Hal Blaine Worlds Greatest Studio Drummer interview

He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel and The Beach Boys. He is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.#1 hits

"Can't Help Falling in Love" - Elvis Presley (12/18/61)
"He's a Rebel" - The Crystals (10/06/62)
"Surf City" - Jan & Dean (06/22/63)
"I Get Around" - The Beach Boys (06/06/64)
"Everybody Loves Somebody" - Dean Martin (07/11/64)
"Ringo" - Lorne Greene (11/07/64)
"This Diamond Ring" - Gary Lewis & the Playboys (01/23/65)
"Help Me, Rhonda" - The Beach Boys (05/01/65)
"Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds (06/05/65)
"I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher (07/31/65)
"Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire (08/28/65)
"My Love" - Petula Clark (01/15/66)
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra (02/05/66)
"Monday Monday" - Mamas and Papas (04/16/66)
"Strangers in the Night" - Frank Sinatra (07/02/66)
"Poor Side of Town" - Johnny Rivers (10/08/66)
"Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys (10/29/66)
"Somethin' Stupid" - Frank & Nancy Sinatra (03/25/67)
"The Happening" - The Supremes (04/15/67)
"Windy" - Association (06/03/67)
"Mrs. Robinson" - Simon & Garfunkel (05/04/68)
"Dizzy" - Tommy Roe (03/15/69)
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" - 5th Dimension (04/12/69)
"Love Theme - Romeo & Juliet" - Henry Mancini (05/24/69)
"Wedding Bell Blues" - 5th Dimension (10/04/69)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel (02/14/70)
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters (06/27/70)
"Cracklin' Rosie" - Neil Diamond (08/29/70)
"Indian Reservation" - Paul Revere & the Raiders (05/29/71)
"I Think I Love You" - The Partridge Family (10/31/71)
"Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond (05/13/72)
"Half Breed" - Cher (09/01/73)
"Annie's Song" - John Denver (06/15/74)
"Top of the World" - The Carpenters (10/20/74)
"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand (12/22/74)
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" - John Denver (04/05/75)
"Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille (05/24/75)
"I'm Sorry"/"Calypso" - John Denver (08/30/75)
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" - Diana Ross (11/22/76)
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[sgtpepper1138]

if you're early you're on time, if you're on time you're late....

that was my band teachers moto, and I still use it today in my life..

[28mark]

you are the BEST Hal

[georgebur]

I love the answer to the first question - the hardest part about being a Studio Musician is finding a Car Park!

[Streamline09]

I think he worked with The 5th Dimension too. 

[mmlight]

But he dated hookers and beat his wife... O well, not a nice guy but a machine in the studios. btw: Above came from a fellow session artists.

[toyshopper1]

Did you ever hear of a studio musician named Dee or Derryl Brown? Drummer for Sun Records and played for Elvis as a studio musician in the 70's?

[66buff]

Bears a slight resemblance to George Jones!

[GayleMI]

@tomthefunky Logic always triumphs over intolerance, Teabag Tom. Now pick up your teeth and go away.

[tomthefunky]

@GayleMI: I don't give a shit what drummers you like. And I don't give a shit why.

[GayleMI]

@tomthefunky If that's what passes for humor out your way, I hope your chops are sharper than your wit. The three drummers you mentioned are all exceptional, esp. Jackson. I prefer drummers who can underplay (Earl Parlmer, Keltner, Buttrey), but this is Hal F*ucking Blaine we're talking about. True, singers & producers would record at the studios you mentioned to get the local sound. Blaine would adapt & contribute to the artists' sound, a huge variety of artists. That's why he's a god..

[tomthefunky]

@GayleMI: Tea-bagger? Isn't that an insult? You sound kind of "intolerant" yourself, GayleMI. My comment was actually an inside joke. It was silly musician humor. You are clearly humorless, musically clueless and politically retarded.

[GayleMI]

@tomthefunky Bet if you crossed a music fan with an intolerant, Tea Bagger kinda attitude, you'd get something like this.