These Secret Musicians Played on LA’s Biggest Hits

These seven musicians are invisible giants. They recorded the most important songs of the 1960’s, but most people have never heard their names. The Wrecking Crew - 1962 - 1972 Rock and Roll
🚨 See some factual corrections and clarifications in the pinned comment of this video below.
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Including members:
- Tommy Tedesco
- Carol Kaye
- Hal Blaine
- Joe Osborn
- Larry Knechtel
- Glen Campbell
- Bill Pitman

[@JoshWalshMusic]

🚨 Corrections from this video: Thanks to a number of commenters for pointing out some things I got wrong. Notably, the opening sequence of Good Vibrations features Carl Wilson. I am just stupid and said the wrong name. Thanks for correcting me. Many people have pointed out that Glen Campbell was a guitar player, not bass. This is of course true, BUT Glen had many recordings on bass too, notably The Beach Boys recording I mention in the video. Similarly with Carol Kaye, who was known for playing bass but has many credits on guitar, especially in her early years. There were so many prominent players in this group that I couldn’t mention them all. I picked some of my personal favorites. Lastly, the title of this video has been revised to be more clearly focused on the LA scene where the group was based. Cheers!

[@markmalasics3413]

Another one you flubbed. Simon And Garfunkel did NOT go "back to the studio" to re-do the Sounds Of Silence track. Paul was in England when he first heard the re-done version on the radio there, which was recorded without his or Garfunkel's presence or knowledge.

[@TimothyBruneau]

Your candor and humility is appreciated. Also, for what it's worth, it was Kip TYLER and HIS Flips, not Kip "Taylor" and "The" Flips as you mention. But not worth re-recording to fix that little slip 🙂. Btw you had never heard of Glen Campbell??? You kids! lol. But I totally agree with you re Rhinestone Cowboy, I always felt it was a bit too kitschy 🙂

[@mnblkjh6757]

Muscle shoals did the same also

[@howie9751]

There was no piano on "The Sound of Silence".

[@davekeyes5589]

There was a fella named Leon Russell that played piano for The Wrecking Crew as well.

[@47AndyT]

Many have NO IDEA how much the great session made a difference! Carol Kaye was named by some as the greatest guitarist EVER! Many people never heard of her! She came from jazz and also taught many students in her spare time!

[@peetyw8851]

Check out Leon Russell’s induction into the RandR Hall of Fame video. The introduction accolades listed the artists that he backed up. People like Sinatra and on and on. I read that session musician at the time Jimmy Page played on the Stones’ Heart of Stone. I suppose that there’s some reason maybe as to why not, but it’s always seemed to me that there should be some writing credits and royalties. The reason might be that those getting the royalties now would lawyer-up in the battle. ?

[@user-ie1tz5rm8x]

Leon has good stand alone albums ,two come to mind , mid 70s ,

[@jmace1957]

@@47AndyT I watched a video of Carol and while she is best known for playing the bass, she could play all guitars at an expert level.

[@howie9751]

@@47AndyT She was more known as a great bass player.

[@raystaar]

No. Carol Kaye played electric bass on that session. There's film on YT verifying that.

[@TimothyBruneau]

Yes, Carol was best known for her bass playing - perhaps most notably for her intro on Sonny and Cher's The Beat Goes On - but she did also play guitar on many tracks.

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Session musicians are amazing. They are truly the unsung heroes.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

I’ve had a chance to do this a few times in my life, and I’ve always been blown away by the insane talent. Speed to learn. Memory. Technique. Musicality. And even friendly, most of the time.

[@gwynnielsen5081]

@@JoshWalshMusic I have worked with Benny Harrison, the best session man ever. Unfortunately, though, he hasn't played on any of my tunes...yet. Thanks for your response and take care!

[@user-sl5oi6pp4l]

Glen Campbell gotta be top 5 guitar players ever. He had over 600 record credits.

[@richdiddens4059]

And he never learned to read music! He played totally by ear and often learned a song after hearing it only once.

