Waddy was kind of an interesting figure of 1970s music - he played on a lot of records and was on a lot of tours. My assumption is, he could have picked up a permanent gig with someone, if he chose, but must have preferred his independence, ironically "being his own boss" while working primarily for other people. Obviously, he had long-standing partnerships with Zevon, Ronstadt, Buckingham Nicks/Fleetwood Mac, etc.

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Posted by hogcard1964

Illinois

Member since Jan 2017

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Posted on 6/19/18 at 8:52 am to Ace Midnight

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Waddy was kind of an interesting figure of 1970s music - he played on a lot of records and was on a lot of tours. My assumption is, he could have picked up a permanent gig with someone, if he chose, but must have preferred his independence, ironically "being his own boss" while working primarily for other people. Obviously, he had long-standing partnerships with Zevon, Ronstadt, Buckingham Nicks/Fleetwood Mac, etc.

+1000

Good guitarist but a really creepy dude. He had a bit of that "Pete Townsend" in him, in that he was also into and subsequently busted for kiddie porn.

However, I've seen him play with both Stevie Nicks and his own idol-Keith Richards, and he can really play.

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Posted by geauxbrown

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Posted on 6/19/18 at 11:44 pm to Ace Midnight

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Waddy was kind of an interesting figure of 1970s music - he played on a lot of records and was on a lot of tours. My assumption is, he could have picked up a permanent gig with someone, if he chose, but must have preferred his independence, ironically "being his own boss" while working primarily for other people. Obviously, he had long-standing partnerships with Zevon, Ronstadt, Buckingham Nicks/Fleetwood Mac, etc.

He tells the story about going in the 7-11 back in the day and being so broke he couldn't afford a pack of smokes. He said while he's standing at the counter, scrounging through his pockets for change, Andrew Gold's, Lonely Boy comes on over the speakers. He decides to go for it and tells the cashier, hey hear that guitar solo? That's me...... He goes onto add....there I was, broke off my arse and my guitar solo is on the radio.

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