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| - | '''Hal Blaine''' (born '''Harold Simon Belsky'''; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and [[session musician]] who was one of the most prolific session drummers in the history of popular music, playing on a large number of hit records. Blaine is most remembered for his work with [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|The Wrecking Crew]], a group of musicians who recorded prolifically in the Los Angeles music scene and played behind a large number of musicians in the 1960s and 1970s. | + | "'''Be My Baby'''" (1963) is a song written by [[Jeff Barry]], [[Ellie Greenwich]], and [[Phil Spector]]. It was recorded on July 5, 1963 at Gold Star Studios Hollywood by American [[girl group]] [[the Ronettes]] and released as a single in August 1963 and later placed on their 1964 debut LP ''[[Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica]]''. [[Ronnie Spector]] is the only Ronette to appear on the single; her future husband Phil produced their elaborately layered recording in what is now considered a quintessential example of his [[Wall of Sound]] production formula. |
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| - | Born in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]], Blaine moved with his family to California in 1943. He played as part of [[Count Basie]]'s big band and toured with [[Patti Page]] and [[Tommy Sands]] before taking up session work. Unlike many of his jazz contemporaries, he enjoyed playing rock and roll and started playing on many such sessions during the 1950s. Afterwards, he became one of the key players in [[Phil Spector]]'s de facto [[house band]], later known as "The Wrecking Crew". Blaine popularized the name in his 1990 memoir, ''Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew''. Their contributions to so many hit recordings went largely unnoticed until the memoir's publication and the attention that followed. | + | *[[Baby]], a "[[term of endearment]]" |
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| - | Some of the more notable records he played on include [[the Ronettes]]' single "[[Be My Baby]]" (1963) and [[the Beach Boys]]' album ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' (1966). From the 1980s onwards, Blaine played less session work as computers and electronics began to be used in studios, and producers began to bring in younger players. He kept busy recording advertising jingles for a number of years before semi-retiring from performing. In 2000, he was among the inaugural "sidemen" inductees to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], and in 2018 he received a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]]. | + | |
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| - | ==Grammy Awards== | + | |
| - | A little known [[Grammy Award]]s record is held by Blaine who played on 6 consecutive [[Record of the Year]] winners: | + | |
| - | *[[Herb Alpert]] & the Tijuana Brass in 1966 for "[[A Taste of Honey (song)|A Taste of Honey]]"; | + | |
| - | *[[Frank Sinatra]] in 1967 for "[[Strangers in the Night]]"; | + | |
| - | *[[The Fifth Dimension|5th Dimension]] in 1968 for "[[Up, Up and Away]]"; | + | |
| - | *[[Simon & Garfunkel]] in 1969 for "[[Mrs. Robinson]]"; | + | |
| - | *[[The Fifth Dimension|5th Dimension]] in 1970 for "[[Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In]]"; and | + | |
| - | *[[Simon & Garfunkel]] in 1971 for "[[Bridge Over Troubled Water]]". | + | |
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| - | ==#1 hits== | + | |
| - | *"[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]" - [[Elvis Presley]] (12/18/61) | + | |
| - | *"[[He's a Rebel]]" - [[The Crystals]] (10/06/62) | + | |
| - | *"[[Surf City (song)|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 (song)|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 (song)|Eve of Destruction]]" - [[Barry McGuire]] (08/28/65) | + | |
| - | *"[[My Love (Petula Clark song)|My Love]]" - [[Petula Clark]] (01/15/66) | + | |
| - | *"[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']]" - [[Nancy Sinatra]] (02/05/66) | + | |
| - | *"[[Monday Monday]]" - [[The Mamas & the 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 Sinatra|Frank]] & [[Nancy Sinatra]] (03/25/67) | + | |
| - | *"[[The Happening]]" - [[The Supremes]] (04/15/67) | + | |
| - | *"[[Windy]]" - [[The Association|Association]] (06/03/67) | + | |
| - | *"[[Mrs. Robinson]]" - [[Simon & Garfunkel]] (05/04/68) | + | |
| - | *"[[Dizzy (song)|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 (song)|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 (song)|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 (song)|Half Breed]]" - [[Cher]] (09/01/73) | + | |
| - | *"[[Annie's Song]]" - [[John Denver]] (06/15/74) | + | |
| - | *"[[Top of the World (The Carpenters song)|Top of the World]]" - [[The Carpenters]] (10/20/74) | + | |
| - | *"[[The Way We Were (song)|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 (John Denver song)|I'm Sorry]]"/"[[Calypso (song)|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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| - | ==Additional facts== | + | |
| - | Blaine recorded an all-[[instrumental]] [[album]] in the 1960s entitled ''[[Psychedelic Percussion]]''. Its 12 tracks each represented one month of the year. | + | |
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| - | In 1965 the [[Beach Boys]] and Dean Torrence of [[Jan and Dean]] recorded an off-the-cuff [[cover version]] of [[The Regents]]' 1961 hit song, "[[Barbara Ann]]." It was released as a 45 rpm [[single (music)|single]] and on the ''Beach Boys Party'' [[album|LP]] in 1965. During the hectic instrumental break, one of the singers can be heard shouting off-mike, "It's Hal and His Famous Ashtrays!". This is a reference to Blaine, who was playing [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] at the session, and who accompanied this improvised song by drumming on a pair of overturned glass [[ashtray]]s. | + | |
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| - | Beach Boys drummer [[Dennis Wilson]] let Hal Blaine do a large amount of the drumming on Beach Boys recordings. Wilson even hired Blaine to play the drums on a few tracks on his own solo album - a record on which Wilson primarily played the piano. 'I made $50 an hour playing Beach Boys songs in the [[recording studio|studio]] - Dennis made $50,000 a week playing them in [[concert]]', said Blaine. | + | |
| - | ==Discography== | + | |
| - | * 1966 ''[[Drums! Drums! A Go Go]]'' | + | |
| - | * 1967 ''[[Psychedelic Percussion]]''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgSlDt8QVZE] | + | |
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"Be My Baby" (1963) is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector. It was recorded on July 5, 1963 at Gold Star Studios Hollywood by American girl group the Ronettes and released as a single in August 1963 and later placed on their 1964 debut LP Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica. Ronnie Spector is the only Ronette to appear on the single; her future husband Phil produced their elaborately layered recording in what is now considered a quintessential example of his Wall of Sound production formula.
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See also
- Baby, a "term of endearment"
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