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The Wrecking Crew
A celebration of the musical work of 'The Wrecking Crew', a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
12 December 1915, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
7 June 1917, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
15 August 1946, Elk City, Oklahoma, USA
27 June 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 May 1945, New Jersey, USA
9 June 1921, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
26 October 1936, Long Beach, California, USA
21 December 1946, Hawthorne, California, USA
31 July 1945, Newark, New Jersey, USA
18 March 1933, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
8 June 1940, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
10 December 1941, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
5 February 1929, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
1927, USA
January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
24 March 1935, Everett, Washington, USA
21 December 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
21 July 1931, Donaldsonville, Georgia, USA
1961, Hawthorne, California, USA
10 August 1940, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA
20 May 1946, El Centro, California, USA
February 15, 2016
... it's satisfying to learn the stories behind the songs that defined a decade and the musicians who never got their due credit for providing the soundtrack of a generation.
December 07, 2015
Patchy but endearing, The Wrecking Crew is both a sonorous scrapbook and a loquacious love letter.
December 18, 2015
Did you love all those mid-60s American rock and roll bands? Turns out the Byrds, the Association, even the Beach Boys weren't playing their own instruments.
June 06, 2016
Putting a star rating on this kind of movie is a little pointless: If you grew up on fizzy baby-boom pop music, you're going to want to see it.
January 01, 2016
Danny Tedesco's joyous documentary The Wrecking Crew is a personal, heartfelt tribute to those unsung heroes.
March 26, 2015
"The Wrecking Crew" succeeds as important cultural history. But it's also deeply personal for Tedesco ...
May 24, 2016
Worth the wait, it delivers a lot of laughter and generous helpings of dearly licensed grooviness.
June 22, 2015
It all feels more like an ambitious home video than a 'proper' film.
March 24, 2015
It can be uncomfortable to pull back the curtain on some of the most beloved rock songs of all time. Yet, it's worth it in order to meet The Wrecking Crew.
March 13, 2015
Mostly, it's hagiography, with stars like Cher and Brian Wilson used as character witnesses to the players' greatness.
April 02, 2015
Good-natured look at the virtuoso workhorses of classic rock and pop.
April 16, 2015
A must-see for liner-note readers.
