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Hal Blaine

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  • Born: Feb. 05, 1929 in Holyoke, MA
  • Years Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

Biography

Hal Blaine was the busiest recording session drummer in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, playing the drums on -- by his count -- tens of thousands of recordings, from the Wall of Sound productions of Phil Spector to Brian Wilson's productions of the Beach Boys, and including most of the pop/rock performers in Los Angeles in the '60s, as well as such notables as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Blaine published a book of his memories, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew, in 1990.
— William Ruhlmann , All Music Guide

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