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
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SoulMeetsBody (
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- 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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