I went to a program where Hal Blaine was speaking. His everyday life as a musician (Elvis, Sinatra, Brian Wilson, Herb Albert) would have been the highlight of my life. For Hal that was Tuesday.
it was HIS drumming in the Partridge Family albums that inspired an 8 year old kid to gather pots and pans and make his first drum set.I am now 56 and love drumming to this day.
" WOW ! I often would drive in my car with my wife , and listen to the radio .. Mentioned on almost every song -- ""That is Hal Blaine playing on this one ."" Now she is into his sound as I have been for almost all my life .. Now Hal is gone .. Good Grief ! What do we all do now ? Just continue to listen to the radio on our drives each night .. Missing Hal -- but hearing him on almost each song .. What a legacy he leaves us with ... We may miss you , buddy , but never can we ever forget you .. RIP , Hal...
I drive my 14-year-old granddaughter to school each morning, while listening to Sirius '60s on 6. I explained to her how the Wrecking Crew backed up so many great songs from that era. Now, when she hears a song by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Monkees, Mamas and Papas (and others), she nods and says, "Hal Blaine, right?"
I get tired of reading "who was/is the best" comments about musicians. Just enjoy brilliance when you hear it, accept it as a gift to your ears and emotions, and move on. Hal was absolutely amazing, and his creative session skills are legendary.
Jon Bermuda Schwartz, The same exact thing happened to me as kid and as a teenager. I was playing to Trini Lopez albums, to find out that I was emulating Mickey Jones, as well as Hal Blaine. These two guys were my idols as a young adult, and I thank God for the set of circumstances and coincidences that lead up in the years that I moved me to California where I met both Hal and Mickey and became close to Mickey's family and spent not as much time with Hal but Im still thankful for getting to meet both of them in my lifetime. They were BOTH so important to the music industry, and to my life as well. Rest in peace you two great musicians, and thanks for being a friend for the times that we were. Neil BURG
I can recall back in '67 that the drum fills on Gary Puckett and the Union Gap tunes were so refreshing and rhythmic. I was going through military basic training when Lady Willpower was released, and I yearned to be home to follow along on my Rogers Buddy Rich Celebrity, white marine pearl drum set. At that time I just thought it was Gary's drummer, but later found out that Hal recorded many of those Union Gap's releases. RIP Hal, you were superb!
Blaine was such a tasteful drummer because he played what was right for the song, ALWAYS. Most of his sessions weren't him reading a chart it was him playing what he felt because the producer/label trusted him implicitly. One huge take away I got from him was using lighter sticks during recording. It gets a better tone from heads & cymbals and you can control the dynamics so much better than wailing with 5A's or 2B's. Start with a 7A or a jazz stick OR Zildjian makes these Hal Blaine signature model sticks that are so damn cool...perfect for recording.
I heard Hal Blaine say that he was riding in his car one time listening to the radio. Five songs in a row on a rock n roll station were songs that he had drummed on. What a legendary musician he was. Thanks for posting this video.
@@californiaslastgasp6847 he was only paid by the session and by the time I met him in the mid-90s he was flat broke driving an old Honda Accord around
Being a radio DJ in the '60s, I used to read all the LP liner notes so I sounded like I knew what was going on when I opened the mic. Many of the early Phil Spector LP's had a list of the musicians who played on his sessions so I was aware early on of Hal and his talent. What a blessing it was to have been a radio cat back in those days.
Seems there’s lots of “Words Greatest Drummers”! But yes.... Hal was one of the best! He will live on forever thru his drumming! I was honored to have known him!
Hal....Besides being the best, you were always a smiling gentlemen.Never a bad word about anyone. Even the million hacks you had to deal with. RIP my hero.
I knew about Hal Blaine in the 1970s because when I bought albums I’d read all the notes on the inner sleeves where the credits would be listed. When I watched The Wrecking Crew documentary on Netflix, I was sad to learn that while he made a very comfortable living, he lost a lot of it to his wife in a divorce settlement (he said he didn’t even know she had wanted one) and ended up working as a security guard in Phoenix to earn a living.
A lot of it? He lost half (the standard in California) of his fortune to Barbara the Barbarian and lost the rest of it when he got divorced four more times.