[@TimothyBruneau]

Yep his vocals on Witchita Lineman, By The Time I Get to Phoenix, and later Rhinestone Cowboy hits were preceded by his being one of the sought-after guitarists as a member of The Wrecking Crew. Few people realize what an absolutely remarkable guitar player Glen was. He was amazing on that instrument.

[@pedroV2003]

The Wrecking Crew, The Swampers, Booker T & MGS and most of all The Funk Bros.

[@peternewman3487]

Actually it was Carl Wilson on bass in that film clip.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Yup, ashamed I got that wrong. Thanks for keeping me honest.

[@thomasmetz3]

Larry Knechtel became a member of Bread in the 1970’s. He also played the iconic bass hook on The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man. The Wrecking Crew was also all over the cool TV themes in the ‘60’s & ‘70’s.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

I knew about the TB themes, the Byrds and Tambourine Man, but I did not realize he joined Bread. Thanks for letting me know!

[@in2food]

I heard Glenn Campbell say, in an interview, that he occasionally subbed as a singer for The Beach Boys when one was not in good voice.

[@donhaworth5862]

Glen Campbell played with the wrecking crew up til Southern Nights then he formed his own band

[@VIRGONOMICS]

The KEY to being a good musician is having better musicians to play with; you either sink or swim. There is magic that occurs collectively, call it collective consciousness.

[@donhaworth5862]

Tommy Tedesco us a guitar legend and Carol Kaye as well for bass

[@garymickus6412]

From the book Wrecking Crew I learned that Carol Kaye was an accomplished bebop guitarist. I believe she got her start on the slide guitar, which is a very difficult instrument. Her first guitar teacher was amazed at her innate talent.

[@1mespud]

Honorable mention: Drummer Earl Palmer.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

LEGEND

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

Yes ! I love his drumming The Night Has A Thousand Eyes.

[@lowerquadrant]

My musical idol : Joe Osborn. His best work (to me!) : 'Pleasant Valley Sunday.'

[@user-ik9mo8wm7q]

His best work? Everything he did with the carpenters.

[@stevebobamerican8635]

And everything he did with Ricky Nelson

[@garymickus6412]

Highly recommend book “The Wrecking Crew”.

[@thesoundsmith]

?? The BASS player was Carol Kay and Glenn Campbell played guitar...

[@mensaconservative7887]

Simon and Garfunkel recorded Sound of Silence a cappella. Then they went on tour in Europe. While they were gone, the drums and guitar were added and it became their most popular hit. They were surprised.

[@TimothyBruneau]

What most people don't realize is besides a session musician's obvious talent on their instrument is their ability to sight read charts. They could come in, take a brand new piece of music they had never seen before, and after a run-through or two, they could play it at performance level. That was their true gift.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Indeed, and often times the "charts" were just rough scribbles, leaving them to not just perform those parts, but invent them too.

[@davefairburn3298]

Hal Blaine it is estimated he played on 36,000 songs. This included work for TV shows, Batman with Adam West, commercials. At one point, Hal Blaine played on eight straight songs of year.

[@Paul-tk2my]

Thank you, this is fascinating stuff. A lot of us know about Glenn’s part in this group, and how good he was, but the rest of these musicians are unknown to me- except Carol. I was astonished by Hal Blain’s contribution to recorded music’s history. His book must be worth a read. I’ll also check out Danny Tedesco’s documentary as well.

[@stefanschutz5166]

Thank you so much from Amsterdam. Illuminating.

[@michaellandreth1392]

It was no secret these guys played on those recordings. All the bands they played for knew it. As they never wasted expensive studio time letting them record a song then calling in these guys. According to Lou Adler Jan Berry was the one who put these guys including Leon Russel and Earl Palmer (drums) in rotation together and he was the one who got Brian Wilson to use them. Joe Osborn was Ricky Nelson's Bassist and appeared on the Ozzie and Harriet Show with him. On the Album Surf City and other Swinging City's. Jan gives these guys credit. I will say once in a while they would let someone play their Instrument on a take but rarely was it being recorded. With the exception of Roger Mcguinn of The Byrds who played 12 String Guitar

[@claudia7237]

Hey, that's actually Carl Wilson playing the bass in the Beach Boys' Good Vibrations video :) Fantastic video. Really enjoyed it!

