“Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian),” with the Raiders. This track shows off his big drumset, and Blaine is playing some intricate patterns throughout the entire song. Steve Short My favorite Hal Blaine performance has to be on Steely Dan’s “Any World (That I’m Welcome To)” off Katy Lied. To me, it’s the quintessential Hal Blaine drum track—it has all his trademarks and shows how even in the strict confines of Steely Dan his drumming is unbelievably effective. Dominick Notaroberta It’s hard to mention only one, but pretty much anything from the Beach Boys era, because he’s really so transparent. Tony Esperanza “A Taste of Honey” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass has one of the simplest, most addictive drum fills of all time. Pater Hartbarger “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” by Bobby Vee, because of the back and forth between the ’60s surf/swing […]