That little drum solo just after 4 mins by Hal... Well I have just set myself the project of going back to Hals beginning and compiling an individual list of all the great songs and music he was involved in... then we are going to have Saturday nites for the next ten years... 😎🌍♥️
Hal Blaine is definitely one of the greatest if not THE GREATEST drummers ever! Maybe, overall, or a session, drummer, or whatever! You couldn’t ask for any better. He was so unique.
Really fascinating to see Hal's discography and especially learning that Mr. Blaine played on 6 consecutive Record of the Year Grammy songs. Such versatility.
Did you know that Hal Blaine had an equivelant in the U.K.His name was Bobby Graham.He was a British Drummer who played on over 15,000 songs by groups like The Kinks (Mick Avery is on every album from Face to Face(1966) to present),Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark did not drum on any records prior to 1967),Them,Dusty Springfield,Nashville Teens,Herman's Hermits,Tom Jones,The Animals,The Pretty Things (first album only) and many more.Did you know that Brian Epstein came to him in 1962 and asked him would he be interested in joining the Beatles.after Pete Best got fired?He turned down the Beatles because they did not have a hit in 1962. www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-graham-session-drummer-who-played-on-around-15000-records-1791653.html
Dennis Wilson, the one who was only a drummer because his parents didn’t want him to be left out of his brother’s band? Dennis never played in the studio after 1965, even on his own album (he hired Hal for that).
I remember back in the 70's I was wondering what kind of drummer should i be...after picking some songs, it was all Hal Blaine. So I became Versatile ..... thanks Hal!!!!
In LA studio session drumming in the 60's and 70's it was either Hal Blaine or Earl Palmer. It wasn't a rivalry they both respected each other. Earl was more of a groove drummer (and groove is what drumming is all about) while Hal had more thunder (which Spector loved) but both were complete masters.
When I was 22 years old I met Hal & John Lennon at a Chinese restaurant down in Los Angeles. Later I found out that Hal was doing some session work for John's new album.
+John S Well that must've been quite an experience! Do you have any interesting tidbits about the meeting you could share with us?...I'd love to hear them.
Hal Blaine was the master . Always a Supurb drummer, so distinctive. It didn't matter who the artist was , I'd hear the drummimg and say to myself "That's Hal" then read the credits + find out I was right. He. MADE most of those songs the hits they were.
Vaughan Davies had a friend who played years ago, tried to teach me, sadly my hand foot coordination isn't good enough to play, so i just do it in my head. keep playing for me and enjoying it. you are BLESSED
In my opinion, the top five drummers backing up record stars are Hal Blaine. I could expand that list to ten drummers. Note: I added 'backing up record stars' so as not to slight Buddy Rich. Yes, I know I will bet many disagreements and I say that I am not a drummer. But I am a trained musician and recording engineer. Yes, it's just my opinion.
I'll preface this by stating, for the record, that I know nothing about music. So consider this. Now my question - did groups like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, and The Who use session musicians? I know Jimmy Page was a session musician for a short while but I have never heard that the top caliber groups used session people. Am I wrong in my assumption?
the seventh sojourner on some songs the Beatles used session players, but it was only if the instruments weren't they're specialty. Stones used them for the same reason.
What did they do,in the situations in which a musical instrument not played by the " name " members of the group,in live performances,if the fans were used to hearing those instruments on albums?
The Beatles practically never used session musicians. They only used a session drummer once, Andy White for the single version of “Love Me Do,” however the version on their first album is Ringo playing the same part just as well. George Martin did not know Ringo when he showed up to the first session and had already hired White because Pete Best could barely play when The Beatles auditioned at EMI and Decca (Love Me Do in particular was a complete trainwreck with Pete on drums because he could only play “fours”, a basic timekeeping exercise consisting of kick pedal at tempo plus snare rolls). The only other session musicians they used were used openly, (strings and brass after Sgt Peppers) or Billy Preston on the keys for Let It Be / Clapton’s solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps... however, these latter 2 were friendly appearances at the request of Harrison, who knew them both. The only other person who played on their records was Martin himself (some piano, such as on In My Life). There are also many later Beatles recordings where Paul McCartney played drums, either augmenting Ringo’s part (Strawberry Fields Forever, Good Morning Good Morning) or playing it entirely by himself (Martha My Dear, The Ballad of John & Yoko).
