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| Birth name | Harold Simon Belsky |
| Also known as | Hal Blaine |
| Born | February 5, 1929 |
| Origin | Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupations | Session musician |
| Instruments | drums |
| Years active | 1940s-present |
| Associated acts | Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, The Mamas & the Papas, The Byrds, Johnny Rivers, Elkie Brooks, The Association, Sonny & Cher, The Grass Roots, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Neil Diamond, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Captain & Tennille, The Carpenters, Henry Mancini, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The 5th Dimension, The Supremes, Barbra Streisand, Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross, Dean Martin |
Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky 5 February 1929, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American drummer and session musician.[1] He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters and the Beach Boys. Blaine is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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A little known Grammy Awards record is held by Blaine who played on 6 consecutive Record of the Year winners:
Blaine recorded an all-instrumental album in 1965 entitled Psychedelic Percussion with Paul Beaver. Its 12 tracks each represented one month of the year.
In 1965, the Beach Boys and Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean recorded an off-the-cuff cover version of The Regents' 1961 hit song, "Barbara Ann". It was released as a 45 rpm single and on the Beach Boys Party LP in 1965. During the hectic instrumental break, one of the singers can be heard shouting off-mike, "It's Hal and His Famous Ashtrays!". This is a reference to Blaine, who was playing percussion at the session, and who accompanied this improvised song by drumming on a pair of overturned glass ashtrays.
In March 2000, Hal Blaine was one of the first five sidemen inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (One of the other inductees was Hal's long-time friend and drumming colleague, Earl Palmer.)
Hal's trademark lick was a quarter-note triplet played on two toms simultaneously, typically played during the out chorus of a song. Drummer Max Weinberg once wrote about how he would occasionally throw that lick into one or another of Bruce Springsteen's songs; every time he played the lick, Bruce would yell out "Hal Blaine!" in joyful recognition.[2]
Hal's long-time drum tech is Rick Faucher, who has also worked with Jim Keltner and many other L.A. studio drummers.
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