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Studio Drummer Hal Blaine

His distinctive sound could be heard on thousands of recordings from the late 1950s and on for 25 years. He played on the hit records, Be My Baby by The Ronettes, Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys, I Got You Babe, by Sony & Cher, Mr Tambourine Man, by The Byrds, Monday, Monday by the Mamas and the Papas, Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra, and many many more. Blaine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Other segments from the episode on February 17, 2017

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 27, 2002: Interview with Ronnie Spector; Interview with Hal Blaine; Interview with Brian Wilson.

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