American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950)
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Wendy Waldman
Birth name
Wendy Steiner
Born
(1950-11-29) November 29, 1950 (age 73) Los Angeles, California
Wendy Waldman (born November 29, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Biography
Early life
Waldman (born Wendy Steiner) grew up in the Los Angeles area. She was raised in a musical environment: her father
Fred Steiner was a composer who wrote the theme music for Perry Mason and The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Her mother was a professional violinist.[1] In 1969 she married her first husband Ken Waldman, and changed her name to Wendy Waldman.
Bryndle
Waldman's first recordings were made in 1970 as a part of
Bryndle. Other group members included
Karla Bonoff,
Andrew Gold, and
Kenny Edwards. When the group disbanded, she signed with
Warner Bros. Records.[1] Bryndle re-formed in the early 1990s and released two albums before disbanding again in the mid 2000s.[2]
Recordings
In 1973, she released her first album Love Has Got Me,[3] and
Rolling Stone named her "singer-songwriter debut of the year."[4] Also in 1973,
Maria Muldaur covered two songs written by Waldman on her self-titled first album.[5]
She followed her debut album with Gypsy Symphony in 1974,[6]Wendy Waldman in 1975,[7]The Main Refrain (1976), and Strange Company in 1978.[8]
In 1982, Waldman released Which Way to Main Street, which featured
Peter Frampton on guitar.[9]
Songwriting
Waldman left the Warner Bros. label in 1979. In 1982 she moved to Nashville to focus on songwriting.[4]
1980:
Randy Meisner – One More Song (Epic) – track 2, "Gotta Get Away"; track 3, "Come on Back to Me"; track 5, "I Need You Bad"; track 7, "Trouble Ahead" (all songs co-written with Eric Kaz and Randy Meisner)
1981:
Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity (
EMI America) – track 6, "Break The Rules Tonite (Out of School)" (co-written with Dave Ellingson and Kim Carnes); track 7, "Still Hold On" (co-written with Dave Ellingson, Eric Kaz, and Kim Carnes)
1981:
Albert Hammond – Your World and My World (Columbia) – track 8, "Take Me Sailing"