About me
Acclaimed filmmaker Denny Tedesco (director of The Wrecking Crew and now the full-length documentary Immediate Family), grew up in Los Angeles. In 1996, Denny set out to tell the story of his terminally ill father, legendary session guitarist Tommy Tedesco. “The Wrecking Crew” Documentary, the story of the Los Angeles Studio players in the 1960s, was finally released in 2015 and became a critically acclaimed hit worldwide. Coming off the success of the Wrecking Crew, Denny turned to the next generation of players of the Singer-Songwriters era: Bassist Leland Sklar, Drummer Russ Kunkel, and guitarists Danny Kortchmar and Waddy Wachtel. The film is called the 'Immediate Family' and stars Carole King, Jackson Brown, James Taylor, Keith Richards, Neil Young, Linda Rondstadt, Don Henley, Phil Collins, and many more. The film has won 18 awards and scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently, Denny is in production on the Documentary “Clap For the Wolfman”, the Story of Wolfman Jack.