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“I figured nobody would pay any attention to me. But those kids, they jumped on me, started yankin’ my hair. They tore off my shirt”: From Pet Sounds to playing Brian on tour, Glen Campbell’s hair-raising tenure as the Beach Boys’ guitarist

He became a country icon, but for a stint in the mid-’60s, Campbell was a Beach Boy

Guitar World · May 15

“We weren’t allowed to play on our record... the Wrecking Crew guys all played. I’m looking through the window, going, ‘Wow, these are the cats’”: How Leland Sklar went from being banned from the studio to a session legend

Sklar reflects on his first encounter with the legendary collective of session musicians widely known as “Wrecking Crew”

Guitar World · Jan 13

"We had no idea that what we were doing was groundbreaking or revolutionary": Read our classic interview with Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine

"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

MusicRadar · Aug 24, 2025

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“Whatever your opinion is about some music museums, I believe it’s an honor to be recognized”: Wrecking Crew director responds to Carol Kaye’s criticisms of the film – and of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The esteemed session player recently rejected an invitation to her induction ceremony

Guitar World · Jun 24, 2025

"Hal heard one of the older guys say to another older musician, ‘These guys are going to wreck the business playing this rock & roll'": Wrecking Crew director explains how the group of LA’s elite session musicians got their name

Denny Tedesco responds to Carol Kaye’s criticisms of the term

MusicRadar · Jun 24, 2025

The man Neil Peart called his "six favourite drummers": Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine

"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

MusicRadar · Apr 14, 2025

“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit

Macca’s verdict: “The best female voice in the world”

MusicRadar · Nov 27, 2024

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"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it": Words of wisdom from Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"

Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"

MusicRadar · Apr 13, 2024

Original Indian Wrecking Crew Member Bobby Hill Dead At The Age Of 100

Original Indian Wrecking Crew member Bobby Hill died at the age of 100, after a successful motorcycling career and long life doing what he loved.

RideApart · Jul 29, 2022

“We didn’t have musical training. Brian and I took music classes, but I think he dropped out, and I got an F”: The Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine on the genius of Brian Wilson, working with the Wrecking Crew and touring with Jeff Beck

In this 2015 interview, Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine recounts some of the pivotal moments as a key member of one of America’s greatest musical treasures

Guitar World · May 14, 2015

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