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Waddy learned to play the guitar at a young age, taking lessons with teacher Gene Dell (who forced him to play right-handed despite being naturally left-handed) from the ages of 9-14. He became proficient at playing all styles of guitar, including jazz, and had a natural knack for reading music. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...

After performing with local bands in the New York area, Waddy came to Los Angeles in 1970 to record with the Cowsills and produce their albums.

In 1970, he also served as a musician for the film score of The Poseidon Adventure, and producers asked him and the band to cameo as the actual onstage band in the dining room when the ship capsizes. Waddy can be seen in the final film during this sequence. The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 action adventure/disaster film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. ...

In 1972 he was hired by Warren Zevon to play guitar on the Everly Brothers "Stories We Could Tell" album and join them for a subsequent tour.

By 1973 he was being approached by various artists and producers to play on their albums, and hooked up with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, playing on their first album "Buckingham Nicks".

He has appeared on hundreds of albums over the years, and has been a mainstay of the Los Angeles music scene. Among the artists and bands he has worked with are The Everly Brothers, Andrew Gold, Carly Simon, The Rolling Stones, Kim Carnes, The Church, The Motels, Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Ferry, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, Maria Muldaur, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Keith Richards, Rosanne Cash, Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge, Carole King, James Taylor, Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, Steve Perry, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan, Adam Sandler and Miranda Lambert. He is featured on guitar throughout Carole King's 1975 album, Thoroughbred. The Everly Brothers, (Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1, 1937, Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Phil Everly, born Phillip Everly, January 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinois) are male siblings who were top-selling country-influenced rock and roll performers, best known for their steel-string guitar playing and close harmony... Andrew Gold (born August 2, 1951, in Burbank, California) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his 1976 Top 5 single Lonely Boy and the 1978 single Thank You For Being A Friend. Andrews parents were singer Marni Nixon (who provided the singing voice for numerous... Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winning American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena, California) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter. ... The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. ... The Motels were a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for Only the Lonely and Suddenly, Last Summer, both of which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. ... Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues-R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945 in Washington) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and occasional actor famed for his suave visual and vocal style, who came to public prominence in the 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with Roxy Music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and entertainer who has earned multiple Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, numerous certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, and Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. ... Maria Muldaur (Born Maria DAmato on September 12, 1943 in New York) is a roots-folk singer best known for her song Midnight at the Oasis. ... Donald Hugh Don Henley (born July 22, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American rock musician who is the drummer and one of the lead singers and songwriters of the band Eagles. ... Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist, whose introspective lyrics made him the poster boy of the Southern California confessional singer-songwriter movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... Rosanne Cash from the back cover of Rhythm & Romance (1985). ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 350 hits. ... Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning American rock musician and singer. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... Robert Clark Seger (born May 5, 1945) is a Rock and Roll singer, songwriter, and musician from Michigan. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ... Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock and roll musician and songwriter. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In addition, Waddy Wachtel has composed the scores for a number of films, including Joe Dirt, Up in Smoke, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. He is featured prominently backing Linda Ronstadt in the 1978 film FM. In 1980, he wrote and recorded an album for producer Peter Asher with member's of Linda Ronstadt's band, including musicians Don Grolnick, Dan Dugmore, and Rick Marotta. Both the group and the album were titled Ronin. Joe Dirt is a 2001 comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan and Kid Rock. ... Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chongs first feature-length film, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and entertainer who has earned multiple Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, numerous certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, and Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. ... FM is a 1978 movie directed by John A. Alonzo, and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras and Cleavon Little. ... Peter Asher (born on June 22, 1944 in Willesden, Middlesex, England) is a guitarist, singer and record producer. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and entertainer who has earned multiple Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, numerous certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, and Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. ... Don Grolnick(1948-1996) was an American jazz and pop pianist who grew up in Levittown, New York. ... Graves of the forty-seven Ronin at Sengaku-ji Ronin robbing a merchants house in Japan around 1860 (1) For other uses, see Ronin (disambiguation). ...

Production credits include albums by Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, Bryan Ferry, The Church and Warren Zevon. Waddy co-wrote several songs with Zevon including "Werewolves of London," for which he wrote the opening verse (which was voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners as the greatest ever in 2004). He is mentioned in the Warren Zevon song "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead." He performed and co-produced the first two Zevon albums, considered his classics, and was a major contributor to the Warren Zevon sound. He is much quoted throughout the new book on Zevon's life, written by Crystal Zevon, entitled I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. Werewolves of London is a song composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon and performed by Zevon. ... Mr. ... Ill Sleep When Im Dead film poster Ill Sleep When Im Dead, released by Paramount Classics in 2003, is a British crime film from the director of Get Carter (the 1971 Michael Caine film) and Croupier, Mike Hodges. ...

The Waddy Wachtel Band [1] can be seen Monday nights at The Joint [2], on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. The band includes Waddy Wachtel, Brett Tuggle, Phil Jones, Rick Rosas and Jamie Savko. Recent guests who have sat in with the band: Keith Richards, Joe Walsh, Robert Plant, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Roger Daltrey, Blondie Chaplin, and others. Brett Tuggle is a keyboardist, guitarist, and vocalist who has performed with David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Rick Springfield, Chris Isaak, Steppenwolf, Coverdale-Page and Fleetwood Mac. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones in 1962. ... For other persons named Joe Walsh, see Joe Walsh (disambiguation). ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. ... Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist, whose introspective lyrics made him the poster boy of the Southern California confessional singer-songwriter movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... This article is about the musician. ... Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944), is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. ... Terence William Blondie Chaplin (b. ...

Waddy has been touring with Stevie Nicks for many years, serving as her band leader, musical director, and lead guitarist. He's also appeared with Stevie on several television shows. Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 350 hits. ...

References

• Link. Biography, discography and interview. Retrieved on 15 August 2006.

• Link. Waddy Wachtel My Space page.

External links

• Waddy Wachtel at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography at All Music Guide. Retrieved on 16 August 2006.