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The Wrecking Crew is an American documentary film directed by Denny Tedesco, son of guitarist Tommy Tedesco. [2] It covers the story of the Los Angeles –based group of session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew, famed for having played on numerous hit recordings throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. The film premiered at the 2008 South by ...
116 mins. Country. United States. Language. English. Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of the Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that Berry Gordy hand-picked in 1959.
s–1970. ( 1970) s. Past members. (see list of members) The Wrecking Crew is a loose collective of US session musicians based in Los Angeles whose services were employed for a great number of studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognized in their era, but were viewed ...
Sound City. (film) Sound City is a 2013 American documentary film produced and directed by Dave Grohl, in his directorial debut, about the history of recording studio Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. [3] Grohl was inspired to create the documentary after he purchased several items from the studio, including the Neve 8028 analog ...
Director Denny Tedesco previously scored a hit among music fans with his 2008 film “The Wrecking Crew,” a documentary about the battalion of 1960s studio musicians whose names were little ...
James Jamerson. Uriel Jones. Joe Messina. Earl Van Dyke. Robert White. Eddie Willis. The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit -based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of studio musicians in ...
Under the Volcano is a 2021 music documentary film by Australian filmmaker Gracie Otto.Centered on a 1980s recording studio on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the film features renowned 1970s–80s musicians such as Sting, Nick Rhodes, Jimmy Buffett, Verdine White, Tony Iommi and Stewart Copeland.
The film received the Gracie Grand Award for Outstanding Special or Variety. Accompanying the film's premiere, a live album soundtrack, entitled Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (From the Disney+ Special), consisting of the recordings of the live performances featured in the film, was released to music streaming and digital platforms.