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My dad and Tommy went to school together. They were very good friends until Tommy passed away. My dad was a great drummer too.

TheArcguitar 1 week ago

Yes on Nature Boy. It was one of his favorites. Hope you can see the film soon. More out takes of TT on the Wrecking Crew Film website. Take care

DennyTedesco 2 months ago

Sounds like Nature Boy. This guys body of work is many pages long. He played on everything from Bonanza to The Godfather, and countless records. His book...A Dairy of a Studio Musician is a must read for any aspiring studio player or producer.

benthemiester 2 months ago

If you don't watch....you'd swear it's more than one person.....awesome

fallenrox59 2 months ago

I attended MI in 87 and remember Tommy speaking on the main stage. He was the warmest soul and had a great sense of humor. He told us that there were only a handful of studio guitar players when he was working. Calls would go out looking for different styles. He would always accept no matter what it was. When a call went out for a Banjo player.all the other guitar players declined, He accepted, not even owning a banjo. He borrowed one and tuned it like a guitar and faked it. Like a pro

52appaZ 4 months ago

Thank You so much Denny for this music!!

AlCaldwell11 6 months ago

Ive always loved Tommy. He even looks like my first guitar instructor I had in the mid 1960's...Denny, I wanna see this film~ Ive been reading about it for the past couple years, but where???

lerxst990 7 months ago

@lerxst990

I"m having fund raisers around the country to pay off the licensing. Its hard to release a documentary with so much music in it. So I've had to do it this way. Go to the website and look at the screenings coming up or go to the facebook page. Sign in and check out the outtakes. See you soon

DennyTedesco 7 months ago

@DennyTedesco Please bring this to the Hollywood theater in Portland Oregon.

Polybun 2 months ago

I used to read Tommys articles in Guitar Player as a boy, it was always fascinating to me hearing the stories of various different sessions and how he approached things, its quite moving watching this.

gerryguitar 8 months ago

I was just thinking about those Gong show gigs he did. Great stuff! To have that much Talent and be that Humble and humrous. ONE IN A MILLION!!

chaka9774 8 months ago

SEE THE FILM!! Thanks, again, Denny, for all your hard work on saving what is an important American cultural phenomenon.

lucktbr 8 months ago

awsome!!!! was he any relation to Jimmy from 101 th street?

johnartmaster 8 months ago

If you see the film, you might be surprised what you might find.

DennyTedesco 8 months ago

I wish someone had The Gong Show footage of Tommy playing Ave Maria in a Ballarina outfit...

lerxst990 8 months ago

The first song is "Nature Boy" made famous by Nat King Cole and it is(was) frequently played as an instrumental by jazz guitarists. Then a malaguena-ish chord progession that he is playing freely. Hmmm, I can't figure what the 3rd piece is. At first I thought it was "All the Things You Are", then I thought it was "Invitation"

MarkBandolim 8 months ago

I remember him as the rough neck Mirth Maker from Fernwood 2Night,

littlebit19801 9 months ago

is he improvising or is this a composition, or is he kind of improvising over a composition? either way, this performance was brilliant. also if this is a prepared piece who wrote it?

8472238 9 months ago

Yes, Tommy....and thanx for your priceless insights when you wrote for Guitar Player Magazine. Fantastic, innovative performances !!

guitgeo 9 months ago

A BAD MO'FO'

gittahfiend 11 months ago

Ever since I got his video I've been a big Tommy Tedesco fan. He did a guitar clinic at a local music store, and I was out of town. I found out about it when I got back, and am so sorry I missed it. I play guitar for a living, and Tommy was a real inspiration to me. May he rest in peace.

ArkRed1 11 months ago

ONe of the most underrated of all. He is up there with the very best of them...plus HE CAN READ!!! LOL!!!

xxmanx1 11 months ago

What a Gifted player and an as real as it gets type of person :>)

v2vroth 11 months ago

This brings back so many memories. I attended the Musician's Institute in 1985 and saw many of Mr. Tedesco's enlightening seminars, as well as having the honor of accompanying him to a session in LA (something he regularly did for his students). He was a wonderful man whose memory always brings a smile to my face.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

egabriel66 1 year ago

I got an original copy of his sight reading book for christmas!!! : )

love him! I want to be a studio/session guitarist someday just like him!

element5333 1 year ago

If it was not for this man.. there would be no Larry Carlton! Fantastic..

davindo91 1 year ago

i was there at this seminar !!!

ehsaannoorani 1 year ago

Hey Denny glad I found this........thanks your Dad had a big influence on my career

loved him .......ö

morerabbit2 1 year ago

Sweet and low down (see the movie w Sean Penn)

iconoclast911 1 year ago

Thanks for posting this Denny! I was lucky enough to attend one of your father's seminars here in San Diego in the late '70's and not only was he an amazing guitarist but he was so funny too, he had us rolling with all of his stories! I'd always watch Fernwood Tonight to see him shredding in the background and couldn't wait for his monthly column in Guitar Player. I don't suppose you could put up my personal favorite song of his from When do we Start?, Denny T's Mantra :)

rhythmrancher 1 year ago