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The Wrecking Crew! [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures and Lunchbox Entertainment present ; directed by Denny Tedesco ; producers, Suzie Greene Tedesco, Damon Tedesco, Denny Tedesco, Claire Scanlan, Mitchell Linden, Chris Hope, Jon Leonoudakis.

Tedesco, Denny, 1961- (film director,, film producer.). Tedesco, Suzie Greene, (film producer.). Tedesco, Damon, (film producer.). Hope, Chris, 1975- (film producer.). Linden, Mitchell, (film producer.). Scanlon, Claire, (film producer,, editor of moving image work.). Leonoudakis, Jon, (film producer.). Magnolia Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Lunch Box Entertainment, (production company.). Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced in 2008.
Special features: Deleted scenes; song credits; dedications; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Claire Scanlon ; director of photography, Rodney Taylor, Trish Govoni.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: Denny Tedesco.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen 1.78:1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
In English, with optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles.
Subject:
Wrecking Crew (Musical group)
Rock musicians > United States > Biography.
Rock music > California > Los Angeles > 1961-1970 > History and criticism.
Sound recording industry > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 7 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.

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