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Robert " Waddy " Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work.
- “That’ll Be the Day” by Linda Ronstadt from ‘Hasten Down the Wind’ (1976) “When I started doing sessions, producers always told me, ‘Don’t play lead when we’re cutting basics.
- “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon from ‘Excitable Boy’ (1978) “I’m very proud of this song – I co-wrote and co-produced it. Everybody knew it was a terrific song, but for some reason it was one of the hardest rhythm tracks to lay down.
- “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks from ‘Bella Donna’ (1981) “Stevie wrote the song after hearing the Police’s ‘Bring On the Night.’ She was very inspired by the echo-driven guitar track that Andy Summers played, that rolling and repeating kind of sound.
- “Oh Sherrie” by Steve Perry from ‘Street Talk’ (1984) “My dear friend Niko Bolas was engineering the song. He thought it needed a really cool and nasty eighth-note rhythm, so he called me to play on it.
Rock A Little Album and 1986 Tour. Live At Red Rocks CD and DVD. Rock a Little 1985. Label: Modern. Tracks: 1. I Can't Wait (S. Nicks, R. Nowels, E. Pressly) 2. Rock a Little [Go Ahead Lily] (S. Nicks)
Aug 26, 2013 · Wachtel, who would hook up with Keith Richards and become one of the rock legend's X-Pensve Winos, still records and tours with artists regularly, but he regards the glory days of the '70s with a hindsight view.
Aug 22, 2021 · Guitarist Waddy Wachtel shares memories of working with the Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr and Steve Perry during an August 2021 interview.
Guitarist Waddy Wachtel has been a first-call Los Angeles session player for many of the biggest artists in classic rock, recording and touring with such stars as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and Stevie Nicks, to name a few.
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But 1990 brought a raft of new clients. In addition to producing the Church's Gold Afternoon Fix, Wachtel played on Iggy Pop's Brick by Brick, Bob Dylan's Under the Red Sky, and Hall and Oates' Change of Season.
