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Bill Ward: Ward One: Along the Way

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On January 10, 1990, “Chameleon” label released “Ward One: Along the Way”, the debut Bill Ward album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Peter R. Kelsey.

Personnel:

  • Bill Ward – vocals, drums, keyboards,
  • Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
  • Lorraine Perry – vocals
  • Rue Phillips – guitar
  • Keith Lynch – guitar 
  • Zakk Wylde – guitar
  • Malcolm Bruce – guitar 
  • Lanny Cordola – guitar
  • Richard Ward – guitar
  • Mike Rodgers – keyboards
  • Malcolm Bruce – keyboards
  • Jimmy Yeager – keyboards
  • Jack Bruce – vocals, bass
  • Lee Faulkner – bass
  • Marco Mendoza – bass
  • Gordon Copley – bass
  • Bob Daisley – bass
  • Eric Singer – drums
  • Leonice – drums

Track listing:

  1. (Mobile) Shooting Gallery – Bill Ward, Rue Phillips, Keith Lynch
  2. Short Stories – Bill Ward, Malcolm Bruce
  3. Bombers (Can Open Bomb Bays) – Bill Ward, Rue Phillips, Keith Lynch
  4. Pink Clouds an Island – Bill Ward
  5. Light Up the Candles (Let There Be Peace Tonight) – Bill Ward, Rue Phillips, Jack Bruce
  6. Snakes & Ladders – Bill Ward, Rue Phillips
  7. Jack’s Land – Bill Ward, Jimmy Yeager
  8. Living Naked – Bill Ward, Keith Lynch
  9. Music For a Raw Nerve Ending – Bill Ward
  10. Tall Stories – Bill Ward, Keith Lynch
  11. Sweep – Bill Ward
  12. Along the Way – Bill Ward, Rue Phillips, Keith Lynch

Fats Waller

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On December 15, 1943, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller died aged 39. He was musician (piano, organ, violin), singer, and a comedic entertainer, a pioneer in creating the sound of the modern jazz piano. As composer he copyrighted over 400 songs, some of them with his collaborator Andy Razaf. Waller’s compositions “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’” were inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, In 1970 he was inducted in the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, in 1989 into the “Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame”, in 1993 he was posthumously awarded “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”, in 2005 he was inducted into the “Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame”, and in 2008 into the “Gennett Records Walk of Fame”.

Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard: Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department

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On December 14, 1989, “Fading Captain Series” and “Luna” labels released “Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department”, an album by Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard. It was recorded in 1989, at “Cro-Magnon Studios”, in Dayton, Ohio.

Personnel:

  • Doug Gillard – various instruments, engineer
  • Robert Pollard – vocals
  • John Shough – engineer
  • Jeff Graham – mastering
  • Nick Kizirnis – design
  • Kuda Labranch – photo collages
  • Matt Davis – photography

Personnel:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. Frequent Weaver Who Burns
  2. Soul Train College Policeman
  3. Pop Zeus – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  4. Slick as Snails
  5. Do Something Real
  6. Port Authority – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  7. Soft Smoke
  8. Same Things
  9. And I Don’t (So Now I Do)
  10. Tight Globes
  11. I Get Rid of You
  12. Life Is Beautiful
  13. Messiahs – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  14. Larger Massachusetts – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  15. And My Unit Moves

Don DeVito

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On November 25, 2011, Don DeVito died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), record producer and music business executive. He started playing guitar on tours with Al Kooper, and has his own band The Sabres. He worked with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Aerosmith, but was best known as producer of some of the most important Bob Dylan’s albums, including “Blood on the Tracks”, “Desire”, “Street Legal”, “Hard rain”, and “Bob Dylan at Budokan”. In 1989 DeVito won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Folk Recording”.

Galaxie 500: On Fire

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On October 20, 1989, “Rough Trade” label released “On Fire”, the second Galaxie 500 studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Mark Kramer

Personnel:

  • Dean Wareham – vocals, guitar
  • Naomi Yang – vocals, bass guitar
  • Damon Krukowski – drums
  • Ralph Carney – tenor saxophone
  • Mark Kramer – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Krukowski, Dean Wareham, and Naomi Yang, , except where noted.

