David Glass had a flurry of questions for Danny Kortchmar and Waddy Wachtel about their long-standing careers in the music business as session players, touring backup band members, songwriters, vocalists, record producers, and the impact of music on the human psyche when going through a breakup. Wachtel, who shares details about his original song, "Maybe I'm Right," which Linda Ronstadt covered (Wachtel has a hard time talking about the piece), while Danny talks about his three-year journey to complete "I'm Not That Way," a song that really didn't hit him until years after he finally completed it and fell madly in love.
The two also share some wonderful stories about their literal band of brothers, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar and Steve Postell, also first-rate session and touring musicians, and subjects of the newly released Hulu "Immediate Family," film, a documentary by music historian and director, Denny Tedesco (whose father was legendary "Wrecking Crew" studio player, Tommy Tedesco). Both guests discuss the fivesome's 50 -year musical journey together and their long-standing love for one another, which is beautifully chronicled in Tedesco's doc. These enviable musicians have been the key players with and for such chart-toppers as Phil Collins, Steve Nicks, David Crosby, James Taylor, Carole King, Hall & Oats, Don Henley, Linda Ronstadt, to name but a few.
Glass tells them he could talk to the two all season about their careers and points of view on how music not only affects a person going through a breakup, but also the impact of music in general. The two guests also talk about their "family" squabbles with their band mates, who recently released their fifth album together, "Skin the Game," and their deep "familial" bond with one another, thus the band's name The Immediate Family.
Glass caps off their Episode with a music video of the band singing the song, "Divorced" an original composition by Wachtel and Kortchmar, from their second album, The Immediate Family. Kortchmar, who has been credited with having facilitated Don Henley's solo career among other musical milestones, takes time of out his "many projects" day to talk to Glass, while Wachtel steals away for half an hour on the road with Steve Nicks to answer Host Glass's questions. Don't miss a second of this Episode. It is not only full of backstory and insight, but oh-so-entertaining at the same time.
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