Tag: Larry Knechtel

Bread

December 27, 2019

You know the songs; sweet, melodic pop, AM radio hits from the early 1970s. This band had 11 charting singles.  These were songs from the heart, nothing complicated in their words or meaning. Soft rock is what you call it. Like the Carpenters, Seals & Croft, America, James Taylor and Cat Stevens. In the 1960s, … More Bread

Larry Knechtel

June 23, 2018

What do Duane Eddy, the Ronnettes, Elvis Presley, The Dixie Chicks, Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel and Bread all have in common?  The musical genius of Larry Knechtel. Knechtel was a member of the famed Wrecking Crew, a group of session players that played on hundreds of hit records primarily in … More Larry Knechtel