  1. Blue Thunder
  2. Tell Me
  3. Snowstorm
  4. Strange
  5. When Will You Come Home
  6. Decompressing Trees
  7. Another Day
  8. Leave the Planet
  9. Plastic Bird
  10. Isn’t It a Pity – George Harrison

Ramsey Lewis And Billy Taylor: We Meet Again

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On October 16, 1989, “Columbia” label released “We Meet Again”, the 62nd Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Master Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Schultz and Ramsey Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • Billy Taylor – piano

Track listing:

  1. I’m Just a Lucky So and So – Duke Ellington
  2. Django – John Lewis
  3. ‘Cookin’ at the Continental – Horace Silver
  4. Somewhere Soon – Billy Taylor
  5. We Meet Again – Chick Corea
  6. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  7. Soul Sister – Billy Taylor
  8. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans
  9. Nigerian Marketplace – Oscar Peterson

Marillion: Seasons End

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On September 25, 1989, “EMI” label released “Seasons End”, the fifth Marillion studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Hookend Recording Studios” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Nick Davis, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, and Ian Mosley.

Personnel:

Marillion:

  • Steve Hogarth – vocals
  • Steve Rothery – guitars
  • Mark Kelly – keyboards
  • Pete Trewavas – bass
  • Ian Mosley – drums
  • Phil Todd – saxophone
  • Jean-Pierre Rasle – pipes
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Bill Smith Studio – design
  • Bill Smith, Douglas Brothers – photography

Track listing:

  1. The King of Sunset Town – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  2. Easter – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
  3. The Uninvited Guest – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  4. Seasons End – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  5. Holloway Girl – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
  6. Berlin – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  7. Hooks in You – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  8. The Space – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, John Helmer, Geoff Dugmore, Harper, Colin Woore

 

David Sylvian and Holger Czukay: Flux + Mutabillity

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On September 1, 1989, “Venture” label released “Flux + Mutability”, the second David Sylvian and Holger Czukay album. It was recorded in December 1988, at “Can Studio” in Cologne, and was produced by David Sylvian and Holger Czukay.

Personnel:

  • Holger Czukay– electric guitar, bass guitar, dictaphone, radio, engineer
  • David Sylvian– guitar, keyboard instruments, art director
  • Michael Karoli– electric guitar
  • Michi – voice
  • Markus Stockhausen– flugelhorn
  • Jaki Liebezeit– percussion, African flute
  • René Tinner- technical advice and assistant
  • Yuka Fujii – art director, cover art, photography design
  • David Buckland – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Flux (A Big, Bright, Colourful World) – David Sylvian, Holger Czukay
  2. Mutability (A New Beginning Is in the Offing) – David Sylvian, Holger Czukay

REO Speedwagon: The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken

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On August 30, 1990, “Epic” label released “The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken”, the thirteenth REO Speedwagon studio album. It was recorded September 1989 – May 1990 and was produced by Kevin Cronin and Tom Lord-Alge.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Cronin– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dave Amato– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Neal Doughty– keyboards
  • Jesse Harms– keyboards
  • Bruce Hall– bass, backing vocals
  • Bryan Hitt– drums

Track listing:

  1. Love Is a Rock – Kevin Cronin
  2. The Heart Survives – Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms
  3. Live It Up – Jesse Harms
  4. All Heaven Broke Loose – Neal Doughty, Adrian Gurvitz, Jesse Harms
  5. Love in the Future – Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly
  6. Half Way – Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms, Mark Spiro
  7. Love to Hate – Jesse Harms
  8. You Won’t See Me – Kevin Cronin
  9. Can’t Lie to My Heart – Kevin Cronin, Diane Warren
  10. I.A.R. – Dave Amato, Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall, Bryan Hitt
  11. Go for Broke – Dave Amato, Kevin Cronin, Bruce Hall, Jesse Harms

Stevie Ray Vaughan

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On August 27, 1990, Stephen Ray Vaughan died aged 35. He was songwriter, musician (vocal,, guitar), and record producer, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock band Double Trouble. He is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, with a big influence on many guitarists. Vaughan released six albums (one released posthumously with ten previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1984 and 1989).