Search results
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work.
Vinnie James - All American Boy 1991 - Album cover, Tracks, Credits, Links, Audio
- “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.
The guitarist has been a first-call Los Angeles session player for many of the biggest artists of the era, recording and touring with such stars as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, and Stevie Nicks, to name a few.
Feb 12, 2024 · Today our guest is guitarist extraordinaire, Waddy Wachtel. You know Waddy from his career playing alongside music greats such as Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, the Rolling Stones, and others.
Aug 10, 2020 · We met up with the multi-talented and most extraordinary musician, Waddy Wachtel, (Robert “Waddy” Wachtel) where we talked about the “Family”, as well as dug into guitars and pedals (or lack of), his signature sound, his work with The Everly Brothers, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt and others, and then wound up talking about ...
Robert “Waddy” Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work.
