Hal Blaine
Full Name: Harold Simon Belsky
Birth Date: February 5, 1929
Deceased Date: March 11, 2019
Artist Bio:
Renowned session drummer and founding member of the acclaimed Wrecking Crew group of L.A. studio musicians, played on hundreds of albums, thousands of songs and over 150 Top 10 singles (including 40 #1 hits) behind The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver, Natalie Cole and many others, his trademark is the opening drum beat on the Ronette‘s “Be My Baby” (#2, 1963), credited with drumming on six consecutive Grammy Album of the Year winners between 1966 and 1971, gradually faded from session work starting in the 80s as studio recording practices changed to favor of youth and electronic drum machines, died from natural causes on 3/11/2019, age 90.
Artist Website:
Wiki:
Obituary Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/obituaries/hal-blaine-dead.html
Featured Playlists