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The Wrecking Crew, also known as the Clique and the First Call Gang, was a loose collective of American session musicians based in Los Angeles who played on many studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits.
Members of the American backing band The Wrecking Crew. Pages in category "The Wrecking Crew (music) members" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total.
When the Nelson band dissolved in 1964, Osborn turned to studio work in Los Angeles full-time. For the next ten years, he was considered a "first-call" bassist among Los Angeles studio musicians [4] (known as The Wrecking Crew), and he worked with well-known producers such as Lou Adler and Bones Howe, frequently in combination with drummer Hal Blaine and keyboardist Larry Knechtel—the ...
Lawrence William Knechtel (August 4, 1940 – August 20, 2009) was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles–based session musicians who worked with such renowned artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, the Monkees, the Partridge Family, Billy Joel, the Doors, the Byrds, the Grass Roots ...
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The book was inspired by a conversation between the author and Larry Knechtel, a member of the band Bread, and previously a member of the Wrecking Crew. [4] The 2013 film 20 Feet from Stardom covered uncredited backup singers in the same era, and has been connected with Hartman's The Wrecking Crew in a review. [5]
The band recorded over 15 albums and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1980 for the album New Baby. [3] In 2010, the Baked Potato was named Best Jazz Club by Los Angeles magazine. [4] In 2008, as a member of the Wrecking Crew, Randi was inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk. [5] [6]
Blaine rarely performed live, with the exception of working with Nancy Sinatra at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in the 1960s, and with John Denver's band in the 70s. [9] Blaine was a core member of the Wrecking Crew, the close-knit group of Los Angeles session musicians that played on hit records during the 1960s. [10]