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Oops! 🫣 Thanks for keeping me honest!

[@FYMASMD]

He actually played on a lot of their early releases.

[@BrianHartDesign]

Dude, thanks so much for this. Never heard of the wrecking crew before and watched it tonight. Amazing.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Hey Brian! So glad you liked it!

[@mccypr]

Really amazing stuff! A great video about it. Thanks! ✌️🎻🙂😎

[@stuart8663]

Joe also played on The Carpenters songs. I've listened to their isolated bass tracks and his are the smoothest group of notes I've ever heard. God bless you Joe!

[@johnhorazy12notes]

Josh, great review, thank you for displaying the Clique name. The original before the Wrecking Crew marketing name. There is so much information about this era. Your review is a great review. You will find my name on the Soundtrack albums of The Wrecking Crew. The vinyl and both sets of CD’s

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Thanks John! I have the CDs around here somewhere, I will look you up!

[@alanoneill3065]

Feelin' Alright? was written by Dave Mason of The Traffic

[@maxwrangler5788]

Good video, good job emphasizing these great guys. Doing a video on Nashville would be great, I had the fortune of being around Harold bradley, who helped, along with his brother, start the recording scene here in Nashville. Truly a fascinating guy, had some great stories. But it has slowed down in the past few years. But in the 90’s it was hopping

[@davefairburn3298]

When Brian Wilson was putting together Pet Sounds, the rest of the Beach Boys were touring Asia. By then, Bruce Johnston had replaced Glen Campbell who went back to doing studio work with the Wrecking Crew. Brian used the Wrecking Crew to put Pet Sounds. You can hear Glen Campbell playing the banjo on "I know there is an answer."

[@joepalooka2145]

These seven names were definitely members of the famous "Wrecking Crew" of top LA musicians who recorded so many famous songs, but there's a lot more great names than just these seven. Hal Blaine wasn't the only top call drummer, there was also Earl Palmer and Jim Gordon. Gordon just died, and he has a phenomenal Wikipedia resume of famous hits. On guitar there was also Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts, Billy Strange, Louie Shelton, and others. Billy Strange played guitar on many Beach Boys records including "Pet Sounds". The list goes on.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Absolutely 100% correct. I just had to pick a few to focus on otherwise this is a 4 hour video haha.

[@johnheinrich6907]

Yep, and Earl Palmer was the drummer on the most played song in history, until recently. “You’ve lost that loving feeling”

[@fezzypepper8525]

Let's not forget Leon Russell.

[@elwoodblues9613]

Mike Deasy! On a personal level, he became a Christian, and eventually moved to Southeast Texas, where I now live. He was a pastor for a while. My sister-in-law was part of his church, having no idea about his musical background.

[@alanfisher2121]

Yeah, a lot more juicy details could have been mentioned... how Joe Osborn played bass on almost every Carpenters record, and how Larry Knechtel joined the group Bread...

[@tmarielbs]

Louie Shelton was great and played on many!

[@francisrichard5282]

Thanks Josh, very interesting!

[@logotrikes]

The Wrecking Crew gets a mention in works by the Beatles according to Mike Williams, and even George made the cut in this video but no mention of him or the other lads. I don't know of course but I'm sure that sessions musicians were used in a lot of Beatles production. Mike has much to say on this matter. He's well worth checking out on all things conspiratorial re The Beatles. ....

[@user-ik9mo8wm7q]

It’s interesting that you mentioned the Beatles possibly using session musicians in their productions. I always assumed they were so good that they did all of their own recordings. I know I’ve seen a lot of pictures and videos of them in the recording studios. I don’t really know if they ever used anybody or not. Well, of course they used people for instruments that they did not play, I like to check into that

[@curtgottler9961]

Who is Mike Williams and where can I find out about him?

