The Wrecking Crew

Pop Rock 

Here Today: The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ at 60

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1966, 60th anniversary, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys, The Wrecking Crew

Looking back on Brian Wilson’s towering monument of melody

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Fusion jazz Rock Zappa 

Funky Nothingness is Prime Frank Zappa

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aynsley Dunbar, Chunga’s Revenge, Don “Sugarcane” Harris, Frank Zappa, Funky Nothingness, Hot Rats, Ian Underwood, Max Bennett, The Wrecking Crew, Universal Music Enterprises, Zappa Records

Especially if you’re a fan of that Hot Rats/Chunga’s Revenge era

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Folk Pop 

Hello Darkness: Simon & Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence Turns 55

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1966, Art Garfunkel, Chromatics, Disturbed, Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon, Red House Painters, Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence, The Sound of Silence, The Wrecking Crew, Tom Wilson, Vinnie Bell

The folk rock duo’s second album was the one that saved them, and us

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Country and/or Western Pop 

Glen Campbell: The Legacy of a Guitar Legend

July 4, 2019July 9, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Capitol Records, Capitol Studios, Chevrolet pitch man, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Legacy 1961-2017, The Wrecking Crew

A revamped and updated box set serves as a fitting posthumous testament to the former session man and hitmaker

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop 

ALBUM DEPT: On Western Stars, Bruce Springsteen Rides in the Whirlwind

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Wrecking Crew

A look inside the LP being hailed as The Boss’s best since Magic

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Hal Blaine

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Hal Blaine, RIP, The Wrecking Crew

The drumming legend leaves the world 35,000+ songs richer

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Pop Rock 

From One King…

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Katherine Turman 0 Comments Ben Weisman, Capitol Records, Capitol Studios, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Sid Wayne, The Wrecking Crew

A revelatory new collection uncovers the special connection between Elvis Presley and Glen Campbell

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