Seems appropriate for a Sunday afternoon.
So a documentary on the Wrecking Crew was recommended in the comments of the Musical Interlude featuring Glen Campbell. It is available on YouTube for a price. I hate paying for TV, though occasionally I will. In this case it was available through my local library for streaming, and as a DVD.
If you also don't want to pay for The Wrecking Crew, and your library can't help out, there is a free series of videos on YouTube: Wrecking Crew Session Men. It covers a lot of the same territory, and includes extra stuff, like an in-depth interview with Carol Kaye (the bass player on a lot of hit records of the 1960s and 70s) and more. I haven't seen all of the videos in that list.
While the wrecking crew was based in Los Angeles, there were other session musicians in other places, and some of those groups are covered as well, such as The Memphis Horns. They are also featured in the Session Men playlist.
This is the Trailer for The Wrecking Crew documentary.
The commentor at that Glen Campbell Musical Interlude also recommended the documentary Muscle Shoals about the music scene in Muscle Shoals, Alabama that brought us the likes of Areatha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more. That is available on YT for free with ads. I have only heard a small part of that. But it looks good.
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