Hal Blaine Strikes Again

Jeg har ikke tal på, hvor mange gange LA-sessionmusikeren Hal Blaine, blev nævnt i Countryrock #2. Han har åbenbart heller ikke selv tal på, hvor mange plader, han har spillet trommer på. På et tidspunkt fik han i al fald lavet et stempel med ordene ’Hal Blaine Strikes Again’, som han mærkede partiturer og andet han tog del i med. Ja, selv på venues, hvor han har optrådt, kan man, hvis man leder længe nok, finde Blaines tag

Nedenstående er vel mindre end en brøkdel af numre, Blaine har medvirket på. De fortæller ikke desto mindre en del om hvilke lutflag, Blaine bevægede sig i, især i tresserne og halvfjerdserne.

Nancy Sinatra – Drummer Man (1969)

The Mamas & The Papas – I Saw Her Again Last Night (1966)

Simon & Garfunkel – A Hazy Shade of Winter (1968)

P.F. Sloan – From A Distance (1966)

The 5th Dimension – Stoned Soul Picnic (1968)

The Association – Windy (1967)

Sonny & Cher – The Beat Goes On (1967)

The Grass Roots – Midnight Confessions (1967)

Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction (1965)

Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice (1966)

Jan & Dean – Dead Man’s Curve (1964)

The Ronettes – Be My Baby (1963)

The Supremes – The Happening (1967)

Duke Baxter – I Ain’t No School Boy (1969)

Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High (1966)

Thelma Houston – I Just Gotta Be Me (1969)

Dusty Springfield – The Other Side Of Life (1973)

Carpenters – Goodbye To Love (1972)

Partridge Family – Brown Eyes (1971)

Spanky And Our Gang – Like To Get To Know You (1967)

Johnny Rivers – By The Time I Get To Phoenix (1966)

Bobby Darin – Don’t Make Promises (1966)

Dean Martin – Houston (1965)

Petula Clark – My Love (1965)

Elvis Presley – Bossa Nova Baby (1963)

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In) (1968)

T Bones – No Matter What Shape (My Stomach Is In) (1966)

Mama Cass – It’s Getting Better (1969)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – A Taste Of Honey (1965)

Jackie Lomax – Baby You’re A Lover (1969)

Harpers Bizarre – Come To The Sunshine (1967)

Tommy Roe – Dizzy (1969)

The Crystals – He’s Sure The Boy I Love (1962)

Sam Cooke – Another Saturday Night (1963)

Connie Francis – Where The Boys Are (1960)

Lorne Greene – Ringo (1964)

Mason Williams – Baroque-A-Nova (1968)

The Monkees – A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (1967)

Paul Revere & the Raiders – Hungry (1965)

Love – Andmoreagain (1968)

Neil Diamond – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (1970)

America – Don’t Cross The River (1975)

Harry Nilsson – Foolish Clock (1977)

Steely Dan – Any World (That I’m Welcome To) (1975)

Tanya Tucker – Lizzie & The Rainman (1975)

Rosanne Cash – Baby, Better Start Turnin’ Em Down (1979)

Leonard Cohen & Ronee Blakley – True Love Leaves No Traces (1977)

Albert Hammond – Down By The River (1975)

Captain & Tenille – Honey Come Love Me (1975)

Ray Charles – A Girl I Used To Know (1966)

Gerry Mulligan – The Lonely Night (1965)

Herunder en liste med No.1 hits, Hal Blaine spiller trommer på.