Hal Blaine

Drummer:  He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California.   Blaine is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as one of the most Prolific Drummers in recording music history.

Grammy Awards

A little known Grammy Awards 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“;
• Frank Sinatra in 1967 for “Strangers in the Night“;
• The 5th Dimension in 1968 for “Up, Up and Away“;
• Simon & Garfunkel in 1969 for “Mrs. Robinson“;
• The 5th Dimension in 1970 for “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In“; and
• Simon & Garfunkel in 1971 for “Bridge Over Troubled Water“.

#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)
• “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” – 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 & Nancy Sinatra (03/25/67)
• “The Happening” – The Supremes (04/15/67) ^[4][5]
• “Windy” – The Association (06/03/67)
• “Mrs. Robinson” – Simon & Garfunkel (05/04/68)
• “Dizzy” – Tommy Roe (03/15/69)
• “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – The 5th Dimension (04/12/69)
• “Love Theme – Romeo & Juliet” – Henry Mancini (05/24/69)
• “Wedding Bell Blues” – The 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 (01/22/76)

Discography

• 1966 Drums! Drums! A Go Go^[6]
• 1967 Psychedelic Percussion

This article is a list of recordings of songs that drummer Hal Blaine has played on.

A

• A Hazy Shade of Winter
• A Little Less Conversation ^[1]
• Along Comes Mary
• America (Simon & Garfunkel song)
• Annie’s Song
• Another Saturday Night
• Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
• At the Zoo

B

• Baby I Need Your Loving (Johnnie Rivers version)
• Barbara Ann (Beach Boys version)
• Be My Baby
• Be True to Your School
• The Beat Goes On
• The Boxer
• Bridge over Troubled Water (song)

C

• California Dreamin’
• California Girls
• Can’t Help Falling in Love
• Cecilia (song)
• Cracklin’ Rosie
• Creeque Alley

D

• Da Doo Ron Ron
• Dance, Dance, Dance (song)
• Dead Man’s Curve (song)
• Death of a Ladies’ Man
• Dedicated to the One I Love (Mamas and Papas version)
• Dizzy (song)
• Drag City (song)

E

• El Cóndor Pasa (song), (Simon & Garfunkel version)
• Elusive Butterfly
• Evangeline (Emmylou Harris album)
• Eve of Destruction (song)
• Everybody Loves Somebody (Dean Martin version)

F

• Fakin’ It (song)
• Fun, Fun, Fun ^[2]

G

• Good Vibrations

H

• Half-Breed (song)
• The Happening (song)
• He’s a Rebel
• Help Me, Rhonda
• Homeward Bound (song)
• How Does That Grab You?
• Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)

I

• I Am a Rock
• I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love
• I Get Around
• I Got You Babe
• I Saw Her Again
• I Think I Love You
• I’m Sorry (John Denver song)
• Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
• It’s Over (Roy Orbison song)

J

• Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (The First Edition version)

K

• Katy Lied
• Kicks (song)

L

• Let’s Live for Today
• A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
• Little Honda
• The Little Old Lady from Pasadena
• The Lonely Bull
• Love Will Keep Us Together

M

• MacArthur Park (song) (Richard Harris version)
• Midnight Confessions
• Monday, Monday
• Mountain of Love
• Mr. Tambourine Man (The Byrds version)
• Mrs. Robinson
• My Love (Petula Clark song)
• My Special Angel

N

• Never My Love
• New Shabbos Waltz
• The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song)
• No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach Is In) (The T-Bones version)

O

• The Only Living Boy in New York

P

• Poor Side of Town (Johnny Rivers song)

R

• Return to Sender (song)
• Rhythm of the Rain
• Ringo (song)

S

• Save Your Heart for Me
• Secret Agent Man (song)
• Sloop John B
• So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
• Somethin’ Stupid
• Song Sung Blue
• Songs of Our Fathers
• Stoned Soul Picnic (song)
• Strangers in the Night
• Sugar Town
• Surf City (song)

T

• A Taste of Honey (song)
• Thank God I’m a Country Boy
• That’s Life (song)
• Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
• Then He Kissed Me
• These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
• (They Long to Be) Close to You
• This Diamond Ring
• Top of the World (The Carpenters song)

U

• Up, Up and Away (song)

V

• Ventura Highway

W

• The Way We Were (song)
• Wedding Bell Blues
• Where the Boys Are
• Windy
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Y

• (You’re The) Devil in Disguise

Z

• Z, What, no Z?  This guy sucks!

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