Waddy Wachtel Net Worth is
$5 Million

Mini Biography

Legendary rock’n’roll session guitarist par excellence Robert “Waddy” Wachtel was created on, may 24, 1947 to Harry and Rhoda Wachtel in the Jackson Levels portion of Queens, NEW YORK. He obtained his uncommon nickname “Waddy” when he was an adolescent and took electric guitar lessons from instructor Gene Dell from age range nine to fourteen. Wachtel began performing in regional bands around the brand new York region. In 1970 Waddy transferred to LA, California to are a composer and manufacturer for the Cowsills. He got his initial big break in the music business when he was employed by vocalist/songwriter Warren Zevon to be always a guitarist in the support music group for the Everly Brothers. Wachtel got his initial major record credit over the 1972 Everly Brothers record “Stories WE’RE ABLE TO Inform” and eventually continued tour using the well-known duo. Waddy shortly amassed an enormous set of credits being a program guitarist, composer and manufacturer who’s added to a huge selection of albums and singles; among the countless folks he’s caused are Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Kim Carnes, Maria Muldaur, the Rolling Rocks, Keith Richards, Carly Simon, Bryan Ferry, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne (he will the fiery electric guitar single on Browne’s big strike song “Working On Clear”), Bog Seger, Iggy Pop, Adam Taylor, Don Henley, Cher, John Prine, J.D. Souther, Melissa Etheridge, Rosanne Money, Joe Walsh, Adam Sandler, and Linda Ronstadt (he shows up on stage with Ronstadt executing the Warren Zevon melody “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” in the humor film “FM”). Wachtel could very well be most widely known for his collaborations with Zevon; he co-produced Zevon’s first two albums as well as co-wrote Zevon’s strike melody “Werewolves of London.” In 1980 Waddy produced the music group Ronin; the group’s self-titled debut record alas ended up being a industrial flop. Among the performers he provides toured with are Stevie Nicks (he provides often caused Nicks being a guitarist, music group head, and musical movie director, plus continues to be featured on most of her single albums), Cher, Adam Taylor, the Everly Brothers, and Adam Sandler. He shows up as the guitarist in the rock-band in the traditional 1972 devastation picture “The Poseidon Experience.” Wachtel provides composed the ratings for the films “THE HOME Bunny,” “Unusual Wilderness,” “THE FINAL Demand,” “The Bench Warmers,” “Grandma’s Boy,” “Dickie Roberts: Previous Child Superstar,” “Joe Dirt,” and “Up in Smoke cigarettes.” Waddy Wachtel frequently performs every Mon night along with his group the Waddy Wachtel Band on the Joint in LA.

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Profession	Record producer, Film Score Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter, As Good as It Gets, I Miss the Good Times, Good Times
Nationality	American
Parents	Harry Wachtel, Rhoda Wachtel, As Good as It Gets, I Miss the Good Times, Good Times
Movies	In Your Dreams: Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks