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

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for other artists such as

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(lead guitar on "

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"),

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Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Tho ...

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, and

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, both in the studio and live.

Early years

Wachtel was born May 24, 1947, in Jackson Heights in the New York City

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of Queens. At about age 9–10, Wachtel began to learn to play the guitar, taking lessons with teacher Gene Dell (who insisted that he learn to play right-handed despite being naturally left-handed) until about age 14. At that age, he says, he began writing songs. Wachtel also studied with Rudolph Schramm, who was the head of the

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staff orchestra and went on to teach music at

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. Schramm tried to get Wachtel to take piano lessons, but Wachtel was intent on playing guitar so Schramm agreed to give him guitar lessons three times a week on rhythm, melody and harmony. After performing with local bands in the New York area, Wachtel formed his own band, The Orphans, who played in Connecticut and New Hampshire. Eventually the band settled into a regular bar band routine, playing in Newport, Rhode Island, where Wachtel took lessons from

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. When the Orphans disbanded, he formed another band, Twice Nicely. At the suggestion of Bud Cowsill (of

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), he brought Twice Nicely to Los Angeles in 1968 where they recorded a few demos, but after two years, Wachtel decided to work as a

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Films

In 1972, he made an appearance in the film '' The Poseidon Adventure'' as the bass player in a fictitious band on stage in the dining room when the ship capsizes. He also played in the Oscar-winning short film, "Session Man" in 1991. Wachtel has composed and played instruments for film scores including ''

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'', '' Up in Smoke'', ''

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'', '' The Longest Yard'', ''

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'', '' Grandma's Boy'', '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop''. He has also composed, produced, or performed in songs with

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and others.

Session and touring work

In 1972, he was hired by

to play guitar on

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' '' Stories We Could Tell'' album and join them in a subsequent tour. By 1973, he played with

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and

on their first album ''

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'' (credited as 'Waddy', no surname), and on tour. Later, when Nicks and Buckingham joined

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, he played rhythm guitar on their 1975 album ''

'' on the track "Sugar Daddy". In 1980, he wrote, recorded and sang lead vocals on an album for producer

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with members of

's band, including musicians

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, Stanley Sheldon and

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. Both the group and the album were titled Ronin. Released on the Mercury label, the record never charted. In 1984, he played on

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's (

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) solo album '' Street Talk''. He has appeared on hundreds of albums with many different artists and bands. Production credits include albums by Stevie Nicks,

, Jackson Browne, Bryan Ferry, The Church, Sand Rubies,

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and Warren Zevon. Wachtel co-wrote several songs with Zevon including "

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"."Werewolves of London", Johnny Black,

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, April 2008 He also co-wrote the Warren Zevon song "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" from the album '' Mr. Bad Example''. He performed on and co-produced the first two Zevon albums. Wachtel also shares co-writing credits with Stevie Nicks on a few tracks such as "

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", and "I Don't Care". Wachtel has been credited on some albums as Bob Wachtel, but some online sources have incorrectly credited him as Richard Wachtel on albums on which he was credited as having played guitar.

Legal problem

Wachtel was arrested in 1998 on suspicion of possession of

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after images were found on a computer he had at home. Wachtel pleaded no contest and was placed on probation for three years. Musician

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defended Wachtel saying "there is no way that Stevie would have him in her band if she thought he was guilty of any wrongdoing." A detective of the Los Angeles juvenile sex crimes division reported that Wachtel produced copies of the computer-stored images which he kept in his bedroom.

Equipment

Wachtel plays a 1960 Gibson Les Paul and 1957 Fender Stratocaster. He said in a 1980 interview that the newest made guitar he owned was a 1964 Fender Stratocaster. Wachtel purchased the Les Paul guitar from Stephen Stills for $350. In September 2014 the

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Custom Shop chose the 1960 Les Paul Waddy Wachtel guitar for their new Collector's Choice series.

2000 to present

Wachtel performs regularly with the Waddy Wachtel Band in the Los Angeles area, notably at The Joint from 2000 through 2013. The band at that time included Phil Jones,

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and

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, among others. He continues to gig with his band, with some personnel changes, while retaining Fowler and Chaplin. Many famous artists have performed with the band as special guests. Wachtel appeared on the 2010

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television show backing

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's live presentation. In Swift's duet with Nicks on the song "

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", Wachtel was featured on lead guitar. As of 2020, Wachtel is performing with a group of other Southern California classic rock veterans in a group called
The Immediate Family
along with

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, and Steve Postell.

