Hal Blaine And The Wrecking Crew

Author : Hal Blaine,David Goggin
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 188840812X

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Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew by Hal Blaine,David Goggin Pdf

(Book). Ever wonder what it would be like to be the most recorded musician in popular music? This updated bestselling autobiography spotlights Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine and his remarkable life experiences. From the Sinatras to the Beach Boys, Blaine drumrolled through the'50s, '60s and '70s, driving over 40 songs to the Number One slot. His works with Phil Spector and the Wrecking Crew sessions, his touring experiences and other hitmaking pressure sessions are amusingly revealed in this rare glimpse into a golden age of music. Exclusive scrapbook photos round out this biography to provide an entertaining and educating book for musicians and fans alike. The update brings his life into the 21st century, including info on his inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, dealing with Spector's infamous trials, and recently, the renewed interest in his golden era of recording with the documentary film on the Wrecking Crew and all the new wave of accocalades that followed.

Author : Kent Hartman
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781429941372

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The Wrecking Crew by Kent Hartman Pdf

Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller "It makes good music sound better."-Janet Maslin in The New York Times "A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of the music you heard on the radio. If you always assumed the musicians you listened to were the same people you saw onstage, you are in for a big surprise!"-Dusty Street, host of Classic Vinyl on Sirius XM Satellite Radio If you were a fan of popular music in the 1960s and early '70s, you were a fan of the Wrecking Crew-whether you knew it or not. On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves in Los Angeles, California as the driving sound of pop music-sometimes over the objection of actual band members forced to make way for Wrecking Crew members. Industry insider Kent Hartman tells the dramatic, definitive story of the musicians who forged a reputation throughout the business as the secret weapons behind the top recording stars. Mining invaluable interviews, the author follows the careers of such session masters as drummer Hal Blaine and keyboardist Larry Knechtel, as well as trailblazing bassist Carol Kaye-the only female in the bunch-who went on to play in thousands of recording sessions in this rock history. Readers will discover the Wrecking Crew members who would forge careers in their own right, including Glen Campbell and Leon Russell, and learn of the relationship between the Crew and such legends as Phil Spector and Jimmy Webb. Hartman also takes us inside the studio for the legendary sessions that gave us Pet Sounds, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and the rock classic "Layla," which Wrecking Crew drummer Jim Gordon cowrote with Eric Clapton for Derek and the Dominos. And the author recounts priceless scenes such as Mike Nesmith of the Monkees facing off with studio head Don Kirshner, Grass Roots lead guitarist (and future star of The Office) Creed Bratton getting fired from the group, and Michel Rubini unseating Frank Sinatra's pianist for the session in which the iconic singer improvised the hit-making ending to "Strangers in the Night." The Wrecking Crew tells the collective, behind-the-scenes stories of the artists who dominated Top 40 radio during the most exciting time in American popular culture.

Author : Hal Blaine
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0881889725

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Hal Blaine & the Wrecking Crew by Hal Blaine Pdf

Author : Hal Blaine,Bonzai
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 1888408073

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Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew by Hal Blaine,Bonzai Pdf

Ever wonder what it would be like to be the most recorded musician in popular music? This biography spotlights Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and drummer extraordinaire Hal Blaine and his remarkable life experiences. From the Sinatras to the Beach Boys, Blaine drumrolled through the '50s, '60s and '70s, driving over 40 songs to the Number One slot. His works with Phil Spector and the Wrecking Crew sessions, his touring experiences and other hitmaking pressure sessions are amusingly revealed in this rare glimpse into a golden age of music. Exclusive scrapbook photos round out this biography to provide an entertaining and educating book for musicians and fans alike. "Hal Blaine is an original. I'm proud to say that Hal's playing has made the difference on many of my own records." - Neil Diamond "Hal Blaine set the standard for drum sounds in the '60s." - Herb Alpert

Author : Mark A. Moore
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476622903

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The Jan & Dean Record by Mark A. Moore Pdf

Jan & Dean were among the most successful artists of the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, with hits including "Baby Talk," "Surf City," "Dead Man's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)." Slapstick humor and offbeat personas were a big part of their shtick, but Jan Berry was serious when it came to the studio. This book chronicles Jan's career as a songwriter and arranger--and his tenure as producer for Jan & Dean and other acts--with day-by-day entries detailing recording sessions, single and album releases, concerts and appearances, film and television projects, behind-the-scenes business and legal matters, chart positions and more. Extensive commentary from Berry's family, friends and colleagues is included. Studio invoices, contract details, tape box notes, copyright information and other particulars shed light on how music was made in the Hollywood studio system of the 1960s.

