Jackson Browne and Don Henley have recorded many songs written or co-written by Kortchmar, and Kortchmar was Henley's songwriting and producing partner in the 1980s.
16 Facts About Danny Kortchmar
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Danny Kortchmar first came to prominence in the mid-1960s playing with bands in his native New York City, such as the King Bees and The Flying Machine, which included a then-unknown James Taylor.
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The group subsequently broke up but Danny Kortchmar continued backing King on her more successful solo career, including the groundbreaking 1971 album Tapestry.
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In 1970, Danny Kortchmar reunited with Taylor on his breakthrough album Sweet Baby James.
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Danny Kortchmar worked on his own, reuniting with Larkey in the band Jo Mama in 1970 and 1971 and recording solo albums Kootch and Innuendo, but he experienced his greatest success backing other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson and Jackson Browne.
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Danny Kortchmar is featured on guitar on Carole King's 1975 album, Thoroughbred.
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Danny Kortchmar had a cameo in the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
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In 1989, Danny Kortchmar co-produced and played on Don Henley's album The End of the Innocence.
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In 1991, Danny Kortchmar co-wrote the song "Love In The 21st Century", with Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin for Frey's album Strange Weather.
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In 1995, Danny Kortchmar produced and played rhythm guitar on several tracks of The Fabulous Thunderbirds album Roll Of The Dice.
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In 1996, Danny Kortchmar formed the group Slo Leak, playing primarily blues rock, and released an eponymous album.
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Danny Kortchmar was brought aboard to produce Van Halen's abandoned second album with former Extreme singer Gary Cherone in 1999.
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In 2004, Danny Kortchmar started a new group, the Midnight Eleven, and the band released its first album in 2005.
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Also in 2006, Danny Kortchmar participated in the Japanese tour of the Verbs, a unit consisting of Steve Jordan and Jordan's wife, Meegan Voss.
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In 2010, Danny Kortchmar joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King along with Section bandmates Lee Sklar and Russ Kunkel.
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Danny Kortchmar appears in the 2022 documentary Carole King and James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name.