Guitarists Carol Kaye and Bill Pitman played as part of The Wrecking Crew, a group of in-demand session musicians who were known for their versatility and wide-ranging work across the music industry.Magnolia Pictures/Lunch Box Entertainment

Bill Pitman, a studio guitarist whose work can be heard across pop and rock music, film and TV, has died. He was 102.

In the 1960s and ’70s, Pitman, a New Jersey native, played as a member of The Wrecking Crew.

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