This is Hal Blaine. He’s said to be one of the most recorded drummers of all time, with over 35,000 recordings to his name. This includes “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes, as well as numerous tracks with The Beach Boys, The Crystals, and Frank Sinatra.

His kit is much larger than most played on tracks in these genres. It helped him forge his signature style.

More on Blaine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Blaine#Selected_performances

Be My Baby:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqOL2LLdw-M

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Hal Blaine drumsessions
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#playlist
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#HalBlaine
5 februari 1929 - 11 maart 2019
Hal speelt al drums sinds zijn 8 jaar, en in 1943 begint hij jazz te spelen in een paar bigbands in nachtclubs en krijgt les van #RoyKnapp, die ook les geeft aan #GeneKrupa.
Hij komt terecht in de band van #CountBassie.
En volbrengt een tournee met #PattiPage en #TommySands vooraleer hij volledig als sessiedrummer aan de slag gaat, begeesterd door de #rocknroll in de jaren 50.
Hij speelt bijna nooit live, behalve tijdens
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https://open.spotify.com/track/5LCVWWklbctbCIdX6XSfNj?si=rr6elIVmQGysdURV2uFRiA

Ted Tocks Covers

Mrs. Robinson

Originally posted on March 18, 2019

On this day 55 years ago, #SimonandGarfunkel was at #1 with this timeless classic. This post also refers to the prolific #HalBlaine who was the drummer of record on well over 1000 songs as a member of #TheWreckingCrew.

"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you"

*The stats in this post are no longer accurate.

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