocals
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Chalmers Davis keyboard
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 08adeccd-ca63-419f-a19f-7ee02d5f5d16
- ISNI
- 0000000468886565
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.