The Wrecking Crew returns to DOCUTAH
By Della Lowe
On April 26, DOCUTAH will screen “The Wrecking Crew,” hosted by producer and director Denny Tedesco. The screening will take place at Dixie Technical College in St. George April 26 at 7 p.m.
Known as the performers behind Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound,” the Wrecking Crew were a group of Los Angeles-based studio musicians from the 1960s who played on hits for the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Sonny and Cher, The Mamas and the Papas, and more. Rarely credited on record, the Wrecking Crew nevertheless played for, with, and in the service of nearly every prominent American pop performer of the decade.
“This remarkable film is so much more than a documentary about music,” said Phil Tuckett, executive director of DOCUTAH. “It encompasses a story of family values, of a nonstop work ethic, and of commitment to both the band and their families staying strong through years of both success and failure.”
“The Wrecking Crew” is produced and directed by Denny Tedesco, son of legendary late Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco. His father had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and Denny wanted to get as much on film or on tape as possible before his father passed. What transpired over the next few years surprised even Denny.
“With film festivals popping up all over the world, there is always competition for festivals to find the best talent and films,” said Tedesco. “In many festivals, documentaries can be lost among the narrative films. In my experience of taking my doc, ‘The Wrecking Crew,’ around the world, there is only one DOCUTAH. It stands out on its own and I am honored to have my film shown again to celebrate DOCUTAH’S tenth season.”
Tickets are $10 and may be reserved at docutah.com. All students may attend the film at no charge. The remaining series, May through August, will be screened at the DSU Eccles Main Stage and ticket reservations are available now.
As part of its monthly series of screenings and to celebrate the DOCUTAH decade, The DSU DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival revisits films curated from past DOCUTAH festivals.
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