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The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

There was one band behind them all...

Genres

MusicDocumentary

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A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

11 March 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lou Adler

Lou Adler

Self - Producer

Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert

Self - Recording Artist Producer

Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine

Self - Drums

Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell

Self - Guitar

Al Casey

Al Casey

Self - Guitar

Cher

Cher

Self - Backup Singer, The Ronettes

Dick Clark

Dick Clark

Self

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

Self - The Monkees

Snuff Garrett

Snuff Garrett

Self - Producer

Bones Howe

Bones Howe

Self - Producer

Al Jardine

Al Jardine

Self - Beach Boy

Plas Johnson

Plas Johnson

Self - Saxophone

Carol Kaye

Carol Kaye

Self - Bass

Larry Knechtel

Larry Knechtel

Self - Piano

Lew McCreary

Lew McCreary

Self - Trombone

Joe Osborn

Joe Osborn

Self - Bass

Bill Pittman

Bill Pittman

Self - Guitar

Don Randi

Don Randi

Self - Piano

Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra

Self - Singer

Carmie Tedesco

Carmie Tedesco

Self

Tommy Tedesco

Tommy Tedesco

Self - Guitar

Peter Tork

Peter Tork

Self - The Monkees

Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb

Self - Composer

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Larry Levine

Larry Levine

Self - Gold Star Engineer

Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Adam West

Adam West

Batman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tommy Sands

Tommy Sands

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ricky Nelson

Ricky Nelson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Graham Nash

Graham Nash

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jody McCrea

Jody McCrea

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mike Love

Mike Love

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bruce Johnston

Bruce Johnston

Self - Beach Boy (uncredited)

Eva Gabor

Eva Gabor

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jan Berry

Jan Berry

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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