An edition of The Wrecking Crew (2012)

The Wrecking Crew

the inside story of rock and roll's best kept secret

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An edition of The Wrecking Crew (2012)

The Wrecking Crew

the inside story of rock and roll's best kept secret

1st ed.

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 7 Want to read
  • 4 Have read

A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of the music you heard on the radio. If you always assumed the musicians you listened to were the same people you saw onstage, you are in for a big surprise! In Los Angeles in the 1960s-70s, if you wanted to record a chart-topping track or album, you called in the crack session musicians collectively known as the Wrecking Crew. Consisting of artists unknown outside the music industry, like drummer Hal Blaine and bass player Carol Kaye, as well as those who would go on to recording fame of their own, such as Glen Campbell and Leon Russell, the Wrecking Crew was the West Coast's cream of the crop of session players, backing top-notch hit makers Phil Spector, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and many more.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
292

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Rock musicians, Wrecking Crew (Musical group), Biography, Rock music, History and criticism, Rock musicians, biography, Rock musicians, united states, California, biography, New York Times reviewed, Musicians

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California
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The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
May 21, 2013, Griffin, St. Martin's Griffin
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The Wrecking Crew: the inside story of rock and roll's best kept secret
2012, St. Martin's Press
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The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
Feb 14, 2012, Thomas Dunne Books
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Jun 18, 2012, Tantor Audio
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Table of Contents

Yesterday once more
California dreamin'
Limbo rock
He's a rebel
The little old lady (from Pasadena)
What'd I say
I got you babe
Mr. tambourine man
River deep, mountain high
Eve of destruction
Strangers in the night
Good vibrations
Let's live for today
Up, up and away
Classical gas
Wichita lineman
Macarthur Park
Bridge over troubled water
(They long to be) Close to you
Love will keep us together.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
781.66092/2, B
Library of Congress
ML421.W74 H37 2012, ML421.W74H37 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
292

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25005287M
ISBN 13
9780312619749
LCCN
2011033233
OCLC/WorldCat
740628827

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16117580W

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