The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of session musicians based in Los Angeles whose services were employed for thousands of studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including several hundred Top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognized in their era, but were viewed with reverence by industry insiders. They are now considered one of the most successful and prolific session recording units in music history. (source Wikepedia)

A close second were the Misty Studio 'Wrecking Crew' who were not only the absolute musical bedrock on which many Misty Studio productions (and all of the great Micky Fudge recordings) were built but who all went on to achieve great things on the Worldwide stage in the years to come .Pictured above (with Micky Fudge during a gig at Bumbles) are Paul Beavis & Pat Davey (seated rear) and the irrepressible Stacey twins Jeremy & Paul (seated front floor) . Barely out of short trousers then but 25 years on their credentials read like a Who's Who of the music biz. We wuz truly privileged by their collective musical contributions and genius ....
 

WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?

Paul Stacey ~ session guitarist went on to work with : Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Oasis, The Black Crowes, The Finn Brothers (Crowded House) , Elkie Brooks , Tom Jones and many many more to numerous to mention

Jeremy Stacey ~ session drummer & keyboard player latterly went on to work with :  Sheryl Crow, the Finn Brothers (Crowded House) , Nick Harper, Noel Gallagher, The Waterboys, Thomas Anders, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eurythmics, Joe Cocker, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Adam F, Andrea Bocelli, Patricia Kaas, Susanna Hoffs, Mike Scott, Robbie Williams, Aztec Camera, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nerina Pallot, Claire Martin, Mark Wingfield, Iain Ballamy, Chris Squire (Chris Squire's Swiss Choir), The Syn , Sia Furler , Laurence Cottle, Jason Rebello, Zero 7, Malcolm McLaren, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Steve Hackett. Joined King Crimson in 2016



PAUL BEAVIS ~ THEN & NOW

Paul Beavis ~ session drummer and percussionist went on to work with : Go West, Judie Tzuke, Robert Fripp, Russ Ballard, Leo Sayer, Thea Gillmore, Andy Summers, Toyah, Lisa Stansfield, Robbie McIntosh, Terry Britten, The Waterboys, Alex Parks and Sandi Thom.Judie Tzuke, & Gordon Haskell. Has been working globally with Andy Fairweather Low as a member of his Low Riders backing band since 2007



Pat Davey ~ session Bass player and former member of both Seven & The Cosmetics (with Richard Mazda) went on to work with Peter Gabriel , Tom Robinson , George Melly & Ronnie Scott , Paul Young and many more . Has been playing with  Jim Cregan (ex Rod Stewart band) in Cregan & Co. since 2018 and also gigs locally with Groovemeister

 

Simon Wood (Avanti / Stillettos guitarist much in demand for sessions) ~ still gigging locally with Ray Foster's Groovemeister

Steve Smith (Session keyboards & Owner of 'Room with a View' studios at St Leonards nr Ringwood)

Howie Casey (Legendary ex-Wings session sax player ) ~ Howie supplied blistering sax solos on 'If We Stop' (Micky Fudge') and played on tracks by Prima Voice

Brian Roberts (session keyboards and occasional co-writer with Micky Fudge) ~ still alive and played on Micky's latest song 'Angels Calling'

 Nick Buckle (session drummer and percussionist) ~ sadly died in 2013

Dean Rigler (session drummer and percussionist)

Purbeck Horns (featured principally as Ronnie Mayors 'Biz' brass section but frequently enlisted for studio sessions)
 

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