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Immediate Family

Documentary follows the work and lives of legendary 1970s session musicians who were featured on some of the most iconic recordings of the era.

Director

Denny Tedesco

Year

Genre

documentary, music

Box Office

$66,379

Production

Pfonetic,Jammcard,Wet Paws Media,Buffalo 8

Awards

17 wins & 3 nominations

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Self

Self

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Danny Kortchmar

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Self

(as Steve Postel)

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You hear that?
Actually, I'm turning down, fuckers. - Immediate Family

You hear that? Actually, I'm turning down, fuckers.

The creative input of these session guys
cannot be overstated. - Immediate Family

The creative input of these session guys cannot be overstate...

Wait, Waddy's still getting dressed. - Immediate Family

Wait, Waddy's still getting dressed.

All will be revealed. - Immediate Family

All will be revealed.

- Yeah.
- In the early '70s, - Immediate Family

- Yeah. - In the early '70s,

There's nobody anywhere,
who I would respect - Immediate Family

There's nobody anywhere, who I would respect

And now ladies and gentlemen, - Immediate Family

And now ladies and gentlemen,

One of the things
they say, which is hysterical - Immediate Family

One of the things they say, which is hysterical

I have over a hundred
golden platinum records - Immediate Family

I have over a hundred golden platinum records

♪ And don't you know don't you know ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ And don't you know don't you know ♪

♪ She's got to be somebody's baby ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ She's got to be somebody's baby ♪

♪ Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain ♪

In the late '50s, - Immediate Family

In the late '50s,

Especially in the first part of the '60s, - Immediate Family

Especially in the first part of the '60s,

♪ There's a lot of things I want ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ There's a lot of things I want ♪

They would give the songs to the artists - Immediate Family

They would give the songs to the artists

The only thing that's constant - Immediate Family

The only thing that's constant

In the late '60s and early '70s, - Immediate Family

In the late '60s and early '70s,

In a way, these new independent players - Immediate Family

In a way, these new independent players

Russ Kunkel, Lee Sklar, - Immediate Family

Russ Kunkel, Lee Sklar,

They were just musicians we knew - Immediate Family

They were just musicians we knew

I would buy records,
just 'cause they were on it. - Immediate Family

I would buy records, just 'cause they were on it.

It was so great. I said, "Okay, I'm done." - Immediate Family

It was so great. I said, "Okay, I'm done."

That's one of the things - Immediate Family

That's one of the things

Ten, 9, 8, 7... - Immediate Family

Ten, 9, 8, 7...

♪ There's something wrong here ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ There's something wrong here ♪

When I was ten years old,
my mother bought me - Immediate Family

When I was ten years old, my mother bought me

So I took the thing, and I banged on it, - Immediate Family

So I took the thing, and I banged on it,

And rock and roll hit around '52. - Immediate Family

And rock and roll hit around '52.

And I felt that that was like
the direction I was gonna go in. - Immediate Family

And I felt that that was like the direction I was gonna go i...

What really happened was - Immediate Family

What really happened was

Create a band that was all guitars, - Immediate Family

Create a band that was all guitars,

Every summer my family,
right after school was out, - Immediate Family

Every summer my family, right after school was out,

Kootch and I met there
and started hanging out. - Immediate Family

Kootch and I met there and started hanging out.

James and I used to get
around on Martha's Vineyard - Immediate Family

James and I used to get around on Martha's Vineyard

And he starts singing - Immediate Family

And he starts singing

Him and I used to sit around
and play folk music and blues, - Immediate Family

Him and I used to sit around and play folk music and blues,

You know, you come up playing in bands, - Immediate Family

You know, you come up playing in bands,

♪ We're back in Chicago
on a rainy day ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ We're back in Chicago on a rainy day ♪

♪ All day and night this cat
just sat around and blew ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ All day and night this cat just sat around and blew ♪

And we also
became close personal friends. - Immediate Family

And we also became close personal friends.

But I was fortunate enough
to continue a relationship - Immediate Family

But I was fortunate enough to continue a relationship

In 1966, - Immediate Family

And he stayed with me in my place - Immediate Family

And he stayed with me in my place

♪ I'm a night owl, honey
sleep all day long ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ I'm a night owl, honey sleep all day long ♪

♪ Now most folks they
like the good day time ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Now most folks they like the good day time ♪

We might as well quit." - Immediate Family

We might as well quit."

