was that Glen Campbell on the right?
That’s Brian on the right and David Marks on the left
No, Glen only played in their tour band, substituting for Brian Wilson on bass and harmonies. Brian didn’t like touring and preferred to stay home and write. Glen didn’t either and that’s what turned him to studio work.
The Beach Boys sang the vocals but the Wrecking Crew performed all their hits, and while Glen could play anything with strings, the premiere guitarist was Tommy Tedesco, who was responsible for countless flamenco riffs that the original band members never could duplicate, but which added to the producton. Guitar Magazine determined he was the most recorded guitarist in history, having played on thousands of recording, many of which were top 20 hits. As an example, as great as The Ventures were, they hired Tommy to play the theme to the TV show “Hawaii 50”. The band then covered their own tune under their own name.