Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars has been played on NTS shows including Andrew Weatherall Presents: Music's Not For Everyone, with Challenger II first played on 9 June 2016.

Hal Blaine (Harold Simon Belsky, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S., February 5, 1929 - March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician. He is widely regarded as one of the most prolific drummers in rock and roll history, having "certainly played on more hit records than any drummer in the rock era". He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Nancy Sinatra,…