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,. 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. Today our guest is guitarist extraordinaire, Waddy Wachtel. You know Waddy from his career playing alongside music greats such as Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie. Top guitarist Waddy Wachtel may not be a household name to the casual rock fan, but to guitarists he’s a sideman supremo.

Today our guest is guitarist extraordinaire, Waddy Wachtel. You know Waddy from his career playing alongside music greats such as Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie. 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. 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. Wachtel created the memorable guitar sound on her hit "Edge of Seventeen." He also played guitar on her subsequent recordings The Wild Heart and Rock a Little. Wachtel. 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 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.