Waddy Wachtel: The Unsung Guitar Hero Behind Rock's Greatest Albums

Few fulfill the role with as much sustained mastery as Waddy Wachtel, the guitarist at the center of so many major rock ‘n’ roll constellations — with Rolling Stone Keith Richards,. Top guitarist Waddy Wachtel may not be a household name to the casual rock fan, but to guitarists he’s a sideman supremo. Know that guitar part that intros Stevie Nicks’ “Edge Of Seventeen”? That’s Waddy Wachtel. Happen to hear Don Henley’s Grammy-winning “Boys Of Summer” on the radio. The fiery three-guitar interplay intertwines throughout the rest of the album on songs like “Fair Warning,” “Time to Come Clean,” and “Turn it up to Ten.” The band’s love of rock ‘n. Born in May 1947, session musician, touring guitarist, composer and music producer has played on so many songs it's unbelievable. Waddy Wachtel moved from Ne...

Live Drugs Again is a vividly hued sonic collage from a myriad of recordings during The War On Drugs’ tour in support of their 2021 album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore.For a. When flipping over the Excitable Boy album cover, fans checked out the credits and found that the monster guitar work on that track is Wachtel. Waddy’s credits noted his. Wachtel met with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before the sold-out Stevie Nicks show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena where he gave the story behind some of rock’s most. Few fulfill the role with as much sustained mastery as Waddy Wachtel, the guitarist at the center of so many major rock ‘n’ roll constellations — with Rolling Stone Keith Richards,. The fiery three-guitar interplay intertwines throughout the rest of the album on songs like “Fair Warning,” “Time to Come Clean,” and “Turn it up to Ten.” The band’s love of rock ‘n. The three-hour session recording blocks of the '60s gave way to extended periods in the studio as producers and artists crafted whole albums, not songs, affording Wachtel the.

Top guitarist Waddy Wachtel may not be a household name to the casual rock fan, but to guitarists he’s a sideman supremo.