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'''(Thomas J.) Tommy Tedesco''' (July 3, 1930 - November 10, 1997) was an American session musician, who worked for many TV shows as well as famous musicians from Frank Sinatra to [[Elvis Presley]]. He was also active as a jazz and bebop guitarist.  
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[[File:Tommy Tedesco.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Tommy Tedesco.]]
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[[File:Emil Richards Tommy Tedesco 1968.jpg|350px|thumb|right| [[Biography|Frank Zappa]], [[Emil Richards]] and Tommy Tedesco during the ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'' sessions in 1968.]]
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'''(Thomas J.) Tommy Tedesco''' (July 3, 1930 - November 10, 1997) was an American session guitarist and percussionist. He was also active as a jazz and bebop guitarist.
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==Life and career==
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Tedesco's performances can be heard in many 1950s and 1960s TV themes, including ''Bonanza'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''Batman'', ''Green Acres'' and ''M.A.S.H.'', as well as various [[Elvis Presley]] movies and films such as ''The French Connection'' (1971), ''The Godfather'' (1972), ''Jaws'' (1975) and ''The Deer Hunter'' (1979).
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He furthermore had a long career performing on records by such music legends as [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys|The Beach Boys]], The Everly Brothers, [[Elvis Presley]], Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand,... Guitar Player Magazine once described him as ''the most recorded guitarist in history''.
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After suffering a stroke in 1992, Tedesco basically retired. He passed away from lung cancer in 1997.
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==Frank Zappa==
  
 
Tedesco provided guitar, bells, bongos for ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]''. According to [[Carol Kaye]], he also played 12-string on ''[[Freak Out!]]''; However, the album credits, and the session sheets from the Musicians Union don't support that story.
 
Tedesco provided guitar, bells, bongos for ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]''. According to [[Carol Kaye]], he also played 12-string on ''[[Freak Out!]]''; However, the album credits, and the session sheets from the Musicians Union don't support that story.
  
Tommy Tedesco is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
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Tommy Tedesco is mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 23 July 2021

Tommy Tedesco.
Frank Zappa, Emil Richards and Tommy Tedesco during the Lumpy Gravy sessions in 1968.

(Thomas J.) Tommy Tedesco (July 3, 1930 - November 10, 1997) was an American session guitarist and percussionist. He was also active as a jazz and bebop guitarist.

Life and career

Tedesco's performances can be heard in many 1950s and 1960s TV themes, including Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Batman, Green Acres and M.A.S.H., as well as various Elvis Presley movies and films such as The French Connection (1971), The Godfather (1972), Jaws (1975) and The Deer Hunter (1979).

He furthermore had a long career performing on records by such music legends as The Beach Boys, The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand,... Guitar Player Magazine once described him as the most recorded guitarist in history.

After suffering a stroke in 1992, Tedesco basically retired. He passed away from lung cancer in 1997.

Frank Zappa

Tedesco provided guitar, bells, bongos for Lumpy Gravy. According to Carol Kaye, he also played 12-string on Freak Out!; However, the album credits, and the session sheets from the Musicians Union don't support that story.

Tommy Tedesco is mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh) (2006) album. [1]

Sources

See also