On February 26, 1977, Booker T. Washington “Bukka” White died aged 67. He was musician (guitar) and singer, one of the best known and most influential Delta blues guitarist and singers. “Bukka” White, was posthumously inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame” in 1990.On November 21, 2011, the “Recording Academy” announced that his song “Fixin’ to Die Blues” was to be added to its 2012 list of “Grammy Hall of Fame Award” recipients.
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Rollins Band: The End Of Silence
On February 25, 1992, “Imago” label released “The End of Silence”, the third Rollins Band album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Andy Wallace.
Personnel:
- Henry Rollins– vocals
- Chris Haskett– guitar
- Andrew Weiss– bass guitar
- Sim Cain– drums
- Rick Spellman – design
- Design Force NYC – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Henry Rollins, Chris Haskett, Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain.
- Low Self Opinion
- Grip
- Tearing
- You Didn’t Need
- Almost Real
- Obscene
- What Do You Do
- Blues Jam
- Another Life
- Just Like You
Midnight Oil: Blue Sky Mining
On February 25, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Blue Sky Mining”, the seventh Midnight Oil album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Rhino” in Sydney, and was produced by Warne Livesey, Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey and Warne Livesey . At the “ARIA Music Awards” in 1991, “Blue Sky Mining” won “Best Group”, “Outstanding Achievement Award”, “Best Cover Art”, “Best Video” and “Album of the Year”. The album was awarded 5× Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”.
Personnel:
- Peter Garrett – lead vocals
- Jim Moginie – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Martin Rotsey- vocals, guitars
- Warne Livesey- keyboards
- Bones Hillman – vocals, bass
- Robert Hirst – vocals, drums
- Jeremy Smith – French horn
- Phillip Hartl – string leader
- Glad and Carl – Horn Swells
Track listing:
- Blue Sky Mine – Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey
- Stars of Warburton – Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey
- Bedlam Bridge – Robert Hirst
- Forgeotten Years – Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Mountains of Burma – Robert Hirst
- King of the Mountain – Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- River Runs Red – Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Shakers and Movers – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
- One Country – Peter Garret, Jim Moginie
- Antartica – Peter Garret, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey
- You May Not Be released – Jim Moginie
Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair
On February 25, 1985, “Phonogram” label released “Songs from the Big Chair”, the second Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “The Wool Hall” in Somerset, and was produced by Chris Hughes.
Personnel:
- Roland Orzabal – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, grand piano, vocal styling, bass synth and Linn Drum Programming
- Curt Smith – vocals, bass guitar
- Neil Taylor– guitar
- Ian Stanley – keyboards, synths, Linn Drum programming, arrangements
- Andy Davis –grand piano
- Manny Elias– drums drum arrangement
- Chris Hughes– drums
- Chris Hughes– drums, MIDI programming
- Jerry Marotta– percussion, saxophone arrangements
- Will Gregory– saxophone
- Mel Collins– saxophone
- Will Gregory– saxophone
- Annie McCaig – backing vocals
- Stevie Lange– backing vocals
- Sandy McLelland –backing vocals
- Marilyn Davis – backing vocals, operatic vocal
- Tim O’Sullivan –cover photography
Track listing:
- Shout – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley
- The Working Hour – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Manny Elias
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes
- Mothers Talk – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley
- I Believe – Roland Orzabal
- Broken – Roland Orzabal
- Head Over Heels / Broken– Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley
- Listen – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band: Against The Wind
On February 25, 1980, “Capitol” label released “Against the Wind”, the eleventh Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Punch Andrews, Steve Melton, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section,Bob Seger and Bill Szymczyk. The album won two Grammy Awards.
Personnel:
- Bob Seger– lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Drew Abbott– guitar
- Pete Carr– guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar, horn
- Barry Beckett– piano, keyboard
- Randy McCormick – organ, keyboard
- Alto Reed– horn, saxophone
- Chris Campbell –bass
- David Hood– bass
- David Teegarden – drums, percussion
- Roger Hawkins– drums, percussion
- Bill Payne– organ, synthesizer, piano
- Dr. John– keyboard
- Paul Harris– organ, piano
- Doug Riley – synthesizer
- Sam Clayton –percussion
- Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Ginger Blake, Laura Creamer, Linda Dillard – backing vocals
- John Arrias, Steve Melton, Bill Szymczyk – engineer
- Punch Andrews, John Arrias, Steve Melton, Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section, Bob Seger, Bill Szymczyk – mixing
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Robert Vosgien – remastering
- Roy Kohara – art direction
- Jim Warren – paintings
- Tom Bert – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Seger.
- The Horizontal Bop
- You’ll Accomp’ny Me
- Her Strut
- No Man’s Land
- Long Twin Silver Line
- Against the Wind
- Good for Me
- Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out Tonight
- Fire Lake
- Shinin’ Brightly
Ultravox: Same
On February 25, 1977, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Ultravox studio album.. It was recorded in 1976, at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by John Foxx, Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Stevie Shears, Steve Lillywhite and Brian Eno.