Thomas Sullins They just did the best they could. Impressive solos would be altered or skipped, drummers played simpler, etc... this wasn’t as big a deal since almost no bands sounded like their records then as PA systems were too primitive to achieve much more than a garage/talent show stage mix. Most impressive example to me is the fact that The Monkees toured live. Mickey Dolenz learned to play a live set on a drum kit in less than a year: he had never played before the show debuted in Fall ‘66, then they toured Summer of ‘67. Didn’t sound like Earl or Hal but he definitely did an admirable job.
@@thenewyorkpauls I saw an interview with Andy White in which he was adamant that he was the drummer on Please Please Me - both the single and the album track.
Wow, that one priest played a pivotal role in Hal’s drumming career. Had Hal been told to scram (get out of here, this is for Catholics inly) or been given negativity (sorry kid, you’re not good enough) it could have totally derailed his drumming career before it even started.
I think you miss the point completely. One of Hal’s unique qualities - and Be My Baby was a great example - is that he could sense what was right for a record and come up with it. That often wasn’t anything technically complex but it was often innovative. You’re right that, once he had had the idea and delivered it, others could copy it, but given the blank canvas that he started with, how many of your hundred other session drummers could have come up with anything as good - regardless of their ethnicity?
@@johnenglish929 Sensing what was 'right' for a record was the job of the producer, not the drummer. The simple fact is Hal got all this work simply because of his 'ethnicity'. The music business is dominated by one particular group, far out of proportion to their percentage of the population. Look at Brian Epstein, Allen Klein, The Brill Building songwriters, David Geffen, Jac Holtzman, Phil Spector, Bernie Finkelstein, Paul Rosenberg etc. etc. etc. Check their careers. They all got their start and their breaks dealing with others of the same kind. Phil Spector is a perfect example. Look at Al Kooper. He was a nothing until he went to a Dylan session when it was love at first sight. And who was Dylan's guitarist at that same session? Mike Bloomfield. And look at Dylan himself. Joni Mitchell called him a phony and a plagiarizer but he got the hype he needed. Look at Springsteen. Is he really that good? I personally don't think so but the fact is, they take care of each other, look after each other. Anybody who denies this is just plain stupid.
to me and me only,he was a hired gun.he had the pro training and the chops that go along with that training,and he inputed alot of free imagination on hundreds of those sessions.a great feat for any drummer.was he as inventive as say ringo or dino or a host of others in his time ? for me the answer is no.
So the strippers were smart girls. They brought along the sheet music scores for their performances and the band had to figure it out. Good girls! Crossing from the Synagogue to the Catholic Church, I wish you would hear the message and believe in Jesus. Many Jews believed when they saw Lazarus rise from the dead. How about you, Hal? You are 89 and may not have much time left.
Lose the moronic title, "World's Greatest Drummer". Mr. Blaine would shame you for it; he considered himself an accompanist, in his words not a Buddy Rich, whom he referred to as "the master" . (Reference: 21:16 mark in Wrecking Crew Panel with Hal Blaine, Nancy Sinatra, Jeff Barry, Don Randi, Denny Tedesco.)
R.I.P. to the best studio drummer...if not the best drummer.....and the beat goes on !!!!
Neil Peart once wrote (paraphrasing) that he eventually discovered that Hal Blaine was his 5 favorite drummers.
After all these years I finally understand why I loved all these many artists, bands and different songs, Hal was playing drums.
I went to a program where Hal Blaine was speaking. His everyday life as a musician (Elvis, Sinatra, Brian Wilson, Herb Albert) would have been the highlight of my life. For Hal that was Tuesday.
what a drummer he was gifted
Rest in Peace Hal Blaine, one of the greatest!
it was HIS drumming in the Partridge Family albums that inspired an 8 year old kid to gather pots and pans and make his first drum set.I am now 56 and love drumming to this day.
Another really really Goode one...thank you...Another barn burner...!!!
