4 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Wrecking Crew Guitarist Who Played With the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Countless Phil Spector Hits

4 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Wrecking Crew Guitarist Who Played With the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Countless Phil Spector Hits

Herb Alpert and Bill Pitman On this day (August 11) in 2022, Bill Pitman died at the age of 102. He was a member of the group of session musicians in Los Angeles known as the Wrecking Crew. As a result, he played on hundreds of songs from dozens of A-list artists. For instance, he recorded multiple albums with the Beach Boys, including Pet Sounds. He also appeared on tracks from Cher, Pat Boone, James Brown, Bobby Darin, the Everly Brothers, Fra…