On August 26, 2004, David Myers died aged 90. He was photographer and cinematographer known for his documentaries on popular music and musicians, such as the documentary on “Woodstock” festival, “Johnny Cash in San Quentin”, “Elvis on Tour”, “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” (Joe Cocker), “Soul to Soul”, “Wattstax”, “Let the Good Times Roll”, “Save the Children”, “The Grateful Dead”, “The Last Waltz”, “Rust Never Sleeps” (Neil Young & the Crazy Horse), “Shadows and Light” (Joni Mitchell), and “Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie”.
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Douglas Woody
On August 26, 2000, Douglas Allen Woody died aged 44. He was a musician (bass), member of The Peter Criss Band, The Artimus Pyle Band, Blue Floyd, Montage, but best known as a member of the Allman Brothers Band, and founding member of Gov’t Mule.
B.B. King: One Kind Favor
On August 26, 2008, “Geffen” label released “One Kind Favor”, the 42nd and the final B.B. King album. It was recorded in 2008, at “The Village Recorder”, and “Electro Magnetic Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by T- Bone Burnett.
Personnel:
- B. B. King- vocals, guitar
- Johnny Lee Schell- guitar
- Dr. John- piano
- Neil Larsen – Hammond organ
- Nathan East- bass guitar
- Mike Elizondo- bass guitar, double bass
- Jim Keltner- drums, percussion
- Jay Bellerose- drums, percussion
- Jeffrey Clayton – alto saxophone
- Ricky Woodard – tenor saxophone
- Charles Owens II – tenor saxophone
- Ernie Fields Jr.- baritone saxophone
- Snooky Young- trumpet
- Darrell Leonard- trumpet, arrangements
- Ira Nepus – trombone
Track listing:
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean – Blind Lemon Jefferson
- I Get So Weary – T-Bone Walker
- Get These Blues Off Me – Lee Vida Walker
- How Many More Years – Chester Burnett
- Waiting for Your Call – Oscar Lollie
- My Love Is Down – Lonnie Johnson
- The World Is Gone Wrong – Waletr Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon
- Blues Before Sunrise – Leroy Carr
- Midnight Blues – John Willie “Shifty” Henry
- Backwater Blues – Big Bill Broonzy
- Sitting on Top of the World – Vinson Chaatmon
- Tomorrow Night – Lonnie Johnson
Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Tribute To Lester
On August 26, 2003, “ECM” label released “Tribute to Lester”, the 42nd Art Ensemble of Chicago album. It was recorded in September 2001, in Chicago, and was produced by Manfred Eicher. The album was dedicated to the band’s founding member Lester Bowie.
Personnel:
- Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
- Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye: drums, percussion
Track listing:
- Sangaredi – Don Moye
- Suite for Lester – Roscoe Mitchell
- Zero/Alternate Line – Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell
- Tutankhamun – Malachi Favors Maghostut
- As Clear as the Sun – Malachi Favors Maghostut, Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye
- He Speaks to Me Often in Dreams – Malachi Favors Maghostut, Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye
Marc Ribot: Scelsi Morning
On August 26, 2003, “Tzadik” label released “Scelsi Morning”, the 14th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded January – April 2000, at “Sorcerer Sound’ and “Sperry Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot– guitar
- Anthony Coleman – pump organ, piano, sampler, trombone
- Ted Reichman – pump organ, accordion
- Ned Rothenberg – bass clarinet, clarinet
- Chris Wood – bass
- Christine Bard – percussion, drums
- Roberto Rodriguez – percussion, drums
- Jill Jaffe – violin, viola
- Rob Thomas – violin, bass
- Eddie Sperry – sampler
Track listing:
All tracks by Marc Ribot.
- Bataille
- Scelsi Morning
- And Then She Fell…
- Earth
- Pennies from Hell
- Geese
- Our Daily Bread
- Identity I-Shmentity
- The Youth Brigade Triumphs Again (And Again)
- Kabukitsch
Scars: Same
On August 26, 2002, “Sanctuary” label released the self-titled, debut Scars album (not to be confused with the Edinburgh post-punk group called Scars). It was recorded in 2002, at “Sarm West Studios” and “Music Bank’s Waterloo Sunset Studios” in London, “Sarm Hook End” in Reading, Berkshire, “Parkgate Studios” in Battle, East Sussex, and was produced by Chris Tsangarides and Gary Moore.
