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- “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.
Dec 29, 2023 · Tom Richards December 29, 2023 4:00AM. Guitarist Waddy Wachtel is featured in the new documentary Immediate Family, which traces the careers of four session musicians. Photo by Louise Palanker ...
Musicians Leland Sklar, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel backed iconic singer-songwriters of the 70s, 80s, and beyond, creating some of the most recognizable tunes in rock music. In this follow-up to his acclaimed documentary The Wrecking Crew, director Denny Tedesco tells their story.
May 10, 2024 · Members of The Immediate Family — from left, Daniel “Danny Kootch” Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel, guitarist Steve Postel (new to the group) and Russ Kunkel — stroll city streets like they own them. And, indeed, they do. Courtesy photo
Mar 21, 2024 · In this episode of LEGENDS: Podcast by All Day Vinyl, host Scott Dudelson speaks with one of the great session/touring guitarists of all time - Waddy Wachtel...
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Feb 25, 2020 · So much so, a new documentary by Denny Tedesco, who directed the highly-praised 2008 Wrecking Crew doc about the powerhouse session musicians behind many of the hits of the sixties and early seventies, is being made about them; as well as Immediate Family bandmates drummer Russ Kunkel, bass player Leland Sklar and guitarist Steve Postell.
Sep 13, 2021 · The seasoned supergroup Immediate Family — Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Postell, Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel — lay it all on the line. By Lee Zimmerman.
