
Tommy Tedesco
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-07-03
Day of Death
1997-11-10 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Tommy Tedesco
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.
Acting
(2008)
The Wrecking Crew
as Self - Guitar
(2004)
(2004)
(1995)
(1991)
Guitar
as Self
(1970)
Rio Lobo
as Guitar Player in Opening Credits (uncredited)
(1968)
Crew
(1987)
Dirty Dancing
Musician
(1983)
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Musician
(1980)
Skag
Musician
(1980)
Smokey and the Bandit II
Musician
(1978)
The Driver
Musician
(1977)
The Spell
Musician
(1975)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Musician
(1975)
(1975)
Search for the Gods
Original Music Composer
(1974)
The Parallax View
Musician
(1973)
Stacey
Musician
(1972)
Joe Kidd
Musician
(1972)
Rage
Musician
(1971)
T.R. Baskin
Musician
(1970)
Rabbit, Run
Musician
(1970)
Pufnstuf
Musician
(1970)
Rio Lobo
Musician
(1969)
The Wild Bunch
Musician