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The Wrecking Crew
A celebration of the musical work of 'The Wrecking Crew', a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
















9 February 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA


21 August 1939, Minden, Louisiana, USA

26 October 1936, Long Beach, California, USA

3 January 1945, Dallas, Texas, USA

15 March 1941, Baldwin Hills, California, USA

3 July 1930, Niagara Falls, New York, USA

21 December 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

22 October 1942, Utica, New York, USA

30 December 1945, Manchester, England, UK

22 April 1936, Delight, Arkansas, USA

27 August 1937, Chicago, Illinois, USA


December 07, 2015
Patchy but endearing, The Wrecking Crew is both a sonorous scrapbook and a loquacious love letter.
March 13, 2015
Mostly, it's hagiography, with stars like Cher and Brian Wilson used as character witnesses to the players' greatness.
March 26, 2015
"The Wrecking Crew" succeeds as important cultural history. But it's also deeply personal for Tedesco ...
December 18, 2015
Did you love all those mid-60s American rock and roll bands? Turns out the Byrds, the Association, even the Beach Boys weren't playing their own instruments.
February 15, 2016
... it's satisfying to learn the stories behind the songs that defined a decade and the musicians who never got their due credit for providing the soundtrack of a generation.
May 24, 2016
Worth the wait, it delivers a lot of laughter and generous helpings of dearly licensed grooviness.
April 16, 2015
A must-see for liner-note readers.
January 01, 2016
Danny Tedesco's joyous documentary The Wrecking Crew is a personal, heartfelt tribute to those unsung heroes.
April 02, 2015
Good-natured look at the virtuoso workhorses of classic rock and pop.
March 24, 2015
It can be uncomfortable to pull back the curtain on some of the most beloved rock songs of all time. Yet, it's worth it in order to meet The Wrecking Crew.
June 22, 2015
It all feels more like an ambitious home video than a 'proper' film.
June 06, 2016
Putting a star rating on this kind of movie is a little pointless: If you grew up on fizzy baby-boom pop music, you're going to want to see it.