Collaborations

With

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* ''Nervous Breakthrough'' (MGM Records, 1970) With

and

* ''

'' (Polydor, 1973) With

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* ''Best Around the Bush'' (RCA Records, 1974) With

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* '' New Arrangement'' (Columbia Records, 1975) With John Stewart * ''

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'' (RCA Records, 1975) With

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* ''Back Stairs in My Life'' (Reprise Records, 1976) With

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* ''Something New'' (Polydor Records, 1976) With

* '' The Pretender'' (Asylum Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1986) * '' I'm Alive'' (Elektra Records, 1993) * ''

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'' (Elektra Records, 1996) * ''

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'' (Inside Recordings, 2021) With

* '' What's Wrong with This Picture?'' (Asylum Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1977) * ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1980) With

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* ''

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'' (Reprise Records, 1976) With

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* ''

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'' (A&M Records, 1976) With Tom Pacheco * ''The Outsider'' (RCA Records, 1976) With

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* ''Tom Snow'' (Capitol Records, 1976) With

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* '' Sweet Harmony'' (Reprise Records, 1976) With

* ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1977) * ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1978) * '' Get Closer'' (Asylum Records, 1982) * ''

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'' (Elektra Records, 1998) With

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* ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Columbia Records, 1979) * '' Home By Dawn'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) With

* '' In the Pocket'' (Rhino Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Columbia Records, 1980) * ''

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'' (Columbia Records, 1981) With

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* ''The Main Refrain'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) With Sammy Walker * ''Sammy Walker'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) With

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* ''Diamond in a Junkyard'' (Ariola America, 1976) With Rusty Wier * ''Black Hat Saloon'' (Columbia Records, 1976) * ''Stacked Deck'' (Columbia Records, 1977) With

* ''

'' (Asylum Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Asylum Records, 1978) * '' Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School'' (Elektra Records, 1980) * '' The Envoy'' (Asylum Records, 1982) * '' Sentimental Hygiene'' (Virgin Records, 1987) * '' Transverse City'' (Virgin Records, 1989) * '' Mr. Bad Example'' (Giant, 1991) With

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* ''

'' (Columbia Records, 1977) * '' Restless Nights'' (Columbia Records, 1979) * ''

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'' (Columbia Records, 1982) With Nancy Shanks * ''Nancy Shanx'' (United Artists Records, 1977) With

* '' Little Criminals'' (Reprise Records, 1977) * ''

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'' (Reprise Records, 1979) * '' Trouble in Paradise'' (Reprise Records, 1983) * ''

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'' (Reprise Records, 1995) With

* '' The Bride Stripped Bare'' (EG Records, 1978) With

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* ''

'' (Chrysalis Records, 1978) With

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* ''

'' (Capitol Records, 1979) With

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* ''The Hawk'' (United Artists Records, 1979) With

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* ''Kid Blue'' (Asylum Records, 1979) * ''Louise Goffin'' (Asylum Records, 1981) With

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* '' The Glow'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With

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'' (Capitol Records, 1980) With

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Voyeur Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature. The term comes from the French ''voir'' which means "to see". ...

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Café Racers ''Café Racers'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes, released in October 1983 by EMI. The album spawned three chart singles in the United States, " Invisible Hands", " You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matt ...

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Barking at Airplanes ''Barking at Airplanes'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, released on May 5, 1985, by EMI America Records. The album spawned two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit singles; " Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" (N ...

'' (EMI, 1985) * ''

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Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on '' Billboard'' magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and t ...

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Heartbreak Radio ''Heartbreak Radio'' is a 1981 album by Rita Coolidge and was released on the A&M Records label. Track listing Side one #"Walk On In" ( Carole King) – 3:24 #" One More Heartache" (Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Ronnie White, Pe ...

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* '' Bella Donna'' (Atco Records, 1981) * '' The Wild Heart'' (Modern Records, 1983) * ''

Rock a Little ''Rock a Little'' is the third solo studio album by the American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks. Released in late 1985 while Fleetwood Mac were still on a lengthy hiatus following their album ''Mirage'' (1982), ''Rock a Little'' hit the top ...

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Trouble in Shangri-La ''Trouble in Shangri-La'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. Released in 2001, it was her first new solo album since 1994's '' Street Angel''. The album debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200, Nicks' h ...

'' (Reprise Records, 2001) * '' In Your Dreams'' (Reprise Records, 2011) * '' 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault'' (Reprise Records, 2014) With

Helen Reddy Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 194129 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a showbusiness family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on rad ...

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Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "San Francisco Bay Blues", "Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited g ...

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Rock Away ''Rock Away'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, recorded in 1980 and released in 1981. Background/recording Following her massively successful 1974 self-title debut album, Phoebe Snow had seen her fortunes dwin ...

