Rest in peace, Hal. You left a beautiful mark on so many of our lives.

One of the greatest studio drummers of all time.

RIP Hal Blaine. The worlds greatest drummer.

I see Hal Blaine, I click like. It’s that simple.

I cannot watch enough videos of Hal. Hard working man with a lot of talent and ingenuity.

He says he's the world's luckiest drummer. That reminds me of the Arnold Palmer quote "The more I practice, the luckier I get". When you're as good as Hal, you get lucky a lot.

Blaine Osborn and Knectal amazing trio in itself

Hal, you are loved by many of us, here is to your accomplishments, rest well, we miss you!

This man is a gem.

Great story from Hal Blaine personality. The most respected session drummer will always have his skill remembered.

Hal was a class act & without a doubt one of the best drummers on planet Earth! RIP Hal Blaine........

What a humble man

So nice to see such a humble man with such enormous talent!

I love how Hal's playing was never showoffy. He reined it in and made it perfectly suit each song.

I saw Simon and Garfunkel at the Hollywood Bowl a very long time ago. Two guys and one acoustic guitar. They had the audience in the palm of their hands.

such humility from an all time great.

Knew Hal passingly when I was a kid - a friendly and super nice and generous guy.

He's got a great memory for names, considering how many people he's met, and so generous and humble. God bless you Hal Blaine.

Wow! Hal Blaine was apart of so much.

A total genius.

The late great Hal Blaine

Hal's the best

RIP Hal Blaine there's a concert in Heaven ;(

These greats should always be remembered

It is interesting how the best players always seem to the most humble, Hal has no problem acknowledging the talent of others, take note all you aspiring musicians, be authentic.

Now this is history. It is comparable to being in Sun Studios with Elvis in 1956.

He's up there (Heaven) with the best because he was one of the best! LOVED his amazing contribution to music! WHAT A DRUMMER!

This man is a national treasure

There will never be another drummer like Hal Blaine. He is considered one of the greatest drummers ever lived. Blaine played on over 35,000 recordings, including 6,000 singles. He is regarded as one of the most in-demand drummers in rock and roll history, having played on more hit records than any drummer in the rock era.

Brilliant body of work!

According to Columbia records, "The Graduate" project was a hot mess: there was a lot of recorded material from Simon and Garfunkel, but no finished songs. The president of Columbia Records, Goddard Lieberson, pulled producer Teo Macero off a Dave Brubeck project and gave him a week to put together a soundtrack album for The Graduate. Macero took the Simon and Garfunkel tapes, including material recorded for other albums, and spliced tape loops together for a soundtrack album that went on to be a best seller. Mr. Macero deserves a mention.

So nice to hear God talk

Hidden hero/master musician of pop music.

Love his impression of a Northern English accent.

I wanna hear all the Mr. Blaine has to say.

I grew up listening to Hal Blaine’s drumming, I never knew it was him, of course; the record companies rarely credited the studio cats who recorded the tracks. Nevertheless, Hal’s drumming was a huge influence on my drumming style...and probably many, many others.

In 'The Graduate' when Hoffman's character Benjamin is in his Alfa Romeo hauling ass to find Elaine who's heading to the altar, he runs out of gas, and the accompanying soundtrack slows down as the car slows down and ultimately stops. I'd love to hear how that was done in the studio, matching the music to the car running out of gas.

R.I.P. Hal Blaine, the very best..

Working men’s clubs in the U.K. They are still the same now. People talking when you play! Bingo takes priority. RIP Hal.

great music biz stories! there's gotta be a book somewhere

I was sitting next to art Garfunkel at the music fair in cherry hill before they performed later that night. I was 16.

Brilliant..

This should be 50 million views. Glad it's not. I found the Gold mine. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

How many records had Hall’s signature drumming on it.. 100’s .. that wouldn’t be a hit without his inventive drumming.. Be My Baby for one of many.

Great video. Thanks for posting this interview. So well done. Long live HAL. His legacy will live on for eons through recordings.

The best!!!

All that talent might have resulted in an overinflated ego, but Hal is so humble and appreciative!

What a great generous guy, seems like an ordinary bloke but you dont walk with the greats unless you are a great yourself

Hal - "we did that session with Simon and Garfunkel, they were great" Me - So any instant memories from it, the evolution of ideas, kit you used? Hal - " ...yeah we did that session with Simon and Garfunkel, they were great"

Bernard Purdie used to have a sign saying: "YOU DONE IT! YOU DONE HIRED THE HIT MAKER, BERNARD "PRETTY" PURDIE!" He'd put it up at the sessions he played, to drum up more business and build his reputation. Hal Blaine didn't have a sign. He didn't need one. At all.

Great Drummer, RIP Hal.

He didn't know who Simon and Garfunkel were before they recorded Mrs Robinson in 1968? Well they'd had a number one 2 years earlier with Sound of Silence plus several other big hits.

One of the few songs that begins with the chorus .

beautifully

Imagine a certain point in time when you turn on the radio and you hear yourself drumming on just about any given song!

Wonder why so many LA session musicians are great storytellers

PLEASE, what is the best disc to buy - which BEST illustrates MOSTLY Hal Blaine's music ??

This guy was the real deal. One of my favorites is his drumming on America's Hat Trick album. God bless him, RIP.

Top ten storytellers my grandpa is afraid to diss

Luckiest drummer? Well, maybe. Best drummer? Absolutely. Miss you, brother.

hal blaine talks about Hal Blaine

I played "Mrs. Robinson" in a Catholic church that year on two different occasions. Hal, was there a traditional bass drum pattern on surf songs or was it just snare and cymbals?

Watching the great Hal Blaine, I can`t help thinking of his style & mannerisms compared to the great Joe Morello.

Did he play with the Wrecking Crew?

- I wonder if Hal ever played with Nelson Riddle ... ? 🤔

I Bet they buried Hal with a pair of drum sticks.

I'm guessing this guy was getting old and losing his memory. He doesn't remember Anne Bancroft's name. More importantly, he acts like Simon and Garfunkel were unknown when they recorded Mrs. Robinson. There's a reason why Simon was asked to write and record the soundtrack for The Graduate. The duo already had a string of hits: I Am a Rock Sounds of Silence Scarborough Fair Homeward Bound 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) All prior to Mrs. Robinson. So, they were very well known throughout the industry. Mrs. Robinson was included on their Bookends concept album, which also contained America, Hazy Shade of Winter, and Fakin'It. It is considered by many to be their finest album.

Very seldom had a less-than-kind word to say about anyone ...

Sounds like Hal didn't know who the hell S&G were when they started the session. To the session guys back in the day, the pop singers were replaceable fads - the session guys laid down the track, and moved on to the next date. If the song was a big hit, THEN they paid attention.

WHAT IS HAL BLAINES REAL NAME,,, I WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS JEWISH AND I DON'T THINK BLAINE IS A JEWISH NAME??

2nd luckiest drummer in the world, Ringo Starr is the luckiest.

Didn't know who Simon and Garfunkel were before Mrs. Robinson? Not exactly with it, at the time.

Second luckiest drummer in the world surely Ringo has to go down as the luckiest lol

Disappointing content. I didn't learn anything about the song -- only about the reaction to the song. How was it layered? Were there edits during the sessions? How was the mix developed. What was the process and how long did it take?

Alco-Hal-ic!

Sorry to say but Hal do not really talk about "Mrs Robinson" here, everything else though.

I thought you were leading somewhere with all this

Too bad there are no drums on this song

I'll never understand in a million years why Paul Simon went to England. The music industry was in the USA, what did he hope to do?