The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

United States of America

  • PG
  • 2008-03-11
  • Music,
    Documentary
  • 1h-41m
73%
User
Score
There was one band behind them all...

Overview

A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.

Top Billed Cast

Lou Adler

Self - Producer

Herb Alpert

Self - Recording Artist Producer

Hal Blaine

Self - Drums

Glen Campbell

Self - Guitar

Al Casey

Self - Guitar

Cher

Self - Backup Singer, The Ronettes

Dick Clark

Self

Micky Dolenz

Self - The Monkees

Snuff Garrett

Self - Producer

Bones Howe

Self - Producer

Al Jardine

Self - Beach Boy

Plas Johnson

Self - Saxophone

Carol Kaye

Self - Bass

Larry Knechtel

Self - Piano

Lew McCreary

Self - Trombone

Joe Osborn

Self - Bass

Bill Pittman

Self - Guitar

Don Randi

Self - Piano

Nancy Sinatra

Self - Singer

Carmie Tedesco

Self

Tommy Tedesco

Self - Guitar

Peter Tork

Self - The Monkees

Jimmy Webb

Self - Composer

Brian Wilson

Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Larry Levine

Self - Gold Star Engineer

Sam Cooke

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Adam West

Batman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tommy Sands

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ricky Nelson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Graham Nash

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jody McCrea

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mike Love

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tommy Kirk

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bruce Johnston

Self - Beach Boy (uncredited)

Eva Gabor

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Annette Funicello

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sonny Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jan Berry

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frankie Avalon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carl Wilson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)


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A review by Frank Ochieng

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Written by Frank Ochieng on 2024-05-16

In many ways director Denny Tedesco's music documentary "The Wrecking Crew" serves as a personal valentine to his late father Tommy Tedesco, the greatly talented and innovative guitarist that was part of the legendary musical experience of skilled session musicians that provided the background sounds for many of the no...


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