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Part 3  (Note: This is only a brief photo history of Waddy Wachtel’s recording credits. For a complete list of his musical career see the Discography / Credits / Gigs section of this web site.)  After a busy year of recording and writing in 2002, Waddy Wachtel appeared at the “Music to My Ears” concert in October. Waddy was happy to join his old friends at a benefit concert for Timothy White, a writer who had encouraged and promoted so many artists over the years with his work on the Billboard, Rolling Stone and Crawdaddy periodicals. Timothy had died in 2002 at the age of 50. Waddy performed as a member of the “house band” for the event with band mates Steve Jordan, Danny Kortchmar, Ricky Peterson, Norbert Satchel and Willie Weeks, backing almost every artist at the two benefit concerts in Boston.  "Waddy, Matzo, Adam and Covert enjoy the historic atmosphere of the Village Recorders while Brooks just "trips out" on french fries." - Adam Sandler In 2004 we could find Waddy Wachtel on TV again - this time on an episode of “Yes, Dear” playing the “Jailhouse Rock” guitarist.  Waddy was also happy to contribute his time to a benefit concert for someone who was one of the first people he had recorded with: Billy Cowsill. “A Family Thing 2” was held at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, featuring the whole Cowsill family as well as Waddy Wachtel, the Bangles, Shirley Jones, Peter Tork and Johnny Flanders. Besides keeping up with his Rockin’ Monday nights at the Joint, recording with various artists, and adding more song tracks to films, Waddy Wachtel went on an extensive tour with Stevie Nicks in 2005 that started in Las Vegas and ended in Australia. Joining Waddy and Stevie on stage for this tour were Jana Anderson, Sharon Celani, Al Ortiz, Jimmy Paxson, Darrell Smith, Carlos Rios, Taku Hirano and Brett Tuggle. Waddy Wachtel became more intensely involved in writing music scores for films, providing the music for three films that were released in 2006: “The Benchwarmers” and “Grandma’s Boy” which were produced by Adam Sandler, and “The Last Request” which was only released internationally. Stevie Nicks was ready to tour again in 2007 and was able to pull Waddy Wachtel away from his busy recording and writing schedule to join her and Al Ortiz, Jimmy Paxson, Lori Nicks, Jana Anderson, Sharon Celani, Carlos Rios, Ricky Peterson, Lenny Castro and Cornell Thigpen for her Crystal Visions tour as musical director, guitarist and vocalist. The tour dates kept blossoming and extended with some breaks through 2007 and into the beginning of 2008. During the same time, Waddy appeared with Stevie on several televised shows including the Superbowl Pre-Game show and the Ellen Degeneres Show. Video: Waddy Wachtel with Stevie Nicks - Superbowl Pre-Game show  Waddy Wachtel also appeared with Stevie Nicks at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in New York on April 17, 2007, paying respect to a man who was the president of Atlantic Records and had assisted many artists over the years. Ahmet died after taking a fall at a concert - doing what he loved the most: promoting and enjoying his artists. At the beginning of 2008 a new Adam Sandler movie “Strange Wilderness” was relased with a music score written by Waddy Wachtel. After the final gigs of the Stevie Nicks “Crystal Visions” Tour (2007-2008), Waddy wrote the music score for another Sandler film “The House Bunny” for release in August 2008. ;void(0)) In July 2008 “Soundstage with Stevie Nicks” was aired on PBS from a concert filmed in October 2007. Waddy Wachtel acted as musical director, arranger and guitarist, as well as working on the final sound and video mixing of the show. Waddy also toured with Stevie for the month of June: “The Very Best of Stevie Nicks” Summer Tour. 2008 should be another fantastic year for Waddy Wachtel - the man who never stops providing all of us with his incredible guitar, production, orchestration and writing talents. Waddy will still be appearing with the Waddy Wachtel Band on Monday nights at the Joint in Los Angeles, when his schedule allows. Check the Waddy Wachtel Band MySpace page for upcoming dates, and come on down to hear Waddy Rock It!  Brief Photo Bio Part 1 Brief Photo Bio Part 2 | Brief Photo Bio 2 | Brief Photo Bio 3 | | Brief Photo Bio | Waddy and Friends 1 | Photo Gallery | | Return Home | Discography / Credits / Gigs | Articles / Interviews | Photos | Contact | Waddy Wachtel Band | Calendar | |
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