On November 2, 2025, Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay died aged 78. She was singer member of the bands Heart of Gold Band, Jerry Garcia Band, Dinna Jean Godchaux Band, but was best known as member and singer of Grateful Dead (1972 – 1979). Donna Jean recorded with Elvis Presley, Cher, Boz Scaggs, Johnny Jenkins, Bob Weir, David Bromberg, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jerry Garcia, Zero, Jazz Is Dead and Robert Hunter. As leader or co-leader she released eight albums.
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Demon Fuzz: Afreaka!
In November 1970, “Dawn” label released “Afreaka!” the first Demon Fuzz studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Barry Murray.
Personnel:
- Smokey Adams – vocals
- W. Raphael Joseph – guitar
- Ray Rhoden – piano, organ
- Sleepy Jack Joseph – bass
- Steven John – drums
- Ayinde Folarin – congas
- Paddy Corea – congas, flute, sax, arrangements
- Clarance Brooms Crosdale – trombone
Track listing:
- Past, Present, and Future – Ray Rhoden
- Disillusioned Man – Ray Rhoden, W. Raphael Joseph
- Another Country – Ron Polte
- Hymn to Mother Earth – Ray Rhoden, W. Raphael Joseph
- Mercy (Variation No. 1) – Ray Harris
Marlena Shaw: The Spice Of Life
In November 1969, “Cadet” label released “The Spice of Life”, the second Marlena Shaw studio album. It was recorded February – July 1969, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans and Charles Stepney.
Personnel:
- Marlena Shaw – vocal
- Richard Evans – arrangements
- Charles Stepney – arrangements
- Stu Black – engineer
- Dave Purple – engineer
- Jerry Griffin – design
- Bob Crawford – photography
- Bobby Miller – album supervision
- Loonis McGlohon – liner notes
- Ken Druker – executive producer
Track listing:
- Woman of the Ghetto – Bobby Miller, Marlena Shaw, Richard Evans
- Call it Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker
- Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigment Berland, Sonny Miller
- I’m Satisfied – Morris Dollison
- I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
- Liberation Conversation – Bobby Miller, Marlena Shaw
- California Soul – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- Go Away Little Boy – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- Looking Through the Eyes of Love – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- Anyone Can Move a Mountain – Johnny Marks
Ryan Adams: Rock n Roll
On November 4, 2003, “Lost Highway” label released “Rock n Roll”, the fourth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Stratosphere Sound” in Manhattan, New York, and was produced by James Barber.
Personnel:
- Ryan Adams – lead and backing vocals, voices, guitar, keyboards, bass, guitar, multi instruments, costume design
- Johnny McNab – guitar
- Joe McGinty – piano
- Joe McGrath – piano, engineer
- Jamie Candiloro – bass guitar, Hammond organ, engineer, mixing, surround mix
- Johnny Pisano – bass guitar
- Jonathan Flaugher – bass guitar
- Tony Shanahan – bass guitar
- Johnny T – voices, drums
- Paul Garisto – drums
- Parker Posey – backing vocals
- Billie Joe Armstrong – backing vocals
- Melissa Auf der Maur – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.
- This Is It – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
- Shallow
- 1974
- Wish You Were Here – Ryan Adams, Brad Rice
- So Alive – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
- Luminol – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington, Tony Shanahan
- Burning Photographs – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
- She’s lost Total Control
- Note to Self: Don’t Die – Ryan Adams, Parker Posey
- Rock n Roll
- Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
- Do Miss America
- Boys – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
- The Drugs Not Working
Explosions In The Sky: The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
On November 4, 2003, “Temporary Residence Limited” label released “The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place”, the third Explosions in the Sky studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by John Congleton.
Personnel:
- Munaf Rayani – guitars
- Michael James – guitars, bass
- Mark T Smith – guitars
- Christopher Hrasky – drums
- John Congleton – recording, engineer
Track listing:
- First Breath After Coma
- The Only Moment We Were Alone
- Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean
- Memorial
- Your Hand in Mine
Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque
On November 4, 1991, “Creation” label released “Bandwagonesque”, the third Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded April – May 1991, at “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Don Fleming, Paul Chisholm, Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley and Brendan O’Hare. In 1991, “Bandwagonesque” was voted “Album of the year” by American music magazine Spin.
Personnel:
- Norman Blake – vocals, guitar, bass, arrangements
- Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar, arrangements
- Gerard Love – vocals, bass, guitar, arrangements
- Brendan O’Hare – vocals, drums, arrangements
- Joseph McAlinden – brass and strings
- Don Fleming – occasional vocals and guitar
- Dave Buchanan – handclaps
- Paul Chisholm – engineer
- Keith Hartley – engineer
- Dave Buchanan – engineer assistant
- George Peckham – mastering
- Sharon Fitzgerald – design, photography
Track listing:
- The Concept – Norman Blake
- Satan – Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley, Brendan O’Hare
- December – Gerard Love
- What You Do To Me – Norman Blake
- I Don’t Know – Raymond McGinley
- Star Sign – Gerard Love
- Metal Baby – Norman Blake
- Pet Rock – Gerard Love
- Sidewinder – Gerard Love, Brendan O’Hare
- Alcholiday – Norman Blake
- Guiding Star – Gerard Love
- Is This Music – Gerard Love
Ian Sweet: Sucker
On November 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl Record Co.” label released “Sucker”, the fourth Ian Sweet studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Outliner Inn” in New York, and was produced by Ian Sweet, Alex Craig, and Isaac Eiger.
