On July 29, 1988, Roddis Franklin Drake aka Pete Drake, died aged 55. He was a record producer and musician (pedal steel guitar). He worked with Lynn Anderson, Charlie Rich, Bob Dylan, Tammy Wynette, Jerry Reed, Doug Kershaw, Roger Miller, Jack Greene, Joe South, Don Gibson, Marty Robbins. Bill Anderson, Joan Baez, and George Harrison. Drake founded “Stop Records” and “First Generation Records. In 1970 he was inducted into the “Country Music Hall of Fame’s Walkway of Stars”, in 1987 in the “Steel Guitar Hall of Fame”, in 1987 into the “Georgia Music Hall of Fame”.
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Hooverphonic: A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
On July 29, 1996, “Columbia” label released “A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular”, the debut Hooverphonic studio album. It was recorded in 1996 and was produced by Liesje Sadonius, Raymond Geerts, Frank Duchêne, and Alex Callier.
Personnel:
- Liesje Sadonius– vocals
- Raymond Geerts – guitars, breaths
- Frank Duchêne – keyboards, engineer
- Alex Callier– keyboards, programming
- Eric Bosteels – drums
- Stefan Bracoval – flute solo
- Ursi Vanderherten – French parlando
- Charlotte Van de Perre – Spanish parlando
- Sven Muller – single note bass
Track listing:
- Inhaler – Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts
- 2Wicky – Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Pierre Henry
- Wardrope – Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts
- Plus Profond – Alex Callier
- Barabas – Alex Callier
- Cinderella – Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts, Frank Duchêne, Liesje Sadonius
- 9 – Alex Callier
- Sarangi – Alex Callier
- Someone – Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts, Frank Duchêne, Liesje Sadonius
- Revolver – Alex Callier
- Innervoice – Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts
Billy Joel: The Bridge
On July 09, 1986, “Family Productions” and “Columbia” labels released “The Bridge”, the tenth Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1986, at “The Power Station”, “Chelsea Sound”, “RCA Studios”, in New York City and “Evergreen Studios”, in Burbank, California, and was produced by Phil Ramone. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Billy Joel– lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes
- Ray Charles– acoustic piano, lead vocals
- David Brown – guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Russell Javors– guitar
- Liberty DeVitto– drums, percussion
- Doug Stegmeyer– bass guitar
- Mark Rivera– tenor and alto saxophone
- Rob Mounsey– synthesizer, orchestration
- Jeff Bova– synthesizer, orchestration
- Steve Winwood– Hammond B3 organ
- Dean Parks– guitar
- John McCurry– guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus– bass guitar
- Ron Carter– acoustic bass
- Neil Jason– bass guitar
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
- Jimmy Bralower – percussion
- Eddie Daniels– alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
- Dave Bargeron– trombone
- Marvin Stamm– trumpet
- Alan Rubin– trumpet
- Don Brooks– harmonica
- Patrick Williams– arrangements
- Philippe Saisse– orchestration
- Peter Hewlett – backing vocals
- Cyndi Lauper– harmony vocals
- Jim Boyer – engineer
- Steve Boyer, David Dickson, Bradshaw Leigh, Fred Tenny – engineer assistant
- Ricki Begin, Peter Bergren, Mark Betts, Steve Buller, Cary Butler, Gary Ciuzio, Ed Evans, Bruce Howell, Joe Lopes, Frank Rodriguez, Billy Rothschild, Joe Salvatto, Audrey Tanaka, Phil Vachon – technical support
- Ted Jensen– mixing
- Mark Larson – design
- Brad Holland – cover painting
- Patrick Demarchelier – photography
- Larry Busacca, Phil Ramone, Charles Reilly – sleeve photography
- Joseph D’Ambrosio – production coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Joel, except where noted.
- Running on Ice
- This Is the Time
- A Matter of Trust
- Modern Woman
- Baby Grand
- Big Man on Mulberry Street
- Temptation
- Code of Silence – Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper
- Getting Closer
The Time: Same
On July 29, 1981, “Warner Bros” label released the debut, self-titled, Time (The) album. It was recorded April 1979 – April 1981, at Prince’s “Kiowa Trail Home Studio” in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was produced by Prince (as Jamie Starr), and Morris Day.
Personnel:
- Jesse Johnson – guitar
- Prince (as Jamie Starr) – all instruments (except where noted), backing vocals, recording, mixing
- Jellybean Johnson – guitar, drums
- Monte Moir – vocals, leyboards
- Morris Day – vocals, keyboards, drums
- Fink – synth solos
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Track listing:
- Get It Up – Prince
- Girl – Prince
- After Hi School – Dez Dickerson
- Cool – Prince, Dez Dizkerson
- Oh, Baby – Prince
- The Stick – Prince
Explorers Club: Age of Impact
On July 28, 1998, “Magna Carta” label released “Age of Impact”, the debut Explorers Club album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Sound Temple Studio” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Trent Gardner.
