 but they were revered by artists, producers, and engineers. If a pop artist recorded in L.A. in the 1960s, most likely many of these, if not all, these studio musicians were involved in the recording. They recorded with the Beach Boys, Elvis, Fifth Dimension, The Byrds, Janet Dean, Mamas and Papas, The Monkees, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, Sam Cooke, The Ronettes, Righteous Brothers, and so many more. Why am I telling you this story? Well, one of those Italian guitar players, Tommy Tedesco, was my father.