" WOW ! I often would drive in my car with my wife , and listen to the radio .. Mentioned on almost every song -- ""That is Hal Blaine playing on this one ."" Now she is into his sound as I have been for almost all my life .. Now Hal is gone .. Good Grief ! What do we all do now ? Just continue to listen to the radio on our drives each night .. Missing Hal -- but hearing him on almost each song .. What a legacy he leaves us with ... We may miss you , buddy , but never can we ever forget you .. RIP , Hal...
I drive my 14-year-old granddaughter to school each morning, while listening to Sirius '60s on 6. I explained to her how the Wrecking Crew backed up so many great songs from that era. Now, when she hears a song by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Monkees, Mamas and Papas (and others), she nods and says, "Hal Blaine, right?"
SIMPLY THE BEST DRUMMER EVER. And a great guy too. :)
I get tired of reading "who was/is the best" comments about musicians. Just enjoy brilliance when you hear it, accept it as a gift to your ears and emotions, and move on. Hal was absolutely amazing, and his creative session skills are legendary.
Jon Bermuda Schwartz, The same exact thing happened to me as kid and as a teenager. I was playing to Trini Lopez albums, to find out that I was emulating Mickey Jones, as well as Hal Blaine. These two guys were my idols as a young adult, and I thank God for the set of circumstances and coincidences that lead up in the years that I moved me to California where I met both Hal and Mickey and became close to Mickey's family and spent not as much time with Hal but Im still thankful for getting to meet both of them in my lifetime. They were BOTH so important to the music industry, and to my life as well. Rest in peace you two great musicians, and thanks for being a friend for the times that we were. Neil BURG
RIP Hal, you will always feel the Love.
I can recall back in '67 that the drum fills on Gary Puckett and the Union Gap tunes were so refreshing and rhythmic. I was going through military basic training when Lady Willpower was released, and I yearned to be home to follow along on my Rogers Buddy Rich Celebrity, white marine pearl drum set. At that time I just thought it was Gary's drummer, but later found out that Hal recorded many of those Union Gap's releases. RIP Hal, you were superb!
Hal was everywhere.And we loved it!:)
i love his drumming and his attitude
still love his drumming
Blaine was such a tasteful drummer because he played what was right for the song, ALWAYS. Most of his sessions weren't him reading a chart it was him playing what he felt because the producer/label trusted him implicitly. One huge take away I got from him was using lighter sticks during recording. It gets a better tone from heads & cymbals and you can control the dynamics so much better than wailing with 5A's or 2B's. Start with a 7A or a jazz stick OR Zildjian makes these Hal Blaine signature model sticks that are so damn cool...perfect for recording.
Yeah. I noticed the lighter sticks.
He played the drums... didn't beat on them.
Fantastic
I love his intro to A little less conversation.
I heard Hal Blaine say that he was riding in his car one time listening to the radio. Five songs in a row on a rock n roll station were songs that he had drummed on. What a legendary musician he was. Thanks for posting this video.
Only five?
To bad he didn't make better money.... getting paid per session only
@@steveturner5519 Better money? He made millions.
@@californiaslastgasp6847 he was only paid by the session and by the time I met him in the mid-90s he was flat broke driving an old Honda Accord around
@@steveturner5519 That had nothing to do with what he got paid. He got married a lot to women who took him to the cleaners.
Being a radio DJ in the '60s, I used to read all the LP liner notes so I sounded like I knew what was going on when I opened the mic. Many of the early Phil Spector LP's had a list of the musicians who played on his sessions so I was aware early on of Hal and his talent. What a blessing it was to have been a radio cat back in those days.
I remember you. Jim Ladd.....great radio days. It's gone too fast.
Seems there’s lots of “Words Greatest Drummers”! But yes.... Hal was one of the best! He will live on forever thru his drumming! I was honored to have known him!
Yep...just One of the best to put it correctly.
A really nice guy, he answered my emails and was genuinley surprised that there were people who still loved his music.
A TRUE legend...and humble. A rarity indeed.
Hal....Besides being the best, you were always a smiling gentlemen.Never a bad word about anyone. Even the million hacks you had to deal with. RIP my hero.
A true Drummer that has the most important element: A superb feel for music.
