On July 20, 2021, Charles Edward Weiss died aged 76, He was singer and songwriter, known for his eclectic mix of blues, rock and roll and beat poetry. Weiss performed with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Roger Miller, Dr. John and Tom Waits. Rickie Lee Jones dedicated him the song “Chuck E.’s In Love”, from her 1979 debut album.
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Hazen Street: Same
On July 20, 2004, “DC Flag” label released the debut, self-titled Hazen Street album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
- Toby Morse – vocals
- Freddy Cricien – vocals
- David Kennedy – guitar
- Hoya – bass
- Mackie Jason – drums
- Chad Gilbert – additional guitar
- Benji Madden – backing vocals
- Joel Madden – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Toby Morse, Freddy Cricien, David Kennedy, Hoya, Mackie Jason and Chad Gilbert.
- Are You Ready?
- Fool the World
- Written
- Sorry
- Trouble
- In Memory Of
- Tomorrow
- All That
- Back Home
- Crossroads
- Stick Up Kid
- Hazen (Outro)
Jackie Greene: Sweet Somewhere Bound
On July 20, 2004, “Dig Music” label released “Sweet Somewhere Bound”, the third Jackie Greene studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Jackie Green and David Houston.
Personnel:
- Jackie Green – vocals, guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Jackie Green.
- About Cell Block #9
- Honey I Been Thinking About You
- Sweet Somewhere Bound
- Miss Madeline (3 Ways to Love Her)
- A Thing Called Rain
- Write a Letter Home
- I Don’t Care About My Baby
- Alice on the Rooftop
- Seven Jealous Sisters
- Emily’s in Heaven
- Sad to Say Goodbye
- Everything to Me
- Don’t Mind Me, I’m Only Dying Slow
Willow: Same
On July 19, 2019, “MSFTS” and “Roc Nation” labels released the self-titled, third Willow studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Willow and Tyler Cole.
Personnel:
- Willow (Willow Smith) – vocals
- Jabs – vocals
- Oren Pine – drums
- Calvin Bailiff – engineer
- Phil Scott – engineer
- James Chul Rim – recording, mixing
- Zach Brown – recording, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Willow Smith and Tyler Cole, except where noted.
- Like a Bird – Willow Smith
- Female Energy Pt. 2
- Time Machine
- Pretty Girlz
- Samo Is Now – Willow Smith
- The (Interlude)
- U Know – Willow Smith, Tyler Cole, Jaden Smith
- Overthinking It
Carly Simon: Moonlight Serenade
On July 19, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Moonlight Serenade”, the fourth Carly Simon album of standards (19th album overall). It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Fox Force Five” in Hollywood, “Reagan’s Garage” and “Westlake Recorders” in Los Angeles, “The Cutting Room” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
- Carly Simon – vocals
- Vin D’Onofrio – guitars, guitar solo
- Michael Thompson – acoustic piano, synth strings, arrangements, additional synthesizers, synth vibraphone, Fender Rhodes
- Jim Cox – acoustic piano
- Andy Chukerman – synth strings, additional synthesizers, arrangements
- Alex Navarro – synth strings, additional synthesizers
- Chris Golden – bass
- John Ferraro – drums
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming, percussion
- Doug Webb – saxophone, clarinet, sax solo, clarinet solo, “stritch” sax solo, flute, arrangements
- Tom Evans – sax
- Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Larry Lunetta – trumpet
- William Galison – harmonica
- Sam Fischer, Samuel Formicola, Alyssa Park, Mark Robertson and Shalini Vijayan – violin
- Danny Seidenberg – viola
- Victor Lawrence – cello
- Richard Perry – arrangements
- Lauren Wild – arrangements
- Michael Thompson – arrangements
- Alex Navarro – arrangements
- Bobby Ginsburg – recording, mixing
- Carter William Humphrey – recording
- Dylan Margerum – recording
- Marcos González – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Jimmy Paar – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Jeff Phurrough – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Nick Sample – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Phil Carbo – engineer assistant
- Anthony Gallo – engineer assistant
- Cesar Ramirez – engineer assistant
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Lauren Dooreck Camara – art direction, design
- Ben McCarthy – production coordinator
- Shauna Krikorian – production assistant
- Bob Gothard – photography
- Lauren Wild – associate producer
Track listing:
- Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
- I Only Have Eyes for You – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
- The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
- Where or When – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- My One and Only Love – Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
- All the Things You Are – Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael
- How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Gram Rabbit: Welcome to the Country
On July 18, 2012, “Royal Order” label released “Welcome to the Country”, the fifth Gram Rabbit album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Hicksville Trailer Palace” in Joshua Tree, CA, and was produced by Jesika von Rabbit and Todd Rutherford.
