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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Drummer Hal Blaine, who played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and ’70s who played on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys and laid down one of music’s most memorable opening riffs on the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” has died.
Blaine, who was Jewish, died of natural causes at his home in Palm Desert, California, his son-in-law, Andy Johnson, told The Associated Press. He was 90.
On hearing of his death, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson called him “the greatest drummer ever.”
— AP
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