Dammit,we're losing our musical idols....i guess that's what happens as one grows older...sucks. Thanks Mr.Blaine for all of your great work!
I knew about Hal Blaine in the 1970s because when I bought albums I’d read all the notes on the inner sleeves where the credits would be listed. When I watched The Wrecking Crew documentary on Netflix, I was sad to learn that while he made a very comfortable living, he lost a lot of it to his wife in a divorce settlement (he said he didn’t even know she had wanted one) and ended up working as a security guard in Phoenix to earn a living.
A lot of it? He lost half (the standard in California) of his fortune to Barbara the Barbarian and lost the rest of it when he got divorced four more times.
That little drum solo just after 4 mins by Hal... Well I have just set myself the project of going back to Hals beginning and compiling an individual list of all the great songs and music he was involved in... then we are going to have Saturday nites for the next ten years... 😎🌍♥️
My favorite Wrecking Crew member along with Carol. I did not know he died until today. really Sad now.
Now I'm really impressed. I should have realised...Be My Baby?
He is wonderful.best that i have ever heard.....thanks for sharing
Wow Sam, I played along on my coffee cans, my version of 60's drums, with this guy! Nice post!
Hal Blaine is definitely one of the greatest if not THE GREATEST drummers ever! Maybe, overall, or a session, drummer, or whatever! You couldn’t ask for any better. He was so unique.
Great Video! Thanks...
Really fascinating to see Hal's discography and especially learning that Mr. Blaine played on 6 consecutive Record of the Year Grammy songs. Such versatility.
Best drummer...and one of the best men I have ever known. God is lucky to have him.
The industry has changed so much there will never be another HB...NEVER...177 gold records?
golyg Nile Rodgers still making hits
This cat is awesome!
Did you know that Hal Blaine had an equivelant in the U.K.His name was Bobby Graham.He was a British Drummer who played on over 15,000 songs by groups like The Kinks (Mick Avery is on every album from Face to Face(1966) to present),Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark did not drum on any records prior to 1967),Them,Dusty Springfield,Nashville Teens,Herman's Hermits,Tom Jones,The Animals,The Pretty Things (first album only) and many more.Did you know that Brian Epstein came to him in 1962 and asked him would he be interested in joining the Beatles.after Pete Best got fired?He turned down the Beatles because they did not have a hit in 1962.
www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-graham-session-drummer-who-played-on-around-15000-records-1791653.html
lucky fellah he seen it all, plus his talent and his no ego fair nature, thank you so much Hal Blaine
Great Video! Cliff Hughes, and old high school buddy of mine, and Hal Blaine are good friends.
Hal and Dennis Wilson both inspired me to become a drummer
Dennis Wilson, the one who was only a drummer because his parents didn’t want him to be left out of his brother’s band? Dennis never played in the studio after 1965, even on his own album (he hired Hal for that).
One drummer not mentioned here who was also a fine session drummer was Sandy Nelson.
Awesome
Pure artistry.
You had me at Weird Al's Drummer is your first interview clip
Hal was a teacher to the rest of us and he didn't even know it. Thanks Hal.
Nicest man I ever met.
I remember back in the 70's I was wondering what kind of drummer should i be...after picking some songs, it was all Hal Blaine. So I became Versatile ..... thanks Hal!!!!
In LA studio session drumming in the 60's and 70's it was either Hal Blaine or Earl Palmer. It wasn't a rivalry they both respected each other. Earl was more of a groove drummer (and groove is what drumming is all about) while Hal had more thunder (which Spector loved) but both were complete masters.
Don't forget Jim Gordon.
They helped each other out.
GOD BLESS YOU HAL...
Hal was awsome!!
Hal is really the drummer all the other great drummers look up to. And the coolest cat too.
A legend.
This man rules with pop music. Hey give some to the drummer. Hi Hal!
G~
Legend
The Best
When I was 22 years old I met Hal & John Lennon at a Chinese restaurant down in Los Angeles. Later I found out that Hal was doing some session work for John's new album.
+John S Well that must've been quite an experience! Do you have any interesting tidbits about the meeting you could share with us?...I'd love to hear them.
