The Wrecking Crew

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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