On December 5, 2017, Jean-Philippe Léo Smet aka Johnny Hallyday died aged 74. He was musician (piano, guitar), singer and actor, the pioneer of the French rock and roll scene. He was called “The French Elvis”, and described as “The biggest rock star you’ve never heard of in English-speaking countries”. In 1997, he was made “Chevalier of the Legion of Honour”, and in 2001, Officer of the “Order of the Crown” in Belgium. In his more than four decades long career he worked with many famous musicians including Mick Jones, Jimmy Page, Tony Joe White, Dalida, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Sylvie Vartan, Bono, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Tommy Brown, Connie Francis, and Laura Pausini. In his lifetime Hallyday released 81 studio and live albums.
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Grady Martin
On December 3, 2001, Thomas Grady Martin died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), founder and leader of the band Grady Martin and Slew Foot Five (later Grady Martin and his Winging Strings). As a session guitarist he was member of the Nashville A-team, and in his 50-year career he recorded and performed with Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Leon Russell, Patsy Cline, J. J. Cale, Woody Guthrie, Johnny Horton, Conway Twitty, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Arlo Guthrie, Brenda Lee, Don Woody, Sammi Smith, Marty Robbins, and Johnny Burnette. In March 2015, Martin was inducted in the “Country Music Hall of Fame”.
George Harrison
On November 29, 2001, George Harrison died aged 58. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and music and movie producer, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Beatles. His interest in folk music and especially in Indian music had serious influence on the band’s Hindu-aligned spirituality in the later years. Some of his songs composed for the band include “Here Comes the Sun”, “Something”, “Taxman”, “Within You Without You”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. After The Beatles broke-up in 1970, Harrison released the album “All Things Must Pass” which included the track “My Sweet Lord”, his most successful single, and the first solo single by any member of The Beatles that sold over million copies. In 1971, together with Ravi Shankar he organized “Concert for Bangladesh”, the first big benefit concert in the music history. In 1974, Harrison founded the music label “Dark Horse Records”, and co-founded movie label “Hand Made Films” in 1978. In 1988, with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, he co-founded the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. As a guitarist he recorded for Badfinger, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Randy Newman, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, and Tom Petty. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Harrison at number 11 in their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. In 1988, as a member of The Beatles he was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 2004, posthumously for his solo career. As leader, Harrison released twelve studio and two live albums.
Ronnie Wood: Not For Beginners
On November 19, 2001, “SPV” label released “Not for Beginners”, the sixth Ronnie Wood album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Ronnie Wood, Mark Wells, and Martin Wright.
Personnel:
- Ronnie Wood – vocals, guitar
- Mark Wells – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Bob Dylan – guitar
- Scotty Moore – guitar
- Jesse Wood – guitar
- Mick Jones – guitar, keyboards
- Ian McLagan – piano
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Ian Jenning – double bass
- D.J. Fontana – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Martin Wright – vocals, drums, percussion
- Kelly Jones – vocals
- Leah Wood – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ronnie Wood; except where noted.
- Wayside
- Rock ‘n Roll Star – Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn
- Whadd’ya Think
- This Little Heart
- Leaving Here – Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
- Hypershine
- R U Behaving Yourself?
- Be Beautiful
- Wake Up You Beauty
- Interfere
- Real Hard Rocker
- Heart, Soul and Body
- King of Kings – Bob Dylan
Camera Obscura: Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi
On November 12, 2001, “Andmoresound” label released “Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi”, the debut Camera Obscura album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Stuart Murdoch.
Personnel:
- Tracyanne Campbell – vocals, guitar, arrangements
- Gavin Dunbar – bass, arrangements
- John Henderson – vocals, percussion, arrangements
- Kenny Mckeeve – guitar, mandolin, arrangements
- Lee Thomson – drums, arrangements
- Lindsay Boyd – keyboards, arrangements
- Cheryll Crockett, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Lisa Webb, Lorna Leitch, Murray Ferguson – strings
- Nigel Baillie – trumpet
- Geoff Allan – bells, engineer
- Stuart Murdoch – arrangements
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Anne Maclean – design, layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell.
- Happy New Year
- Eighties Fan
- Houseboat
- Pen and Notebook
- Swimming Pool
- Anti-Western
- I Don’t Do Crowds
- The Sun on His Back
- Arrangements of Shapes and Space
Jimmy McGriff: McGriff Avenue
On October 29, 2002, “Milestone” label released “McGriff Avenue”, the 61st Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in October 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio”, in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.
