Our town was very fortunate this week to see a screening of the documentary, "The Wrecking Crew".
This is the name of the group of session musicians that played on virtually ALL top records and albums made in California. Some of the group of twenty included Hal Blaine, Tommy Tedesco, Glen Campbell, Billy Strange, Leon Russell, and others.
Whether you listened to Frank Sinatra, the Monkees, Mamas and Papas or the Beach Boys, all the music was made by these guys. It is wild to know that the Beach Boys never played on their albums (only sang). I never could figure out my brush with this idea. In the late 60's about the time Glen Campbell had his first hit "Gentle on My Mind", he toured with the Beach Boys replacing Dennis Wilson. We saw them at their Tulsa stop. What was a folk singer doing in the band? Well he was the guitar player on all their albums. He knew the songs better than them.
This was a great story of the "behind the scenes" stars of the music.
It will be on Net Flicks at some point. See it.
2014 Movie 25 I give it *****stars.
Whether you listened to Frank Sinatra, the Monkees, Mamas and Papas or the Beach Boys, all the music was made by these guys. It is wild to know that the Beach Boys never played on their albums (only sang). I never could figure out my brush with this idea. In the late 60's about the time Glen Campbell had his first hit "Gentle on My Mind", he toured with the Beach Boys replacing Dennis Wilson. We saw them at their Tulsa stop. What was a folk singer doing in the band? Well he was the guitar player on all their albums. He knew the songs better than them.
This was a great story of the "behind the scenes" stars of the music.
It will be on Net Flicks at some point. See it.
2014 Movie 25 I give it *****stars.
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