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The Byrds, fra Wikipedia:
Producer Terry Melcher (left) in the recording studio with Gene Clark (center) and David Crosby (right). Melcher brought in session musicians to play on the "Mr. Tambourine Man" single because he felt that the Byrds hadn't yet gelled musically.
On January 20, 1965, the Byrds entered
Columbia Studios in
Hollywood to record "Mr. Tambourine Man" for release as their debut single on Columbia.
[36][45] Since the band had not yet completely gelled musically, McGuinn was the only Byrd to play on "Mr. Tambourine Man" and its Clark-penned
B-side, "
I Knew I'd Want You".
[43] Rather than using band members,
producer Terry Melcher hired a collection of top
session musicians, retroactively known as
the Wrecking Crew, including
Hal Blaine (drums),
Larry Knechtel (bass),
Jerry Cole (guitar), Bill Pitman (guitar), and
Leon Russell (electric piano), who (along with McGuinn on guitar) provided the instrumental backing track over which McGuinn, Crosby and Clark sang.
[43][46][47] By the time the sessions for their debut album began in March 1965, Melcher was satisfied that the band was competent enough to record its own musical backing.
[46] The use of outside musicians on the Byrds' debut single has given rise to the persistent misconception that all of the playing on their debut album was done by session musicians.
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Beach Boys, mer Wikipedia:
All five members sang, with Brian playing bass, Dennis playing drums, Carl playing lead guitar and Al Jardine playing rhythm guitar, while Mike Love was the main singer and occasionally played saxophone.
Men litt mer utviskede grenser her. Glen Campbell var både studiomusiker og tidvis fullt medlem av Beach Boys, f. eks.
Mamas & Papas
I følge Wiki enda en gang så er John Phillips den eneste av de fire medlemmene som er utrustet med et instrument (gitar) de andre tre er utelukkende vokalister og kan i høyden spille litt tamburin. At de trengte eksterne musikere for å få til noe, er ikke akkurat overraskende.
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