Give Drum Corps it's props !!!!!
right place right time
2-5-12, Happy Birthday Hal!.....
he played drums on brian wilsons pet sounds album part of the wreckin" crew.great drummer
Hal Blaine was the master . Always a Supurb drummer, so distinctive. It didn't matter who the artist was , I'd hear the drummimg and say to myself "That's Hal" then read the credits + find out I was right. He. MADE most of those songs the hits they were.
Hal Blaine is music 🎶 history.
Good god. I have lived a sheltered life.Being engrossed with the beatles i have took my eyes off the ball.
The wrecking crew, what Classs
Barry Spencer so were The Funk Brothers and the guys from Muscle Sholes
The Clarences love & support Hal!
Thanks for posting. As a professional teacher I always mention Hal to young students. His influence and musicality should not be under estimated
Even Hal would deny this immediately. No Way! Love Hal, but not even close.
Hal backup drummer from my hometown Chicago the great Eddie Hoh.
Another great studio musician, played in a lot of sixties songs that you didn’t realize, Monkees and Mamas and Papas
His judgement of what to do with a tune was genius. That was the difference . We all have plenty of technique.
as a frustrated wish i could play drums thanks Hal and to all the others I fell in love with Benny and Pistol from the Funk Bro are two others
jennifur sun I play drums, If you wanted I could start a lesson's series?
Vaughan Davies had a friend who played years ago, tried to teach me, sadly my hand foot coordination isn't good enough to play, so i just do it in my head. keep playing for me and enjoying it. you are BLESSED
sad but true
Session man ,,,,,
In my opinion, the top five drummers backing up record stars are Hal Blaine. I could expand that list to ten drummers.
Note: I added 'backing up record stars' so as not to slight Buddy Rich. Yes, I know I will bet many disagreements and I say that I am not a drummer. But I am a trained musician and recording engineer. Yes, it's just my opinion.
Does Denny know you took from his movie?
i like how Jr just talks behind dumpster XD
To be a professional, sought after session drummer, you have to be able to read music(arrangements) and no one did this better than Hal Blaine.
Played for the song. (Not necessarily himself. Unsung influence).
That was also the best part of Ringo w/ the Beatles.
Hal once said that it didnt matter that the other people were going around the world, because he had three Rolls Royce's in his mansion
What was Hals ethnic background? Just wondering what genetic pool his genius sprang from!!!
Take note of how he holds a stick in his left hand.
You gotta learn how to sight read, kids. If you can't do that, you ain't gonna go far.
I'll preface this by stating, for the record, that I know nothing about music. So consider this. Now my question - did groups like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, and The Who use session musicians? I know Jimmy Page was a session musician for a short while but I have never heard that the top caliber groups used session people. Am I wrong in my assumption?
the seventh sojourner on some songs the Beatles used session players, but it was only if the instruments weren't they're specialty. Stones used them for the same reason.
What did they do,in the situations in which a musical instrument not played by the " name " members of the group,in live performances,if the fans were used to hearing those instruments on albums?
The Beatles practically never used session musicians. They only used a session drummer once, Andy White for the single version of “Love Me Do,” however the version on their first album is Ringo playing the same part just as well. George Martin did not know Ringo when he showed up to the first session and had already hired White because Pete Best could barely play when The Beatles auditioned at EMI and Decca (Love Me Do in particular was a complete trainwreck with Pete on drums because he could only play “fours”, a basic timekeeping exercise consisting of kick pedal at tempo plus snare rolls). The only other session musicians they used were used openly, (strings and brass after Sgt Peppers) or Billy Preston on the keys for Let It Be / Clapton’s solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps... however, these latter 2 were friendly appearances at the request of Harrison, who knew them both. The only other person who played on their records was Martin himself (some piano, such as on In My Life).
There are also many later Beatles recordings where Paul McCartney played drums, either augmenting Ringo’s part (Strawberry Fields Forever, Good Morning Good Morning) or playing it entirely by himself (Martha My Dear, The Ballad of John & Yoko).
