walterphil
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i saw an advanced screening of a documentary that will
be released later this year, on a group of L A session
musicians that now go by the name of the wrecking crew
it was fascinating. when you think about it, who
backed all of these wonderful vocal groups in the
sixties? the association, sonny & cher, the mamas &
the papas, the ronettes, the crystals, spanky & our
gang, nancy sinatra & 5th dimension?
these guys that's who. a group of roughly a dozen or
so musicians. (teddy tedusco on guitar. hal blaine on
drums. carol kaye on bass. glen campbell on guitar.)
among others that i can't recall the names of right
now.
you get to hear how carol developed the bass for "the
beat goes on." (she says "i came in there and heard
that straight bass line and thought, oh oh, we gotta
do something here.") and nancy's "boots." ("most bar
bands just bang out an e chord. that ain't how it's
done.") about how mad the great phil spector really
was. (he would tire the musicians out for hours,
making the final recorded tracks more "relaxed.")
brian wilson never used any beach boys. he insisted on
these guys. the byrds' "mr. tamborine man" only had
one byrd on it. the rest were these guys. herb alpert
describing hall blaine's idea of that bump bump bass
part for the massive hit "a taste of honey." (herb looks
ok here i guess, but he has aged a bit.) he talks here and
there throughout, with lou adler.
about a zillion other little stories like these abound.
my fave group, the fifth dimension, highlights
included a backing track of "stoned soul picnic," and
another of the bass player playing along with the
final recording of "let the sun shine." (i never
realized what an amazing bass line that was!). teddy
tedusco effortlessly played his trademark spanish
guitar on "up up & away."
we love our fave vocal groups, but where would they be
without these guys? (just think of the intro alone for
"stoned soul picnic.")
you've got to see it when it comes out. it was truly a
revelation to me.
be released later this year, on a group of L A session
musicians that now go by the name of the wrecking crew
it was fascinating. when you think about it, who
backed all of these wonderful vocal groups in the
sixties? the association, sonny & cher, the mamas &
the papas, the ronettes, the crystals, spanky & our
gang, nancy sinatra & 5th dimension?
these guys that's who. a group of roughly a dozen or
so musicians. (teddy tedusco on guitar. hal blaine on
drums. carol kaye on bass. glen campbell on guitar.)
among others that i can't recall the names of right
now.
you get to hear how carol developed the bass for "the
beat goes on." (she says "i came in there and heard
that straight bass line and thought, oh oh, we gotta
do something here.") and nancy's "boots." ("most bar
bands just bang out an e chord. that ain't how it's
done.") about how mad the great phil spector really
was. (he would tire the musicians out for hours,
making the final recorded tracks more "relaxed.")
brian wilson never used any beach boys. he insisted on
these guys. the byrds' "mr. tamborine man" only had
one byrd on it. the rest were these guys. herb alpert
describing hall blaine's idea of that bump bump bass
part for the massive hit "a taste of honey." (herb looks
ok here i guess, but he has aged a bit.) he talks here and
there throughout, with lou adler.
about a zillion other little stories like these abound.
my fave group, the fifth dimension, highlights
included a backing track of "stoned soul picnic," and
another of the bass player playing along with the
final recording of "let the sun shine." (i never
realized what an amazing bass line that was!). teddy
tedusco effortlessly played his trademark spanish
guitar on "up up & away."
we love our fave vocal groups, but where would they be
without these guys? (just think of the intro alone for
"stoned soul picnic.")
you've got to see it when it comes out. it was truly a
revelation to me.
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