On December 26, 1999, Curtis Lee Mayfield died aged 57. He was musician (guitar, keyboards, piano), singer, songwriter and record producer, regarded as one of the most influential musicians and composers in soul and politically conscious African-American music. Mayfield started the career in a gospel choir, gained wide recognition as member and main composer of The Impressions, and later had a successful solo career. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked his 1965 song “People Get Ready” at number 24 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. The same song was also included in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll”, and in 1998 was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. His album with the soundtrack for the 1972 movie “Super Fly” was ranked at number 72 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 1994, Mayfield won a “Grammy Legend Award” in and a “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1995. In 1991, he was inductee into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of the Impressions, and in 1999 as a solo artist.
Tag Archives: 1965
Jackson C. Frank: Same
In December 1965, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Jackson C. Frank album. It was recorded in July 1965, at “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Simon.
Personnel:
- Jackson C. Frank– vocal, guitar, linear notes
- Al Stewart– guitar picking
- Bert Jansch – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Jackson C. Frank except where noted.
- Blues Run the Game
- Don’t Look Back
- Kimbie – Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Yellow Walls
- Here Come the Blues
- Milk and Honey
- My Name Is Carnival
- Dialogue (I Want to Be Alone)
- Just Like Anything
- You Never Wanted Me
Bert Jansch: It Don’t Bother Me
\In December 1965, “Transatlantic” label released “It Don’t Bother Me”, the second Bert Jansch album. It was recorded in April 1965, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Nathan Joseph.
Personnel:
- Bert Jansch – vocals, guitar, steel-string guitar, banjo
- Roy Harper – vocals, guitar
- John Renbourn – guitar
- Ray Prickett – engineer
- Brian Shuel – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Bert Jansch, except where noted.
- Oh, My Babe
- Ring-A-Ding Bird
- Tinker’s Blues
- Anti Apartheid
- The Wheel
- A Man I’d Rather Be
- My Lover
- It Don’t Bother Me
- Harvest Your Thoughts of Love – John Renbourn
- Lucky Thirteen
- As the Day Grows Longer Now
- So Long (Been On the Road So Long) – Alex Campbell
- Want My Daddy Now
- 900 Miles – traditional
The Pretty Things: Get the Picture
In December 1965, “Fontana” label released “Get the Picture?”, the second Pretty Things (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Philips Studios” in London, and was produced by Bobby Graham and Glyn Johns.
Personnel:
- Phil May– vocals
- Dick Taylor– lead guitar
- Brian Pendleton– rhythm guitar
- John Stax – bass
- Viv Prince, Bobby Graham, Twink– drums
Track listing:
- You Don’t Believe Me – Phil May, Bobby Graham, Jimmy Page, Willie Morrell
- Buzz the Jerk – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Get the Picture? – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Can’t Stand the Pain – Phil May, Dick Taylor, Bobby Graham
- Rainin’ in My Heart – James Moore, Jerry West
- We’ll Play House – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- You’ll Never Do It, Baby – Brian Smith, Terry Fox
- I Had a Dream – Jimmy Witherspoon
- I Want Your Love -Johnnie Dee, Johnny Tarr
- London Town – Tim Hardin
- Cry to Me – Bert Russell
- Gonna Find Me a Substitute – Ike Turner
Chuck Berry: Fresh Berry’s
In November 1965, “Chess” label released “Fresh Berry’s”, the ninth Chuck Berry studio album. It was recorded in September 1965, at “Ter Mar Recording Studios” Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess.
Personnel:
- Chuck Berry – vocals, guitar
- Mike Bloomfield– guitar
- Paul Butterfield– harmonica
- Johnnie Johnson– piano
- Chuck Bernhard – bass
- Jaspar Thomas – drums
- Ron Malo– engineer
- Don S. Bronstein– cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Chuck Berry except where noted.