[@logotrikes]

@@curtgottler9961 Mike Williams "Sage of Quay" Curt. He's done lots of podcasts, so there's hours of info. Mike looks at the historical narrative of the Beatles and dissects the official history using direct and indirect evidence. Most of his stuff, to me, is irrefutable, and you can come to no other conclusion than those reached by him. Well worth your time if you're really interested in the hit and money making machine that was the Beatles... All is not as it seems...

[@ericfaley9019]

They were called the Wrecking Crew!!!!

[@alekkoomanoff7281]

Heard Simon and Garfunkel in Berkeley in 1968. They didn't need supporting musicians. Postponed the concert for a day as the hall's acoustics were not set up to their liking

[@lencuriel]

At 50 seconds into your presentation you mentioned that Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds Of Silence" was recorded by the Wrecking Crew in Los Angeles. However New York Columbia records producer Tom Wilson following a Bob Dylan recording session kept the musicians to play along with the original acoustic recording from October 1964. The musicians on that June 1965 session at Columbia Studios on 52nd Street in New York were Barry Kornfeld additional acoustic guitar, Bill Lee - double bass Now for the electric overdubs personnel were Al Gorgoni, Vinnie Bell - guitar Joe Mack - bass guitar Bobby Gregg - drums

[@BritishMusicVault]

Some great names mentioned here, a couple more of the very best session players were Al Casey and Mike Deasy. George Harrison was the Beatle who played most often with the studio session players. But the British session players were equally as influential, players such as drummer, Clem Clatini, bassist Mo Foster, guitarists Vic Flick and Ray Russell.

[@elwoodblues9613]

Thank you, it should be criminal to discuss The Wrecking Crew and not mention Mike Deasy!

[@Retaile23]

I remember at one time the big news was that the Monkees were singled out for not playing their own instruments. Now, no one plays and it's perfectly the norm.

[@howie9751]

Glen Campbell played lead guitar on the Irish Rovers recording of "The Unicorn".

[@sugarjoe50]

That's CARL on bass in the filmclip.

[@DuncanCustomAirbrush]

I found out that the same thing happens when big musicians go on tour and they often use talent local to the venue location to fill in instead of trucking around a full whole musical entourage.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Yes, true. For backing musicians on tour. I’m talking about the recording artists in the studio who weren’t just backing musicians playing extra instruments. They played the main band parts too. It’s kinda like 1960s auto tune.

[@d.carelli8036]

❤What about Leon???

[@rayarmstrong4350]

Glenn Campbell:-guitar on Sinatra's Strangers in The Night....who would have thought......

[@MIKELIN8]

Brian Wilson chose to use "The Wrecking Creww" while The Beach Boys were on tour. On many of the sessions, while the band was in town, Carl Wilson would sit in on guitar with the rest of the musicians Brian was using. Carol Kaye usually played bass when she was working for Brian.

[@DojoOfCool]

The 60's were GREAT especially for music so glad I grew up in L.A. The thing about the Wrecking Crew is they really weren't a band they were pretty much all the L.A. studio musicians who worked on rock sessions. Most not all were really great sight readers so they also got a lot of film sessions too. There were others in the "Wrecking Crew" like Russell Bridges AKA Leon Russell yes Leon played on Frank Sinatra sessions. Then there was an later Wrecking Crew of sorts with rock musician that were know more for playing with a feel and creating great parts, that's where start seeing names like Lee Sklar, Larry Carlton, Chuck Rainey, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Greg Mathison and others start doing the rock session date and Quincy Jones sessions. The 60's through the 80's was a great time in music in L.A. A million young musician who half wanted to be Rock stars the other half wanting to be studio musicians playing on the hits.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Great thoughts. From what I saw in my research The Wrecking Crew era kinda ended around the early 70s as the next generation of session players took their place. People like Leland Sklar and Steve Lukather were kind of the continuation into the 70s. I’m kind of a history nerd, and being a child of the 80s, this stuff is fascinating to me.

