[BC] 40 years later, we been had

[Glen Kippel]

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 10:35 AM, <BOYDSIRBOYD at aol.com> wrote:

>
> now wait a minute,,, the MONKEES actually did play they're  instruments...
> PETER TORK played the banjo and the base.
> MIKE NESMITH played lead guitar and was a heck of a song  writer.
> MICKEY DOLENZE was taught to play the drums, and did.
> DAVID JONES played piano, base and the infamous  tambourine.
>
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Maybe so, but the article in American Heritage magazine noted that the
instruments on their albums, the Beach Boys, etc., etc., were all done by
Hal Blaine's "Wrecking Crew."  Sorry, boys and girls, but there was no such
group as "The Tijuana Brass."  Herb Alpert just called up the Wrecking Crew
when he wanted to cut a new album.  Glen Campbell was on the Crew before
(and after) he started his career as a singer.  Of course, there were also
the "Nashville Cats" a/k/a "The A Team."  Good studio musicians could play
any genre -- just throw a chart at them and they run with it.