Personnel:
- Jilian Medford (Ian Sweet) – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
- Alex Craig – guitar, synthesizer
- Isaac Eiger – guitar, synthesizer, piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Jilian Medford and Alex Craig.
- Bloody Knees
- Smoking Again
- Emergency Contact
- Sucker
- Comeback
- Your Spit
- Clean
- Fight
- Slowdance
- Hard
Till Lindermann: Zunge
On November 3, 2023, Till Lindemann self-released “Zunge”, his debut album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, and was produced by Sky van Hoff, Daniel Karelly, Olsen Involtini, Lois Cass and Clemens Wijers.
Personnel:
- Till Lindemann – vocals
- Sky van Hoff – choir, instruments, engineer, mixing
- Daniel Karelly – instruments, backing vocals, mixing
- Lois Cass – keyboards, programming
- Clemens Wijers – instruments, backing vocals, engineer
- Marco Bayati – choir, drums, editor
- Marco Kollenz – vocals, choir, engineer, editor
- Constantin Krieg – keyboards, programming
- Martin Te Laak – choir, conductor, arrangements
- Aachener Kammenchor – choir, performer
- Olsen Involtini – mixing
- Svante Forsbäck – mastering
- Den Zozulya – artwork
- Rocket & Wink – artwork, art direction, design
- Gleb Davydov – artwork, concept
Track listing:
All lyrics by Till Lindemann.
- Zunge – Daniel Karelly
- Sport frei – Sky van Hoff
- Altes Fleisch – Sky van Hoff
- Übers Meer – Lois Cass, Olsen Involtini
- Du hast kein Herz – Sky van Hoff
- Tanzlehrerin – Sky van Hoff
- Nass – Daniel Karelly
- Alles für die Kinder – Clemens Wijers
- Schweiß – Sky van Hoff
- Lecker – Daniel Karelly
- Selbst verliebt (Self-Love) (ends at 2:50) – Olsen Involtini, Daniel Karelly (hidden track, starts at 3:20)
The Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame
On November 3, 1971, “Columbia” label released “The Inner Mounting Flame”, the debut Mahavishnu Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in August 1971, at “CBS Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John McLaughlin.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin – guitar
- Jan Hammer – keyboards, organ
- Rick Laird – bass
- Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
- Jerry Goodman – violin
- Don Puluse – engineer
- Ron Coro – design
- Anthony Hixon – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin.
- Meeting of the Spirits
- Dawn
- The Noonward Race
- A Lotus on Irish Streams
- Vital Transformation
- The Dance of Maya
- You Know You Know
- Awakening
The Band: Jericho
On November 2, 1993, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Jericho”, the eighth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985, 1990 – 1993, at “Levon Helm Studios”, “NRS Studios”, “Neressa Studios”, “BearTracks Studios”, “Bearsville Studios”, “Woodstock Studios”, and was produced by John Simon, Aaron L. Hurwitz, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Randy Ciarlante.
Personnel:
- Rick Danko – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, fiddle, trombone, keyboards
- Garth Hudson – organ, keyboards, accordion, electric piano, saxophones, synthesizers, horns
- Richard Manuel – vocals, piano, keyboards
- Levon Helm – vocals, drums, percussion, mandolin, guitar
- Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Rick Bell – keyboards, organ, piano, accordion, backing vocals
- Jim Weider – guitars, backing vocals
- Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
- Artie Traum – acoustic guitar
- Eric Bazilian – mandolin
- Stan Szelest – electric piano
- John Simon – electric piano, horns, saxophones
- Champion Jack Dupree – piano
- Rob Hyman – keyboards
- Rob Leon – bass guitar
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Bobby Strickland – tenor and baritone saxophones
- Dave Douglas – trumpet
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Jules Shear – backing vocals
- Colin Linden – backing vocals
- Aaron “Professor Louie” Hurwitz – engineer
- Chris Andersen – engineer
- Steve Churchyard – engineer
- John Roper – engineer
Track listing:
- Remedy – Colin Linden, Jim Weider
- Blind Willie McTell – Bob Dylan
- The Caves of Jericho – Richard Bell, Levon Helm, John Simon
- Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
- Too Soon Gone – Jules Shear, Stan Szelest
- Country Boy – Marshall Barer, Fred Brooks
- Move to Japan – Joe Flood, Levon Helm, John Simon, Stan Szelset, Jim Weider
- Amazon (River of Dreams) – Artie Traum
- Stuff You Gotta Watch – Muddy Waters
- Same Thing – Willie Dixon
- Shine a Light – Marty Grebb, Daniel Moore
- Blues Stay Away from Me – Alton & Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney
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