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		  Immediate Family (9/10) by Tony Medley 102 minutes.  NR. The Wrecking Crew (2008) 
		celebrated the sessions musicians who played behind many of the great 
		recordings of the 1960s. Except for Glen Campbell, they remained 
		relatively anonymous, their names unknown. Directed by Don Tedesco, he 
		follows it up now with this celebration of the sessions musicians who 
		came next. These guys, though were different in that they actually went 
		on tour and played behind such singers as James Taylor and Linda 
		Ronstadt on stage. Val Garay, a producer and 
		Engineer, says, “They say they are the best cover band alive, which is 
		true because all the covers they are playing are all the songs they 
		produced or wrote. I have over 100 Gold or Platinum records and they 
		probably played on 95%.” The family consists of Russ 
		Kunkel, drummer, Leland (Lee) Sklar, bassist, Danny “Kooch” Korthcmar, 
		guitarist and producer, and Waddy Wachtel, guitarist. They are all 
		interviewed together and separately in depth and tell fascinating tales 
		of their experiences. What comes across are their love of music and 
		their love of each other. But also interviewed are 
		Ronstadt and Taylor and Carol King and Don Henley and Stevie Nicks and 
		Keith Richards and Lyle Lovett and others who uniformly sing their 
		praises. Eventually they formed a band and played together on tour, just 
		them, calling themselves The Immediate Family. For anyone who knows the music 
		of the late 20th Century, this is a must see. 
		  
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