Danny Kortchmar
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946 in New York ; real name: Daniel Kortchmar ) is an American rock guitarist , singer , songwriter and producer who was best known as a session musician for other greats in the industry.
Life
In the mid-1960s, he first played in some local bands such as The Kingbees and The Flying Machine , which he founded with his friend James Taylor . In 1967 he joined the Fugs until he left the band with bassist Charles Larkey and moved to California. Together with Carole King , the two then founded The City . However, the band split in 1969 after only one album. Kortchmar worked increasingly as a studio musician , and so he played on James Taylor's albums Sweet Baby James and Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon as well as on Carole King's album Tapestry in 1970/71 .
Some time later, together with bassist Leland Sklar , drummer Russ Kunkel and keyboardist Craig Doerge, Kortchmar founded the formation " The Section ", which became a popular studio band on the west coast of the USA and produced three albums between 1972 and 1977.
In 1973 Kortchmar released his solo debut Kootch . Innuendo did not follow until 1980 . He continued to work as a sought-after studio musician, for example for Linda Ronstadt , Jackson Browne , Warren Zevon and Harry Nilsson . In 1982 he co-wrote several songs from Don Henley's solo debut I Can't Stand Still , including Dirty Laundry . At this time, Kortchmar began to produce albums for the first time, including by Neil Young , Billy Joel , Toto and Jon Bon Jovi .
In the mid-1990s, Kortchmar produced albums from Spin Doctors and Freedy Johnston and briefly joined the Fabulous Thunderbirds .
He is co-author of the song Driving Towards The Daylight , released in 2012 by Joe Bonamassa .
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| SURNAME | Kortchmar, Danny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kortchmar, Daniel (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock singer and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |