Thursday, Oct 1, 2015. Ham Jam House Concert, Austin, Texas. Uncle Walt's Band Tribute. Warren Hood, Marshall Hood, Rob Teter, and Nigel Frye offer classic Uncle Walt's Band music to an appreciative gathering at the Ham Jam House Concert. Leading off the evening with "An American in Texas," an instrumental piece written by Champ Hood and the title tune to Uncle Walt's Band album. Uncle Walt's Band: Walter Hyatt, David Ball, and Champ Hood.

Compilation album by Uncle Walt's Band. Don't You Know, Can't You See. Walking Angel. An American in Texas. The Last One to Know. Motor City Man. Love Has Laid Me Down. If I Don't Stop Crying. The More I See You. Desiree. Outside Looking Out. Mock, Mock, Mockingbird.

Uncle Walt’s Band, from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was an eclectic music trio that moved to Nashville in 1972 and shortly thereafter, to Austin at the urging of Willis Alan Ramsey. An attempt at an album with Ramsey at the helm was unsuccessful, so the band headed back to Spartanburg in 1974 to produce their own debut LP, Blame It On The Bossa Nova. One thousand copies of the original self-released vinyl were pressed, sold through performances and self-promotion, disappeared quickly. After a hiatus a second album, An American In Texas was released in 1980 followed by a live album, Recorded Live in 1982. a cassette-only release of studio sessions, 6-26-79 was also released along the way). Gaining the love of Texas music fans, performing regularly throughout the state, yet unable to get traction nationally, they called it quits in 1983.

Members: Champ Hood, David Ball (3), Walter Hyatt. Blame It On The Bossa Nova (Album).

Two singles were released from the album. The first single, "We're an American Band", was released on July 2, 1973 and the second, "Walk Like a Man", was released on October 29, 1973.

Uncle Walt's Band was an Americana band founded in Spartanburg, South Carolina by Walter Hyatt, Champ Hood, and David Ball. They were among the most popular acoustic bands in Austin, Texas during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and were particularly noted for their intricate 3-part vocal harmonies as well as a sound that combined traditional country motifs with jazz, bluegrass, and Beatles-esque influences.

In 1978, Uncle Walt's Band played a reunion gig in Austin, Texas, and the success that followed kept the band together in subsequent years. That success wasn't limited to the South, however. Uncle Walt's Band gained a cult following around the world, ranging from the University of California, Berkeley to Moscow University in Russia. UWB released two more albums on the local Lespedeza label, 1980's An American in Texas and 1982's Uncle Walt's Band Recorded Live, which was recorded at the Waterloo Ice House in Austin  . Blame It On The Bossanova /Uncle Walt's Band (1974). An American in Texas (1978). Live at the Waterloo Ice House (1982), Cassette & CD release.

Uncle Walt's Band pioneered a new form of progressive Texas folk music, blending country and acoustic music to create an entirely new style all their own. The group featured David Ball, as well as the late Walter Hyatt and Champ Hood. Walter Hyatt and his fellow High School classmates Champ Hood and David Ball began their musical careers in the 1970s, as Uncle Walt's Band.

Texas music legends. Remastered reissue features eleven previously unissued bonus tracks. 4 February at 13:52 ·. For you audiophiles, here is an interview with Micheal Graves, the audio wizard who made the new Omnivore Uncle Walt’s Band’s CD’s sound so great. 4 February at 09:28 ·.

A year later, Uncle Walt's Band split up, with Hyatt returning to Nashville and forming a new band, The Contenders, with Champ Hood and Nashville musicians Steve Runkle, Tommy Goldsmith, and drummer Jimbeau Walsh. In 1978, Uncle Walt's Band played a reunion gig in Austin, and the success that followed kept the band together in subsequent years. That success was not limited to the South, however. They released three more albums on what is now considered Austin's original independent labels, Lespedeza Record Company: An American in Texas, Uncle Walt's Band Recorded Live, and Six Twenty-Six Seventy-Nine. In 1987, Hyatt returned to Nashville with his wife, Heidi Hyatt, and there he embarked on a solo career. The work that resulted from this career move, while artistically fruitful and critically acclaimed, was never a commercial success.