You've heard these hands clavier: From the Wall of Sound to the Wrecking Crew and Other Incredible Stories - Hardcover

As a keyboard musician, composer, arranger, music director, and record producer, Don Randi has thrilled music lovers for years, even if they weren't aware of it ...until now. He played keyboards on over a thousand popular recordings and was a member of the remarkable Wrecking Crew of studio musicians during the explosive pop music era of the 1960s and early 1970s. Nancy Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Neil Diamond, and Linda Ronstadt are among the many music greats Randi has worked with and writes about in You've Heard These Hands. For many years, only music industry insiders, close friends, and jazz fans who visit Randi's nightclub, the Baked Potato, have heard him tell some of the amazing, heartfelt, and hilarious personal stories in this collection. Now everyone can discover the in-studio, behind-the-scenes, and on-tour tales from the man whose hands we've heard playing on our favorite hit tunes. You've Heard These Hands will capture the attention and emotion of its readers, who won't be able to resist sharing Randi's stories with their friends.

DON RANDI (Agoura Hills, CA) is a composer, arranger, music director, and keyboard musician. As part of the legendary Wrecking Crew group of studio musicians, he made hundreds of hit records in the 1960s and 1970s. He founded LA's Baked Potato jazz club in 1970 and has owned it ever since, and he has released 20 jazz albums of his own, including the 1980 Grammy-nominated New Baby and the 2013 Acoustimania. KAREN NISH NISHIMURA (Los Angeles, CA) is an independent writer and an entertainment producer behind many digital advertising campaigns and promotions, including projects for Disney Online, Sony Pictures, Mattel, and CBS. A passionate jazz lover, she met Don Randi at the Baked Potato and eagerly agreed to become his biographer.