On January 20, 2012, Jamesetta Hawkins aka Etta James died aged 73. She was singer with powerful voice, performing blues, R&B, soul, jazz and gospel music She won six “Grammy Awards” and 17 “Blues Music Awards”; In 1993, she was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, in 1999 she was inducted in “Grammy Hall of Fame”, and in 2011 in the “Blues Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Etta James at number 22 on its list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.
Tag Archives: 1999
Smog: Knock Knock
On January 12, 1999, “Drag City” label released “Knock Knock”, the seventh Smog (Bill Callahan) studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Jim O’Rourke.
Personnel:
- Bill Callahan – vocals. guitar
- Loren Mazzacane Connors – guitar
- Jim O’Rourke – piano
- Thymme Jones – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Callahan.
- Let’s Move to the Country
- Held
- River Guard
- No Dancing
- Teenage Spaceship
- Cold Blooded Old Times
- Sweet Treat
- Hit the Ground Running
- I Could Drive Forever
- Left Only with Love
Alex Lloyd: Black the Sun
On January 7, 1999, “EMI” label released “Black the Sun”, the debut Alex Lloyd studio album. I t was recorded in 1998, at “Q Studios”, “Studios 301” in Sydney, and was produced by Alex Lloyd, Ed Buller and Trent Williamson. In the 2000 “ARIA Awards” Alex Lloyd won the prize for “Best Male Artist.
Personnel:
- Alex Lloyd– guitar, vocals, programming, drums, bass
- Clayton Doley– organ
- Trent Williamson – harmonica, programming
- Terapai Richmond – drums
- Daniel Denholm – string and vocal arrangements
- Louise Morgan – spoken word
- Ed Buller– programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Alaxander Wasiliev (Alex Lloyd), except where noted.
- Melting
- Momo
- Something Special – Alexander Wasiliev, Miller
- Desert
- Snow
- My Way Home
- Black The Sun
- Lucky Star
- What A Year – Alexander Wasiliev, Quinn
- Faraway
- Aliens
- Gender
- Backseat Clause
Hawkwind: Hawkwind in Your Area
On January 5, 1999, “Griffin Music” label released “Hawkwind in Your Area”, the twenty-second Hawkwind album. Album had two sides, studio and live one. The studio side was recorded in 1998, at “Earth Studios”, and the live one was recorded in November 1997, at “Ancienne Belgique”,in Brussels, Belgium, and was produced by Dave Brock, Jerry Richards, Ron Tree and Richard Chadwick.
Personnel:
- Dave Brock– vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
- Captain Rizz – vocals
- Jerry Richards – electric guitar
- Crum (Julian Crimmins) – keyboards
- Ron Tree– vocals, bass guitar
- Richard Chadwick – drums
Track listing:
- Brainstorm – Nik Turner / Hawkwind In Your Area – Dave Brock, Captain Rizz / Alchemy – Jerry Richards, Richard Chadwick
- Love in Space – Dave Brock
- Rat Race – Dave Brock, Captain Rizz
- Aerospace Age Inferno – Robert Calvert
- First Landing on Medusa – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- I Am the Reptoid – Ron Tree
- The Nazca – Dave Brock
- Hippy – Ron Tree, Jerry Richards
- Prairie – Ron Tree, Jerry Richards
- Your Fantasy – Ron Tree, Dave Brock, Richard Chadwick, Jerry Richards
- Luxotica – Ron Tree, Richard Chadwick, Jerry Richards
- Diana Park – Dave Brock
Curtis Mayfield
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.
Matthew Sweet: In Reverse
On October 12, 1999, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “In Reverse”, the seventh Matthew Sweet album. It was recorded May – June 1999, and was produced by Matthew Sweet, Greg Leisz, Fred Maher and Jim Scott. The album cover features artists Margaret Keane painting.
Personnel:
- Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synthesizer, percussion
- Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar
- Greg Leisz- guitar, pedal steel
- Paul Chastain – acoustic guitar
- Greg Kurstin – piano, organ, harpsichord
- Jamie Muhoberac- organ, piano
- John Ginty – organ, piano, harpsichord
- Brian Kehew – organ, piano, harpsichord
- Carol Kaye- bass
- Tony Marsico- acoustic bass
- Fred Maher- drums, percussion
- Ric Menck – drums, percussion
- Jim Keltner- drums
- Victor Bisetti, Don Heffington- percussion
- Pamelia Kurstin- theremin
- Bruce Fowler- trombone
- Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
Track listing:
All tracks by Matthew Sweet.
