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Permalink Wrecking Crew Drummer Hal Blaine passes

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Age 90, natural causes. Sad to hear but now it's time for him to grab some chow and a beer with Tommy T.
RIP Hal and thanks for being here for a bit.

Link to one of the stories

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I just saw that notice, gee.

Ed

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RIP Hal - wow played on 30,000 recordings

Mr. Hal Blaine you were a phenomenal drummer. May you rest in peace.

What an amazing legacy he leaves behind!

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What an astounding body of work. What a drummer. RIP.

I love his work on all those Richie Allen / Podolor songs.

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"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea

He was at the foundation of so many great recordings. As I’ve learned more about The Wrecking Crew, one major takeaway is the magnitude of Hal Blaine’s contribution.

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Read his book: Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew", 3rd edition 2010.
There are lots of b/w fotos as well.
Who still knows that he was in Tommy Sands Band in 1957?
He drummed at the TAMI Show in October 1964 and supported live
Jan & Dean, Bruce & Terry (in Hawaii) and so many others!
(Tom Tourville talked to Terry Melcher who told him the story about
the Bruce & Terry band comprising of him, Bruce, Glen Campbell, Hal and Phil Sloan!I recommend highly to buy the book "Sun,Sand,Surf & Sidewalks" from 2013 with signatures and fotos on 94 pages!!)
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Wrecking Crew alumni, Bill Pittman, 102 years old, died yesterday.

Per wiki:
The Danelectro guitar work for which Pitman became famous started when he saw the instrument at a music shop shortly after its introduction. His practicing caught the attention of Ernie Freeman who asked him to play the Dano on a recording date. The success of that session eventually led to his playing the Danelectro on Jack Nitzche's "The Lonely Surfer" and the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds.

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DaveF wrote:

Wrecking Crew alumni, Bill Pittman, 102 years old, died yesterday.

Per wiki:
The Danelectro guitar work for which Pitman became famous started when he saw the instrument at a music shop shortly after its introduction. His practicing caught the attention of Ernie Freeman who asked him to play the Dano on a recording date. The success of that session eventually led to his playing the Danelectro on Jack Nitzche's "The Lonely Surfer" and the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds.

I sure miss these guys.

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