Hal Blaine

SoulMeetsBody

Playing jazz in the fifties, but found rock and pop

A mad Spector telling him to never stop

A destructive force from The Wrecking Crew

Sonic revolutions from forgetting beat two

Inspiring a kid to go past Surfin' USA

To write a masterpiece, drums hard and strong all the way

 

The Boxer in a lift shaft for all to hear

Six Best Song Grammies, six great years

Disco rhythms from a disliked beat

"Hal Blaine Strikes Again" on the session sheet

 

The 40 number ones, still front and centre

But playing on jingles as the drum machines enter

Later working as a guard and writing a book

After losing the money his ex-wife took

 

He died with a legacy, the percussion no more

May he forever rest on beat two and four

  • Author: SoulMeetsBody (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 19th, 2019 13:08
  • Comment from author about the poem: Hal Blaine was an incredibly prolific session drummer. Pick any American pop song from the sixties and chances are that he's the one playing. He unfortunately died earlier this year at 90 of natural causes, so I wrote this poem to commemorate the man, incorporating some direct quotes from himself, his family and the artists that he worked with. May he rest in peace.
  • Category: Reflection
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  • dusk arising

    Welcome to MPS where you will find many of us have the music coursing thru our veins too.
    Great tribute to a rock of modern music.
    Please read some of other poets work on here and leave some comments. Thats how this place works at its best.

    • SoulMeetsBody

      Thanks for the feedback! I think it was Nietzsche who said "Without music, life would be a mistake.". A bit nihilistic, but hey, that was how he rolled. Look forward to getting into the community.

    • Goldfinch60

      Great write about a great drummer, as d a says many of us on hear have music within us and we write about it within all our other words. Come and join the band - Welcome to MPS.

      • SoulMeetsBody

        Thank you! Music is one of my passions, so I may delve into the topic further. I look forward to "joining the band"!



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