Hal Blaine

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Hal Blaine was a legendary American session drummer and key member of the Wrecking Crew, renowned for his work on countless 1960s and 1970s pop hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drummer
human
musician
session musician
associatedAct Phil Spector NERFINISHED
Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED
The 5th Dimension NERFINISHED
The Beach Boys NERFINISHED
The Carpenters NERFINISHED
The Mamas & the Papas NERFINISHED
The Wrecking Crew NERFINISHED
awardReceived Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum induction NERFINISHED
Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
birthName Harold Simon Belsky NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-02-05
dateOfDeath 2019-03-11
employedBy Phil Spector NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Belsky NERFINISHED
genre country
easy listening
pop
rock
soft rock
givenName Harold
hasSpouse Joan Blaine NERFINISHED
honor Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (as part of The Wrecking Crew recordings) NERFINISHED
instrument drum kit
memberOf The Wrecking Crew NERFINISHED
name Hal Blaine NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the most recorded drummers in history
playing on numerous 1960s and 1970s pop hits
notableWork recordings with Elvis Presley
recordings with Frank Sinatra
recordings with Nancy Sinatra
recordings with Simon & Garfunkel
recordings with The 5th Dimension
recordings with The Association
recordings with The Beach Boys
recordings with The Byrds
recordings with The Carpenters
recordings with The Mamas & the Papas
recordings with The Ronettes
occupation drummer
recording artist
session musician
placeOfBirth Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Palm Desert, California, United States NERFINISHED
recordedOn "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension NERFINISHED
"Be My Baby" by The Ronettes NERFINISHED
"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED
"California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas NERFINISHED
"Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys NERFINISHED
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence California, United States
usedTechnique Wall of Sound NERFINISHED
wrote "Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World's Most Recorded Musician" NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1940s–2000s

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“Be My Baby” by The Ronettes drummer Hal Blaine
subject surface form: "Be My Baby"
The Wrecking Crew member Hal Blaine