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LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER

Someone in a comment under the post about Steely Dan said Walter Becker went up to Hal at NAMM in the 1990s and thanked him for playing on Katy Lied (one song on the album), which he did. However Hal couldn’t remember. He always admitted he couldn’t remember every one of the 6,000 documented songs he played on. Here’s a funny story about when Hal forgot he played on Love Will Keep Us Together

Hal said that one day in 1975 someone came up to him (it was Daryl Dragon’s brother Dennis) and said "Congratulations, Hal, you have the number one record in the country!" Hal, confused, said "What is it?" The guy says "The Captain & Tennille!" Hal goes, "Who the hell are the Captain and Tennille?" Now this guy is confused. He says "You know, "Love Will Keep Us Together" by the Captain and Tennille.' Hal, agitated now, goes "WHO THE F*** ARE THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE???"

Hal was in an ill temper until the next day he gets a telegram from A&M Records stating "You will be receiving an RIAA Certified Gold Record for "Love Will Keep Us Together" by The Captain And Tennille." Hal fires back a telegram to A&M: "WHO THE HELL ARE THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE???"

Finally, Don Randi or another Wrecking Crew vet comes up to Hal and says "Hey, we have the number one record in the country, The Captain And Tennille!" Hal screams out "WHO ARE THEY???"

"You know, that Daryl Dragon demo thing we worked on last year." Hal could barely remember the thing. He explained, "I never heard it as a song, never heard the words, just a riff line turned into 3 minutes."

After he heard the song on the radio he said "I remembered, but it's vague."

Btw yes Hal could get profane in private. But he always kept it out of public like in interviews

Hal Blaine played drums in the famous Wrecking Crew studio band. He was on countless hit records.