[@amymalina5073]

There’s a great documentary about the Wrecking Crew. Highly recommended to people who enjoy the legendary music that came from these extraordinary musicians. And Leon Russell could do it all. He wrote amazing songs as well. I miss him

[@marktwain2053]

Charlie Daniels played on a lot of the albums in those days as well.

[@danielreid5114]

Great video Josh - the Wrecking Crew deserve more credit for their work - however, The Beach Boys, apart from Mike Love, were more than competent musicians and apart from their mid-sixties albums played on many of their albums, although sometimes supplemented by session musicians!

[@glibretti]

It's not fair that the Monkees are not in the RRHall of Fame because the wrecking crew played on alot of there songs. The wrecking crew played on most hit songs from the 60s.

[@martynramsden]

Very interesting, I was surprised to hear that they actually replaced the artists playing. The wrecking crew seems quite apt, given this.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

It’s like 1960s autotune lol.

[@user-wm7mf3yq7w]

Hal Blaine was born in Holyoke Ma. [His family was originally from Eastern Europe but Hal himself was born and raised in Holyoke until age 7 when his parents and family moved to Hartford Ct. then from there moving west settling in Ca ]

[@taproot381]

Yes and Louis Shelton has said on video that the Crew also rewrote or completed many songs in the studio eg Neil Diamond ‘s Moods album Also big groups Beatles, Stones etc used many session musicians too to make their recordings ready for public consumption

[@ArujKhan-sp6gi]

They pretty much were the studio players on rubber soul...

[@hsitz]

Yes, Glenn Campbell wasn't exactly unknown. Solo career, plus he actually had his own tv show, a variety show typical of the time, which I remember enjoying: kzbin.info?search_query=glenn+campbell+show

[@terrancemitchell3420]

Glenn Campbell was just an old country boy from Arkansas. Couldn't read music, but could play a milking stool if you put strings on it or even if you didn't. Played bagpipes piano or anything else. The consummate musician.

[@47AndyT]

Glenn also played for the Champs (Tequila)

[@davefairburn3298]

Phil Spector used the Wrecking Crew not only to get the sound he wanted but having these talented musicians they were able to get a quality finished product out while saving money. Frank Sinatra started using the Wrecking Crew when daughter Nancy began her singing career, then Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, along with Nat King Cole also used them.

[@mackenziemill]

I had no idea, very interesting

[@TucoDog-ho6fw]

Something else that not a lot of people are aware of is that Jimmy page was a prolific studio musician before he was in the Yardbirds. I’d like to see a list of all the hits and even recordings that were not hits that he was involved with.

[@47AndyT]

In 1964 Brenda Lee was invited to the UK. She did some recording over there and in one of the videos you can clearly see Jimmy Page in the background. Before he was known with the Yardbirds and Led Zepplin!

[@brucetowell3432]

Believe Leon Russell should have been mentioned, he played on Beach Boy sessions, Gary lewis and the Playboys, Monster Mash Bobby Pickett, and,many.many more, Sinatra we well

[@RicG.]

You left out Leon Russell!!!

[@brucetowell3432]

Got to see Leon about 4 or 5 times in shows....great composer and pianist!!

[@jerrywatt6813]

Carol kaye was actually an acomplished jazz guitarist struggleing raiseing her child she fell into studion work playing whatever was needed guitar bass etc but then became a goto bass player do to her great feel and creativeness but she still played guitar when needed 😊

[@JoshWalshMusic]

She was a heck of a bebop guitarist. Just didn’t pay very well.

[@exposito1]

Ha Blaine wasn't an immigrant and he didn't move to the US in the 1940s. He was born Holyoke Massachusetts in 1929.

[@chip9177]

If you going to do the incredible Wrecking Crew then you should also do one of the Swampers.

[@midiman5045]

Toto was in the same league as studio musicians. I Also think one of the guitarist from Bread was a studio musician. It wasn't gates if I remember correctly.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

100%. Toto was great.

[@user-fg4fr2bz5y]

the late great Dennis Budimer was one of the guitarist included on this list of contributers.

[@PhilUKNet]

Wasn't Chuck Rainey also part of the Wrecking Crew at one time? Another legendary session musician.

