On May 10, 1999, Sheldon Allan “Shel” Silverstein died aged 57. He was writer of children books, cartooninst and songwriter. His songs were recorded by many artists including Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, Marianne Faithful, Belinda Carlisle, Doyle Holly, Judy Collins and Emmylou Harris. His best known songs are “Sylvia’s Mother” and “The Cover of Rolling Stone” recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, and “A Boy Named Sue” recorded by Johnny Cash. Silverstein won two “Grammy Awards” and a “Golden Globe Award”.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Little Richard
On May 9, 2020, Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard died aged 87. He was singer, songwriter and musician (piano), one of the most important and influential persons in the popular music. His charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding back beat and raspy shouted vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll, but also had important role in formation of other music genres such as soul and funk. For his work Little Richard received numerous awards and was honored by many institutions. In 1986, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”; in 1993 he received “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”, he was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, received “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the “Recording Academy”; “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the “Rhythm and Blues Foundation”, and received a “Rhapsody & Rhythm Award” from the “National Museum of African American Music”. In 2012, his song “Tutti Frutti” was included in the “National Recording Registry” of the “Library of Congress”, stated that his “unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music”. Three of his songs “Tutti Frutti,” “Lucille” and “Long Tall Sally” are inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Glenn Hughes: First Underground Nuclear Kitchen
On May 9, 2008, “Frontier Records” label released “First Underground Nuclear Kitchen”, the twelve Glenn Hughes studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Glenn Hughes.
Personnel:
- Glenn Hughes– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass
- Luis Carlos Maldonado – acoustic and electric guitar
- JJ Marsh– electric guitar
- George Nastos – guitar
- Anders Olinder – keyboards
- Ed Roth– keyboards, piano
- Chad Smith– drums, percussion
- Ana Lenchantin– cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Glenn Hughes, except where noted.
- Crave
- First Underground Nuclear Kitchen – Glenn Hughes, Luis Carlos Maldonado
- Satellite
- Love Communion – Glenn Hughes, Luis Carlos Maldonado
- We Shall Be Free – Glenn Hughes, Luis Carlos Maldonado
- Imperfection
- Never Say Never – Glenn Hughes, Luis Carlos Maldonado
- We Go 2 War – Glenn Hughes, Luis Carlos Maldonado
- Oil and Water
- Too Late to Save the World
- Where There´s a Will
Roger Hodgson: Open the Door
On May 9, 2000, “Epic” label released “Open the Door”, the fourth Roger Hodgson album. It was recorded 1998 – 2000, at “Studio Arpege” in Les Sorinieres, France, “Eglise Notre Dame de Bon-Port” in Nantes, France, “Unicorn Studios” in Nevada City, California, “Barrandov Studios” in Prague, Czech Republic, and was produced by Alan Simon, Roger Hodgson.
Personnel:
- Roger Hodgson – vocals, 12 string and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonium, pipe organ, harpsichord, church organ
- Trevor Rabin – electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Claude Samard – banjo, dobroslide and pedal steel guitar, bouzouki, oud
- Manuel Delgado – Spanish guitar, palmas
- Dan Ar Braz – arpeggio guitar
- Laurent Vernerey – bass guitar
- Alan Thomson – bass guitar
- Arnaud Dunoyer – Hammond organ
- Olivier Rousseau – piano
- Alan Simon – high whistle, bodhran, harmonica
- Loïc Ponthieu – drums, wavedrum
- Denis Banarrosh – percussion
- Gerry Conway – drums, percussion
- Jeff Phillips – drums
- Jean Pierre Meneghin – Scottish drums
- Gurvan Houdayer – Scottish drums
- Christophe Negre – saxophone
- Michel Gaucher – flute
- Zdenek Rys – oboe
- Bruno Le Rouzic – bagpipe
- Pascal Martin – uilleann pipe
- Jean Louis Roques – accordion
- Marco Canepa – Morse code
- Jean-Jacques Milteau – harmonica
- Dominique Regef – rebec, Hurdy Gurdy
- Didier Lockwood – violin
- Pavel Belohlavek – cello
- Ilana Russell (Alana Cunningham) – children’s choir
- Sierrah Dietz – children’s chorus
- Justine Black – children’s chorus
- Molly Katwman – children’s chorus
- Nikki Matheson – backing vocals
- The Symphonic Orchestra of Prague – conducted by Mario Klemens
- The Bulgarian Voices “Philippopolis” – conducted by Hristo Arabadjiev
- Samples from: speech by Queen Elizabeth II, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ronald Reagan, Sevik the wolf
Track listing:
All tracks by Roger Hodgson, except where noted.
- Along Came Mary
- The More I Look
- Showdown
- Hungry
- The Garden
- Death and a Zoo
- Love is a Thousand Times
- Say Goodbye
- Open the Door
- For Every Man – Roger Hodgson, Alan Simon
Jane Monheit: Never Never Land
On May 9, 2000, “N-Coded” label released “Never Never Land”, the debut Jane Monheit album. It was recorded in January 2000, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Carl Griffin.
