1. Chad Wackerman has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and bandleader.
11 Facts About Chad Wackerman
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Chad Wackerman is the older brother of drummers John Wackerman and Brooks Wackerman.
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Chad Wackerman's father, Chuck Wackerman, was a drummer and music teacher specializing in jazz who taught at both high school and middle school levels.
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Chad Wackerman joined the Bill Watrous band in 1978 and then worked with Frank Zappa from 1981 to 1988.
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In 1985, Chad Wackerman toured with, but did not record for, Australian rock act Men at Work.
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Chad Wackerman played on the album and supporting video One Voice with Barbra Streisand.
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Chad Wackerman has recorded albums and toured with diverse artists such as Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai, Andy Summers, Ed Mann, Albert Lee, Colin Hay, Ed Kuepper, Dweezil Zappa and Tom Grant.
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Chad Wackerman was the drummer for the house band on the first Dennis Miller late-night talk show.
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Chad Wackerman has toured with James Taylor, Mark Linn-Baker and Larry Sweeney, John Patitucci, Jeff Lorber, and Joe Sample, as well as fellow Zappa drummer Terry Bozzio in a series of all-percussion concerts.
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Chad Wackerman lived in Australia for ten years between 1995 and 2005 but moved back to California in July 2005.
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Chad Wackerman performed on the song "Happy Returns" from Wilson's 2015 album Hand.