On May 21, 2001, Tommy Eyre died aged 52. He was musician (keyboards, piano), as a session musician recorded and performed with John Martyn, Alex Harvey, Greg Lake, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, B.B. King, John Mayall, Tracy Chapman Wham!, Marc Almond, Scarlet Rivera, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Blue Whale, Jaklin, Riff Raff and ZZebra, but he was best known for playing on Joe Cocker’s “With A Little Help From My Friends”, Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” and “Right Down the Line”. As leader Eyre has released seven albums.
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Cheap Trick: Heaven Tonight
In May 1978, “Epic” label released “Heaven Tonight”, the third Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1977-1978, at “Record Plant” and “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Werman. In 1979 the album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and Platinum in US by “RIIA” in 1995.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Tom Petersson– bass, backing vocals
- Bun E. Carlos– drums
- Gary Ladinsky – engineer
- Mike Beiriger – engineer assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Jim Charne, Paula Scher– design
- Reid Miles- photography
Track listing:
All songs by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.
- Surrender
- On Top of the World
- California Man – Roy Wood
- High Roller – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
- Auf Wiedersehen – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- Takin’ Me Back
- On the Radio
- Heaven Tonight – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- Stiff Competition
- How Are You – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
- Oh Claire – Bun E. Carlos, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
Carole King: Welcome Home
In May 1978, “Capitol” label released “Welcome Home”, the tenth Carole King album. It was recorded in January 1978 at “Sound Labs” in Hollywood, and was produced by Carole King and Norm Kinney.
Personnel:
- Carole King – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements
- Robert McEntee – guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Hallman- guitars, backing vocals
- Rob Galloway – bass, backing vocals
- Michael Wooten – drums
- Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
- Richard Hardy – vocals, flute, saxophone, clarinet
- George Bohanon- trombone, horn arrangement
- Dick “Slyde” Hyde- trombone
- Ernie Watts- saxophone
- Nolan Andrew Smith, Jr – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Oscar Brashear- trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Charles Veal, Jr. – concertmaster, violin
- Israel Baker- violin
- Frank Foster – violin
- William H. Henderson – violin
- Marcia Van Dyke – violin
- Dorothy Wade – violin
- John Wittenberg – violin
- Kenneth Yerke – violin
- Rollice Dale – viola
- Denyse Buffum – viola
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello
- Ronald Cooper – cello
- Charles Veal, Rollice Dale, Dennis Karmazyn – The Trio on “Changes”
- Bob Harrington – hammer dulcimer
- Anne Golia – tamboura
- Georgia Kelly – harp
- Rick Evers – cowbell
- Carole King, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Richard Hardy, Stephanie Spruill, Alexandra Brown, Ann White – choir
- Norm Kinney, Linda Tyler, Steve Katz – engineer
- Roy Kohara,- art direction
- Roy Reynolds – art direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Carole King except where noted.
- Main Street Saturday Night
- Sunbird – Carole King, Rick Evers
- Venusian Diamond – Carole King, Rick Evers, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Robb Galloway, Miguel Rivera, Richard Hardy, Michael Wooten
- Changes
- Morning Sun
- Disco Tech – Carole King, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Robb Galloway, Miguel Rivera, Michael Wooten, Richard Hardy
- Wings of Love – Carole King, Rick Evers
- Ride the Music
- Everybody’s Got the Spirit
- Welcome Home
Foghat: Stone Blue
In May 1978, “Bearsville” label released “Stone Blue”, the seventh Foghat studio album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Eddie Kramer.
Personnel:
- Dave Peverett – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rod Price- lead and slide guitar
- Craig MacGregor- bass guitar
- Roger Earl- drums
Track listing:
- Stone Blue – Dave Peverett
- Sweet Home Chicago – Robert Johnson
- Easy Money – Dave Peverett
- Midnight Madness – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
- It Hurts Me Too – Elmore James
- High on Love – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
- Chevrolet – Earl McDaniel
- Stay with Me – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
Commodores: Natural High
In May 1978, “Motown” label released “Natural High”, the sixth Commodores album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by James Carmichael, Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, William King and Walter Orange.
