Tommy Tedesco
Born: 1930-07-03 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Died: 1997-11-10
Known For: Sound
Biography
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 theme from television's Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Vic Mizzy's theme from Green Acres, M*A*S*H, Batman, and Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Tedesco was shown on-camera in a number of game and comedy shows, and played ex-con guitarist Tommy Marinucci, a member of Happy Kyne's Mirth-Makers, in the 1977–78 talk-show spoof Fernwood 2 Night and America 2 Night.
Filmography
2008
- The Wrecking Crew as Self - Guitar
2004
1991
- Guitar as Self
1987
- Dirty Dancing ... (Musician)
1983
- Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess ... (Musician)
1980
- Smokey and the Bandit II ... (Musician)
- Skag ... (Musician)
1978
- The Driver ... (Musician)
1977
- The Spell ... (Musician)
1975
- Jaws ... (Musician)
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue ... (Musician)
- Search for the Gods ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic ... (Musician)
1974
- The Parallax View ... (Musician)
1973
- The Outfit ... (Musician)
- Stacey ... (Musician)
1972
- The Godfather ... (Musician)
- Joe Kidd ... (Musician)
- Rage ... (Musician)
1971
- T.R. Baskin ... (Musician)
1970
- Rio Lobo as Guitar Player in Opening Credits (uncredited)
- Rabbit, Run ... (Musician)
- Pufnstuf ... (Musician)
1969
- The Wild Bunch ... (Musician)