- Born: February 05, 1929 in Holyoke, MA
- Member of: The Avalanches
- Genre: Rock & Alternative
- Similar Artists: Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Brian Wilson, Wrecking Crew, Phil Spector
Hal Blaine was the busiest recording session drummer in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, playing the drums on -- by his count -- tens of thousands of recordings, from the Wall of Sound productions of Phil Spector to Brian Wilson's productions of the Beach Boys, and including most of the pop/rock performers in Los Angeles in the '60s, as well as such notables as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Blaine published a book of his memories, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew, in 1990. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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