[@davidhughes4448]

I'm pretty certain Carol Kaye played bass on Midnight Confession, not Joe Osborn. Though they both played with a pick, the style and tone are Carol's, not Joe's.

[@luvbasses5487]

Joe Osborn: Sound Of Silence. Check out the Glen Campbell song: Baby Come Home for some smooth JO bass lines! He was just the best ever!

[@videomaniac108]

Wouldn't that have been Carol Kaye on bass and Glen Campbell on guitar?

[@tubularbill]

Don’t forget about Louie Shelton. He played on the Monkees stuff, Jackson 5, ect

[@AugustThor438]

Carol Kaye was on bass and Glenn Campbell was on guitar

[@JoshWalshMusic]

You are right about their primary instruments, but from my research Glenn played bass with The Beach Boys, not guitar. And Carol started her career on guitar (playing rhythm guitar with Richie Valens, for example) before switching primarily to bass later on. I did a double take on this research true, but I’m pretty confident in it. There’s a bit more about it about halfway through the video in the section dedicated to Carol. 👍🏻 Thanks for watching.

[@AugustThor438]

@@JoshWalshMusic there is a video on Carol Kaye where she talks about the bassline on Good Vibrations and she says she played it, maybe she only played bass on that one song :)

[@JoshWalshMusic]

@@AugustThor438 I’m not sure. I found plenty of references that these musicians played throughout the Pet Sounds album as Brian Wilson was trying to compete with The Beatles. I don’t know specifically if, or what other tracks Carol played on specifically. I’ve seen that video you referenced.

[@AugustThor438]

@@JoshWalshMusic yes it probably was completely chaotic, these years they maybe got 3 or 4 different players to play for each song. She also claimed to have played on “I was made to love her” for Stevie Wonder but that has been confirmed that James Jamerson played the final version that appeared on the album.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

@@AugustThor438 what a legend.

[@m1t2a1]

Michael Altman, 15 at the time. Wrote the lyrics in 5 minutes and made a million dollars. 4:17 His dad made seventy thousand to direct the movie.

[@TheSSMusicChannel]

Heres a question... Who were the best - The Wrecking crew or the Funk Brothers. I love both collections of their work but they were different but who had the most accolades for their work?

[@rexjamerson9316]

Not to mention James Burton who played on at least 400 albums.

[@broeheemed32]

You're right.... things are not as they seem. Carol Kaye was the bassist, Glen Campbell was a guitarist.

[@brucestarr4438]

Carol Kaye's bass intro for Wichita Lineman is epic. She created so many great bass 'hooks'.

[@codetech5598]

Glen also played bass with the Beach Boys.

[@Pottergoggles]

How is this a secret when there's entire movie about them?

[@davidhughes4448]

This is what happens when youth makes a video about the 1960s and early '70s.

[@bstein9500]

Tedesco wrote a book 'For guitar players only', which has some great stories and some excellent shortcuts. He also turned up on 'the Going Show'. Sadly this clip doesn't show him running down the aisle to the stage. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoLUqpyohdSaba8

[@jameshowland7393]

WHOA! Hold it. Carol Kaye was a BASS player and Glen Campbell was a GUITARIST. Look at the picture of Carol.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Absolutely true, generally speaking. Those are the instruments they are known for. But Glen has several credits on bass, Notably on Beach Boys recordings. And Carol on guitar, such as the referenced La Bamba recording.

[@howie9751]

It's amazing that only Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer are in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Tommy Tedesco, Larry Knechtel, Glen Campbell and Carol Kaye are not.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

The Wrecking Crew in collective name is, though.

[@howie9751]

@@JoshWalshMusic They're in the Musicians Hall of Fame, not the Rock 'n' Roll HOF.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

@@howie9751 They were inducted as a group in 2007. I live in Cleveland and I've seen the exhibit many times. They are also in the musicians hall of fame in Nashville, as you mentioned. I've seen that exhibit too. For more info, see the “Legacy” section of their Wikipedia page.

