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The Wrecking Crew!, Magnolia Pictures, Lunchbox Entertainment ; directed by Denny Tedesco ; produced by Chris Hope, Jon Leonoudakis, Mitchell Linden, Claire Scanlon, Damon Tedesco, Denny Tedesco, Suzie Greene Tedesco

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Rating: PG

The Wrecking Crew!

videorecording

Magnolia Pictures, Lunchbox Entertainment ; directed by Denny Tedesco ; produced by Chris Hope, Jon Leonoudakis, Mitchell Linden, Claire Scanlon, Damon Tedesco, Denny Tedesco, Suzie Greene Tedesco

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Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew--featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, drums, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass--who played on many rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile, and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in Phil Spector's head into a reality, and helped Brian Wilson create the musical vision that would redefine California pop. The Wrecking Crew also backed up everyone from Sonny and Cher, the Mamas and the Papas and the Monkees to Herb Alpert, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra, but while they became legends in the music business, they were all but unknown to the millions of people who made their records some of the biggest hits of the day. Filmmaker Denny Tedesco--whose father Tommy was a member of the Wrecking Crew and perhaps the most recorded guitarist in history--brings the free-wheeling story of the most famous musicians you've never heard of to the screen. Bonus disc includes interviews with guitarists, various performing artists, drummers/percussionists, producers/arrangers, engineers, bassists, pianists, and saxophonists associated with the Wrecking Crew

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