Hal Blaine was an American drummer.
Some of the more notable records he played on include the Ronettes’ single “Be My Baby” (1963) and the Beach Boys’ album Pet Sounds (1966).
Of his solo work, Psychedelic Percussion (1967) [above] is of note.
Tag Archives: American music
RIP Ken Nordine (1920 – 2019)
Ken Nordine (1920 – 2019) was an American voice artist, best known for his series of spoken word jazz poetry albums, the first of which was Word Jazz (1957).
He also recorded a version of Balzac’s risque story “A Passion in the Desert” (1955).
RIP Lonnie Simmons (date of birth unknown – 2019)
RIP Lonnie Simmons, American record producer (“Don’t Stop the Music“).
Lonnie Simmons was an American record producer best-known for co-writing “Don’t Stop the Music” (1978).
In 1981, the song was successfully covered by Bits & Pieces [above].
RIP Edwin Birdsong (1941 – 2019)
I discovered Edwin Birdsong when I discovered Salsoul and have yet to listen to his earlier work for Polydor, Bamboo and Philadelphia International.
RIP Marcus Belgrave (1936 – 2015)
Marcus Belgrave (1936 – 2015) was a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s.
His “space jazz” composition “Space Odyssey”, originally released on Gemini II (1974) was included on the anthology Universal Sounds of America (1995) and was reprised on The Detroit Experiment (2003, above).
“Space Odyssey” is on the Caribou 1000 but I have not included it on the Jahsonic 1000.