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They made the american west coast sound a dominant cultural force around the world. The wrecking crew has shaken off the anonymity that cloaked its genius and is the subject of several books, one an oregon book award winner by kent hartman, and a new documentary by denny tedesco. Starring lou adler, herb alpert, hal blaine, glen campbell. The wrecking crew 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. A denny tedesco film about a littleknown group of studio musicians who contributed to hundreds of charttopping singles. Watch the wrecking crew trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Over the 18 years of making this film, i realized i wanted to spread the word about the wrecking crew story. A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as the wrecking crew, a band that provided backup instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as. The us government sends matt helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold. Six years in a row in the 1960s and early 1970s, the grammy for record of the year went to wrecking crew recordings. Music lovers will be astonished at the influence the wrecking crew wielded over rock and pop music in the 1960s and early 1970s. It is the fourth and final film in the matt helm series, and is very loosely based upon the 1960 novel of the same name by donald hamilton.
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When a hit record was the desired result, there were no others to consider but, the wrecking crew, a group of professional session musicians for hire who, as the film unveils, lent far more to these hit songs than mere instrumentation. Mar, 2015 the number of important, enduring 1960s and early 70s songs that a group of studio musicians known as the wrecking crew brought to life is staggering. His late father, tommy tedesco, was a hugely talented and versatile guitarist who was at the center of a core group of about 20 session musicians who became known as the wrecking crew for their ragged style. They were the defacto backing band on hit records by the beach boys, phil spector, and many more. The wrecking crew is a 2008 american documentary film directed by denny tedesco, son of guitarist tommy tedesco. Mar 26, 2015 the wrecking crew honors a group of littleknown l. The wrecking crew is a 1968 american comedy spyfi film directed by phil karlson and starring dean martin as matt helm, along with elke sommer, nancy kwan, tina louise, and sharon tate. Rent the wrecking crew 2015 on dvd and bluray netflix. The wrecking crew official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd. The wrecking crew, with the name, first appeared in drummer hal blaines memoirs, though bassist carol kaye has put forth that they were also referred to as the clique, with another name rising from the 50s being the first call gang, nevertheless, the wrecking crew was known for taking songs that were a wreck, and polishing them into gems.
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With dean martin, elke sommer, sharon tate, nancy kwan. The wrecking crew may not achieve the greatness of the many classic songs its subjects helped bring to life, but it remains a heartfelt, overdue tribute to. Oct 17, 2015 directed by scott thieman, stephen blair. The wrecking crew did, only bigger, for the west coast sound. Everything you need to know about the wrecking crew movie. The wrecking crew 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With denny tedesco, brian wilson, dick clark, cher. The silencers murderers row the ambushers the wrecking crew. May 29, 2016 the wrecking crew official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd. The film tells the story of the unsung musicians that provided the backbeat, the bottom and the swinging melody that.
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