Tommy Tedesco

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. He was shown on-camera in many game shows and comedies. He played ex-con guitarist Tommy Marinucci, a member of Happy Kyne's Mirth-Makers, in Fernwood 2 Night a talk-show spoof (1977-1978) and America 2 Night. a continuation of the series.

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