On January 31, 2019, Harold Ray Bradley died aged 93. He was musician (guitar) and music producer, part of the Nashville A-Team of session players. He recorded and performed with numerous musicians including Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bill Chinnock, The Everly Brothers, Slim Whitman, Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson. Bradley is regarded as one of the most recorded guitarists in the history of music. As leader he released five albums.
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Dewey Martin
On January 31, 2009, Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff aka Dewey Martin died aged 68. He was musician (drums), performed and recorded with The Jive Rockets, Bernie Early & the Early Birds, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Charlie Rich, Faron Young, Roy Orbison, Lucky Lee & The Blue Diamonds, The Sons of Adam, The Standells, The Modern Folk Quartet and The Dillards, but was best known as member and drummer of Buffalo Springfield.
Drive-By Truckers: The Unraveling
On January 31, 2020, “ATO” label released “The Unraveling”, the twelfth Drive-By Truckers studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019 and was produced by David Barbe.
Track listing:
- Patterson Hood – vocals, guitar, mandocello
- Mike Cooley – vocals, guitar
- Brad Morgan – drums
- Jay Gonzalez – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Matt Patton – vocals, bass, bass
- Kyleen King – viola and string arrangement
- Patti King – violin
- Cody Dickinson – electric washboard
Track listing:
All tracks by Patterson Hood, except where noted.
- Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun
- Armageddon’s Back in Town
- Slow Ride Argument – Mike Cooley
- Thoughts and Prayers
- 21st Century USA
- Heroin Again
- Babies in Charges
- Grievance Merchants – Mike Cooley
- Awaiting Resurrection
Destroyer: Have We Met
On January 31, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Have We Met”, the twelve Destroyer album. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by John Collins.
Personnel:
- Dan Bejar – vocals, synthesizer
- Nicolas Bragg – guitar
- John Collins – bass, synthesizer, drum programming, granular synthesis, mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Maegan Hill-Carroll – front and back cover photos, design
Track listing:
- Crimson Tide
- Kinda Dark
- It Just Doesn’t Happen
- The Television Music Supervisor
- The Raven
- Cue Synthesizer
- University Hill
- Have We Met
- The Man in Blak’s Blues
- Foolssong
Tangent: A Place in the Queue
On January 31, 2006, “Inside Out” label released “A Place in the Queue”, the third Tangent studio album. It was recorded August – October 2005, and was produced by Andy Tillison.
Personnel:
- Andy Tillison – vocals, piano, guitars
- Guy Manning – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Krister Jonsson – electric guitar
- Dan Watts – electric guitar
- Sam Baine – vocals, piano, synthesizer
- Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
- Jaime Salazar – drums
- Theo Travis – saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Ed Unitsky – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Tillison, except where noted.
- In Earnest
- The Radio Amateur
- II. Worthy of Memory (Part I)
- III. Demobilized
- IV. Dehumanized
- V. Flights of Fancy
- VI. Worthy of Memory (Part II)
- VII. The Silent Key
- VIII. Earnest Dreams of 617
- IX. Some Crazy Old Guy
- X. In Earnest
2. Lost in London – Guy Manning, Andy Tillson
3. DIY Surgery – Stephen C. Middleton, Theo Travis
4. GPS Culture
5. Follow Your Leaders
6. The Sun in My Eyes
7. A Place in the Queue – Andy Tillson, Theo Travis
- I. Silent Scream
- II. Two for the Queue (Part I)
- III. Shaping the Line
- IV. Hierarchies
- V. The Escher Staircase
- VI. An ‘elping Hand
- VII. Two for the Queue (Part II)
- VIII. The Escher Staircase (Reprise)
Frank Black: Dog in the Sand
On January 30, 2001, “Cooking Vinyl” and “What Are Records?” label released “Dog in the Sand”, the third Frank Black studio album. It was recorded March – April 2000, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Vincent.
Personnel:
- Frank Black – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar
- Eric Drew Feldman – vocals, electric piano, piano, clavioline
- Rich Gilbert – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Dave Phillips – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
- Joey Santiago – guitar
- Moris Tepper – vocals, banjo, bihuela
- David McCaffery – vocals, bass
- Scott Boutier – drums
- Nick Vincent – percussion
- Billy Joe Bowers – recording
- Mike Terry – engineer assistant
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Andrew Swainson – design
- Steve Gullick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Black.