- It Wasn’t Me
- Run Joe – Louis Jordan, Walter Merrick, Joe Willoughby
- Everyday We Rock & Roll
- One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Welcome Back Pretty Baby
- It’s My Own Business
- Right Off Rampart Street
- Vaya Con Dios – Buddy Pepper, Carl Hoff, Inez James, Larry Russell
- Merrily We Rock & Roll
- My Mustang Ford
- Ain’t That Just Like a Woman – Claude Demetrius, Fleecie Moore
- Wee Hour Blues
Paul Batterfield: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
In October 1965, “Elektra” label released “The Paul Butterfield Blues Band”, the debut Paul Butterfield album. It was recorded in September 1965, and was produced by Paul Rothchild and Mark Abramson. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 468 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Down Beat” magazine ranked it at number 11 on its list of the “Top 50 Blues Albums”.
Personnel:
- Paul Butterfield– lead vocals, harmonica
- Mike Bloomfield– guitars
- Elvin Bishop– guitars
- Mark Naftalin– organ
- Jerome Arnold– bass
- Sam Lay– lead vocals, drums
Track listing:
- Born in Chicago – Nick Gravenites
- Shake Your Money-Maker – Elmore James
- Blues with a Feeling – Walter Jacobs
- Thank You Mr. Poobah – Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Mark Naftalin
- Mellow Down Easy – Willie Dixon
- Screamin – Mike Bloomfield
- Our Love Is Drifting – Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop
- Mystery Train – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips
- Last Night – Walter Jacobs
- Look Over Yonders Wall – James Clark
Joan Baez: Farewell, Angelina
In October 1965, “Vanguard” label released “Farewell, Angelina”, the sixth Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Maynard Solomon.
Personnel:
- Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
- Bruce Langhorne– electric guitar
- Ralph Rinzler– mandolin
- Richard Romoff – string bass
- Russ Savakus– bass
Track listing:
- Farewell, Angelina – Bob Dylan
- Daddy, You Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
- The Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional, arranged Francis McPeake Family
- Ranger’s Command – Woody Guthrie
- Colours – Donovan Leitch
- A Satisfied Mind – Joe “Red” Hayes, Jack Rhodes
- The River in the Pines – traditional
- Pauvre Rutebeuf (Poor Rutebeuf) – Léo Ferré, Rutebeuf
- Sagt Mir wo die Blumen sind (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?) – Pete Seeger
- A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
The Turtles: It Ain’t Me Baby
In October 1965, “White Whale” label released “It Ain’t Me Babe”, the debut Turtles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Bones Howe, Lee Lasseff and Ted Feigin.
Personnel:
- Al Nichol – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
- Mark Volman – vocals, guitar
- Howard Kaylan – vocals, keyboards
- Don Murray – drums
Track listing:
- Wanderin’ Kind – Howard Kaylan
- It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
- Your Maw Said You Cried – Stephen Schlaks, B. Glazer
- Eve of Destruction – F. Sloan
- Glitter and Gold – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- Let Me Be – F. Sloan
- Let the Cold Winds Blow – Howard Kaylan
- It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
- A Walk in the Sun – Howard Kaylan
- Last Laugh – Howard Kaylan, Nita Garfield
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Bob Dylan
- Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
John Coltrane: Meditations
In September 1966, “Impulse” label released “Meditations”, the twenty-third John Coltrane album. It was recorded on November 23, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
- Pharoah Sanders– tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Jimmy Garrison– double bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
- Rashied Ali– drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
- Robert Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Charles Shabacon – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by John Coltrane.
- The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost
- Compassion
- Love
- Consequences
- Serenity
Frank Sinatra: September Of My Years
In September 1965, “Reprise” label released “September of My Years”, the 38th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded April – May 1965, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
- Frank Sinatra– vocals
- Gordon Jenkins– arranger, conductor
Track listing:
- The September of My Years – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- How Old Am I? – Gordon Jenkins
- Don’t Wait Too Long – Sunny Skylar
- It Gets Lonely Early – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- This Is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
- Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Y. Harburg
- The Man in the Looking Glass – Bart Howard
- It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
- When the Wind Was Green – Henry Stinson
- Hello, Young Lovers – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
- I See It Now – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
- Once Upon a Time – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
- September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
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