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Kent Hartman

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Kent Hartman

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Los Angeles → Portland, Oregon

Career

Occupations
Author, Radio producer, Marketing instructor
Active Years
1970-2024
Affiliations
Portland State University
Influenced By
Larry Knechtel

Education

Portland State University
Marketing
Country: United States
Alumnus

Awards

Frances Fuller Victor Oregon Book Award
2013
Work: The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
Organization: Literary Arts
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

2012 Nonfiction

The inside story of the Wrecking Crew, an informal collective of Los Angeles studio musicians who played uncredited on numerous rock and roll hits from the 1960s and 1970s.

Session musiciansRock and roll history
Adaptations
  • [Documentary film] The Wrecking Crew / Denny Tedesco (2015)

Bibliography

  • The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret (2012)

Legacy

Won the Oregon Book Award and achieved Los Angeles Times bestseller status. Teaches marketing at Portland State University.

Trivia

  • His book inspired a documentary film.