Tommy Tedesco

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Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Thomas Joseph Tedesco (July 3, 1930 – November 10, 1997) was an American guitarist and studio musician in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He was part of the loose collective of the area's leading session musicians later popularly known as The Wrecking Crew, who played on thousands of studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including several hundred Top 40 hits. Tedesco's playing credits include the…

Known for

• The Wrecking Crew — Self - Guitar2008
• Elvis NBC TV Special, Original December 3, 1968 Broadcast — Self2004
• Elvis Black Leather Stand Up Show #1 - JUNE 29, 1968 — Self2004
• Laurindo Almeida: A Tribute to a Master1995
• Guitar — Self1991
• Rio Lobo — Guitar Player in Opening Credits (uncredited)1970
• Elvis: Black Leather Sit-Down Show #1 – JUNE 27, 1968 — Self1968

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

United States

Active from

1930

Active to

1997

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416

Total plays

2,727

Thomas J. Tedesco (July 3, 1930 – November 10, 1997) was an American master session musician and renowned jazz and bebop guitarist. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Tedesco made his way to the U.S. West Coast where he became one of the most-sought-after studio guitarists between the 1960s and 1980s. Although Tedesco was primarily a guitar player, he was also qualified on the mandolin, ukulele, and the sitar as well as 28 other stringed instruments (though he played all of them in guitar tuning)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Tommy

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Niagara Falls

Place of death

Northridge

Occupation

guitarist

Genre

jazz

Instrument

guitar

Record label

Discovery Records

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