Waddy Wachtel album were titled Ronin. Released on the Mercury label, the record never charted. In 1984 he played on Steve Perry's (Journey) solo album Street Talk. He has appeared on hundreds of albums with many different artists and bands. Production credits include albums by Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, Bryan Ferry, The Church, Sand Rubies, George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Warren Zevon. Wachtel co-wrote several songs with Zevon including "Werewolves of London". He also co-wrote the Warren Zevon song "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" from the album "Mr. Bad Example". He performed and co-produced the first
Warren Zevon were the first Grammys of Zevon's thirty-plus year career. His body was cremated, and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles. A tribute album titled "" was released October 19, 2004. Zevon's son, Jordan Zevon, was the executive producer of the album and performed "Studebaker", a previously unfinished composition by his father. A second tribute album, "Hurry Home Early: The Songs of Warren Zevon" ("hurry home early" is from the song "Boom Boom Mancini", on the album "Sentimental Hygiene") was released by Wampus Multimedia on July 8, 2005. On February 14, 2006, VH1 Classic premiered a