Hal Blaine
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Records
Hal Blaine's career is defined by numbers that still astonish: 35,000 sessions, 6,000 singles, 150 top 10 hits, and 40 number ones. He played on six consecutive Grammy Record of the Year winners, a streak no other musician has matched. His induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the first sidemen honored the behind-the-scenes architects of popular music. Blaine's drumming is the connective tissue between generations of listeners, the same hands that kept time for Frank Sinatra also drove the Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a sideman, one of the first such honorees.
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Induction
Inducted as a member of the Wrecking Crew.
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded for his lasting contributions to recorded music.
Rankings & Lists
Most Recorded Studio Drummers
Records & Feats
Most consecutive Grammy Record of the Year wins as a performer
Played drums on six consecutive Grammy Award-winning Record of the Year recordings from 1966 to 1971.
One of the most recorded studio musicians in history
Estimated 35,000 recording sessions and 6,000 singles over his career.