'' (Mirage, 1981) With

Ronnie Wood Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a nu ...

* '' 1234'' (Columbia Records, 1981) * '' I Feel Like Playing'' (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2010) With

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Despe ...

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I Can't Stand Still ''I Can't Stand Still'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician Don Henley, drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. It was released in August 1982 by Asylum Records. Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi produced the album. ''I ...

'' (Asylum Records, 1982) * '' The End of the Innocence'' (Geffen, 1989) With

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...

* '' Love Will Turn You Around'' (Liberty Records, 1982) With

Bob Seger Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, break ...

* '' The Distance'' (Capitol Records, 1982) * ''

The Fire Inside ''The Fire Inside'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The album was released in mid 1991 on the record label, Capitol. It was Seger's first album of entirely new music since ''Like a Rock'' in 1986. Though ...

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Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

* '' No Frills'' (Atlantic Records, 1983) With

Marty Balin Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and ...

* '' Lucky'' (EMI, 1983) With

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

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Old Wave ''Old Wave'' is the ninth studio album by English rock musician Ringo Starr. It was originally released in June 1983, on the label Bellaphon, and is the two-year follow-up to his 1981 album '' Stop and Smell the Roses''. The title is a play on ...

'' (RCA Records, 1983) * ''

Time Takes Time ''Time Takes Time'' is the 10th studio album by Ringo Starr. His first studio album since 1983's ''Old Wave'', it followed a successful 1989–90 world tour with his first All-Starr Band. Released in 1992, ''Time Takes Time'' was a critically-acc ...

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* '' You Bought It – You Name It'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) * '' The Confessor'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1985) * ''

Ordinary Average Guy ''Ordinary Average Guy'' is the ninth solo studio album, and its title-track single (second on the playlist), by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh. The album was released in mid 1991 in music, 1991. It was Walsh's fi ...

'' (Epic Records, 1991) With

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

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The Great Pretender "The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successfu ...

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* '' Street Talk'' (Columbia Records, 1984) With Eric Martin * ''Eric Martin'' (Capitol Records, 1985) With

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...

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For the Working Class Man ''For the Working Class Man'' is the second studio album by former Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes, released in December 1985. The album consists of five original tracks and seven remixed tracks that had previously been released on Barnes' 1 ...

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Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Cash Distin, Johnny Cash's first wife. Although she is often classified as a country art ...

* '' Rhythm & Romance'' (Columbia Records, 1985) With

Graham Nash Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, photographer, and activist. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and the supergroups Crosby, Stills ...

* '' Innocent Eyes'' (Atlantic Records, 1986) With

Karla DeVito Karla DeVito (born May 29, 1953) is an American singer and actress. Early life and education DeVito was born in suburban Chicago in Mokena, Illinois. She attended Willow Crest Grade School in Mokena and Lincoln-Way High School in New Lenox. She ...

* ''Wake 'Em Up In Tokyo'' (A&M Records, 1986) With

Van Stephenson Van Wesley Stephenson (November 4, 1953 – April 8, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter. He scored three US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits in the 1980s as a solo artist, and later became tenor vocalist in the country music band BlackHawk in t ...

* ''Suspicious Heart'' (MCA Records, 1986) With

Dwight Twilley Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil Seymour performed ...

* ''Wild Dogs'' (CBS Records, 1986) With

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

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'' (Geffen, 1987) * '' Heart of Stone'' (Geffen, 1989) With

Lisa Hartman Black Lisa Hartman Black is an American actress and singer. Career After some minor television appearances, Hartman starred on the short-lived ''Bewitched'' spin-off, ''Tabitha (TV series), Tabitha'' during 1977–78. She subsequently appeared freque ...

* Til My Heart Stops'' (Atlantic Records, 1987) With

Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...

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Brave and Crazy ''Brave and Crazy'' is the second album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). As of 2010, the album has sold 632,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Track listing All ...

'' (Island Records, 1989) * '' Yes I Am'' (Island Records, 1993) With

Ivan Neville Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers. Career He has released four solo (music), solo albums and ha ...

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If My Ancestors Could See Me Now ''If My Ancestors Could See Me Now'' is the first solo album by Ivan Neville. The album had a top 30 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with the first single, " Not Just Another Girl", when the song reached number 26 on the chart. The second singl ...

'' (Polydor Records, 1988) * ''Saturday Morning Music'' (UpTop Entertainment, 2002) * ''Scrape'' (Evangeline Recorded Works, 2004) With

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Talk Is Cheap ''Talk Is Cheap'' is the debut solo album by English musician Keith Richards, the guitarist of the Rolling Stones, released in 1988. Recorded and released during a long-standing falling out with Mick Jagger, ''Talk Is Cheap'' received positive r ...

