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  1. Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Beth Hart, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy Newman, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones (lead guitar on "Saint of Me"), Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Warren Zevon, Bryan Ferry ...

  2. Waddy Wachtel talks about his career as a session musician for artists like James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, and Linda Ronstadt, who he met in 1970. He also reveals how he formed the Immediate Family band with other session aces.

  3. Waddy Wachtel is a legendary session guitarist who played with Warren Zevon, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor and more. He also talks about his wife, his nickname and his documentary film.

    • “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.
  4. West: When I introduced my wife Jenny to you, you were playing with Stevie Nicks. You played on the 'Buckingham Nicks' album—did you get along with Lindsey Buckingham? Wachtel: Lindsey and I got along well. Yeah, I met them before Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey was a beauty, and he can fucking play guitar. He can fingerpick better than anybody in the ...

  5. Sep 29, 2022 · Immediate Family is the new film from Denny Tedesco. The documentary film chronicles the bonds between four musicians, bassist Leland Sklar, guitarists Waddy Wachtel and Danny “Kootch”...

  6. Aug 22, 2021 · The group recently shared a video for their latest single, "Fair Warning" and will release their self-titled full length album on Aug. 27. We spoke with Wachtel, who was more than happy to share ...

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