Author : Mark A. Moore
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476672106

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Dead Man's Curve by Mark A. Moore Pdf

Jan Berry, leader of the music duo Jan & Dean from the late 1950s to mid-1960s, was an intense character who experienced more in his first 25 years than many do in a lifetime. As an architect of the West Coast sound, he was one of rock 'n' roll's original rebels--brilliant, charismatic, reckless, and flawed. As a songwriter, music arranger, and record producer for Nevin-Kirshner Associates and Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Berry was one of the pioneering self-produced artists of his era in Hollywood. He lived a dual life, reaching the top of the charts with Jan & Dean while transitioning from college student to medical student, until an automobile accident in 1966 changed his trajectory forever. Suffering from brain damage and partial paralysis, Jan spent the rest of his life trying to come back from Dead Man's Curve. His story is told here in-depth for the first time, based on extensive primary source documentation and supplemented by the stories and memories of Jan's family members, friends, music industry colleagues, and contemporaries. From the birth of rock to the bitter end, Berry's life story is thrilling, humorous, unsettling, and disturbing, yet ultimately uplifting.

Author : Don Randi,Karen "Nish" Nishimura
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495050381

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You've Heard These Hands by Don Randi,Karen "Nish" Nishimura Pdf

(Book). As a keyboard musician, composer, arranger, music director, and record producer, Don Randi has thrilled music lovers for years, even if they weren't aware of it... until now. He played keyboards on over a thousand popular recordings and was a member of the remarkable "Wrecking Crew" of studio musicians during the explosive pop music era of the 1960s and early 1970s. Nancy Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Neil Diamond, and Linda Ronstadt are among the many music greats Randi has worked with and writes about in You've Heard These Hands . For many years, only music industry insiders, close friends, and jazz fans who visit Randi's nightclub, the Baked Potato, have heard him tell some of the amazing, heartfelt, and hilarious personal stories in this collection. Now everyone can discover the in-studio, behind-the-scenes, and on-tour tales from the man whose hands we've heard playing on our favorite hit tunes. You've Heard These Hands will capture the attention and emotion of its readers, who won't be able to resist sharing Randi's stories with their friends.

Author : SCHERMAN TONY
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015047478337

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BACKBEAT by SCHERMAN TONY Pdf

For the first time in paperback: The story of the legendary drummer whose beat created modern rock and roll.

Author : Ken Sharp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 1495101614

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Sound Explosion! by Ken Sharp Pdf

SOUND EXPLOSION INSIDE L.A.S STUDIO FACTORY WITH THE WRECKING CREW

Author : Tim Brookes
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802142583

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Guitar: an American life by Tim Brookes Pdf

Reunion is the awkward, tender meeting between a father and daughter after nearly twenty years separation. Dark Pony is the telling of a mythical story by a father to his young daughter as they drive home in the evening.

Author : Neil Cossar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 1783055103

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This Day in Music by Neil Cossar Pdf

Births, deaths and marriages, No1 singles, drug busts and arrests, famous gigs and awards... all these and much more appear in this fascinating 50 year almanac.Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.This Day in Music is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, cuttings and album covers, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.

Author : Marc Myers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520305519

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Why Jazz Happened by Marc Myers Pdf

Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles. Rich with the voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's evolution through the prism of technological advances, social transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and much more. In an absorbing narrative enlivened by the commentary of key personalities, Marc Myers describes the myriad of events and trends that affected the music's evolution, among them, the American Federation of Musicians strike in the early 1940s, changes in radio and concert-promotion, the introduction of the long-playing record, the suburbanization of Los Angeles, the Civil Rights movement, the "British invasion" and the rise of electronic instruments. This groundbreaking book deepens our appreciation of this music by identifying many of the developments outside of jazz itself that contributed most to its texture, complexity, and growth.

Author : Max Weinberg,Robert Santelli
Publisher : Hudson Music
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0634082752

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The Big Beat by Max Weinberg,Robert Santelli Pdf

(Book). This much sought-after work has been re-issued after years of being unavailable! In The Big Beat , Max Weinberg speaks to 14 pioneers of rock drumming. Included are fantastic interviews with Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, DJ Fontana, Levon Helm, Jim Keltner, Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr, Roger Hawkins, Bernard Purdie, Dino Danelli, Kenney Jones, Russ Kunkle, Dave Clark and Johnny Bee. This book has been out of print and unavailable for many years. Hudson Music has located the last remaining supply. Highly recommended used copies are for sale on the web for more than $100! Order now, supply is limited.

Author : Irv Cottler
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Music
ISBN : 0739017063

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I've Got You Under My Skins by Irv Cottler Pdf

A unique publication that features the original drum charts for all of the popular Frank Sinatra tunes on the recording. Alfred has reprinted the charts as a book and added performance hints and in-studio photos. An ideal book for the drummer to follow the actual drum parts used on the recording, or for singers who wish to sing along (minus Frank).

Author : Daniel Glass,Steve Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Music
ISBN : 148034477X

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The Roots of Rock Drumming by Daniel Glass,Steve Smith Pdf

Miscellaneous Percussion Music - Mixed Levels