On November 10, 1997, Thomas J. Tedesco died aged 67. He was a musician (guitar), part of the loose collective of Los Angeles area’s session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew. As he played on hundreds studio recordings, “Guitar Player” magazine described him as “the most recorded guitarist in music history”. He recorded with the Beach Boys, Chet Baker, the Mamas & the Papas, the Everly Brothers, the Association, Bobby Darrin, Barbra Streisand, Jan and Dean, the 5th Dimension, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Zappa, Ricky Nelson, Cher, Neil Diamond, Van Dyke Parks, Michael Franks, Nancy and Frank Sinatra, Richard Harris, Peggy Lee, Johnny Rivers, Al Kooper, Michael Nesmith, Paul Anka, Don Ellis, Minnie Riperton, Maria Muldaur, Leon Russell, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, J.J. Cale, Quincy Jones, Stephen Bishop, Kenny Loggins, Jack Nitzsche, Sarah Vaughan, Lalo Schifrin, Randy Newman, Hugh Masakela, and Joan Baez. Tedesco performed on soundtracks including The French Connection, Jaws, The Godfather, Field of Dreams, and The Deer Hunter. As a leader he released ten albums.
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Walk the Moon: What If Nothing
On November 10, 2017, “RCA” label released “What If Nothing”, the fourth Walk the Moon studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Mike Crossey, Mike Elizondo and Captain Cuts.
Personnel:
- Nicholas Petricca – vocals, keyboards, percussion, programming
- Kevin Ray – vocals, bass, programming
- Sean Waugaman – vocals, drums, percussion, programming
- Eli Maiman – vocals, guitar, programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman, except where noted.
- Press Restart
- Headphones
- One Foot – Ryan Rabin, Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon
- Surrender – Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon
- All I Want
- All Night
- Kamikaze – Ryan Rabin, Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon
- Tiger Teeth
- Sound of Awakening
- Feels Good to Be High
- Can’t Sleep
- In My Mind
- Lost in the Wild
Bar-Kays: As One
On November 10, 1980, “Mercury” label released “As One”, the eleventh Bar Kays album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Ardent Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Allen Jones.
Personnel:
- Larry Dodson – vocals
- Winston Stewart – keyboards
- Lloyd Smith – guitar
- James Alexander – bass
- Mike Beard – drums
- Charles “Scoops” Allen – trumpet
- Harvey Henderson – saxophone
- Frank Thompson – trombone
Track listing:
- As One
- Say It Through Love
- Body Fever
- Work It Out
- Boogie Body Land
- Take The Time To Love Somebody
- Open Your Heart
- Deliver Us
Barclay James Harvest: Baby James Harvest
On November 10, 1972, “Harvest” label released “Baby James Harvest”, the fourth Barclay James Harvest album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Strawberry Studios” in Stockport, “EMI Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London,
Personnel:
- Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, mellotron
- John Lees – vocals, acoustic, electric and 12 strings guitar, sound effects
- Woolly Wolstenholme – vocals, organ, piano, bells, tam tam, outro arrangement
- Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion
- Barry Thompson – alto saxophone
- Bill Newton – alto saxophone
- Norman Brown – tenor saxophone
- Mat Whitworth – tenor saxophone
- George Watts – baritone saxophone
- Dave Browning – trumpet
- Lennie Moakes – trumpet
- Don Banks – trumpet
- Brom Harvey – trumpet
- Frank Dixon – trombone
- Miff King – trombone
- Frank Brierley – trombone
- Austin Gleave – bass trombone
- Brian Day – conductor, arrangements
- Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra – 60 piece ensemble
- Martyn Ford – conduction, arrangement
- Alan Travers – leader
- John Bell – arrangements
- Peter Tattersall – special effects, sound effects
Tracking listing:
- Crazy (Over You) – Les Holroyd
- Delph Town Morn – John Lees
- Summer Soldier – John Lees
- Thank You – John Lees
- One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out – Les Holroyd
- Moonwater – Woolly Wolstenholme, additional material by John Lees
Miriam Makeba
On November 9, 2008, Zenzile Miriam Makeba died aged 76. She was singer, songwriter, actress, civil rights activist, and United Nations goodwill ambassador, nicknamed Mama Africa. She was the first African woman to win a “Grammy Award” (for “Best Folk Recording” in 1966 with Harry Belafonte for “An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba”). Makeba popularized African music among Western audience. Few of her popular songs were critical of apartheid, making her a symbol of opposition to the apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Upon her death, former Nelson Mandela said “her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.”
The Gathering: How to Measure a Planet?
