The Wrecking Crew (42 page)

“Betty My Angel”

Bills, Dick

Binder, Steve

Blackwell, Bumps

Blaine, Hal (formerly Harold Belsky)

after disbandment of Wrecking Crew

career ambition and training

creative partnership, Hollywood Golden Trio

in John Denver's band

end of studio career

first session work and connections

at Hartford circus fire

instrumentation

Age of Aquarius

Bookends

“Boxer, The”

Bridge Over Troubled Water
album and title song

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”

“California Dreamin'”

Cantata, The

“Eve of Destruction”

“Everybody Loves Somebody”

for Grammy Award winners

“Help Me, Rhonda”

“He's a Rebel”

“Houston”

“Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)”

“Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”

“Love Will Keep Us Together”

“MacArthur Park”

Monkees, The

“Mountain of Love”

Mr. Tambourine Man
album and title song

“Mrs. Robinson”

Pet Sounds

Rock ‘n' Roll

“Softly, As I Leave You”

“Strangers in the Night”

“They Long to Be Close to You”

Tramp Shining, A

“Up, Up and Away”

“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”

at news of Jan Berry's accident

pay rate

preeminence in Wrecking Crew

in Elvis Presley TV special

in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

in Tommy Sands's touring band

at sight of Brian Wilson's mental decline

at Phil Spector's final session

support and advice for other musicians

in T.A.M.I. Show

TV role

Bond, Jimmy

Bono, Sonny.
See also
Sonny and Cher

Botts, Mike

Bowen, Jimmy

Boyce, Tommy

Brackett, Eddie

Bratton, Creed (formerly Chuck Ertmoed)

Bread

Breneman, Betty

Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Simon & Garfunkel) album and title song

Britz, Chuck

Brown, Jeff

Budimir, Dennis

Burgess, Dave

Burton, James

Byrds

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”

“California Dreamin'”

Campbell, Glen

in Beach Boys touring band

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”

career ambition

in Champs touring band

childhood

first session work

“Gentle on My Mind”

Grammy Awards

instrumentation

“Help Me, Rhonda”

Monkees, The

Pet Sounds

“Strangers in the Night”

“Woman, Woman”

“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”

musical skill

“Rhinestone Cowboy”

songwriting

in T.A.M.I. Show

TV shows

in uncles' bands

“Wichita Lineman”

Candy Store Prophets

Cantata, The
(Webb)

Capitol Records

Capp, Frankie

Capps, Al

Captain & Tennille

Carlton, Larry

Carpenter, Richard and Karen

Carter, Fred, Jr.

Casey, Al

CBS Television

Champs

Charles, Ray

Chater, Kerry

Checker, Chubby

Chenault, Gene

Cher.
See
Sonny and Cher

Christian, Roger

Chudd, Lew

Clapton, Eric

Clark, Dick

Clarke, Michael

“Classical Gas”

Cochran, Jackie Lee “Jack the Cat”

Cocker, Joe

Cole, Jerry

Coleman, Gary

Columbia Records

Connors, Carol

Cooke, Sam

Coonce, Rick.
See
Grass Roots

Cossette, Pierre

Crofts, Dash

Crosby, David

Crystals

“Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)”

Davis, Billy

Davis, Carson Meade

Davis, Clive

Deasy, Mike

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

DeLory, Al

Derek and the Dominos

Detroit studio musicians

Diamond, Neil

Doerge, Craig

Doherty, Denny.
See
Mamas & the Papas

Dolenz, Micky.
See
Monkees

Donahue, Tom and Raechel

Douglas, Chip

Douglas, Steve

Dragon, Daryl

Drake, Bill

Edwards, Kenny

Elliot, Cass.
See
Mamas & the Papas

Entner, Warren.
See
Grass Roots

Era Records

“Eve of Destruction”

Everly Brothers

“Everybody Loves Somebody”

Faucher, Rick

Fields, Harry

5th Dimension (formerly Versatiles)

folk rock

Freeman, Ernie

Friedan, Betty

Fuller, Jerry

American Bandstand
appearance

“Betty My Angel”

role in Glen Campbell's career

talent and ambition

“Tennessee Waltz, The”

“Travelin' Man”

as Union Gap's producer

Funk Brothers

Garfunkel, Art

Garrett, Snuff

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap

Gates, David

“Gentle on My Mind”

Gentry, Bobbie

Giguere, Russ

Ginsburg, Arnie

Glaub, Bob

Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The

Gold, Andrew

Gold, David

Gold, Jack

Gold Star Recording Studios

Gordon, Jim

career ambition and talent

childhood

in Derek and the Dominos

drug use and mental instability

with Everly Brothers

instrumentation

All Things Must Pass

“Classical Gas”

Pet Sounds

“Wichita Lineman”

“Woman, Woman”

murder of mother

reputation and demand for

Gordon, Marc

Graham, Bill

Grammy Awards

“Bridge Over Troubled Water”

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”

“Classical Gas”

“Gentle on My Mind”

for Larry Knechtel's instrumentation

“Layla”

“Love Will Keep Us Together”

as marketing for record labels

“Mrs. Robinson”

“Strangers in the Night”

“Taste of Honey, A”

“Up, Up and Away”

for Jimmy Webb's compositions

Wrecking Crew contributions

Grass Roots (formerly 13th Floor)

Greenwich, Ellie

Grill, Rob.
See
Grass Roots

Guerin, Jim

Halee, Roy

Hall, Stan

Hard Day's Night, A
(Beatles movie)

