Superlative studio musicians of ’70s rock revealed in ‘Immediate Family’ doc
Dec
14
2023
![](https://artsmeme.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/waddy-606x181-1.jpg)
This is the portrait of an artist. Don’t recognize him? His name is Waddy Wachtel. Never heard of him? That’s intentional. Wachtel, whom Keith Richards calls a “natural maestro,” made a life decision — to become, and remain, a top-notch, back-of-house studio musician. Playing behind front-line artists like Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Keith ...