Walter has been playing music for 27 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his education on the bandstand.

After being in various rock, Blues and country bands, Walter finally settled into straight-ahead, down-home, Blues. This led to playing the Blues clubs in the Bay Area, including The Boom Boom Room, The Saloon, The Grant & Green, JJ's Blues, The Paradise Lounge, The Oakland Blues & Heritage Festival, and the Haight Street Fair.

Walter has performed with Beverly Stovel, Big Daddy from Cincinnati and the South Park Blues Band, Nicole & the Big City Blues, and Terry Hiatt.  This led to many opportunities to sit in or jam with Jorma Kaukonen, Johnny Nitro, Johnny Ace, Jerry Miller, Harvey Mandell, and Chris Cobb.  Walter has opened shows for Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Joe Louis Walker and the Boss Talkers, Chris Cain, Tommy Castro, Gary Smith, and Anson Funderburg and the Rockets.

But not all of Walter's musical education was on-the-job training, he spent time studying with Bob Brozman, John Cephas and Mike Dowling to get deeper into the Delta Blues.

Walter is now actively performing with Jan Fanucchi & Friends.