The Wrecking Crew Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Documentary HD 

They deserve more recognization than they ever got. Their music made the hits.

Just finished watching this feature, am in awe of these musicians. The second time I was so impressed by such musical talent. First time was a show called " Standing In The Shadows Of Motown" Story on the Funk Brothers.

You have to see this movie if early rock and roll music means anything to you. These guys (and gal) played on the soundtrack of our lives.

I just finished seeing it. It's one of the BEST documentary films EVER.

The great thing about this film is the actual music is used. Not "sounds sorta like it", but the real deal. This must have been extremely difficult to accomplish, but made it authentic and very enjoyable to watch.

Congrats and major props to Tommy T's son for putting this film together. I waited a few years for it to be done, and it was well worth it, as I know that I'm not alone in having brought up (and then having had to explain at great length) “The Wrecking Crew” countless times in music conversations over of the years, and now, finally, a film made with love and with admiration that can do that explaining for us! The world should know (and does know, even if not yet realizing it) the simply incredible wealth of top quality music these guys (and gal) put out. Some of the individual logistics speak volumes, for example Hal Blaine (drums), has played on more #1 and top ten records than anyone else in history! Which is to say, 50 #1's, 150 Top-Tens, 6 consecutive Grammy Awards 'Song of the Year', and an estimated career total of 35,000 (and counting) recordings. For another instance, consider just a mere drop in the bucket of guitarist Tommy Tedesco's work, which if you are of a certain age or interest, you have heard more times than you can even remember on the theme songs from Batman, The Twilight Zone, M.A.S.H, Bonanza, and Green Acres. Also Carol Kaye, among the most heard bass players of all time, and certainly the single most heard female bass player/guitar player of all time. In one configuration or another, these cats were the session band that rocked the soundtrack of millions and millions of our lives, and have played on American radio and television several times a day, every-single-day for at least the last forty years. Their work includes hit singles (or whole albums) by: The Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, The Association, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, The Monkees, Nat King Cole, Gerry Lewis and The Playboys, Peggy Lee, The Partridge Family, The Mama's and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkle, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Johnny Rivers, The Carpenters, The Byrds, The Turtles, The Crystals, Bread, Elvis, Jan and Dean, The Ronettes, Jay and the Americans, The Fifth Dimension, The Grass Roots, Captain and Tennille, John Denver, and many more. The Wrecking Crew, The Funk Brothers, The Brill Building, Muscle Shoals, and Nashville scenes gave us perhaps the very best music that this planet will ever know, and while not officially a band, The Wrecking Crew specially in my opinion is the all around greatest musical collaboration group of all time.

I LOVE Carol Kaye! She is the absolute best!

Pet Sounds / Smile Sessions - Pinnacles of symphonic rock art

I keep watching this documentary over and over, it's amazing

Recommended to anyone who lived the music of this era.

Damn so much talent behind the big acts that go unnoticed. Thank God for these documentaries bringing the unsung heroes to light!

Brian wilson as the conductor and the wrecking crew as the brilliant orchestra is a match made in heaven

Watched this documentary… it’s amazing. The real genius behind the curtain

Great documentary about a fabulous group of musicians that most of us had probably never heard of.

Makes me realize how lucky I was to grow up in SoCal with this. Pages of greatness!!!!!

Check out "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" DVD. This was the house band for Motown. Incredible musicians and stories.

Awesome job Denny!

Marvelous documentary, especially if you grew up in Los Angeles during the 60s, congratulations to Denny Tedesco, I'm sorry for the ill feelings that have surfaced later among some of the players but it was truly a labor of love. I only wish that more horn players had been mentioned if not interviewed-- Ollie Mitchell, Chuck Findley, Shorty Rogers, Dick Nash, Roy Caton, Pete Candoli, Johnny Audino, etc. But I know it's impossible to remember everyone. Still a great job!

Hearing the ‘crew calling Brian Wilson a genius warms the cockles of my heart...

I'm a Southern boy and love my southern rock. I don't DVR many if any documentaries. The independent lens about Muscle Shoals and the Wrecking Crew documentary. By far are the two best Music Based documentary, It was excellent and done very well.

When the credits rolled..my heart aches terribly..the music playing in the credit roll that I'd listened to all my life, suddenly became haunting and relevant.

The beat goes on is great.

Excellent movie that gives awesome information on the history of music. If you havent seen this movie you owe it to yourself to see who is really behind the greatest music made. Also watch legends of Motown movie. I think thats the name. Same deal they were the funk brothers and made all of the music for the Motown era. Personally I see the wrecking crew with the greatest groove on the best songs out there during that era.

