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The house band, known collectively as The Wrecking Crew, was under the musical direction of Jack Nitzsche and included:

Drummer: Hal Blaine
Electric bass player: Jimmy Bond
Guitarists: Tommy Tedesco, Bill Aken, and Glen Campbell
Upright bassist: Lyle Ritz
Pianist: Leon Russell
Saxophonist: Plas Johnson
...and others.

[Inyo-Mono]

I have always loved Leon Russell’s electric piano work on Gary Lewis and the Playboys “Everybody Loves a Clown.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-BAwHkwL0

[Inyo-Mono]

And don’t forget Carol Kaye who played who played the bass intro to Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman.”