The Wrecking Crew (2008 film)

The Wrecking Crew is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Denny Tedesco. It covers the story of the Los Angelesbased group of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, famed for having played on numerous hit recordings throughout the 1960s. The film premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival.

Record companies happily supplied the public with new songs and musical groups, all packaged with artistic photographs and biographical profiles. Left out of the story was an important historical fact the bands, in many cases, did not play the instruments heard on their records. Instead, the task of recording the perfect tempo, pitch, and timbre fell to a small group of accomplished session musicians.The Wrecking Crew documents the work of studio players who recorded the tracks for such hits as California Dreamin, These Boots Are Made for Walkin, Be My Baby, The Beat Goes On, and Good Vibrations. Interviews with producers, engineers, and session musicians reveal the warmth and humor that allowed their collective talents to turn a simple chord chart into an international phenomenon. ........

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