But why wrecking crew

There was a jazz influence among these session musicians. What musicians did they play with? What TV music did they make? Who was Carol Kaye? Carol Kaye was asked to fill in at a recording session for Capitol Records in and word quickly spread in Los Angeles music circles that her brilliant electric bass playing was a valuable commodity.

Did any Wrecking Crew members make it as solo stars? Barney Kessel was something of an anomaly among The Wrecking Crew, because he was making successful solo albums for Verve Records while he was also doing session work. What Wrecking Crew songs would I know? The late Larry Knechtel, who later became a member of Bread, was still working as a session music in the 21st Century, including for The Dixie Chicks. We were all young. I was making big money and hearing myself on the radio.

The guitarist on that memorable record was Californian Al Casey, who stayed out of the limelight and ended up as a music teacher in Phoenix.

Ahem, of course we did! Thanks for pointing it out, Patrick! We thought they actually played their own instruments, Pretty naive ugh? Louie Shelton is a soft spoken and humble genius who survived without hitting the headlines.

The work dried up when bands began—and fans expected them—to record their own material. I made hundreds of hits, they made hundreds of hits, but they also made thousands of bombs. I never gave the money back to that guy. Tedesco began this project 20 years ago as a way to honor and remember his father after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Tedesco wanted to gather as much film of his father as possible before he passed, which he did in at age What was initially an anticipated three-year endeavor blossomed as industry heavyweights signed on and the film went on to garner a dozen awards in more than 50 festivals around the world. The release ramp-up has Tedesco, Blaine, and Randi gathering at the Professional Drum Shop in Hollywood to discuss their creative process in a conversation embellished with schtick, interruptions, and bites of lunch.

We were all highly educated musicians, who knew about [music theory] like the cycle of fifths. In your keppelah. The most important thing you did was listen. Randy Lewis covered pop music for the Los Angeles Times from to , working in that time as a reporter, music critic and editor for the Calendar section. He has interviewed most of the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The highs and lows of the new movie musical boom.

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