Although the '60s and '70s are considered by many to be a golden era in music, for decades the people who played the instruments on many of the most popular and iconic recordings of that era were essentially unknown. Fortunately, over the last couple of decades that has begun to change. Several excellent music documentary films have helped these great studio musicians and session players get the respect they deserve. Documentaries such as Muscle Shoals, Standing in the Shadow of Motown, and the aptly named Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story have shed light on the contribution of musicians few people had ever heard of, although their music was heard by billions. This month another music documentary is being released which focuses on The Wrecking Crew, the studio and session musicians working in Los Angeles in the '60s.

Some might be tempted to think this is someone seeking to glom on, but in fact Denny Tedesco, the producer and director, began filming in 1996, when his late father,