You May Have Not Heard of the Wrecking Crew, But You HAVE Heard Them Play

Hey, ever heard these songs? You bet you have. What do they have in common? The Wrecking Crew played on ALL of them.

5th Dimension
Let the Sunshine in/Aquarius
Stoned Soul Picnic
Up-Up and Away
One Less Bell to Answer
Association
Windy
Never My Love
Beach Boys
California Girls
Don’t Worry Baby
Fun, Fun ,Fun
God Only Knows
Good Vibrations
I Get Around
Sloop John B
Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Glen Campbell
By The Time I Get to Phoenix
Gentle on My Mind
Wichita Lineman
Captain and Tennille
Love Will Keep Us Together
Carpenters
Close to You
We’ve Only Just Begun
Cher
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
Half-Breed
Chipmunks
Chipmunks Theme

Nat King Cole
Ramblin’ Rose
Sam Cooke
Twistin’ the Night Away
You Send Me
Crystals
Then He Kissed Me
Da Doo Ron Ron
He’s A Rebel
Bobby Day
Rock-in Robin
Defenders
Taco Wagon
Shelly Fabares
Johnny Angel
Richard Harris
MacArthur Park
Jan & Dean
Dead Man’s Curve
Surf City
Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
Balboa Blue
Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Everybody Loves a Clown
Sure Gonna Miss Her
This Diamond Ring
Barry McGuire
Eve of Destruction
Mamas & Papas
California Dreamin’
Creeque Alley
Dedicated to the One I Love
Monday, Monday
Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther Theme
Marketts
Out of Limits
Surfer’s Stomp
Dean Martin
Everybody Loves Somebody
Scott McKenzie
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
Monkees
Mary Mary
Valleri
Chris Montez
Let’s Dance
Ricky Nelson
Fools Rush In
Wayne Newton
Danke Schoen
Jack Nitzsche
The Lonely Surfer
Harry Nilsson
Everybody’s Talkin’
Partridge Family
Come on Get Happy
Elvis Presley
A Little Less Conversation
Viva Las Vegas
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Indian Reservation
Righteous Brothers
Unchained Melody
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
Rip Chords
Hey Little Cobra
Johnny Rivers
Poor Side of Town
Tommy Roe
Dizzy
Ronnetts
Be My Baby
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Routers
Let’s Go
The Sandpipers
Guantanamera
Lalo Schifrin
Mission Impossible
Simon and Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson
Frank Sinatra
Strangers in the Night
That’s Life
Nancy Sinatra
These Boots Were Made for Walkin’
Drummer Man
Sonny and Cher
The Beat Goes On
I Got You Ba
be
T-Bones
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In)
Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Deep Purple
Tijuana Brass
The Lonely Bull
Spanish Flea
Taste of Honey
Whipped Cream
Zorba the Greek
Ike and Tina Turner
River Deep Mountain High
Ritchie Valens
Donna
Bobby Vee
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Ventures
Hawaii 5-O
Mason Williams
Classical Gas

This is just a sample of the songs these guys played on. Check out my interview with Jon Leonoudakis who co-produced this film over a period of 12 years with Denny Tedesco, son of “the most recorded guitarist in history”; the late Tommy Tedesco. In this fascinating interview Jon and I discuss his experience filming these legendary musicians and why this film is so compelling.
This is the inside scoop on film that has not yet been released to the general public but has earned an amazing array of honors at film festivals worldwide and massive critical acclaim. Check it out and feel free to post your comments.

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