The Wrecking Crew

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The Wrecking Crew (also known as the Clique and the First Call Gang) was a loose collective of American session musicians based in Los Angeles who played on many studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits, but rarely credited at the time. They had no official name during their period of activity; drummer Hal Blaine attributed the later moniker to older musicians who felt the group's embrace of rock and roll would "wreck" the music industry, although his account is disputed by bassist Carol Kaye. The musicians, most of whom had formal backgrounds in jazz or classical music, initially coalesced in 1962 as the de facto house band for Phil Spector's Wall of Sound productions. After their work with Spector, they became the most requested session musicians in Los Angeles, playing behind recording artists who included Jan and Dean, Sonny & Cher, the Mamas and the Papas, the Carpenters, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra. The musicians were sometimes used as "ghost players" on recordings credited to rock groups, such as the Byrds' rendition of "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965), the first two albums by the Monkees, and the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (1966). One of the most successful and prolific session recording units in history, the Wrecking Crew's contributions went largely unnoticed until the 1990 publication of Blaine's memoir. Keyboardist Leon Russell and guitarist Glen Campbell became popular solo acts. Other members included drummer Earl Palmer, saxophonist Steve Douglas, guitarist Tommy Tedesco, and keyboardist Larry Knechtel, who became a member of Bread. Blaine and Palmer were among the inaugural "sidemen" inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Wrecking Crew was entirely inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. In 2008, they were the subject of...