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Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye
American bass guitarist
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Al Casey
Al Casey
American guitarist
2
Don Randi
Don Randi
American pianist
3
Larry Knechtel
Larry Knechtel
American session musician
4
Joe Osborn
Joe Osborn
American bassist
5
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
American drummer
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Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector
American singer
7
The Hondells
The Hondells
band
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Mike Deasy
Mike Deasy
American singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, saxophonist and jazz musician
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Sandy Nelson
Sandy Nelson
Rock drummer
10
Jim Gordon
Jim Gordon
American musician
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Phil Spector
Phil Spector
American record producer, songwriter, and convicted murderer
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Louis Shelton
Louis Shelton
musician
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Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets
American rock and roll band
14
Bobbye Hall
Bobbye Hall
percussionist
15
Al De Lory
Al De Lory
American record producer, arranger and musician
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The Chambers Brothers
The Chambers Brothers
American soul music band
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Michael Shrieve
Michael Shrieve
American drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
American music duo
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Big Wreck
Big Wreck
band
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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The Dave Clark Five
The Dave Clark Five
English pop rock group
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Danny Seraphine
Danny Seraphine
American musician, former member of the rock band Chicago
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John Robinson
John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
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The Ventures
The Ventures
American instrumental rock band
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Milt Holland
Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
Hal Blaine
American drummer

Hal Blaine

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The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, estimated to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the history of the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one, as well as many film and television soundtracks.

Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Blaine moved with his family to California in 1943 and subsequently began playing jazz and big band music before taking up rock and roll session work. He became one of the regular players in Phil Spector's de facto house band, which Blaine nicknamed "the Wrecking Crew". Some of the records Blaine played on include the Ronettes' single "Be My Baby" (1963), which contained a drum beat that became widely imitated, as well as works by popular artists such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, Neil Diamond, and the Byrds.

Blaine's workload declined from the 1980s onwards as recording and musical practices changed. In 2000, he was among the inaugural "sidemen" inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2018 he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.