Thomas Sullins They just did the best they could. Impressive solos would be altered or skipped, drummers played simpler, etc... this wasn’t as big a deal since almost no bands sounded like their records then as PA systems were too primitive to achieve much more than a garage/talent show stage mix. Most impressive example to me is the fact that The Monkees toured live. Mickey Dolenz learned to play a live set on a drum kit in less than a year: he had never played before the show debuted in Fall ‘66, then they toured Summer of ‘67. Didn’t sound like Earl or Hal but he definitely did an admirable job.
@@thenewyorkpauls I saw an interview with Andy White in which he was adamant that he was the drummer on Please Please Me - both the single and the album track.
The Stick and Skins book is really great, tons of pics and drummers.
Who knew?
You just can't not love him...
Who is the female sat 2:18
Charlie Day....it's Michelle from The mama's and papa's
Michelle Phillips, John's wife.
Wow, that one priest played a pivotal role in Hal’s drumming career. Had Hal been told to scram (get out of here, this is for Catholics inly) or been given negativity (sorry kid, you’re not good enough) it could have totally derailed his drumming career before it even started.
Jan & Dean ??....what flick was this?
It's from Jan and dean's tv pilot "On The Run"
Notice he holds the sticks correctly.
Tommy Truth - grip is a preference not a math problem.
The strippers brought their own sheet music.
True statement. Drummers are all show offs.
Seriously, Hal Blaine never did anything on the drums that a hundred other session players couldn't do. Why the hype? Ethnic networking, that's why.
Fuck you.
I think you miss the point completely. One of Hal’s unique qualities - and Be My Baby was a great example - is that he could sense what was right for a record and come up with it. That often wasn’t anything technically complex but it was often innovative. You’re right that, once he had had the idea and delivered it, others could copy it, but given the blank canvas that he started with, how many of your hundred other session drummers could have come up with anything as good - regardless of their ethnicity?
@@johnenglish929 Sensing what was 'right' for a record was the job of the producer, not the drummer. The simple fact is Hal got all this work simply because of his 'ethnicity'. The music business is dominated by one particular group, far out of proportion to their percentage of the population. Look at Brian Epstein, Allen Klein, The Brill Building songwriters, David Geffen, Jac Holtzman, Phil Spector, Bernie Finkelstein, Paul Rosenberg etc. etc. etc. Check their careers. They all got their start and their breaks dealing with others of the same kind. Phil Spector is a perfect example. Look at Al Kooper. He was a nothing until he went to a Dylan session when it was love at first sight. And who was Dylan's guitarist at that same session? Mike Bloomfield. And look at Dylan himself. Joni Mitchell called him a phony and a plagiarizer but he got the hype he needed. Look at Springsteen. Is he really that good? I personally don't think so but the fact is, they take care of each other, look after each other. Anybody who denies this is just plain stupid.
@@mawel1955 Well, in that case count me as one of the stupid - but at least I’m not anti- Semitic, nor do I have a chip on my shoulder!
@@johnenglish929 It's reality and you are stupid for not acknowledging it.
to me and me only,he was a hired gun.he had the pro training and the chops that go along with that training,and he inputed alot of free imagination on hundreds of those sessions.a great feat for any drummer.was he as inventive as say ringo or dino or a host of others in his time ? for me the answer is no.
Back when bumpers were chrome and women were straight
..gi Hal
nope
So the strippers were smart girls. They brought along the sheet music scores for their performances and the band had to figure it out. Good girls! Crossing from the Synagogue to the Catholic Church, I wish you would hear the message and believe in Jesus. Many Jews believed when they saw Lazarus rise from the dead. How about you, Hal? You are 89 and may not have much time left.
After 5 months, I'm surprised no one's replied bashing Jesus or denying His existence.
A great drummer, but he'll have to spend a couple of hours in purgatory for The Sonny&Cher stuff.
Lose the moronic title, "World's Greatest Drummer". Mr. Blaine would shame you for it; he considered himself an accompanist, in his words not a Buddy Rich, whom he referred to as "the master" .
(Reference: 21:16 mark in Wrecking Crew Panel with Hal Blaine, Nancy Sinatra, Jeff Barry, Don Randi, Denny Tedesco.)
difference between good and great? Blaine is really good. Gene Krupa is great.
And Buddy Rich!!