He had, however, worked with record producer Rick Rubin, contributing keyboards to albums by Neil Diamond, Arlen Roth and the Dixie Chicks, touring with Elvis Costello and with the Dixie Chicks in support of their Grammy Award-winning album "Taking the Long Way". During this time Knechtel contributed guest spots on many recordings for dozens of Northwest artists including Wayman Chapman, Ken Stringfellow (Posies, R.E.M., Big Star), Quakers On Probation, Dimestore Mystery, Elba, Animals at Night, Zera Marvel, Colin Spring, Lesley Rostron & Lovejunkie, and his son, Lonnie Knechtel. Knechtel died on August 20, 2009, in Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Washington, at the age of 69 of an apparent heart attack. In 2007 Knechtel, along with the other members of The Wrecking Crew, was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. With The Byrds With The We Three Trio With Barbra Streisand With The Beach Boys With The Doors With Elvis Presley With Cher With Simon & Garfunkel With Solomon Burke With The Mamas and the Papas With Paul Simon With Chet Baker With Dave Mason With Nancy Sinatra With Howard Roberts With Thelma Houston With Glen Campbell With Jerry Garcia With Peter Allen With Barry Mann With Lalo Schifrin With Jimmy Webb With Peter Allen With José Feliciano With Jackie DeShannon With Brian Cadd With Bobby Darin With Art Garfunkel With Stephen Bishop With David Clayton-Thomas With Jackie Lomax With Billy Joel With Barry McGuire With Paul Young With Dolly Parton With Al Kooper With Johnny Rivers With John Denver With Chet Atkins With Helen Reddy With Joan Baez With Arlen Roth  With Neil Diamond