'' (Virgin Records, 1988) * '' Main Offender'' (Virgin Records, 1992) * '' Crosseyed Heart'' (Republic Records, 2015) With

Feargal Sharkey Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good ...

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* '' Blaze of Glory'' (Columbia Records, 1990) With

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

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Under the Red Sky ''Under the Red Sky'' is the Bob Dylan discography, 27th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 10, 1990, by Columbia Records. It was produced by Don Was, David Was, and Dylan (under the pseudonym Jack Frost). ...

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Brick by Brick ''Brick by Brick'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Iggy Pop, released in June 1990 by Virgin Records. Production and content After attracting mixed reviews for much of his 1980s output, Pop hired producer Don Was, who was a long ...

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Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...

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Change of Season ''Change of Season'' is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 1990, by Arista Records. The lead single " So Close" peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and w ...

'' (Arista Records, 1990) With

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

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The Force Behind the Power ''The Force Behind the Power'' is the nineteenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1991 by Motown Records. The album reached No. 11 on the UK Albums chart. Singles The album spun off five hit singles in ...

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Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

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Vagabond Heart ''Vagabond Heart'' is the sixteenth studio album by British recording artist Rod Stewart, released on 26 March 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 10 in the US, and reached No. 2 in the UK. The album features five singles, amon ...

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991) With Troy Newman * ''Gypsy Moon'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991) * ''It's Like This'' (Mega Pop Records, 1995) With

Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...

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Bitterblue ''Bitterblue'' is the eighth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released on 11 November 1991, through Hansa Records. ''Bitterblue'' is a pop rock album, described by Dieter Bohlen as "more commercial" than her previous albums. Bohl ...

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Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. Chapman is best known for her hit singles "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". Chapman was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987. The following year she released ...

* '' Matters of the Heart'' (Elektra Records, 1992) With

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

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The Christmas Album, Volume II ''The Christmas Album, Volume II'' is the twenty-second studio album by Neil Diamond, and his second to feature Christmas music. It was produced by Peter Asher and released by Columbia Records in 1994, only two years after Diamond's previous Ch ...

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Hanne Boel Hanne Boel (born 31 August 1957 in Bagsværd, Copenhagen) is a Danish singer. Boel covers in her songs a range of styles including pop, soul, gospel, rock, and jazz. Over the course of her career, she has sold over 2.5 million records, and has ...

* ''My Kindred Spirit'' (Medley Records, 1992) With

Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...

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Never Been Rocked Enough ''Never Been Rocked Enough'' is a studio album by the American musician Delbert McClinton. It was released in 1992 by Curb Records. The first single was "Every Time I Roll the Dice". McClinton supported the album with a North American tour. Produc ...

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Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

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Bone Machine ''Bone Machine'' is the eleventh studio album by American singer and musician Tom Waits, released by Island Records on September 8, 1992. It won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and features guest appearances by David Hidalgo, Le ...

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Gilby Clarke Gilbert J. "Gilby" Clarke (born August 17, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He had a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour ...

* '' Pawnshop Guitars'' (Virgin Records, 1994) * ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed ...

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A. J. Croce Adrian James "A.J." Croce (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter. He is the son of Ingrid Croce and Jim Croce. Biography Croce was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on September 28, 1971. His father died in a plane crash ei ...

* '' That's Me in the Bar'' (Private Music, 1995) With

Colin James Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter. Biography Early years James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...

* '' Bad Habits'' (Warner Music Canada, 1995) With

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

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I Just Wasn't Made for These Times "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, the lyrics describe the disillusionment of someone who struggles to fit into socie ...

'' (MCA Records, 1995) With

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...

* ''The Tattooed Heart'' (A&M Records, 1995) With

John Prine John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He ...

* '' Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings'' (Oh Boy Records, 1995) With

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Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...

* '' Still Waters'' (Polydor Records, 1997) With

Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American musician. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit sing ...

* ''Last Train to Memphis'' (Soul City, 1998) * ''Reinvention Highway'' (Collectors' Choice Music, 2004) With

Amanda Marshall Amanda Meta Marshall (born August 29, 1972) is a Canadian pop-rock singer. She has released three studio albums; the first was certified Diamond in Canada, with the latter two certified 3× Platinum and Platinum respectively. She is best known f ...

* '' Tuesday's Child'' (Epic Records, 1999) With

Janice Robinson Janice Robinson (born 8 December 1967) is an American singer and songwriter, initially known as a member of 1990s Italian Eurodance group Livin' Joy before she embarked on a solo career. Early life and career Robinson, raised in Garfield, Ne ...

