so long, larrry. your soundz will live on for generations or FOREVER!
On Aug 23, 4:18 am, Eidem <[email protected]> wrote:
> August 22, 11:06 AM
>
> Los Angeles session musician Larry Knechtel, a keyboardist, bassist
> and harmonica player who contributed to a number of classic recordings
> has died at the age of 69.
>
> Among his many credits, Knechtel was a member of The Wrecking Crew, a
> group of session musicians in Los Angeles during the 60’s and 70’s.
> The Wrecking Crew could handle any type of recording session whether
> it was backing The Carpenters or recording the theme song for The
> Munsters, they could do it all. Phil Spector famously used the Crew
> to create his “wall of sound.”
>
> Some of Knechtel’s most notable performances include his piano playing
> on Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water, bass and
> harmonica on The Byrds’ Mr. Tambourine Man, Hammond b-3 organ on The
> Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, and his bass playing on many of The Doors’
> recordings. While The Doors did not tour with a bassist, they used
> several session musicians to play bass on their albums.
>
> Knechtel was also a member of the soft-rock group Bread and played
> bass in Elvis Presley’s band on his 1968 comeback TV special.
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