Personnel:
- Gary Moore– vocals, guitars, mixing
- Cass Lewis– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Darrin Mooney– drums
- Chris Tsangarides– engineer, mixing
- Tim Hole, Dan Turner, Drew Roberts, Matt Crawford – engineer assistant
- Ian Cooper – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.
- When the Sun Goes Down – Gary Moore, Cass Lewis, Darrin Mooney
- Rectify – Gary Moore, Cass Lewis, Darrin Mooney
- Wasn’t Born in Chicago
- Stand Up – Gary Moore, Cass Lewis, Darrin Mooney
- Just Can’t Let You Go
- My Baby (She’s So Good to Me)
- World of Confusion
- Ball and Chain – Gary Moore, Cass Lewis, Darrin Mooney
- World Keep Turnin’ Round
- Who Knows (What Tomorrow May Bring)
Queens of the Stone Age: Villians
On August 25, 2017, “Matador” label released “Villains”, the seventh Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded January – March 2017 and was produced by Mark Ronson and Mark Rankin.
Personnel:
- Josh Homme– lead vocals, guitars
- Troy Van Leeuwen– guitars, keys, backing vocals
- Dean Fertita– keys, guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Shuman – vocals, bass guitar
- Jon Theodore– drums
- James King– saxophone
- The Section Quartet– strings
- Nikka Costa– backing vocals
- Matt Sweeney– backing vocals
- Fred Martin – backing vocals
- Tai Phillips – backing vocals
- Faith Matovia – backing vocals
- Mark Rankin– engineer
- Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
- Justin Smith – engineer assistant
- Caesar Edmunds – mixing
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Gavin Lurssen– mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Boneface – design, illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Josh Homme, all music by Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore.
- Feet Don’t Fall me
- The Way You Used to Do
- Domesticated Animals
- Fortress
- Head Like a Haunted House
- Un-Reborn Again
- Hideaway
- The Evil Has Landed
- Villains of Circumstances
Jack Nitzsche
On August 25, 2000, Bernard Alfred Nitzsche aka Jack Nitzsche, died aged 63. He was a songwriter, composer, arranger, record producer, and musician, known for his work with Phil Spector, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Earl Palmer, Leon Russell, Roy Caton, Willy DeVille, Glen Campbell, and Graham Parker. He also worked in film scores, for films such as “Performance”, “The Exorcist” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Nitzsche released four solo albums and five OSR albums.
Douglas Stegmeyer
On August 25, 1995, Douglas Alan Stegmeyer died aged 43. He was a musician (vocal, bass), member of the band Topper, performed with Debbie Gibson and Hall & Oates, best known as bassist and back-up vocalist for Billy Joel.
Cracker: Gemtleman’s Blues
On August 25, 1998, “Virgin” label released “Gentleman’s Blues” the fourth Cracker studio album. It was recorded in 1998 and was produced by Don Smith.
Personnel:
- David Lowery– vocals, guitar
- Johnny Hickman– vocals, lead guitar
- Bob Rupe– vocals, bass
- Frank Funaro– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by David Lowery, except where noted.
- Good Life – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
- Seven Days – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
- Star – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
- James River
- My Life Is Totally Boring Without You – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Bob Rupe
- Been Around the World
- The World Is Mine – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
- Lullabye
- Waiting for You Girl – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
- Trials & Tribulations – Johnny Hickman
- Wild One – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Bob Rupe
- Hold of Myself – Johnny Hickman
- Gentleman’s Blues – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
- I Want Out of the Circus
- Wedding Day – Johnny Hickman
- Hallelujah
Tracks after “Hallelujah” are all hidden tracks.
- [Silence]
- 1-202-456-141 (the touch-tone phone number for the White House)
- [Silence]
- 1-202-514-8688 (a U.S. Department of Justice phone number, formerly held by Ken Starr)
- [Silence]
- 1-310-289-4459 (presently, the phone number for Beverly Hills psychotherapist Julia Kantor)
- [Silence]
- Cinderella – David Lowery
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