- Millennium Blues
- If Time Permits
- Beware My Love
- Faith in You
- Hide
- Future Shock
- Split Personality
- I Should Never Have Let You Know
- Trade Places
- What Matters
- Write Your Own Song
- Worse to Live
- Untitled
- Thunderstorm
Cake: Prolonging the Magic
On October 6, 1998, “Capricorn” label released “Prolonging the Magic”, the third Cake studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by John McCrea. In 1999 the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- John McCrea– vocals, guitar, piano, organ, Moog, arrangements, design
- Vince DiFiore – trumpet, backing vocals, arrangements
- Gabe Nelson – bass, mandolin, guitar, piano, arrangements
- Todd Roper – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements
- Xan McCurdy, Rusty Miller – electric guitar
- Tyler Pope, Chuck Prophet, Jim Campilongo – electric guitar, arrangements
- Ben Morss – piano, arrangements
- David Palmer– keyboards
- Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar
- Mark Needham – additional percussion, engineering, mixing
- Richard Lyman – musical saw
- Joe Johnston, Jay Bowman, Gabriel Shepard,Justin Phelps, Scott Reams, Rafael Serrano – engineering
- Kirt Shearer, Craig Long – engineering, mixing
- Greg Brown – arranging
- Keara Fallon – design
- Don C. Tyler – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John McCrea, except where noted.
- Satan Is My Motor – John McCrea, Gabriel Nelson, Tyler Pope
- Mexico
- Never There
- Guitar
- You Turn the Screws
- Walk On By
- Sheep Go to Heaven
- When You Sleep
- Hem of Your Garment
- Alpha Beta Parking Lot
- Let Me Go
- Cool Blue Reason
- Where Would I Be? – John McCrea, Gabriel Nelson, Joe Snook
The Smashing Pumpkins: Machina II / The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
On September 5, 2000, “Polydor” label released “Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music”, the sixth Smashing Pumpkinsn (The) studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Billy Corgan and Flood.
Personnel:
- Billy Corgan– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano
- James Iha – vocals, guitars
- D’Arcy Wretzky– bass guitar
- Melissa Auf der Maur– bass guitar
- Jimmy Chamberlin– drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Corgan, except where noted.
- Glass
- Cash Car Star
- Dross
- Real Love
- Go – James Iha
- Let Me Give the World to You
- Innosense
- Home
- Blue Skies Bring Tears
- White Spyder
- In My Body
- If There Is a God
- Le Deux Machina
- Atom Bomb
Melvins: The Bootlicker
On August 23, 1999, “Ipecac” label released “The Bootlicker”, the eleventh Melvins studio album. It was recorded in January 1999, and was produced by Tim Green, King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Kevin Rutmanis.
Personnel:
- King Buzzo – vocals, guitar, noises
- Eric Peterson – piano
- Kevin Rutmanis- bass, slide bass
- Dale Crover – vocals, drums, percussion
- Mackie Osborne – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Buzz Osborne.
- Toy
- Let It All Be
- Black Santa
- We We
- Up the Dumper
- Mary Lady Bobby Kins
- Jew Boy Flower Head
- Lone Rose Holding Now
- Prig
Jethro Tull: J-Tull Dot Com
On August 23, 1999, “Varèse Sarabande” label released “J-Tull Dot Com”, the 20th Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flute, bamboo flute, bouzouki, acoustic guitar
- Martin Barre – acoustic and electric guitars
- Andrew Giddings – Hammond organ, piano, accordion, chromatic and qwerty keyboards
- Jonathan Noyce – bass guitar
- Doane Perry – drums, percussion
- Najma Akhtar – additional vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.
- Spiral
- Dot Com
- AWOL
- Nothing @ All – Andrew Giddings
- Wicked Windows
- Hunt by Numbers
- Hot Mango Flush – Martin Barre, Ian Anderson
- El Niño
- Black Mamba
- Mango Surprise
- Bends Like a Willow
- Far Alaska
- The Dog-Ear Years
- A Gift of Roses