Personnel:
- Trent Gardner– keyboards, trombone, mixing
- Wayne Gardner– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass
- James LaBrie– lead vocals
- Bret Douglas– lead vocals
- Matt Bradley– lead vocals
- C. Cooper– lead vocals
- John Petrucci– guitar
- Terry Bozzio– drums
- Billy Sheehan– bass
- Steve Howe– acoustic guitar
- Derek Sherinian– keyboards
- James Murphy– guitar
- Michael Bemesderfer– flute, wind controller
- Frederick Clarke– nylon string guitar
- Matt Guillory– keyboards
- Brad Kaiser – MIDI percussion
- James Murphy – engineer
- Kevin Elson – mixing
- Kevin Lee – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Trent Gardner.
- Impact 1 – Fate Speaks
- Impact 2 – Fading Fast
- Impact 3 – No Returning
- Impact 4 – Time Enough
- Impact 5 – Last Call
Charlie Haden’s Quartet: Haunted Heart
On July 28, 1992, “Verve” label released “Haunted Heart”, the fourth Charlie Haden’s Quartet West album. It was recorded in October 1991, at “Studio Plateforme” in Sète, and was produced by Charlie Haden and Hans Wendl.
Personnel:
- Charlie Haden– bass
- Ernie Watts- tenor saxophone
- Alan Broadbent- piano
- Larance Marable- drums
- Billie Holiday, Jo Stafford, Jeri Southern – vocals
Track listing:
- Introduction- Max Steiner, Adolph Deutsch
- Hello My Lovely – Charlie Haden
- Haunted Heart – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
- The Long Goodbye – Alan Broadbent
- Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish
- Lennie’s Pennies – Lennie Tristano
- Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
- Lady in the Lake – Alan Broadbent
- Segment – Charlie Parker
- The Bad and the Beautiful – David Raksin
- Deep Song – Douglass Cross, George Cory
Eliane Elias: Eliane Elias Plays Jobim
On July 28, 1990, “Blue Note” label released “Eliane Elias Plays Jobim”, the fifth Eliane Elias studio album. It was recorded in December 1989 and was produced by Eliane Elias and Randy Brecker.
Personnel:
- Eliane Elias – vocal, piano, arranger, editing
- Eddie Gomez – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Nana Vasconcelos – percussion
- Malcolm Pollack – editing
- Christine Martin – executive producer
Track listing:
- Waters of March / Aqua de Beber – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
- Sabia – Chico Buarque, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Passarim – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paulo Jobim
- Don’t Ever Go Away – Dolores Durán, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
- Angela – Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Children’s Games – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
- Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Zingaro – Chico Buarque, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- One Note Samba – Jon Hendricks, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
- Don’t Ever Go Away – Dolores Duran, Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Flying Lizards: Same
On July 28, 1979, “Virgin” label released the self-titled, debut Flying Lizards (The) album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Berry Street Studio”, “Brixton Academy” in London, and in New York City, Munich, and Maidstone, and was produced by David Cunningham.
Personnel:
- Steve Beresford – guitar, bass, keyboards
- David Toop – guitar, flute, electronics
- Julian Marshall – keyboards
- Michael Upton
- David Cunningham – engineer
- Dave Hunt – engineer
- Laurie Rae Chamberlain – sleeve art
- Richard Rayner-Canham – sleeve art, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by David Cunningham except where noted
- Der Song von Mandelay (Mandelay Song) – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
- Her Story – Dave Solomon, David Cunningham, General-Strike, Vivien Goldman
- TV – David Cunningham, Deborah Evans-Stickland, General-Strike
- Russia
- Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart
- Money (That’s What I Want) – Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford
- The Flood
- Trouble
- Events During Flood
- The Window – Vivien Goldman
Steve Vai: Sex & Religion
On July 27, 1993, “Relativity” label released “Sex & Religion”, the third Steve Vai studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “The Mothership Studio” in Hollywood Hills, and was produced by Steve Vai.
Personnel:
- Steve Vai– vocals, guitar, arrangement, engineer
- Devin Townsend– lead vocals
- M. Stevens– bass
- Terry Bozzio– drums
- Kane Roberts– backing vocals
- Bernie Grundman– mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Vai, except where noted.
- An Earth Dweller’s Return
- Here & Now
- In My Dreams With You – Steve Vai, Desmond Child, Roger Greenawalt
- Still My Bleeding Heart
- Sex & Religion
- Dirty Black Hole
- Touching Tongues
- State of Grace
- Survive
- Pig – Steve Vai, Devin Townsend
- The Road to Mt. Cavary
- Down Deep into the pain
- Rescue Me or Bury Me
Leon Wilkeson
On July 27, 2001, Leon Russell Wilkeson died aged 49. He was a songwriter and musician (bass), member of Rossington-Collins Band, but was best known as the bass player of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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