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Post by raliverpool on Mar 12, 2019 19:48:01 GMT 1
'Greatest drummer ever' Hal Blaine dies aged 90
Hal Blaine, one of the most prolific and influential drummers of his generation, has died at the age of 90.
Over the course of his career, he played on countless hits by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys and John Lennon, amongst others.
According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted him in 2000, Blaine "certainly played on more hit records than any drummer in the rock era, including 40 number one singles and 150 that made the [US] top 10."
Those 40 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles were:
"Johnny Angel" – Shelley Fabares
"He's a Rebel" – The Crystals
"Surf City" – Jan & Dean
"I Get Around" – The Beach Boys
"Everybody Loves Somebody" – Dean Martin
"Ringo" – Lorne Greene
"This Diamond Ring" – Gary Lewis & the Playboys
"Help Me, Rhonda" – The Beach Boys
"Mr Tambourine Man" – The Byrds
"Eve of Destruction" – Barry McGuire
"My Love" – Petula Clark
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" – Nancy Sinatra
"Monday Monday" – The Mamas & the Papas
"Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra
"Poor Side of Town" – Johnny Rivers
"Good Vibrations" – The Beach Boys
"Somethin' Stupid" – Frank & Nancy Sinatra
"The Happening" – The Supremes
"Windy" – The Association
"Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel
"Dizzy" – Tommy Roe
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini
"Wedding Bell Blues" – The 5th Dimension
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" – The Carpenters
"Cracklin' Rosie" – Neil Diamond
"I Think I Love You" – The Partridge Family
"Indian Reservation" – The Raiders
"Song Sung Blue" – Neil Diamond
"Half Breed" – Cher
"Annie's Song" – John Denver
"Top of the World" – The Carpenters
"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" – John Denver
"Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille
"I'm Sorry"/"Calypso" – John Denver "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – Diana Ross
Yet his most famous, distinctive work was on:
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Post by vastar iner on Mar 12, 2019 21:14:54 GMT 1
A genuine music icon.
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Post by Mic1812 on Mar 13, 2019 16:33:54 GMT 1
Never heard of him but sad he died i guess
RIP
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