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Glen Campbell And The Wrecking Crew
The Chattanoogan ^ | 08/06/2017 | staff

Posted on 08/10/2017 5:21:48 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

With the passing of Glen Campbell comes an opportunity to share one of the best tidbits of American music history.

In the 1960s and early 1970s a group of highly skilled "session" musicians played in the recording studios of Los Angeles. They did more than back singers who were not part of bands, they were the musicians we heard on many of the top recordings of the day,

---snip--- he was, like the other members of the Wrecking Crew, one of the most talented musicians in the country when it came to backing famous artists of the day in each of their own styles of music.

Led by guitarist, Tommy Tedesco, a name rarely known outside of musician circles, the Wrecking Crew consisted of as many as 20 or more studios players over the years

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KEYWORDS: countrymusic; glencampbell
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To: Starboard
Neither did the Beatles.

None of the Beatles were studio musicians, playing the music that was placed in front of them, in all different styles, for the first time, and playing it perfectly while recording it on the first take.

Mark

41 posted on 08/10/2017 8:03:28 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: MarkL

None of the Beatles were studio musicians

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Paul probably could have been a session musician, if he wanted to be one. He is exceptionally talented.

Its a good thing he decided to write and record instead.


42 posted on 08/11/2017 7:05:19 AM PDT by Starboard
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