On November 9, 1998, “Century Media Records” label released “How to Measure a Planet?”, the fifth Gathering (The) studio album. It was recorded July – October 1998, at “Bauwhaus Studios” in Amsterdam, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by Attie Bauw.
Personnel:
- Anneke van Giersbergen – lead vocals, guitars
- René Rutten – guitars, didgeridoo, theremin
- Frank Boeijen – keyboards
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass
- Hans Rutten – drums
- Attie Bauw – percussion, arrangements, programming, engineer, mixing
- Chris Blair – mastering
All lyrics by Anneke van Giersbergen, music as noted.
- Frail (You Might as Well Be Me) – René Rutten, Frank Boeijen
- Great Ocean Road – René Rutten, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs
- Rescue Me – René Rutten
- My Electricity – Anneke Van Giersbergen
- Liberty Bell – René Rutten
- Red Is a Slow Colour – René Rutten
- The Big Sleep – Frank Boeijen
- Marooned – René Rutten
- Travel – René Rutten, Frank Boeijen
Julian Cope: Fried
On November 19, 1984, “Mercury” label released “Fried”, the second Julian Cope studio album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Steve Lovell.
Personnel:
- Julian Cope – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, organ
- Steve Lovell – electric guitar
- Steve “Brother Johnno” Johnson – electric guitar
- Donald Ross Skinner – slide and electric guitar
- Chris Whitten – drums
- Kate St. John – oboe
- David Carter – tuba
- Paul “Chas” Watkins – recording
- P. St. John Nettleton – art direction, design
- Donato Cinicolo – photography
- Paul King – production supervisor
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian Cope.
- Reynard the Fox
- Bill Drummond Said
- Laughing Boy
- Me Singing
- Sunspots
- The Bloody Assizes
- Search Party
- O King of Chaos
- Holy Love
- Torpedo
Fruupp: The Prince of Heavenly Eyes
On November 9, 1974, “Dawn” label released “The Prince of Heaven’s Eyes”, the third Fruupp studio album. It was recorded August – September 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Farrelly, Stephen Houston, Vincent McCusker, and Martin Foye.
Personnel:
- Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar, flute
- Stephen Houston – vocals, keyboards, oboe
- Vincent McCusker – vocals, guitars
- Martin Foye – drums, percussion
- Roger Quested – engineer
- Paul Charles – story
- Martin Cropper – art direction
- Graham Marsh – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Stephen Houston, except where noted.
- It’s All Up Now
- Prince of Darkness
- Jaunting Car
- Annie Austere
- Knowing You – Vincent McCusker
- Crystal Brook – Vincent McCusker
- Seaward Sunset
- The Perfect Wish
Fatima Mansion: Lost in the Former West
On November 8, 1994, “Kitchenware” label released “Lost in the Former West”, the sixth Fatima Mansions album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Ralph Jezzard, Jerry Harrison, and Gil Norton.
Personnel:
- Cathal Coughlan – vocals, occasional keyboards
- Andrías Ó Gruama – guitar
- Nick Bagnall – keyboards
- Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
- Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind
Track listing:
All tracks by Cathal Coughlan, except where noted.
- Belong Nowhere
- The Loyaliser
- Popemobile to Paraguay
- Walk Yr Way
- Brunceling’s Song
- Lost in the Former West
- Nite Flights – Scott Walker
- Your World Customer
- Sunken Cities
- Brain Blister
- A Walk in the Woods
- Humiliate Me
Billy Preston: I Wrote a Simple Song
On November 8, 1971, “A&M” label released “I Wrote a Simple Song”, the sixth Billy Preston studio album. It was recorded February, August and September 1971, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Billy Preston.
Personnel:
- Billy Preston – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards
- David T. Walker – electric guitar
- George Harrison – guitar, dobro
- Manuel Kellough – drums
- King Errisson – congas, percussion
- Rocky Peoples – tenor saxophone
- Carlos Garnette – trumpet
- Quincy Jones – string and horn arrangements
- Clydie King, Douglas Gibbs, Duane Rogers, Eugene Bryant, Jesse Kirkland, Merry Clayton, Myrna Matthews, Patrice Holloway, Sherrell Atwood, Venetta Fields – backing vocals,
- Tommy Vicari – engineer
- Roland Young – art direction
- Jim McCrary – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Preston and Joe Green, except where noted.
- Should Have Known Better
- I Wrote a Simple Song
- John Henry – Billy Preston, Robert Sam
- Without a Song – William Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans
- The Bus
- Outa-Space
- The Looner Tune – Billy Preston, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland
- You Done Got Older – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
- Swing Down Chariot – traditional; arranged by Billy Preston, Joe Greene
- God Is Great
- My Country, ‘Tis of Thee – traditional
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