It is with deep sorry that we mourn the loss of a great woman and a dear, dear friend, Gwen Osborn. Our sympathy is with Joe and his beautiful children at this time of sorrow. 2008
PLEASE READ: "All music on this website is the intellectual property of the publishers. I do not have any claim on this music. 'Waking Up To Your Wisdom' is copyright to Andrew Johnson/Modern man is Ultra Quick - one of the songs I will be producing and putting some tracks on, 'Ride The WIld Surf' is copyright to The Beach Boys- a song I played on, 'Then He Kissed Me' is copyright to The Crystals, or Spector, I just laid down the drums!". Thanks!
Hal Blaine (b. Harold Simon Belsky, February 5, 1929, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American drummer and session musician.
He became a professional drummer in 1948 and joined teen idol Tommy Sands' band in the late Fifties. He was the most in-demand session drummer in Los Angeles during the Sixties and early Seventies, and a list of musicians he played with reads like a who's who of popular music. In 1961, Blaine drummed on Can't Help Falling in Love With You, one of Elvis Presley's most memorable sides, and he would play on Presley's film soundtracks throughout the Sixties.
However, Blaine's best-known affiliation is with producer Phil Spector, where he served as the percussive backbone of the Wrecking Crew — the nickname that younger studio hands on the L.A. scene bestowed on themselves after the rock-hating old-timers complained they were "wrecking the business".
He was a key component of Spector's Wall of Sound production, which yielded such classic rock and roll hits as Be My Baby by the Ronettes, and Da Doo Ron Ron by the Crystals. Blaine also established a fruitful relationship with Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, for whom he served as the first-call session drummer. Blaine appeared on innumerable hits for them, ranging from Surfer Girl to Good Vibrations.
He also drummed on countless recordings by the cream of West Coast pop musicians, including Jan and Dean, The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, Johnny Rivers, The Association, Sonny and Cher, The Grass Roots, and Gary Lewis and the Playboys.
A prolific musician, he played on countless recording sessions during the 1960s and 1970s, including on songs from notable artists such as Frank Sinatra, John Lennon and Elvis Presley.
By Blaine's own estimate, he performed on thousands of recorded tracks over in a quarter century's worth of work. He published his memoirs, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew in 1990.
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