DRUM TRACK OF THE DAY: Cant Take My Eyes Off You By Frankie Valli featuring Hal Blaine Our selection today was inspired by yesterdays DRUM TRACK OF THE DAY, Big Girls Dont Cry by The Four Seasons. Were now in a serious Frankie Valli kind of a mood! So heres a classic by Frankie from his first solo album in 1967 featuring one of the most recorded drummers in history, Hal Blaine. Chances are if youve ever listened to any popular music, you have heard the drumming of this man. On this track, Blaine serves the music beautifully throughout. The song also features real handclaps, a handheld tambourine, vibes, a killer horn section (including a prominent baritone sax!) and a string section. Nothing digital here. Just a good old fashioned recording of an awesome studio band playing a great song thats wonderfully arranged! Enjoy!! About Hal Blaine: Hal Blaine was the most in-demand session drummer in Los Angeles during the 60s and early 70s and was part of the famous group of session players called The Wrecking Crew. Blain played on 50 number one hits, over 150 top ten hits and recorded over 35,000 pieces of music over a span of 25 years. His stats are absolutely staggering! The musicians Blaines played with reads like a whos who list of popular music that includes Jan and Dean, The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, Johnny Rivers, the Association, the Grass Roots, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, John Denver, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, Dean Martin, Diana Ross, Simon & Garfunkel, Nancy Sinatra, Sonny & Cher, Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, The Ventures, Frankie Valli, Frank Sinatra, and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Outside of recording popular music, Blaine also played drums on many television and film scores, including The Brady Bunch, “Dynasty,” “Happy Days, Hotel, “Laverne & Shirley,” “The Partridge Family,” “Three’s Company,” ”WKRP In Cincinnati,” The Monkees and many others. Blaine is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and was also voted one of The 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time by the readers of Modern Drummer Magazine earlier this year. Hal Blaines impact on modern music cannot be denied. Hal Blaines List of #1 Hits: • The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, 1962 • Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, 1962 • Hes A Rebel - The Crystals, 1962 • Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys, 1963 • Surfin USA - The Beach Boys, 1963 • Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) - The Crystals, 1963 • Surf City - Jan and Dean, 1963 • Be My Baby - The Ronettes, 1963 • I Get Around - The Beach Boys, 1964 • Dead Mans Curve - Jan and Dean, 1964 • Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) - Jan and Dean, 1964 • Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin - The Righteous Brothers, 1964 • Mountain Of Love - Johnny Rivers, 1964 • Help Me, Rhonda - The Beach Boys, 1965 • Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds, 1965 • This Diamond Ring - Garry Lewis and the Playboys, 1965 • California Dreamin - The Mamas & the Papas, 1965 • Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire, 1965 • I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher, 1965 • Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys, 1966 • Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers, 1966 • Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas, 1966 • Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra, 1966 • These Boots Are Made For Walkin - Nancy Sinatra, 1966 • Never My Love - The Association, 1967 • Up, Up and Away - The 5th Dimension, 1967 • San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie, 1967 • Woman, Woman - Garry Puckett and the Union Gap, 1967 • Him Or Me (Whats It Gonna Be) - Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1967 • The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher, 1967 • Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell, 1968 • Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots, 1968 • MacArthur Park - Richard Harris, 1968 • Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel, 1968 • Valleri - The Monkees, 1968 • Young Girl - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, 1968 • Classical Gas - Mason Williams, 1968 • Galveston - Glen Campbell, 1969 • Holly Holy - Neil Diamond, 1969 • Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension, 1969 • Dizzy - Tommy Roe, 1969 • The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel, 1969 • (They Long to Be) Close To You - The Carpenters, 1970 • Cracklin Rosie - Neil Diamond, 1970 • Arizona - Mark Lindsay, 1970 • I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family, 1970 • Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel, 1970 • Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters, 1971 • Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher, 1971 • Sooner Or Later - The Grass Roots, 1971 • Dont Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, 1971 • Indian Reservation - Raiders, 1971 • Hurting Each Other - The Carpenters, 1972 • Last Night (I Didnt Get to Sleep) - The 5th Dimension, 1972 • Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers, 1972 • Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon, 1972 • Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters, 1973 • Half Breed - Cher, 1973 • All I Know - Art Garfunkel, 1973 • The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence, 1973 • Chevy Van - Sammy Johns, 1974 • The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand, 1974 • Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell, 1975 • Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille, 1975
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