Talk:Hal Blaine

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Contents 1 Most recorded 2 arguably most recorded drummer 3 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Citation 4 Dennis Wilson

[edit] Most recorded

This page says he "has played on more recordings than any other musician."
Steve Gadd's page says he "is arguably the most recorded drummer in history."
I don't know which one to believe. Joe 14:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

I would not trust either of them. My quess is that there is some Bollywood drummer who has recorded everyday of his life since 1947 and has twice as much as either Blaine or Gadd. I watch the Blaine page and am comfortable removing that line. Carptrash 15:20, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] arguably most recorded drummer

The great Bernard "Pretty" Purdie has also claimed to be the most recorded drummer - guess we'll never know. Just about the only thing we get out of these snippets is the awful truth that many famous names - in pop music at least - were rarely able to play their own instruments other than just making a noise. Spread the word. 83.180.128.192 23:11, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

As I recall, that "most recorded drummer" claim has been out of the article for a while. I suspect that the most recorded drummer is some fellow who's been doing Bollywood sound tracks for the past 47 years - but that's just another opinion. Pretty Purdie also claimed to have played on some Beatle recordings, so he does not, in my book at least, have a lot of credibility. Carptrash 23:22, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Citation

Is it a problem if the text of the introduction is word for word exactly the same as his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame citation? Boogie Down 08:09, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dennis Wilson

While it's true that Hal Blaine played on many, many Beach Boys records, including some of the best known ones, to say that Dennis Wilson "rarely" played drums in the studio is wrong. Recent research has established that DW played on as many as half of the band's '60s recordings, including some of their A-sides. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.163.235.146 (talk) 23:22, 22 October 2007 (UTC)