The Wrecking Crew

Sailor Steve · 01-14-15, 09:28 PM

This is my "must-see" movie of the year.

I have always been in awe of these guys, at least since I first found out how many well-know performers didn't record their own music. Of course that's not always true. Though many played their own stuff and played it well, it was usually faster for a trained session player to learn the parts and record them.

The woman who has the bit on 'The beat goes on' at 1:35 is Carol Kaye. Though most people have never heard of her she is credited with more than 10,000 (yes, ten thousand) recording sessions, including a multitude of famous hits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kaye

Though Kaye and some others have insisted that the group never had an official name and never called themselves 'The Wrecking Crew', that name has become associated with them and now probably always will be.

Anyway, I'll be in the theater opening day.

Buddahaid · 01-14-15, 09:56 PM

Not the only one Steve. The Swampers

Sailor Steve · 01-14-15, 11:09 PM

OH YEAH!!!

This year is starting off right!

swamprat69er · 01-15-15, 08:58 AM

They make two on my list for this year.

vienna · 01-15-15, 01:14 PM

I've seen the Muscle Shoals film; well worth the effort to find and view...

The use of studio musicians is a throwback to the heyday of the old, pre-Beatles/Dylan/Stones era when the record companies controlled almost every aspect of a recording artist's career. You would get signed to a label, then an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) man would find a song for you to sing, usually from a library of songs from the label's publishing arm. An arranger would do the charts for the session and a producer would assemble the studio musicians, backup singers, engineers, and anyone else need to do the recording sessions. Until the era of the Beatles/Dylan/Stones, the only artist who really had much say over their career was Buddy Holly, but his run was unfortunately very short...

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01-14-15, 09:28 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Wrecking Crew This is my "must-see" movie of the year. I have always been in awe of these guys, at least since I first found out how many well-know performers didn't record their own music. Of course that's not always true. Though many played their own stuff and played it well, it was usually faster for a trained session player to learn the parts and record them. The woman who has the bit on 'The beat goes on' at 1:35 is Carol Kaye. Though most people have never heard of her she is credited with more than 10,000 (yes, ten thousand) recording sessions, including a multitude of famous hits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kaye Though Kaye and some others have insisted that the group never had an official name and never called themselves 'The Wrecking Crew', that name has become associated with them and now probably always will be. Anyway, I'll be in the theater opening day. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-14-15, 09:56 PM	#2
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Not the only one Steve. The Swampers __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

01-14-15, 11:09 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	OH YEAH!!! This year is starting off right! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-15-15, 08:58 AM	#4
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	They make two on my list for this year. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

01-15-15, 01:14 PM	#5
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I've seen the Muscle Shoals film; well worth the effort to find and view... The use of studio musicians is a throwback to the heyday of the old, pre-Beatles/Dylan/Stones era when the record companies controlled almost every aspect of a recording artist's career. You would get signed to a label, then an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) man would find a song for you to sing, usually from a library of songs from the label's publishing arm. An arranger would do the charts for the session and a producer would assemble the studio musicians, backup singers, engineers, and anyone else need to do the recording sessions. Until the era of the Beatles/Dylan/Stones, the only artist who really had much say over their career was Buddy Holly, but his run was unfortunately very short... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __