Torrey Salter (born July 15, 1988) is an
Alternative rock
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singer/songwriter,
pianist
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, and
guitarist
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from
Birmingham, Alabama
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. He began writing music at the age of 17 after being encouraged by his family and friends and influenced by
Coldplay
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and
The Fray
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.
Biography
Childhood and youth
Salter was raised in a Christian home, the second of four children (a sister Taira and brothers Titus and Trey). He became more musically active at age 16 while taking piano and vocal lessons.
At
Auburn University
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, he began singing and playing piano at weddings around town. His family and friends encouraged him to learn popular songs and to eventually write his own. He switched his major to Music Performance and began his full-time music career by releasing his first single, "Bring Me Back".
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Discography
Albums
* Bring Me Back (single) (July 2008)
* Redemption (September 2008)
* You Alone (July 2011)
Tours
*Torrey Salter plays weddings and events thoroughout the town.[
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References
External links
Official website
Torrey Salter's Myspace
* in Birmingham
Living people
1988 births
American performers of Christian music
Singers from Birmingham, Alabama
Guitarists from Alabama
American male guitarists
21st-century American singers
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male singers
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