Hal!
from wiki
"Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky, 5 February 1929, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California.
Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel and The Beach Boys. He is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1965 the Beach Boys and Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean recorded an off-the-cuff cover version of The Regents' 1961 hit song, "Barbara Ann." It was released as a 45 rpm single and on the Beach Boys Party LP in 1965.
During the hectic instrumental break, one of the singers can be heard shouting off-mike, "It's Hal and His Famous Ashtrays!". This is a reference to Blaine, who was playing percussion at the session, and who accompanied this improvised song by drumming on a pair of overturned glass ashtrays.
Beach Boys' drummer, Dennis Wilson let Hal Blaine do a large amount of the drumming on Beach Boys' recordings. In fact, when Wilson made his own solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue he hired Blaine to play the drums. Blaine said, "I made $50 an hour playing Beach Boys songs in the studio - Dennis made $50,000 a week playing them in concert."
My fave Hal drumming is his work on "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" from "Pet Sounds". He does the regular drums, and the tympanis, and even the bongos...