Personnel:
- John Foxx– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Stevie Shears– guitars
- Billy Currie– keyboards, violin
- Chris Cross– bass, backing vocals
- Warren Cann– drums, backing vocals
- Phil Collins- drums
Track listing:
- Sat’day Night in the City of the Dead – John Foxx
- Life at Rainbow’s End (For All the Tax Exiles on Main Street) – John Foxx
- Slip Away – Billy Curie, John Foxx
- I Want to Be a Machine – Billy Currie, John Foxx
- Wide Boys – John Foxx
- Dangerous Rhythm – Warren Cann,Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx, Stevie Shears
- The Lonely Hunter – John Foxx
- The Wild, The Beautiful and the Damned – Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx
- My Sex – Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx
Peter Gabriel: Same
On February 25, 1977, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, debut Peter Gabriel studio album.. It was recorded July 1976 – January 1977, at “The Soundstage” in Toronto, “Morgan Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Bob Ezrin. The album received the prize of the French “Académie Charles Cros”
Personnel:
- Peter Gabriel– vocals, keyboards, flute, recorder
- Robert Fripp– electric and classical guitars, banjo
- Steve Hunter– guitars
- Dick Wagner– guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Levin– bass, tuba, leader of the Barbershop Quartet
- Jozef Chirowski – keyboards
- Larry Fast– synthesizer, programming
- Allan Schwartzberg– drums
- Jimmy Maelen– percussion, synthibam, bones
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Michael Gibbs– orchestra arrangements
- Peter Christopherson – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.
- Moribund the Burgermeister
- Solsbury Hill
- Modern Love
- Excuse Me – Peter Gabriel, Martin Hall
- Humdrum
- Slowburn
- Waiting for the Big One
- Down the Dolce Vita
- Here Comes the Flood
Aretha Franklin: Let Me In Your Life
On February 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “Let Me in Your Life”, the twenty-first Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April – September 1973, at the “Whitney Studios” in Glendale, and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Aretha Franklin.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic and electric piano
- Donny Hathaway- acoustic and electric piano
- Bob James- organ, keyboards
- David Spinozza- guitar
- Cornell Dupree- guitar
- Hugh McCracken– guitar
- Deodato- arranger, electric piano
- Kenneth Bichel- synthesizer
- Richard Tee- keyboards
- Stanley Clarke– bass
- Chuck Rainey- bass
- Willie Weeks- bass
- Rick Marotta- drums
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie- drums
- Pancho Morales – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald- percussion
- Arif Mardin- string arranger
- Gene Orloff- concert master
- Joe Farrell- tenor saxophone, flute
- Ernie Royal- trumpet
- Gwen Guthrie- backing vocals
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- Cissy Houston- backing vocals
- Ann S. Clark – backing vocals
- Sylvia Shemwell – backing vocals
- Myrna Smith- backing vocals
- Judy Clay- backing vocals
- Deirdre Tuck Corley – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Let Me in Your Life – Bill Withers
- Every Natural Thing – Eddie Hinton
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I’m in Love – Bobby Womack
- Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) – Clarence Paul,Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax
- The Masquerade is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
- With Pen in Hand – Bobby Goldsboro
- Oh Baby – Aretha Franklin
- Eight Days On the Road – Michael Gayle, Jerry Ragovoy
- If You Don’t Think – Aretha Franklin
- A Song for You – Leon Russell
Dr. John: In the Right Place
On February 25, 1973, “Atco” label released “In the Right Place”, the sixth Dr. John studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Allen Toussaint.
Personnel:
- Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) – vocals, piano, organ, percussion
- Allen Toussaint: piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar, conga drums, tambourine, backing vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangement, conducting.
- Leo Nocentelli- lead guitar
- David Spinozza – guitar
- Art Neville– organ
- George Porter, Jr.– bass
- Joseph Modeliste– drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Gary Brown – acoustic and electric saxophones.
- The Bonaroo Horn Section – horns.
- Robbie Montgomery, Jessie Smith – backing vocals.
- James Flournoy Holmes – design, paintings.
Track listing:
All tracks by Mac Rebennack; except where noted.
- Right Place Wrong Time
- Same Old Same Old
- Just the Same
- Qualified – Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack
- Traveling Mood – James Waynes
- Peace Brother Peace
- Life – Allen Toussaint
- Such a Night
- Shoo Fly Marches On
- I Been Hoodood
- Cold Cold Cold – Alvin Robinson, Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack
Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies
On February 25, 1973, “Warner Bros” released “Billion Dollar Babies”, the sixth Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded August 1972 – January 1973, at “The Galecie Estate” in Greenwich, “The Record Plant” in New York and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Bob Ezrin. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Alice Cooper– vocals, harmonica
- Glen Buxton– guitar
- Michael Bruce– rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Dennis Dunaway– bass, backing vocals
- Neal Smith– drums, backing vocals
- Donovan– vocals
- Steve “The Deacon” Hunter– guitar and pedal steel
- Mick Mashbir– guitar
- Dick Wagner– guitar
- Bob Dolin – keyboards
- David Libert– backing vocals
- Bob Ezrin– keyboards
- Pacific Eye & Ear – design
- A.R.- design, concept
- Greg Allen – art direction, design
- Hugh Brown – art direction
- David P. Bailey –cover photography
- Neal Preston – photography
- Lynn Goldsmith– photography
Track listing:
- Hello Hooray – Rolf Kempf
- Raped and Freezin’ – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Elected – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith, Glen Buxton
- Billion Dollar Babies – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Reggie Vinson
- Unfinished Sweet – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Neil Smith
- No More Mr. Nice Guy – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Generation Landslide – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith
- Sick Things – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Bob Ezrin
- Marv Ann – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
- Love the Dead – Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin
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