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Amazing facts about this guy, thank you for digging this out !!!!

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Straightforward and right to the point. The read did not disappoint.

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Thank you, Ryon!! Much appreciated.

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Wow! Really interesting! I never knew the Rita Coolidge connection.

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Dan--Indeed. If there was justice in the world, her name would be on the copyright.

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Such coincidence. On Saturday evening, I was working on a playlist, and a picture of Derek & The Dominoes came up on Spotify, I pointed out Clapton and Allman, but when my wife asked about the curly-haired guy, I said, "Jim Gordon, but you don't want to know about him because it's too sad of a story. "

And now here we are, three days later, with the story.

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You and I seem often to be traveling the same algorithm! And it's true...this is a heavy one. But man, this guy's contributions. Of course, Hal Blaine did it all without killing anybody, so...

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Hal Blaine is the epitome of a professional musician. He would come in, do something inventive, it would truly add exactly what the song needed, and it would stick with people. As a drummer, I’m always blown away by Blaine’s ability to do this. The lack of that kind of pizazz in music today is so glaring. We need more guys like Blaine.

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Happy to share, Sy! Thanks for reading!

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