Personnel:
- Lionel Richie– vocals, saxophone, keyboards
- Thomas McClary– vocals, guitar
- Milan Williams– keyboards
- Ronald LaPread – bass guitar
- Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion
- William King– trumpet
Track listing:
- Fire Girl – William King, David Cochrane, Darryl Jones
- X-Rated Movie – Milan Williams
- Flying High – Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary
- Three Times a Lady – Lionel Richie
- Such a Woman – Walter Orange
- Say Yeah – Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread
- I Like What You Do – Lionel Richie, Walter Orange
- Visions – Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary
Kraftwerk: The Man-Machine
On May 19, 1978, “Kling Klang” label released “The Man-Machine” (Die Mensch-Maschine), the seventh Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded 1977-1978, at “Kling Klang Studio” and mixed at “Studio Rudas” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.
Personnel:
- Ralf Hütter– voice, vocoder, synthesizer, keyboard, Orchestron, Synthanorma Sequencer, electronics, cover, concept
- Florian Schneider– vocoder, Votrax, synthesizer, electronics, concept
- Karl Bartos– electronic drums
- Wolfgang Flür– electronic drums
- Joschko Rudas – engineer
- Leanard Jackson – engineer
- Henning Schmitz– engineer assistant
- Karl Klefisch – lettering
- Günther Fröhling – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ralf Hütter except where noted.
- The Robots – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
- Spacelab – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
- Metropolis – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
- The Model – lyrics by Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult, music by Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
- Neon Lights – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos
- The Man-Machine – Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos
Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels
On May 20, 2016, “Columbia” label released “Fallen Angels”, the thirty-seventh Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded February 2015-March 2016, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Frost. The album features covers of twelve classic American songs.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan – vocals
- Charlie Sexton – guitar
- Donnie Herron – steel guitar, viola
- Stu Kimball – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Tony Garnier – bass guitar
- George Recile – drums
- James Harper – horn arrangements, conducting
- Al Schmitt – engineer, mixing
- Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Geoff Gans – album artwork
Track listing:
- Young at Heart – Johnny Richards, Carolyn Leigh
- Maybe You’ll Be There – Rube Bloom, Sammy Gallop
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- All the Way – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
- Nevertheless – Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
- All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence
- On a Little Street in Singapore- Peter DeRose, Billy Hill
- It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
- Melancholy Mood – Walter Schumann, Vick R. Knight, Sr.
- That Old Black Magic – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Come Rain or Come Shine – Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Visage: Hearts and Knives
On May 20, 2013, “Blitz Club” label released “Hearts and Knives”, the fourth Visage studio album. It was recorded 2012-2013, and was produced by John Bryan and Sare Havlicek. “Hearts and Knives” was the band’s first album of new material in 29 years.
Personnel:
- Steve Strange– vocals
- Robin Simon– guitar
- Dave Formula– keyboards
- Mick MacNeil– keyboards
- Logan Sky – keyboards
- Rich Mowatt – keyboards
- Lauren Duvall – vocals
- John Bryan – additional backing vocals
- Steve Barnacle – bass
- Sare Havlicek – keyboards, drums
- “Wildcat” Will Blanchard – drums
- Nigel Summers – additional guitar
Track listing:
- Never Enough
- Shameless Fashion
- She’s Electric (Coming Around)
- Hidden Sign
- On We Go
- Dreamer I Know
- Lost in Static
- I Am Watching
- Diaries of a Madman
- Breathe Life
3 Doors Down: Same
On May 20, 2008, “Universal Republic” label released the fourth, self-titled 3 Doors Down studio album. It was recorded June 2007- April 2008 in:New York City, Houston, Texas, Tokyo and Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Johnny K.
Personnel:
- Brad Arnold– lead vocals
- Matt Roberts – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar
- Todd Harrell – bass
- Greg Upchurch – drums
- David Davidson, David Angell, John Catchings – strings
- Kris Wilkinson – strings, strings arrangements
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- George Marino – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell and Chris Henderson.
- Train
- Citizen/Soldier
- It’s Not My Time
- Let Me Be Myself
- Pages
- It’s the Only One You’ve Got
- Give It to Me
- These Days
- Your Arms Feel Like Home
- Runaway
- When It’s Over
- She Don’t Want the World
Chris Cornell
On May 17, 2017, Christopher John Boyle aka Chris Cornell died aged 52. He was musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of Soundgarden, lead vocalist and songwriter of Audioslave, and as founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog. Cornell is widely regarded as one of the crucial artists of the grunge movement. Readers of the “Guitar World” magazine voted him “Rock’s Greatest Singer”; “Hit Parader” ranked him at number 4 in the list of “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists”; “MTV” ranked Cornell at number 12 in the choice of the “22 Greatest Voices in Music”; magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him at number 9 in the list of the “Best Lead Singers of All Time”. Cornell released fie solo albums.
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