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You may recall that last week Carol Kaye – living legend of bass playing and member of the so-called Wrecking Crew – turned ...
The director of the 'Wrecking Crew' documentary, Danny Tedasco, responded to Carol Kaye's criticisms about her Rock and Roll ...
Denny Tedesco, the son of Tommy Tedesco, a guitar-playing member of the group, has, until now, remained silent on the matter.
In announcing that she did not want to accept her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, legendary studio session ...
A legendary musician is turning down her induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
So, in the end, it doesn’t totally matter when and where the group picked up the name The Wrecking Crew. The fact is they’re known now as that and it’s one of the best monikers in music.
Jumping down a music rabbit hole, I fell upon the book “The Wrecking Crew,” about a group of studio musicians in Los Angeles who shaped hit songs in the 1960s. They were the go-to team for ...
2. “Be My Baby” – The Ronettes. Before the Wrecking Crew were dubbed as such, producer Phil Spector used the group of session musicians as his house band.
The Wrecking Crew would routinely replace entire public-facing pop groups — and not just The Monkees — when it came time to actually record the music. They often received no credit on the records.
Bill Pitman, a guitarist and bassist in the legendary Wrecking Crew of Los Angeles session musicians, has died at the age of 102. The New York Times confirmed Pitman died Thursday at his home in ...