Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World Pt 1/4

December 11th, 2011 Posted in Art History

Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its evolution has improved the ability of artists to express themselves musically. The film features interviews with Brad Plunkett, the inventor of the pedal, plus many other musical luminaries such as Ben Fong-Torres, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Buddy Guy, Art Thompson, Eddie Kramer, Kirk Hammett, Dweezil Zappa, and Jim Dunlop. These professionals explain how a musical novelty transcended convention and has become timelessly woven into the fabric of modern pop-culture. Look for the other episodes throughout February 2011 at www.crybabydoc.com Produced by Joey Tosi Directed by Joey Tosi & Max Baloian Edited by Max Baloian All music licensed courtesy of: Concord Music Group; Working Man Music; Bird & Egg Studios; Dan Cantrell; and Hindsight Records. Images provided courtesy of: Getty Images Archive, Billboard Magazine Archive, Neil Zlozower, National Music Museum-University of South Dakota, and Lynn Wheelwright. Archival Footage provided courtesy of BuyoutFootage.com, The Welk Music Group Inc., and Oddball Film & Video-San Francisco.

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