[@howie9751]

@@JoshWalshMusic I did and it didn't say anything about them being elected. I've also been to the RRHOF website and they're not listed as inductees. I've been to the RRHOF Wikipedia page where it lists the inductees by category and they're not there.

[@user-vh2pk6bd3g]

Hal was not from Europe,he was from Holyoke MA

[@chriscromelin413]

Hal Blaine did the iconic drum part on The Ronnettes "Be My Little Baby". If someone asks me who my top 10 drummers are, the top 5 are Hal Blaine!!

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Indeed! Legend.

[@wecandobetter9821]

Jim Gordon would be on my list with Hal

[@owenjinxy]

They were the true "cream"...and glen was a magnificent guitar player ❤

[@kurtcoolson9054]

The Monkees also deserve a mention, seeing how much hate they received from the industry for essentially doing the same thing.

[@phylliselizahb1041]

Lord Sutch & his Heavy Friends lp

[@pedroV2003]

I gotta say I've never heard these guys referred to as the Clique.

[@user-ik9mo8wm7q]

Carole Kay confirmed it. In one of her interviews you could tell she was not necessarily pleased when Hal Blaine changed the name in his book . However, the wrecking crew sounds much better than the “Clique”

[@pedroV2003]

@@user-ik9mo8wm7q don't get ms started on Carol Kay.

[@peterhogan9537]

you mean Carol on bass and Glenn on guitar.

[@irishoxley994]

The same type story is absolutely true with all of Motown studios .. The studio musicians called the Funk Brothers . Recorded every motown hit .you can name . ..check out the funk Brothers story on video

[@duaneraynor2438]

Why do they keep showing pictures of the Beatles? Hal Blaine said himself they did their own stuff and Elvis picked his own musicians but most everyone else used the wrecking crew…

[@grouchomarxist5612]

That's Carl Wilson on bass at 0:13, not Brian.

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Correct! Thanks for keeping me honest.

[@grouchomarxist5612]

@@JoshWalshMusic Thanks for memorializing great musicians who may, sadly, one day be forgotten. I hope not.

[@tomgorney8868]

Just like the Funk Brothers did in the 50s.

[@thomasdearment3214]

nothing spooky about it they were studio musicians, known for adding to or helping out to make a song as close to or a hit The Cream were Studio musicians. that formed a band hence their name cream the best. Bob Dylan knew allot of talented plyers were in Nashville that's why he recorded there.

[@scottski51]

Newcomer here. Boomer. So when you say this is a particularly good song to hear each WC member on, then You play it on the piano... I'm stumped. Were we supposed to Guess what Hal Blaine played on the drums, or the lick that Tommy T. nailed with his guitar ???! Is there a copyright issue I'm unaware of ??

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Yes, copyright is difficult to navigate on KZbin and prevents me from playing real clips.

[@lohphat]

See: Marni Nixon

[@jamesg1974a]

Novel idea would be to play their actual parts rather than piano stuff

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Copywrite blocks this video if I play the originals. Sorry!

[@walterulasinksi7031]

The Wrecking Crew, were the no- traditional studio musicians of their time the traditional musicians required every part to be written out, s they could attempt to play a piece. They failed in the rock genre, and sounded like Lawrence Welk, as the refused to free themselves from page of music, the Crew, were each experienced in genres such as Latin and Jazz. Th traditional musicians believed they would wreck the music business. Each member of the crew, would offer suggestions the producers and together create the hits. Sometimes, as with Brian Wilson,h would not be on tour with the Beach Boys but working with the Crew to get the sound he wanted. The group would play live at concerts, No lip synching. Tommy Tedsco’s son,has made a full length documentary about the Wrecking Crew and how they created some of the most memorable music of the 60’s. In many cases just by a single musician.

[@ronwade2206]

Peter Tork too

[@olerocker3470]

No secret. This was known decades ago.

[@casualobserver620]

You just now learning of the wrecking crew?

[@generatormike]

find and watch the "wrecking crew" doc it is very good

[@JoshWalshMusic]

I mentioned it in the video. 😀