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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bassist Leland Sklar says there was no hesitation when drummer Russ Kunkel, guitarists Danny Kortchmar and Waddy Wachtel and himself were approached to do a documentary about their ...

About 50 years ago, a quartet of L.A. session musicians became so synonymous with the era-defining soft-rock scene — headlined by James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Crosby, ...

Kortchmar performed at Long’s Park Sunday in a show billed as “Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel and Friends.” Kunkel currently is on tour with Lyle Lovett, which is why the gig isn’t labeled as an ...

The Immediate Family is a supergroup in the truest sense. Each of the players— guitarists Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Postell, bassist Leland Sklara— have decades of experience backing ...

"I will say that I thought of the name Immediate Family," Danny Kortchmar says. "It might not be the greatest rock and roll name in the world, but it's true, and it actually says exactly what we are." ...

The Immediate Family, a rock band composed of longtime friends and legendary musicians Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums) ...

Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel and Waddy Wachtel have played on thousands of albums over the past 50 years. But the veteran session musicians, going under the name the Immediate Family, ...

Danny Kortchmar has built a musical career on bolstering the catalogs and performances of other artists. Carole King, James Taylor, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Harry Nilsson — Kortchmar has worked ...