Personnel:
- Jesika von Rabbit – vocals, keyboard, guitar, recording, mixing
- Todd Rutherford – vocals, bass, guitar, programming, recording, mixing
- Eric Jonasson – vocals, guitar
- Ryan Erskine – additional guitar
- Brandon Henderson – additional guitar
- Bill Maresh – pedal steel
- JP Houston – piano
- Naomi Husaruk – vocals, accordion
- James St. James – drums, bass
- Scott “Drago” Kissinger – horns
- Jamie Hafler, Cristie Carter – extra vocals
- Bruce Barielle – mastering
- Robin Davy – design
- Marina Chavez – photography
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Jesika von Rabbit, Todd Rutherford except where noted.
- Wild Imagination
- Country Jo
- Eeyore
- I’ve Been Thinking
- Olde October Moon
- Rider on a White Horse – Lee Hazlewood
- Too Drive to Drunk
- Country Lullaby
- Honky Tonkin
- Din Ho
Sum 41: Underclass Hero
On July 18, 2007, “Island” label released “Underclass Hero”, the fourth Sum 41 studio album. It was recorded November 2006 – March 2007, at “Ocean Way” in Los Angeles, “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and “Sage & Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Deryck Whibley.
Personnel:
- Deryck Whibley – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
- Cone – bass
- Stevo – drums, percussion
- Michael Railton – piano
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Dan Chase – percussion
- David Campbell – string arrangement
- Doug McKean – engineer
- Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
- Adam Fuller – engineer assistant
- Nathan Johns – engineer assistant
- Nik Karpen – engineer assistant
- Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Patrick Hegarty – design
- Brian Lauzon – package design, photography
- Matt Taylor – package design, photography
- Jonathan Mannion – cover photo
Track listing:
All tracks by Deryck Whibley, except where noted.
- Underclass Hero – Deryck Whibley, Steve Kocz
- Walking Disaster
- Speak of the Devil
- Dear Father
- Count Your Last Blessings
- Ma Poubelle – Deryck Whibley, Steve Kocz
- March of the Dogs
- The Jester
- With Me
- Pull the Curtain
- King of Contradiction
- Best of Me
- Confusion and Frustration in Modern Times
- So Long Goodbye
Robert Eugene Steinhardt
On July 17, 2021, Robert Eugene Steinhardt died aged 71. He was musician (violin, viola, tambourine) and singer, member of Stormbringer Band, founder and leader of the band Steinhardt Moon, but was best known as violin player and co-lead singer of Kansas.
Dee Gees: Hail Satin
On July 17, 2021, “RCA” label released “Hail Satin”, Dee Gees album (Foo Fighters side project). It was recorded in 2021, at “Studio 606” in San Fernando Valley, California, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.
Personnel:
- Dave Grohl – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Chris Shiflett – guitar
- Pat Smear – guitar
- Rami Jaffee – keyboards, piano
- Nate Mendel – bass guitar
- Taylor Hawkins – lead vocals, drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
- You Should Be Dancing
- Night Fever
- Tragedy
- Shadow Dancing – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Andy Gibb
- More Than a Woman
- Making a Fire (live) – Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins
- Shame Shame (live) – Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins
- Waiting on a War (live) – Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins
- No Son of Mine (live) – Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins
- Cloudspotter (live) – Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins
Wavves: Hideaway
On July 16, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Hideaway”, the seventh Wavves album. It was recorded in 2021, at David Sitek’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sitek.
Personnel:
- Nathan Williams – vocals, guitar
- Alex Gates – guitar
- Stephen Pope – bass
- Ross Traver – drums
- David Sitek – engineer, mixing
- Derek Coburn – engineer
- Steve Fallone – mastering
- Mikey Burey – artwork
- Max Taeuschel – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Nathan Williams, except where noted.
- Thru Hell
- Hideaway – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
- Help Is on the Way – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
- Sinking Feeling – Alex Gates
- Honeycomb – Stephen Pope
- The Blame – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
- Marine Life
- Planting a Garden
- Caviar
