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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. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards (guitarist of Keith’s side-band The X-pensive Winos), The Rolling Stones (lead guitar on Saint Of Me), Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Warren ...
May 24, 2021 · Wachtel, Waddy (24th May 1947-Present) He is a guitarist, composer and producer born Robert Wachtel in Jackson Heights, New York City who got his nickname “Waddy” from a band co-member when he was about 16. He began playing the guitar when he was still a young child and from the time he was 9, and for the next five years, he had lessons ...
Dec 29, 2016 · Biography. Waddy Wachtel is one of the most well-known and respected performers in the music industry. His career as a guitarist, producer and composer has spanned many decades. From his early beginnings in the L.A. music scene in the 1970’s playing with such artists as the Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Warren Zevon, Bonnie ...
Throughout the song, a distinctive 16th note guitar riff is played by Waddy Wachtel, progressing through C, D, and E-minor chords. During the bridge, the chords alternate twice between E-minor and C. Nicks's backing band recommended that they emulate The Police 's " Bring On the Night " for the guitar riff, although Wachtel was unfamiliar with the song.
I was Bob Wachtel at the time. One day, when I was done yelling at him, he said—out of nowhere—’Okay, I’m sorry, Waddy.’ I think he did it to shut me up, really. He just pulled it off from my last name. I went, ‘What?’ And he said, ‘I’m sorry, Waddy‘ again. And I said ‘Don’t call me that,’ but after a little while I ...
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. His name often gets mentioned along with the session aces Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel, and for good ...
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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. 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 ...
