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The story of Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Postel and Russ Kunkel and how their "credited" session work differed from that of the anonymous work of the earlier generation of players such as The Wrecking Crew.
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‘We were working like crazy’: the studio players behind music’s A-list
Documentary Immediate Family follows the unsung heroes who worked alongside Stevie Nicks, Carole King, James Taylor and others
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Director, Denny Tedesco, sont of Tommy Tedesco of The Wrecking Crew, says:
“People would ask my father, ‘Did you feel like you should have been paid more for the work you did in the 60s?’” Tedesco said. “He would say, ‘Listen, we played on thousands of hits but at the same time we played on thousands more bombs. And I never gave anybody their money back for those sessions.’”