They should have a movie and a lifetime achievement award

I loved this documentary because I like the History of Music and even though I love HipHop and its Inspiration when you working on making music . Great , Highly Recommended !

Wowwww. Mind blown....I'm going to have to watch this

People get so pissed when you shatter their worldview. Thanks for making this film.

Got The DVD. great Insight in to this class act.

Greatest Band In History.

This is one fantastic movie I watched it and I was just enrolled it was so well done the music was fantastic the musicians are awesome and the storytelling was phenomenal just great great movie I just want to watch it again

Shockingly beautiful.

So, in essence we were really jamming to a song with a group of unsung nobodies. Really opens your eyes to the reality of how we are taken in by certain falsities.

More odd is the fact that people still to this day don't realize how many studio musicians there are influencing music of some of the biggest names right now.

I'm buying it...its amazing!

Don't forget The Motown Funk Brothers. They were also iconic. Even now when I listen to a song they may have worked I have mad respect for their work. Also in The Movie Grace Of My Heart loosely based on Carole King, there was a singer named Kelly that could have been based on Lesley Gore (RIP) who was singing a love song and her Manager was also her secret lover and they had to keep it a secret.

Fantastic music.

The greatest group ever.

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Absolute legends!

Definet 20 Feet From Stardom vibe!

Hopefully this gets a well deserved release finally, together with the also fabulous Beach Boys movie "Love & Mercy".

Do you know that Bob Barker calls the Wrecking Crew some of the best kept secrets in all of music history? He is a big Motown fan!

What a Fab Team !!

i think long and hard about my likes in music. This is my favorite songs by the Wrecking Crew, no i didn't forget anyone. Didn't include Cher as they didn't play On Baby Don't Go (her best song) or The Beach Boys best (beside Help me Ronda) they didn't play on Pet Sound.. "The Lonely Bull" Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (first hit i guess? and one of the best) "He's a Rebel" The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" The Crystals "Be My Baby" The Ronettes "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers "Mountain of Love" Johnny Rivers (this barely make it .. i like other Johnny RIver songs more) "Help Me, Rhonda" The Beach Boys "Mr. Tambourine Man" The Byrds "This Diamond Ring" Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Written by Al Kooper) "California Dreamin'" The Mamas & the Papas (great song) "Eve of Destruction" Barry McGuire You're My Soul and Inspiration" The Righteous Brothers Elusive Butterfly Bob Lind "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" Scott McKenzie Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell (great) "Mrs. Robinson" Simon & Garfunkel "Young Girl" Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Galveston" Glen Campbell (great) (They Long to Be) Close to You" The Carpenters "Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond.

Excellent film

Great!

Learned about these musicians today in my History of the Recording Industry class. Now I have to go and find out which hits they played on. Very cool stuff.

God bless Glen Campbell

The white funk Brothers. Amazing

God only know what music would have been without you

I love that they are just telling you people they lied and played you all and no one blinks an eye haha

love my wreck

Great

If you haven't seen this movie, you should.

You realize that most of the 60s r/r groups that are in the hof were played by the WC. So why not the Monkees?

Toto played on hundreds of records. Most people don't know that...

Put Carol Kaye in the hall of fame

I don't really listen to new music, this is the kind of stuff I'd rather spend time listening too cause it'll never get better than this.

there was a show on coast to coast am with ian punnett about the wrecking crew. it was a rare C2C night that wasn't about aliens and ghosts.

0:30... Glen Campbell, what's the guitar model? Danelectro baritone?

Yes :')

If you want to know what Music Is Or Means Learn about Them First and Forever

The Meteors wreekin

There is only one Wrecking Crew and that is the Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew :D

The band that pretty much made Rubbel Soul and then made all the beach boys and byrds albums..

The email I received says the full movie was supposed to be available thru Directv On Demand on March 13...I can't find it! WTF!!!

Check out "The Wrecking Crew" by Kent Hartman - excellent book detailing their story.

What is the name of that guitar Instrumental at the beginning???

I am aware of this but how did they pull it off live??? They had to play live and probably didn't have the production experts that Abba had.

What is the song at 0:11 ?

This just ruined my fascination of 60’s music

Love this documentary about who really made many great tunes in the 50s-60s-70s. However, it became tiresome hearing them talk about how much MONEY they made (or lost) doing it. Yeah sure pay the bills buy a house, etc., but isn't respect also good enough?

Everything is smoke and mirrors...nothing is as it seems.

where's bulldozer? or the wrecker???