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 Zevon, Bryan Ferry, Michael Sweet, Jackson Browne, and Andrew Gold, both in the studio and live.
We’ll feature some of the music that Wachtel has been featured in this program from some of the artists listed below:
Andrew Gold
Lonely Boy (Asylum Records, 1977)
Ringo Starr
Time Takes Time (Private Music, 1992)
Keith Richards
Talk Is Cheap (Virgin Records, 1988)
Main Offender (Virgin Records, 1992)
Crosseyed Heart (Republic Records, 2015)
Phoebe Snow
Rock Away (Mirage, 1981)
Jackson Browne
The Pretender (Asylum Records, 1976)
Lives in the Balance (Asylum Records, 1986)
I’m Alive (Elektra Records, 1993)
Looking East (Elektra Records, 1996)
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge (Island Records, 1988)
Brave and Crazy (Island Records, 1989)
Yes I Am (Island Records, 1993)
With Helen Reddy
Play Me Out (MCA Records, 1981)
Ronnie Hawkins
The Hawk (United Artists Records, 1979)
Ivan Neville
Saturday Morning Music (UpTop Entertainment, 2002)
Scrape (Evangeline Recorded Works, 2004)
John Prine
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings (Oh Boy Records, 1995)
Kim Carnes
Mistaken Identity (EMI, 1981)
Voyeur (EMI, 1982)
Café Racers (EMI, 1983)
Barking at Airplanes (EMI, 1985)
Light House (EMI, 1986)
James Taylor
In the Pocket (Rhino Records, 1976)
Flag (Columbia Records, 1980)
Dad Loves His Work (Columbia Records, 1981)
Bonnie Raitt
The Glow (Warner Bros. Records, 1979)
Linda Ronstadt
Hasten Down the Wind (Asylum Records, 1976)
Simple Dreams (Asylum Records, 1977)
Living in the USA (Asylum Records, 1978)
Mad Love (Asylum Records, 1980)
Get Closer (Asylum Records, 1982)
We Ran (Elektra Records, 1998)
Neil Young
Storytone (Reprise Records, 2014)
Rita Coolidge
Heartbreak Radio (A&M Records, 1981)
Carole King
Thoroughbred (A&M Records, 1976)
Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna (Atco Records, 1981)
The Wild Heart (Modern Records, 1983)
Rock a Little (Modern Records, 1985)
The Other Side of the Mirror (Modern Records, 1989)
Street Angel (Modern Records, 1994)
Trouble in Shangri-La (Reprise Records, 2001)
In Your Dreams (Reprise Records, 2011)
24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault (Reprise Records, 2014)
LeAnn Rimes
Spitfire (Curb Records, 2013)
Don Henley
I Can’t Stand Still (Asylum Records, 1982)
The End of the Innocence (Geffen, 1989)
Randy Newman
Little Criminals (Reprise Records, 1977)
Born Again (Reprise Records, 1979)
Trouble in Paradise (Reprise Records, 1983)
Jon Bon Jovi
Blaze of Glory (Columbia Records, 1990)
John Mayer
Battle Studies (Columbia Records, 2009)
Beth Hart
Fire on the Floor (Provologue Records, 2016)
Robbie Williams
Escapology (EMI, 2002)
Intensive Care (Chrysalis Records, 2005)
Bob Dylan
Under the Red Sky (Columbia Records, 1990)
Jackie DeShannon
New Arrangement (Columbia Records, 1975)
Ronnie Wood
1234 (Columbia Records, 1981)
I Feel Like Playing (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2010)
Amanda Marshall
Tuesday’s Child (Epic Records, 1999)
Neil Diamond
The Christmas Album (Columbia Records, 1992)
The Christmas Album, Volume II (Columbia Records, 1994)
Karla Bonoff
Karla Bonoff (Columbia Records, 1977)
Restless Nights (Columbia Records, 1979)
Wild Heart of the Young (Columbia Records, 1982)
Gilby Clarke
Pawnshop Guitars (Virgin Records, 1994)
The Hangover (Paradigm Records, 1997)
Miranda Lambert
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Columbia Nashville, 2007)
Kenny Rogers
Love Will Turn You Around (Liberty Records, 1982)
Dolly Parton
The Great Pretender (RCA Records, 1984)
Rainbow (Columbia Records, 1987)
Wendy Waldman
The Main Refrain (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon (Asylum Records, 1976)
Excitable Boy (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)
Bette Midler
No Frills (Atlantic Records, 1983)
Cher
Cher (Geffen, 1987)
Bryan Ferry
The Bride Stripped Bare (EG Records, 1978)
Sheryl Crow
Threads (Big Machine Records, 2019)
Graham Nash
Innocent Eyes (Atlantic Records, 1986)
Rod Stewart
Vagabond Heart (Warner Bros. Records, 1991)
Maria Muldaur
Sweet Harmony (Reprise Records, 1976)
Rosanne Cash
Rhythm & Romance (Columbia Records, 1985)
Tracy Chapman
Matters of the Heart (Elektra Records, 1992)
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis Records, 1978)
Van Stephenson
Suspicious Heart (MCA Records, 1986)
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