Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, [1] thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions [1] and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one.

It turned into quite a night as stars—Charlie Watts, Chad Smith, Danny Carey, Danny Seraphine, and more among them—gathered to pay tribute to the legendary studio drummer who played on more recordings than anyone alive, tracks that laid down the playbook of rock and roll drumming.

Mar 12, 2019 · Hal Blaine, the studio drummer who lent his signature sounds and structure to scores of Grammy-winning and chart-topping songs — from Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin to the Byrds and the Beach...

Mar 12, 2019 · Hal Blaine, one of the most revered and prolific session drummers of all time has died, aged 90. We were lucky enough to speak with him in 2011, when he talked us through the highlights of his storied career.

Mar 11, 2019 · Hal Blaine may well be the most profilic drummer in rock and roll history. He's certainly played on more hit records than any drummer in the rock era, including 40 #1 singles and 150 that made the Top Ten. Eight of the records he played on won Grammys for Record of …

Mar 12, 2019 · Hal Blaine, the ubiquitous drummer whose work in the 1960s and ’70s with Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, the Ronettes and many others...

Mar 11, 2019 · Drummer Hal Blaine, who played on the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' as a member of session group "The Wrecking Crew," has died at age 90.

Mar 12, 2019 · Hal Blaine may have been one of the most prolific session drummers of all time — but above all else, he considered himself an “ accompanist.” When recording Simon and Garfunkel ’s signature song,...

Jul 19, 2005 · Wrecking Crew member Hal Blaine, seen here on the April 1981 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Paving the way for some of the great studio musicians of our time, like Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Jeff Porcaro, and John JR Robinson, were Earl Palmer and Hal Blaine. by Billy Amendola.

Mar 12, 2019 · Hal Blaine, who died on Monday at 90, was the greatest and most prolific session drummer during the turbulent Sixties crescendo from pop to psychedelia, keeping the nation’s heartbeat through...