Life Drummer Hal Blaine, who played on thousands of ’60s and ’70s hits, has died at 90 March 11, 2019March 11, 2019Andrew Dalton and Hillel Italie, The Associated PressComments Off on Drummer Hal Blaine, who played on thousands of ’60s and ’70s hits, has died at 90 Drummer Hal Blaine, who played on many of the biggest hits in music history, has died of natural causes at his home in California. He was 90.