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 Left us on this day (Mar. 11) in 2019: American drummer & session musician Hal Blaine, best remembered for his work with studio session ensemble 'The Wrecking Crew' in California; he played on countless hits by such popular performers as Nancy Sinatra, Jan & Dean, Elvis Presley, John Denver, The Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, The Grass Roots,The 5th Dimension, The Monkees, The Partridge Family & Steely Dan; he performed on no fewer than 40 #1 hit singles, 150 Top 10 hits & contributed, by his own accounting, to over 35,000 recorded tracks; he is widely regarded as one of the most prolific drummers in rock'n'roll history, having arguably played on more hit records than any drummer in the rock era; Hal was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (one of the first 5 sidemen to be included), the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, as well as the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame; he was also inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2010...