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Don Randi - Member Of The Wrecking Crew. Worked With Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra And Many More!

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Episode 162

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Don Randi is a keyboard player extraordinaire and a member of The Wrecking Crew, the West Coast group of studio musicians who played on hundreds of hit records in the 1960s and afterwards. He worked with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys, Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra and so many more. His exploits and those of his colleagues were captured in Denny Tedesco’s wonderful documentary “The Wrecking Crew”.

My featured song is “My Baby”. Spotify link

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Don and I discuss the following:

• Recording credits and sessions
• Glen Campbell
• Wall of Sound
• Hal Blaine Hollywood Star
  • “Be My Baby” beat
• Working with Phil Spector
• Union payments
• Elvis Presley
  • “A Little Less Conversation”
• Wrecking Crew name
• Nancy Sinatra
  • Bass on “These Boots Were Made For Walking”
• “Different Drum”
  • Harpsichord solo
• “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”
• “Da Doo Ron Ron”
• “God Only Knows”
• “Good Vibrations”
  • 3 months to record
  • Hammond organ note
• “Help Me Rhonda”
  • Two versions 
• “I Got You Babe”
  • Caesar and Clio

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