See Hear Podcast Episode 113 - Interview with Denny Tedesco, director of Immediate Family and The Wrecking Crew

Back at episode 110 of See Hear, Tim, Kerry and I had a round table
discussion (Broadway Danny Rose style) about Denny Tedesco's 2015
documentary, The Wrecking Crew. That film was about the session
musicians of the 1960s LA scene that made the “name” performers
sound great. These session musicians were not known by name outside
of that community until their achievements were lauded decades
later. What happens in the 1970s when the next generation of LA
musicians want to have the ability to play with lot of different
artists AND have the joy of being part of a BAND rather than just
being part of a pool? You get Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Waddy
Wachtel and Russ Kunkel rewriting the rules. Welcome to episode 113
of See Hear Podcast. Unlike the members of the Wrecking Crew who
were originally trained as jazz musicians, and fell into rock and
roll to earn a living, the new generation of musicians had grown
with rock and roll, loved The Beatles, and wanted to play with
songwriters that they admired – as well as contribute to their
arrangements. They had the best of both worlds – freedom to play
with different people, but still feel part of a gang. Director
Denny Tedesco has created a wonderful follow-up to his Wrecking
Crew film with the new doc, Immediate Family. For the last few
years, they've been playing as a band under that name, but for
years, they were playing (together and separately) for hundreds of
songwriters / performers including James Taylor, John Prine, Carole
King, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, Gene Clark, Jackson
Browne, Warren Zevon, Phil Collins, and many many more. Their
“employers” were also their friends who valued these gents'
creative input, not just the ability to knock off a song under
tight record company and studio requirements. Once again, Denny has
produced an absorbing film about a side of rock history not usually
discussed outside of musician circles. As well as chatting about
Immediate Family, we of course go back to The Wrecking Crew
documentary, and Denny's relationship with his dad, legendary
guitarist, Tommy Tedesco. If you want to find out details of where
to stream the film or see a theatrical screening, go to
https://immediatefamilyfilm.com/ Sadly, it would appear that it's
only streaming in the US at the moment, but check for updates on
the website or https://www.facebook.com/immediatefamilyfilm. If
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