Hal Blaine Professions : Drummer Born : February 5, 1929 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Hal Blaine You gotta understand also that teenage kids just don't have the experience and the studio technique. I mean, in those days it wasn't electronic like it is today, where you can hit a drum and, you know, the engineer does it all. In those days, everything was live and you had to have decent sounds, and through the years you get to weed out what's bad and what's good. Hal Blaine teenage weed mean I started out playing big bands shows and different things. I was with several different small bands and groups, doing comedy and singing, emceeing, and I got a break with a very big star of the late fifties whose name was Tommy Sands. Hal Blaine singing stars names I did Nancy Sinatra in Vegas a number of times, and then the Sinatra family, when we did Frankie and the Muppets. Big show in Vegas. Hal Blaine muppet vegas numbers You've got to be the master of your instrument, you've got to be dedicated, and you've got to do a lot of practicing, especially in the beginning, once you've got it, you've got it. It will always be with you. Hal Blaine entertainment Similar Authors Buddy Rich drummer Brian Viglione drummer Brian Blade drummer Aynsley Dunbar drummer Billy Higgins drummer Billy Cobham drummer All Authors