Hal Blaine

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Hal Blaine (1995)

Hal Blaine (* February 5, 1929 as Chaim Zalmon Belsky in Holyoke , Massachusetts - † March 11, 2019 in Palm Desert , California ) was an American musician. Blaine worked as a drummer for the group of studio musicians called The Wrecking Crew and was one of the most sought-after session musicians of the 1960s.

Life

At the age of 19, Hal Blaine decided to work as a professional studio musician. In the late 1950s he joined the band of the teenage idol Tommy Sands , but left them a few years later to work again as a studio musician in Los Angeles . That decision should herald a golden age for Blaine.

In 1960 he was hired to play the drums on Connie Francis ' song Mama . It was the first Top 10 hit on the Billboard charts that Blaine hit the drums. The following year he played for Elvis Presley ( Can't Help Falling in Love ). This finally helped him achieve a breakthrough. In 1963, a solo concept album for RCA Victor was released as "Hal Blaine (The Drummer Man) & The Young Cougars" with the title Deuces, "T's", Roadsters & Drums, which was thematically based entirely on the musical hot of the time -Rod - and surf - scene was cut (RCA Victor LPM / LSP 2834). In addition to Presley, Dean Martin , Jan & Dean , The Mamas and the Papas , The Byrds , Sonny and Cher , Gary Lewis , Frank Sinatra , Simon & Garfunkel and Jon Mark were among his regular customers. Blaine has also been featured on numerous Beach Boys albums . In the field of jazz he was involved in 32 recording sessions between 1960 and 2004, including a. with Irene Kral , Herb Alpert , Gene Norman , Frankie Randall / Billy May , June Christy , Howard Roberts , Gerry Mulligan , Steve Allen / Terry Gibbs , Tutti Camarata , Bud Shank , Nancy Wilson / Oliver Nelson , Shorty Rogers , Chet Baker and Ahmad Jamal .

For hit producers like Brian Wilson and Phil Spector , Blaine was indispensable.

Blaine has played on more hit singles than any other drummer in rock history. His discography includes 40 No. 1 singles, 150 top 10 singles, and 35,000 songs he was featured on.

In the mid-1970s, all was quiet around Blaine. The orders fell, because not only he - his regular customers had also grown older.

In March 2000, Blaine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In 2016, Rolling Stone listed him as fifth of the 100 best drummers of all time .

Hal Blaine died on March 11, 2019 at the age of 90.

literature

  • Biography: Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew. The Story of the World's Most Recorded Musician , 2nd edition, Rebeats Publications (USA), 2003.

Top 10 discography

1960

1961

  • Connie Francis: Where the Boys Are - 4
  • Elvis Presley : Can't Help Falling in Love - 1

1962

1963

1964

1965

  • Barry McGuire : Eve of Destruction - Jan.
  • Gary Lewis & The Playboys : This Diamond Ring - 1
  • Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Count Me In - 2
  • Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Save Your Heart - 2
  • Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Everybody Loves a Clown - 4
  • Herb Alpert & TJB: A Taste of Honey - 7
  • Jay & The Americans: Cara Mia - 4th
  • Johnny Rivers: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 7
  • Mel Carter : Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - 8
  • The Beach Boys: Help Me Rhonda - 1
  • The Beach Boys: California Girls - 3
  • The Byrds : Mr. Tambourine Man - 1
  • The Vogues : You're the One - 4
  • Vic Dana : Red Roses for a Blue Lady - 10

1966

1967

  • Bobby Vee : Come Back When You Grow Up - 3
  • Frank & Nancy Sinatra: Something Stupid - 1
  • Johnny Rivers: Baby I Need Your Lovin ' - 3
  • Johnny Rivers: Tracks of My Tears - 10
  • Paul Revere & the Raiders : Him or Me, What's It Gonna Be? - 5th
  • Petula Clark: Love, This Is My Song - 3
  • Scott McKenzie : San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) - 4
  • The Association: Windy - 1
  • The Association: Never My Love - 2
  • The Fifth Dimension : Up, Up & Away - 7
  • The Grass Roots : Let's Live For Today - 8
  • The Mamas and the Papas: Dedicated to the One I Love - 2
  • The Mamas and the Papas, Creeque Alley - 5th
  • The Mamas and the Papas: Words of Love - 5
  • The Monkees : A Little Bit Me - 2
  • The Supremes : The Happening - 1

1968

  • The First Edition : I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 5
  • Gary Puckett & the Union Gap : Young Girl - 2
  • Richard Harris : MacArthur Park - 2
  • Simon & Garfunkel: Mrs. Robinson - 1
  • The Association: Everything That Touches You - 10
  • The Fifth Dimension: Stoned Soul Picnic - 3
  • The Grass Roots: Midnight Confessions - 5
  • The Vogues: My Special Angel - 7
  • The Vogues: Turn Around, Look at Me - 7

1969

  • Gary Puckett & the Union Gap: This Girl's a Woman Now - Sept.
  • Glen Campbell : Galveston - 4th
  • Henry Mancini : Love Theme — Romeo & Juliet - 1
  • Neil Diamond : Holly Holy - 6
  • The Fifth Dimension : Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine - 1
  • The Fifth Dimension: Wedding Bell Blues - 1
  • Tommy Roe : Dizzy - 1st
  • Tommy Roe: Jam Up and Jelly Tight - 8

1970

  • Neil Diamond: Cracklin 'Rose - 1
  • Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water - 1
  • Simon & Garfunkel: Cecilia - 4
  • The Carpenters : Close to You - 1
  • The Carpenters: We've Only Just Begun - 2
  • The Fifth Dimension: One Less Bell to Answer - 2

1971

  • Andy Williams : Love Story Theme - 9
  • Barbra Streisand : Stoney End - 6
  • David Cassidy : Cherish - 9
  • Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds: Don't Pull Your Love Out - 4
  • Neil Diamond: I Am, I Said - 4
  • Paul Revere & The Raiders: Indian Reservation - Jan.
  • The Carpenters: Rainy Days & Mondays - 2
  • The Carpenters: Superstar - 2
  • The Carpenters: For All We Know - 3
  • The Grass Roots: Sooner or Later  - 9
  • The Partridge Family: I Think I Love You - 1
  • The Partridge Family: Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted - 6
  • The Partridge Family: I'll Meet You Half Way - 9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hal Blaine, most honored drummer in rock history, dies at Palm Desert home in Desert Sun on March 12, 2019
  2. ↑ Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars - Deuces, “T's”, Roadsters & Drums at Discogs (English)
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 12, 2019)
  4. ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Blaine, Hal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Belsky, Chaim Zalmon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Holyoke , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 2019
Place of death Palm Desert , California