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Hal Blaine

1929 - 2019

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Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Blaine moved with his family to California in 1943 and began playing jazz and big band music before taking up rock and roll session work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Blaine has received more than 1,348,728 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Blaine is the 1,697th most popular musician (down from 1,472nd in 2019), the 8,539th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,388th in 2019) and the 630th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hal Blaine ranks 1,697 out of 3,175. Before him are Harry Winter, Uli Kusch, Bukka White, Jimmy Miller, Lee Ranaldo, and Chad Channing. After him are Laura Nyro, Mamie Smith, Ian Haugland, Paul Bostaph, Fabio Biondi, and Chuck Mangione.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Hal Blaine ranks 444. Before him are Raymond Bellot, Mario Francesco Pompedda, Yvette Williams, Saeed Jaffrey, Keijo Liinamaa, and Olga Tass. After him are Giacomo Capuzzi, Alfredo Pérez, Ferdinand Oyono, Terry Moore, Costa Pereira, and Jan Hertl. Among people deceased in 2019, Hal Blaine ranks 416. Before him are Judith Krantz, Yvette Williams, King Kong Bundy, Klara Guseva, Stefan Angelov, and Carlos Squeo. After him are Frank Robinson, Therese Zenz, Sergio Obeso Rivera, Nikolai Gorbachev, Heinz Fütterer, and Bobby Joe Long.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Blaine ranks 8,539 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Ranaldo (1956), Rebecca Miller (1962), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Linville (1939), Harry Myers (1882), and Robert John Braidwood (1907). After him are Barbara Boxer (1940), Maxfield Parrish (1870), Dana DeArmond (1979), Cass Gilbert (1859), John Buscema (1927), and Jack Harlow (1998).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hal Blaine ranks 630. Before him are Richie Kotzen (1970), Butch Vig (1955), Bukka White (1906), Jimmy Miller (1942), Lee Ranaldo (1956), and Chad Channing (1967). After him are Laura Nyro (1947), Mamie Smith (1891), Paul Bostaph (1964), Chuck Mangione (1940), Jennifer Batten (1957), and Sly Stone (1943).

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