Hal Blaine died the other day at the age of 90. He was a featured member of "The Wrecking Crew," that group of studio musicians who played on everyone's records or in sessions for motion picture scores and TV themes. Blaine was a drummer and to many, he was The Drummer.
Here's a montage of songs where his artful percussion skills were heard. This doubtlessly represents way less than 1% of all he did but perhaps you'll recognize a tune or two. Thanks to Shelly Goldstein for suggesting this…