Hal Blaine

Music Journalism 

The Only Rock & Roll Hall of Fame That Matters is the One in Your Heart

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Tim Sommer 2 Comments 2022, Blaine, Carl Palmer, Chad Smith, Cosimo Mattassa, Dolly Parton, Hal Blaine, John Bonham, Kate Bush, Keith Moon, Leon Russell, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Nile Rodgers, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland, The Clash

(And a few words about musical excellence)

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Folk Pop 

Hello Darkness: Simon & Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence Turns 55

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1966, Art Garfunkel, Chromatics, Disturbed, Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon, Red House Painters, Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence, The Sound of Silence, The Wrecking Crew, Tom Wilson, Vinnie Bell

The folk rock duo’s second album was the one that saved them, and us

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Folk Pop 

So Long, Simon & Garfunkel: ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ at 50

February 11, 2020December 8, 2021 Jordan Blum 1 Comment 1970, 3 A.M., 50th anniversary, Art Garfunkel, Baby Driver, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, DJ Dick Summer, Edgar Wright, Fred Carter, Hal Blaine, Jr, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, So Long Frank Lloyd Wright, The Boxer, The Boxer on SNL, The Everly Brothers, The Harmony Game, Wednesday Morning, Wrecking Crew

The duo’s final official studio LP together remains pop’s fondest farewell

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Hal Blaine

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Hal Blaine, RIP, The Wrecking Crew

The drumming legend leaves the world 35,000+ songs richer

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Punk 

The Last Ramone: Marky Carries the Punk Rock Banner

June 26, 2015April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Brian Jones, Buddy Rich, CBGBs, Clem Burke, Dave Brubeck, Dave Clark. Keith Moon, Dust, Grand Funk Railroad, Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner, Joe Morella, Marc Bell, Marky Ramone, Mitch Mitchell, Mountain, Peter Criss, Punk Rock Blitzkrieg, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Ringo Starr, Robert Quine, The Ramones, Wayne County

The last living member of the Ramones on getting sober, his favorite drummers and battles of the band

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