* ''The Color Within Me'' (Columbia Records, 1999) With

Kim Richey Kimberly Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter. Career Kim Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37. Kim signed with Mercury Nashville. She spent the n ...

* ''Glimmer'' (Mercury Records, 1999) With

Shannon McNally Shannon Maureen McNally (born March 17, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. Biography McNally was born in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, she began singing and playing ...

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Jukebox Sparrows ''Jukebox Sparrows'' is the first full length album by American singer-songwriter Shannon McNally, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic concludes his review by saying, "This is very much a ...

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Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

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Escapology Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and ot ...

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Intensive Care Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes pro ...

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Keith Gattis Keith Gattis (born May 26, 1970) is an American country music artist, songwriter, guitarist and producer. Gattis has released two studio albums and charted one single while signed to RCA Nashville on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tra ...

* ''Big City Blues'' (Smith Music Group, 2005) With

* ''Friends With Privileges'' (Sony, 2006) * ''The Bura'' (MRI, 2016) With

Radney Foster Radney Muckleroy Foster (born July 20, 1959) is an American country music singer-songwriter, musician and music producer. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo, recording ...

* ''This World We Live In'' (Dualtone Records, 2006) With

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019. The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloo ...

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John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ...

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Battle Studies ''Battle Studies'' is a book by Ardant du Picq, a colonel in the French Army who was killed in 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War. The work was never completed, but Du Picq had written many chapters completely and left sufficient notes behind to com ...

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David Nail David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979) is an American country music artist, and frontman of the band ''David Nail & The Well Ravens''. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis" from an unreleased album for Mercury Records Nashville. Five years lat ...

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I'm About to Come Alive ''I'm About to Come Alive'' is the debut studio album by American country music singer David Nail. It was released on August 18, 2009 via MCA Nashville. The album, produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke, includes the singles " I'm About to Co ...

'' (MCA Records, 2009) With Michael Grimm * '' Michael Grimm'' (Epic Records, 2011) With

Jessie Baylin Jessica Baldassarre, known as Jessie Baylin, is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. Career Her album ''Firesight'' was written by Baylin, Jesse Harris, Mike Daly, Mark Goldenberg, Greg Wells and Danny Wilde, and was produced and engineered by ...

* ''Little Spark'' (Blonde Rat, 2012) With

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue". She has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Chris ...

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Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Griff ...

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Edie Brickell Edie Arlisa Brickell (born March 10, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter widely known for 1988's ''Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars'', the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went to No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart. ...

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Steve Martin Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominated ...

* '' Love Has Come for You'' (Rounder Records, 2013) With

Judith Owen Judith Owen (born 2 January 1969) is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her first North American album, ''Emotions on a Postcard'', was released in 1996 and has been followed by several additional albums. She is co-founder of Twanky Records with her hu ...

* ''Ebb & Flow'' (Twanky Records, 2014) * ''Somebody's Child'' (Twanky Records, 2016) With

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

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Storytone ''Storytone'' is the 34th studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on November 4, 2014 on Reprise Records. The album was released in two formats: a single disc, which features orchestral and big band arrangements of the songs, and a ...

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Mindi Abair Mindi Abair (born May 23, 1969) is an American saxophonist, vocalist, author, and National Trustee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the organization that puts on the Grammy Awards show. Her solo career has produced ten N ...

* '' Wild Heart'' (Heads Up, 2014) With Pat McGee * '' Pat McGee'' (Pat McGee, 2015) With

Beth Hart Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single " LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album ''Screamin' for My Supper''. The single was a number ...

* '' Fire on the Floor'' (Provologue Records, 2016) With

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

* '' Threads'' (Big Machine Records, 2019) With

Anders Osborne Anders Osborne (born May 4, 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden) is an American singer-songwriter. He tours solo and with a band, and often plays in North Mississippi Osborne (N.M.O), a group formed by Osborne and North Mississippi Allstars. Early life ...

* ''Buddha & The Blues'' (Back on Dumaine Records, 2019) With

Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone, and percussion, as well as singing. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group ...

* ''Brother Johnny'' (Quarto Valley Records, 2022)

Filmography (partial)

References

External links

Waddy Wachtel Band Website
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Waddy Wachtel Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2021) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wachtel, Waddy Record producers from New York (state) American session musicians American bandleaders Slide guitarists Lead guitarists People from Queens, New York 1947 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Songwriters from New York (state) Songwriters from California Guitarists from Los Angeles Guitarists from New York City 20th-century American guitarists Record producers from California 20th-century American male musicians American male songwriters