Harris, Richard

Harrison, George

Hart, Bobby

Hartford, John

Haskell, Jimmie

Hatchett, Horace “Hatch”

Headquarters
(Monkees)

“He's a Rebel”

“He's Sure the Boy I Love”

Hollywood Golden Trio

Horn, Jim

Howe, Bones

instrumentation for “Where Were You When I Needed You”

recordings engineered

“California Dreamin'”

at Gold Star

“Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”

recordings produced

Age of Aquarius

for Association

Cantata, The

for 5th Dimension

reliance on Larry Knechtel for

Hungate, David

Hyde, Dick “Slide”

“I Got You Babe”

Jacobs, Ron

James, Fanita

Jan and Dean.
See also
Berry, Jan

Jardine, Al

“Jennie Lee”

Johnny Mann Singers

Johnson, Plas

Jones, Davy.
See
Monkees

“Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)”

“Just You”

Kaye, Carol (formerly Carol Smith)

after disbandment of Wrecking Crew

career ambition and early live jazz work

childhood

day job

encouragement of other musicians

first guitar and lessons

first session work and connections

instrumentation

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”

“Help Me, Rhonda”

“Midnight Confessions”

Monkees, The

Pet Sounds

“The Beat Goes On”

“Wichita Lineman”

“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”

music publishing and teaching

religious faith

self-reliance and confidence

switch from guitar to bass

Keane, Bob

Keltner, Jim

Kessel, Barney

KHJ radio station

King, Carole

Kirkman, Terry

Kirshner, Don

Kleinbard, Annette

Knechtel, Larry

after disbandment of Wrecking Crew

with Bread's grand finale tour

creative partnership, Hollywood Golden Trio

dismissal from session

in Elvis Presley's TV special

Grammy Award

instrumentation

Age of Aquarius

Bookends

“Bridge Over Troubled Water”

“California Dreamin'”

Cantata, The

“Classical Gas”

“Eve of Destruction”

instruments played

“Mountain of Love”

“Mr. Tambourine Man”

“Mrs. Robinson”

Pet Sounds

“Up, Up and Away”

“Where Were You When I Needed You”

“Woman, Woman”

at sight of Brian Wilson's mental decline

skill and reputation

start of studio career

Kortchmar, Danny

Kragen, Ken

Kunkel, Russ

Ladd, Jim

“Lady Willpower”

Lance and the Dynamics

Lane, Ken

Lanier, Donnie “Dirt”

LaPierre, Cherilyn.
See
Sonny and Cher

La Porta, Angelo

Lasker, Jay

“Last Train to Clarksville”

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
(Derek and the Dominos) album and title song

Lee, Jim

Leib, Marshall

Leiber, Jerry

Lennon, John

Let It Be
(Beatles)

“Let's Live for Today”

Levine, Larry

“Limbo Rock” (originally “Monotonous Melody”)

“Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”

Look Inside the Asylum Choir
(Russell and Benno)

Love, Mike

“Love Will Keep Us Together”

“MacArthur Park”

Mad Dogs & Englishmen concert tour

Magic Garden, The
(5th Dimension)

Mamas & the Papas

Marketts

Martin, Dean

Mason, Dave

McCartney, Paul

McCreary, Lou

McGuinn, Roger (formerly Jim McGuinn)

McGuire, Barry

McQueen, Steve

Melcher, Terry

Melvoin, Mike

Memphis studio musicians

“Midnight Confessions”

Migliori, Jay

Miller, Bill

Miller, Mitch

Mitchell, Ollie

Moelis, Herb

Monkees

Monkees, The
(album)

Monkees, The
(television program)

“Monotonous Melody” (renamed “Limbo Rock”)

Morgan, Tommy

Mr. Tambourine Man
(Byrds) album and title song

“Mrs. Robinson”

Muni, Scott

musician's union.
See
(AFM) American Federation of Musicians

Nashville studio musicians

NBC Television

Nelson, Ricky

Nesmith, Michael.
See also
Monkees

“Never My Love”

New York studio musicians

Nitzsche, Jack

“Ode to Billie Joe”

Oldham, Andrew Loog

Omartian, Michael

Osborn, Joe

after disbandment of Wrecking Crew

creative partnership, Hollywood Golden Trio

instrumentation

Age of Aquarius

Bookends

Bridge Over Troubled Water
album and title song

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”

“California Dreamin'”

Cantata, The

for Carpenters

“MacArthur Park”

“Mountain of Love”

“Up, Up and Away”

“Where Were You When I Needed You”

in Ricky Nelson's band

Page, Gene

Paich, David

Palmer, Earl

Parks, Dean

Paul Revere & the Raiders

Payne, Jimmy

Peake, Don

after disbandment of Wrecking Crew

career ambition and early work

with Everly Brothers

first session work

with Ray Charles Orchestra

at Phil Spector's final session

Pet Sounds
(Beach Boys)

Phillips, John and Michelle.
See
Mamas & the Papas

Pitman, Bill

after disbandment of Wrecking Crew

instrumentation

“Be My Baby”

“Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”

“Mr. Tambourine Man”

“Strangers in the Night”

“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”

as Phil Spector's guitar teacher

studio career

Pitney, Gene

Pohlman, Ray

Porcaro, Jeff

Post, Mike

Presley, Elvis

Puckett, Gary.
See
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap

Putnam, Bill

radio programming

declining influence of Top 40 AM radio

disc jockey's prerogative