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Hal Blaine is inducted into the new 'Musician's Hall Of Fame' in Nashville. Started by Joe Chambers, this place is an amazing tribute to musician's musicians!
Hal's discography is complete we are now just working with publisher's trying to put it together! It will be released along with a photo scrapbook filed with many cool memories. Stay tuned!

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Welcome

Hal Blaine may well be the most prolific 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 the Year.

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."

Back in the Studio

Ooooweeee folks! Hal is doing a sampler CD with Andrew G. Johnson. The sample library will be released by Happy Drums Publishing in association with Tattooed Pig Media. They will be recording this fall and look forward to a spring release. We are very excited by this report.

Andy Johnson gives good bass! Hey there members, friends and fans - Hal's number one son in-law is now a member of the Local 47! So if you are looking to make a hit record, need a good rhythm section fill out give him a buzz! Check out his reel here!
Hal on Jan Berry
LA Weekly's John Payne interviews Hal