Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded...

use by April 1981 when Hal Blaine used it in an interview with Modern Drummer. The name became more widely known when Blaine used it in his 1990 memoir...

This is a partial list of recordings of songs on which Hal Blaine, a session drummer in the Wrecking Crew, played. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L...

Ticket to Ride and on Now & Then, except for "Jambalaya". According to Hal Blaine, Karen played on many of the album cuts and he played on most of the Carpenters'...

Alpert suggested that seasoned session player Hal Blaine play drums instead of Karen, although Blaine stated that Karen approved of his involvement....

by a Duo, Group or Chorus for the album. According to session drummer Hal Blaine, the Carpenters' parents were in the recording studio for the Close to...

include: Hal Ashby (1929–1988), American film director Hal Barwood, American game designer Hal Bidlack (born 1958), former USAF officer Hal Blaine (Harold...

Wilson – backing vocals, Hammond organ (second bridge) Additional players Hal Blaine – drums (verses and choruses), timpani (choruses), shaker (second bridge)...

and chimes. Bass guitar was supplied by session musician Joe Osborn. Hal Blaine played drums. The song reached the fourth position on the US charts and...

recitation, which is done during the instrumental break. Session drummer Hal Blaine played on Cooke's version of the song. Other musicians on the record included...