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Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24 1947 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City ) is a Los Angeles session musician and Producer , most notable for his guitar work. 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. In 1970, he 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. Wachtel can be seen in the final film during this sequence. Also appeared as a session man in the movie originally titled '' Honeysuckle Rose '' (released on TV as "On The Road Again") starring Willie Nelson and Dyan Cannon . He has appeared on hundreds of albums, and has been a mainstay of the Los Angeles music scene since the late 1960s. 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 ''. In addition, Wachtel has composed the scores for a number of films, including ''''. 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 . Production credits include albums by Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, Bryan Ferry, The Church and Warren Zevon. Wachtel 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 ''. The Waddy Wachtel Band can be seen Monday nights at The Joint [http://www.myspace.com/thejoint , 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 and others. In 1998 Wachtel and his wife were arrested by police on charges of possessing child pornography after illegal images were found on their computer {Link without Title} . They were both later acquitted. Currently, Wachtel tours with Stevie Nicks , serving as her band leader, music director, and lead guitarist. REFERENCES |
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