The Wrecking Crew (2008 film)
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The Wrecking Crew is a 2008 documentary film
directed by Denny Tedesco. It covers the story of the LA based group of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew
, famed for having playing on numerous hit recordings throughout the 60's. The film premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest
Film Festival.
Features interviews with Al Casey (guitar), Bill Pitman (guitar, Danelectro baritone guitar), Bones Howe,
Brian Wilson, Cher, Dick Clark, Don Randi (piano), Earl Palmer (drums), Gary Lewis, Glen Campbell (guitar), Hal Blaine (drums), Herb Alpert, Jimmy Webb, Joe Osborn (bass), Julius Wechter (percussion), Lou Adler, Lou McCreary (trombone), Micky Dolenz, Nancy Sinatra, Plas Johnson (sax), Roger McGuinn, Tommy "Snuff" Garrett, Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
The film runs 95 minutes. It began production in June 1996 and was completed in February 2008.
Director/Producer: Denny Tedesco, Producers: Suzie Tedesco, Jon Leonoudakis, Mitchell Linden, Claire Scanlon, Editor: Claire Scanlon, Directors of Photography: Rodney Taylor, Trish Govoni
Official Film Website: http://www.wreckingcrew.tv/
The film is playing in film festivals in North America currently: Buffalo Film Fest 3/24-3/29, and was the closing film at the Nashville Film Festival
April 24, 2008. It had its World Premiere on March 11, 2008, in Austin, TX, at the South x Southwest film festival.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Denny Tedesco. It covers the story of the LA based group of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew (music)
The Wrecking Crew was a nickname coined by the drummer Hal Blaine after the fact for a group of session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who earned wide acclaim in the 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, and were one of the most successful "groups" of studio musicians in music history...
, famed for having playing on numerous hit recordings throughout the 60's. The film premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival.
Features interviews with Al Casey (guitar), Bill Pitman (guitar, Danelectro baritone guitar), Bones Howe,
Brian Wilson, Cher, Dick Clark, Don Randi (piano), Earl Palmer (drums), Gary Lewis, Glen Campbell (guitar), Hal Blaine (drums), Herb Alpert, Jimmy Webb, Joe Osborn (bass), Julius Wechter (percussion), Lou Adler, Lou McCreary (trombone), Micky Dolenz, Nancy Sinatra, Plas Johnson (sax), Roger McGuinn, Tommy "Snuff" Garrett, Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
The film runs 95 minutes. It began production in June 1996 and was completed in February 2008.
Director/Producer: Denny Tedesco, Producers: Suzie Tedesco, Jon Leonoudakis, Mitchell Linden, Claire Scanlon, Editor: Claire Scanlon, Directors of Photography: Rodney Taylor, Trish Govoni
Official Film Website: http://www.wreckingcrew.tv/
The film is playing in film festivals in North America currently: Buffalo Film Fest 3/24-3/29, and was the closing film at the Nashville Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival , held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2009, Nashville Film Festival received close to 2000 submissions from 86 countries, programmed nearly 260 films and had an attendance...
April 24, 2008. It had its World Premiere on March 11, 2008, in Austin, TX, at the South x Southwest film festival.