- Blast Off
- I’ve Seen Your Picture
- St. Francis Dam Disaster
- Robert Onion
- Stupid Me
- Bullet
- The Swimmer
- Hermaphroditos
- I’ll Be Blue
- Llano del Rio
- If It Takes All Night
- Dog in the Sand
Stone Poneys: Same
On January 30, 1967, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, debut Stone Poneys album. It was recorded October – November 1966, and was produced by Nik Venet.
Personnel:
- Linda Ronstadt – vocals, finger cymbals
- Bobby Kimmel – vocals, guitar
- Kenny Edwards – vocals, guitar
- Tom Wood – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Pete Childs – guitar
- Cyrus Faryar – bouzouki, guitar
- John T. Forsha – guitar
- Jimmy Bond – bass, guitar
- Billy Mundi – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Kimmel and Ken Edwards, except where noted.
- Sweet Summer Blue and Gold
- If I Were You
- Just a Little Bit of Rain – Fred Neil
- Bicycle Song
- Orion – Tom Campbell
- Wild About My Lovin’ – traditional, arranged by Bobby Kimmel, Linda Ronstadt, Ken Edwards
- Back Home – Ken Edwards
- Meredith (On My Mind)
- Train and the River
- All the Beautiful Things
- 2:10 Train – Tom Campbell, Linda Albertano
Muddy Waters: Folk Singer
On January 30, 1964, “Chess Records” label released “Folk Singer”, the fourth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Tel Mar Recording” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Folk Singer” at number 280 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
- Buddy Guy – guitar
- Sammy Lawhorn – guitar
- James Madison – guitar
- Otis Spann – harmonica, piano
- Willie Dixon – bass
- Milton Rector – bass
- J.T. Brown – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Francis Clay – drums
- Clifton James – drums
- S.P. Leary – drums
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Vartan – art direction
- Bob Schnieders – coordinator, liner notes
- Mary Katherine Aldin – liner notes
- Don Bronstein – design, photography
- Jim Marshall – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Muddy Waters, except where noted.
- My Home Is in the Delta
- Long Distance
- My Captain – Willie Dixon
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Sonny Boy Williamson
- You Gonna Need My Help
- Cold Weather Blues
- Big Leg Woman – John Temple
- Country Boy
- Feel Like Going Home
Runrig: The Story
On January 29, 2016, “Ridge Records” label released “The Story”, the fourteenth and final Runrig studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Glo-Worm Recording” in Glasgow, Scotland, “The Old Mill” in Strathaven, Scotland, “Stirling Rock School” in Stirling, Scotland, and was produced by Brian Hurren.
Personnel:
- Bruce Guthro – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Brian Hurren – vocals, keyboards, accordion
- Malcolm Jones – guitars, pipes, accordion
- Roderick “Rory” Macdonald – vocals, bass guitar
- Iain Bayne – drums
- The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings
- Dave Towers – saxophone
- Scott Walker – trumpet
- Mike Vass – fiddle
- Calum Macdonald – vocals, percussion
- Stirling Gaelic Choir – vocals
- The Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir – vocals
- Brian Hurren – string arrangements
- James Fitzpatrick – strings coordinator
- Iain Hutchison – engineer, mixing
- Jan Holster – engineer
- Brian Hurren – additional engineering
- Brad Blackwood – mastering
- The Reptile House – artwork, design
- Balazs Kral – cover development
- Matt Liengie, George Pllu, Neil Priessman, – Paul Strand – photography
Track listing:
- The Story
- Onar
- Rise and Fall
- Elegy
- Every Beating Heart
- The Years We Shared
- When the Beauty
- 18 July
- An-Diugh Ghabh Mi Cuairt
- The Place Where the Rivers Run
- Somewhere
Bloc Party: Hymns
On January 29, 2016, “BMG” label released “Hymns”, the fifth Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded March – August 2015, at “Lynchmob Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Bran and Roy Kerr.
Personnel:
- Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric piano
- Russell Lissack – lead guitar, programming
- Justin Harris – bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
- Alex Thomas – drums
- Nicky Brown – choir, vocal arranger
- Jesse Grant – choir
- Geo Gabriel – choir
- Jermaine Foster – choir
- Max Hayes – engineer
- Ben Jackson – co-engineering
- David Wrench – mixing
- Nigel Walton – mastering
- Rachael Wright – polaroids
- Phil Armson at Big Active – design, imagery
Track listing:
All tracks by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, except where noted.
- The Love Within
- Only He Can Heal Me
- So Real
- The Good News
- Fortress
- Different Drugs
- Into the Earth
- My True Name
- Virtue
- Exes
- Living Lux
- The God Vibration (hidden track)
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