Personnel:
- Jane Monheit– vocals, vocal arrangements
- Kenny Barron– piano
- Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
- Ron Carter– bass
- Lewis Nash– drums
- Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
- David “Fathead” Newman– flute, tenor saxophone
- David Berkman– arrangements
- Peter Eldridge – arrangements
- Tom Shick – engineer, mixing
- Todd Parker – engineer assistant
- Gene Paul – mixing, mastering
- Carl Griffin – executive producer
Track listing:
- Please Be Kind – Saul Chapin, Sammy Cahn
- Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
- More Than You Know – Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu
- Dindi – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloisio de Oliveira, Ray Gilbert
- Save Your Love for Me – Buddy Johnson
- Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
- My Foolish Heart – Victor Young, Ned Washington
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
- Twisted – Wardell Gray, Annie Ross
- Never Never Land – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
Traffic: Far From Home
On May 9, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Far From Home”, the eighth and final Traffic studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1994, at Woodstock, Kilcoole, Eire, and was produced by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi.
Personnel:
- Steve Winwood– lead and backing vocals, organs, piano, synthesizers, lead guitar, basses, flute, saxophone, congas, timbales, programming
- Jim Capaldi– drums, percussion, backing vocals, art direction
- Davy Spillane- Uilleann pipes
- Mick Dolan- rhythm guitar, AKAI S1000 programming, engineer, mixing
- Karim Benzezour – mixing assistant
- Tim Young – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi except where noted.
- Riding High
- Here Comes a Man
- Far from Home
- Nowhere is Their Freedom
- Holy Ground – Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Davy Spillane
- Some Kinda Woman
- Every Night, Every Day
- This Train Won’t Stop
- State of Grace
- Mozambique
Leb i Sol: Putujemo
On May 9, 1989, “Jugoton” label released “Putujemo”, the tenth and final Leb i Sol studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “M2 Studio RTV Skopje” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vlatko Stefanovski, Bodan Arsovski and Braco Zafirovski.
Personnel:
- Vlatko Stefanovski – vocal, guitars, arrangements
- Bodan Arsovski – vocal, bass guitar, arrangements
- Kiril Džajkovski – keyboards, arrangements
- Garo Tavitijan – drums, arrangements
- Kaliopi Gril – vocal
- Kire Kostov – flugelhorn
- Zoran Jovanović-Lima – soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Kokan Dimuševski – keyboards
- Braco Zafirovski – recording
- Vladimir Nikolovski – recording assistant
- Paul Furnadžiski Adams – design
- Georgi Hristovski – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Vlatko Stefanovski, except where noted.
- Istok – zapad (Telepatski)
- Ima jedno nešto
- Čukni vo Drvo
- Romansa
- Trač
- Putujemo
- Otrov i med
- Sumorno proleće – lyrics by Goran Stefanovski, music by Bodan Arsovski
- Sivo je
Anthony Howe
On May 6, 2020, Brian Anthony Howe died aged 66. He was singer – songwriter, member of the band White Spirit, worked with Ted Nugent, but best known as lead vocalist of the band Bad Company. Howe recorded three solo albums.
Richie Cole
On May 2, 2020, Richie Cole died aged 72. He was composer, arranger and musician (saxophone), began to play alto saxophone when he was ten years old, encouraged by his father, who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. In the 70’ he created his own “alto madness” bebop style. In the 90’s he formed The Alto Madness Orchestra. Cole recorded and performed with many musicians such as Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Eddie Jefferson, Nancy Wilson, Tom Waits, The Manhattan Transfer, Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Kloss, Bobby Enriquez, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Greg Abate, Les DeMerle, Allan Harris, Jim Holman, Vic Juris, Peter Lauffer, Oliver Nelson, Anita O’Day, Red Rodney, Janine Santana, Mark Murphy, Sonny Stitt and Boots Randolph. In 2005, Cole was awarded the “State of California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz” on behalf of the “Temecula Jazz Society”.
Mark Lanegan: Field Songs
On May 8, 2001, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Field Songs”, the fifth Mark Lanegan album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Jupiter Studios” in Alliance, Ohio, “Robert Lang Studios” in Shoreline, Washington, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Angello and Martin Feveyear.
Personnel:
- Mark Lanegan– vocals, guitar
- Allen Davis – acoustic guitar, bass
- Ben Shepherd– vocals, acoustic, lap steel and electric guitar, bass, piano
- Mike Johnson- acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Wurlitzer organ, piano, backing vocals
- Brett Netson – acoustic guitar
- John Agnello – vocals, recorder, mixing, mastering
- Martin Feveyear– vocals, Hammond organ, recorder, mixing, mastering
- Keni Richards – piano, drums, mellotron
- Marek – piano
- Chris Goss– vocals, synthesizer
- Mark Hoyt – vocals
- Wendy Rae Fowler- vocals
- Duff McKagan- drums, Fender Rhodes
- Mark Boquist – drums
- Bill Rieflin- drums
- Chris Strother – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Lanegan except where noted.
- One Way Street
- No Easy Action
- Miracle
- Pill Hill Serenade
- Don’t Forget Me
- Kimiko’s Dream House – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Mark Lanegan
- Resurrection Song
- Field Song
- Low
- Blues for D – Mark Lanegan, Ben Shepherd
- She Done Too Much
- Fix
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