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Post by joachim on Aug 12, 2015 23:40:22 GMT -6
I came across this interview, which is very interesting:
Both a terrific guitarist and bass player - she recorded more that 10.000 studio jobs in her career! And came up with a great many bass-lines we all know...
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 13, 2015 6:39:49 GMT -6
Thank God they don't have travelling guitar salesman going door to door any more - I wouldn't have enough money left over to buy food  That looks like an awesome interview, I'll have to watch the whole thing when I get time. |
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Post by Phil on Aug 13, 2015 18:45:14 GMT -6
Joachim,
Thanks for posting that. The interview was great. I really enjoyed it.
There is a documentary called "The Wrecking Crew" about the session musicians of the '60s which Carol Kaye was part of. I haven't seen it yet. Here in Spain I don't think there's anything like NetFlicks, which is video on demand. Do you have anything like that in northern Europe?
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Post by bluesbruce on Aug 14, 2015 19:14:04 GMT -6
Very interesting viewing - thanks for sharing that, Joachim.
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Post by joachim on Aug 14, 2015 23:37:23 GMT -6
Joachim, Thanks for posting that. The interview was great. I really enjoyed it. There is a documentary called "The Wrecking Crew" about the session musicians of the '60s which Carol Kaye was part of. I haven't seen it yet. Here in Spain I don't think there's anything like NetFlicks, which is video on demand. Do you have anything like that in northern Europe? Phil, we have Netflix here in northern Europe - I will look for the documentary you mention. |
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 18, 2015 4:42:17 GMT -6
There is a documentary called "The Wrecking Crew" about the session musicians of the '60s which Carol Kaye was part of. I haven't seen it yet. Here in Spain I don't think there's anything like NetFlicks, which is video on demand. Do you have anything like that in northern Europe? I watched The Wrecking Crew last night, it was pretty good. The music was a bit before my time, '50s and '60s, and although I'm aware of if, I'm sure it would be a whole lot more entertaining for folks who were around at that time (I wasn't born until '64). It covered the LA studio musicians who played on all those hit records and pretty much created all those songs. It was made by Tommy Tedesco's son - Tommy was a guitarist and among this group of elite studio musicians. Lots of amusing anecdotes, like Peter Tork of The Monkees showing up to the recording studio expecting to start working on the album, only to be told it was already done and they only needed him for background vocals. Or Tedesco playing some fancy Spanish guitar part on an album, and then having the band's guitarist tell him that it was driving him nuts because not only could he not play it, but all their fans kept complimenting him on how great that guitar part was  Or a guy from The Byrds saying that on their first album, the studio musicians recorded two songs in three hours - then on their second album which they did themselves, it took them 77 takes to record one song. I didn't realize Glen Campbell was among these studio musicians until he got his big break. Just goes to show you - learn how to sing  |
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Post by Phil on Aug 18, 2015 6:03:32 GMT -6
There is a documentary called "The Wrecking Crew" about the session musicians of the '60s which Carol Kaye was part of. I haven't seen it yet. Here in Spain I don't think there's anything like NetFlicks, which is video on demand. Do you have anything like that in northern Europe? I watched The Wrecking Crew last night, it was pretty good. The music was a bit before my time, '50s and '60s, and although I'm aware of if, I'm sure it would be a whole lot more entertaining for folks who were around at that time (I wasn't born until '64). It covered the LA studio musicians who played on all those hit records and pretty much created all those songs. It was made by Tommy Tedesco's son - Tommy was a guitarist and among this group of elite studio musicians. Lots of amusing anecdotes, like Peter Tork of The Monkees showing up to the recording studio expecting to start working on the album, only to be told it was already done and they only needed him for background vocals. Or Tedesco playing some fancy Spanish guitar part on an album, and then having the band's guitarist tell him that it was driving him nuts because not only could he not play it, but all their fans kept complimenting him on how great that guitar part was Or a guy from The Byrds saying that on their first album, the studio musicians recorded two songs in three hours - then on their second album which they did themselves, it took them 77 takes to record one song. I didn't realize Glen Campbell was among these studio musicians until he got his big break. Just goes to show you - learn how to sing I finally got to see it the other day. It was great. 2 other interesting documentaries on studio musician's are "20 Feet from Stardom," a fascinating look at background singers and "Muscle Shoals." |
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Post by bluesbruce on Aug 18, 2015 6:07:54 GMT -6
I was looking for "The Wrecking Crew" on Netflix this past weekend, but it wouldn't let me stream it (?). It suggested another movie called "Muscle Shoals" which sounds like a similar documentary on the Muscle Shoals studio and their "studio band", who came to be known as the Swampers. Same kind of thing - talked about the various records they played on., the people they played with. I never really knew what that line from Lynyrd Skynyrd was referring to (..."in Muscle Shoals they have the Swampers"). Turns out, they played on Skynyrd's first recordings... Interesting stuff. It was fun to watch, at least I found it interesting.
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Post by bluesbruce on Aug 18, 2015 6:09:15 GMT -6
Oooh - I think I must have been typing a little bit slower than Phil on that last post  |
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Post by Phil on Aug 18, 2015 11:22:22 GMT -6
A note on the "The Wrecking Crew." It was originally released in 2008 to film festivals. Due to royalty issues it wasn't publicly released until this year after they raised the money to deal with these issues. So, you might see it as "The Wrecking Crew (2008)" or "The Wrecking Crew (2015)" but it's the same documentary.
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Or a guy from The Byrds saying that on their first album, the studio musicians recorded two songs in three hours - then on their second album which they did themselves, it took them 77 takes to record one song. 