James essentially
called me up out of the blue, - Immediate Family

James essentially called me up out of the blue,

Would you like a record deal?" - Immediate Family

Would you like a record deal?"

Freezing cold. I remember walking down, - Immediate Family

Freezing cold. I remember walking down,

When I first moved out there,
I lived in Laurel Canyon. - Immediate Family

When I first moved out there, I lived in Laurel Canyon.

And then I met Stills after that, - Immediate Family

And then I met Stills after that,

Now, right down the road on
Wonderland Avenue was Carole. - Immediate Family

Now, right down the road on Wonderland Avenue was Carole.

And we all grew together at that point. - Immediate Family

And we all grew together at that point.

I'd like to invite
a very good friend of mine - Immediate Family

I'd like to invite a very good friend of mine

James and I made one album for Apple. - Immediate Family

James and I made one album for Apple.

I moved here in 1970 to Los Angeles - Immediate Family

I moved here in 1970 to Los Angeles

I was looking
for a drummer and found Russ. - Immediate Family

I was looking for a drummer and found Russ.

John Stewart never quite
forgave me, to be honest. - Immediate Family

John Stewart never quite forgave me, to be honest.

And I remember Russ would always like, - Immediate Family

And I remember Russ would always like,

And when I got there
for the very first session, - Immediate Family

And when I got there for the very first session,

♪ Flying machines in pieces on the ground ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Flying machines in pieces on the ground ♪

He'd play this really quiet,
solid, but quiet, - Immediate Family

He'd play this really quiet, solid, but quiet,

♪ I thought I'd see you
One more time again ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ I thought I'd see you One more time again ♪

He had a band
that rehearsed in the house. - Immediate Family

He had a band that rehearsed in the house.

I joined the orchestra in the fifth grade. - Immediate Family

I joined the orchestra in the fifth grade.

Poorly. And I was probably told
more than once to not do that, - Immediate Family

Poorly. And I was probably told more than once to not do tha...

♪ And settled in its ways here ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ And settled in its ways here ♪

But I just had this feeling that, - Immediate Family

But I just had this feeling that,

That means that if they can do that, - Immediate Family

That means that if they can do that,

So, that summer,
she said to me, she said, - Immediate Family

So, that summer, she said to me, she said,

I came to Hollywood with a band, - Immediate Family

I came to Hollywood with a band,

And I said, "Sure." - Immediate Family

And I said, "Sure."

Like most bands do,
they have a shelf life. - Immediate Family

Like most bands do, they have a shelf life.

That's when I decided
I'm gonna try to do this, - Immediate Family

That's when I decided I'm gonna try to do this,

So, I never had an attitude
that I didn't care, - Immediate Family

So, I never had an attitude that I didn't care,

♪ There is a young cowboy
who lives on the range ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ There is a young cowboy who lives on the range ♪

The first time I met Danny Kortchmar, - Immediate Family

The first time I met Danny Kortchmar,

We were relying to some degree - Immediate Family

We were relying to some degree

In other words, - Immediate Family

In other words,

You know, what
Kootch contributes or Russ, - Immediate Family

You know, what Kootch contributes or Russ,

And then from there, everything,
the dominoes started to fall. - Immediate Family

And then from there, everything, the dominoes started to fal...

♪ Country road ♪ - Immediate Family

♪ Country road ♪

And I remember getting the record - Immediate Family

And I remember getting the record

I mean, James was like the catalyst - Immediate Family

I mean, James was like the catalyst

I don't think any of us, you know, - Immediate Family

I don't think any of us, you know,

That's not such a good song.
But that one is a good song." - Immediate Family

That's not such a good song. But that one is a good son...

This guy's gonna be a huge star." - Immediate Family

This guy's gonna be a huge star."

After the record became very successful, - Immediate Family

After the record became very successful,

Right, now I'd like
to bring out some other people - Immediate Family

Right, now I'd like to bring out some other people

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Documentary follows the work and lives of legendary 1970s session musicians who were featured on some of the most iconic recordings of the era.

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Director: Denny Tedesco

Writer: N/A

Production: Pfonetic,Jammcard,Wet Paws Media,Buffalo 8

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: $66,379

Released: 12 Dec 2023

Awards: 17 wins & 3 nominations

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