Don Randi is a keyboard musician and composer who played on over 1,000 popular recordings from the 1960s and 1970s as part of the legendary "Wrecking Crew" studio band. His new book, "You've Heard These Hands", tells personal stories from his career working with artists like Nancy Sinatra, the Beach Boys, and Elvis Presley. The book gives fans insight into the recording sessions and behind-the-scenes experiences of many hit songs. Randi has also owned a Los Angeles jazz club called The Baked Potato since 1970 and has released 20 jazz albums of his own.

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You’ve Heard These Hands
From the Wall of Sound to the Wrecking Crew
and Other Incredible Stories
by Don Randi with Karen “Nish” Nishimura
A veteran musician and master storyteller presents the stories behind the songs!
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – “I’m Don Randi and you’ve heard my hands.”
With that, Don Randi begins his introduction to You’ve Heard These Hands: From the Wall of
Sound to the Wrecking Crew and Other Incredible Stories (Sept. 2015, Hal Leonard Books, $24.99), a
fascinating look at the life and musical times a keyboard musician, composer, arranger, music director,
and record producer who has thrilled music lovers for years, even if they weren’t aware of it.
Randi 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.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
DON RANDI 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 The Baked Potato jazz club in Los Angeles 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. He lives in Agoura Hills, Calif.
KAREN “NISH” NISHIMURA 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. She lives in Los Angeles.
September 29, 2015 $24.99 Hardcover 6" x 9”
272 pages 9781495008825
Hal Leonard Books is an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation
youveheardthesehands.halleonardbooks.com
Don Randi is available for interviews!
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