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Home/People/Tommy Tedesco
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Born
Jul 3, 1930Died: Nov 10, 1997
Lived 67 years
Place of Birth
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

Tommy Tedesco

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.
The Wrecking Crew poster

The Wrecking Crew

as Self - Guitar
2008
Elvis NBC TV Special, Original December 3, 1968 Broadcast poster

Elvis NBC TV Special, Original December 3, 1968 Broadcast

as Self
2004
Elvis Black Leather Stand Up Show #1 - JUNE 29, 1968 poster

Elvis Black Leather Stand Up Show #1 - JUNE 29, 1968

as Self
2004
Laurindo Almeida: A Tribute to a Master poster

Laurindo Almeida: A Tribute to a Master

Cast
1995
Guitar poster

Guitar

as Self
1991
Rio Lobo poster

Rio Lobo

as Guitar Player in Opening Credits (uncredited)
1970
Elvis: Black Leather Sit-Down Show #1 – JUNE 27, 1968 poster

Elvis: Black Leather Sit-Down Show #1 – JUNE 27, 1968

as Self
1968