Personnel:
- Jimmy McGriff – Hammond X-B3 organ
- Gordon Beadle, Bill Easley – tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Rodney Jones, Melvin Sparks-Hassan – guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb – bass
- Bernard Purdie, Don Williams − drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Rodney Jones except where noted..
- All About My Girl – Jimmy McGriff
- McGriff Avenue
- Soul Street – Jimmy Forrest
- The Answer Is in the Blues
- The Great Unknown – Jimmy McGriff, Ronnie Cuber
- Dissertation on the Blues
- The Worm – Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Lester, Fats Theus
- America the Beautiful – Samuel A. Ward, Katharine Lee Bates
Gov’t Mule: The Deep End, Volume 1
On October 23, 2001, “ATO” and “Evangeline Records” labels released “The Deep End, Volume 1”, the fourth Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “The Theater 99” in New York, NY, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, CA; “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, CA, “Water Music” in Hoboken, NJ, and was produced by Michael Barbiero, Warren Haynes, John Cutler, David Z, and Stefani Scamardo.
Personnel:
- Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar
- Matt Abts – drums
- Allen Woody – bass
- Jack Bruce – bass, mixing
- Oteil Burbridge – bass
- Bootsy Collins – bass
- John Entwistle – bass
- Flea – bass
- Roger Glover – bass
- Mike Gordon – bass
- Larry Graham – bass
- Stefan Lessard – bass
- Dave Schools – bass
- Mike Watt – bass
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Chris Wood – bass
- Gregg Allman – vocals, keyboards
- Rob Barraco – organ, Wurlitzer
- Keith Barry – tenor saxophone
- Randall Bramblett – organ
- Jerry Cantrell – vocals
- Audley Freed – guitar
- Eddie Harsch – keyboards, organ
- Huck Leavell – organ, Wurlitzer
- Little Milton – vocals, guitar
- Danny Louis – organ, Wurlitzer
- Page McConnell – organ, Wurlitzer, synthesizer
- John Scofield – guitar
- Derek Trucks – slide guitar
- Mike Uhler – trumpet
- Dan Weinstein – trombone
- Bernie Worrell – organ, clavinet
- Tim Reynolds – guitar
- Michael Barbiero – mixing, engineer
- John Cutler – engineer
- David Z – engineeri, mixing
- Ray Martin – engineer, mixing
- Raeanne Zschokke – engineer assistant
- Greg Griffith – engineer assistant
- Jeff Hoffman – engineer assistant
- Ryan Castle – engineer assistant
- Michael Rosen – engineer assistant
- Dan Jurow – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Steve Fallone – editing
- Stefani Scamardo – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Haynes, except where noted.
- Fool’s Moon
- Life on the Ouside – Warren Haynes, Audley Freed
- Banks of the Deep End – Warren Haynes, Audley Freed
- Down and Out in New York City – Bodie Chandler, Barry De Vorzon
- Effigy – John Fogerty
- Maybe I’m a Leo – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
- Same Price
- Soulshine
- Sco-Mule
- Worried About the Blues – Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, John Jaworowicz
- Beautifully Broken – Warren Haynes, Danny Louis
- Tear Me Down
- Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother – Mark Farner
Sparks: Lil’ Beethoven
On October 14, 2002, “Lil’ Beethoven / Artful” labels released “Lil’ Beethoven”, the 19th Sparks album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael – vocals, programming, arrangements
- Ron Mael – keyboards, orchestrations, programming, arrangements
- Dean Menta – guitar
- Tammy Glover – drums
- Günther Koch – vocals
- John Thomas – mixing, additional engineering
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- The Rhythm Thief
- How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?
- What Are All These Bands So Angry About?
- I Married Myself
- Ride ’Em Cowboy
- My Baby’s Taking Me Home
- Your Call’s Very Important To Us. Please Hold
- Ugly Guys With Beautiful Girls
- Suburban Homeboy
Bajaga i Instruktori: Zmaj od Noćaja
On October 8, 2001, “PGP RTS” label released “Zmaj od Noćaja”, the seventh Bajaga i Instruktori studio album. It was recorded May – July 2001, at “Studio V PGP-RTS” in Belgrade, Serbia, and was produced by Saša Habić.
Personnel:
- Momčilo Bajagić – vocals, guitar
- Žika Milenković – vocals, guitar
- Saša Lokner – keyboards, arrangements
- Ljubiša Opačić – guitar, backing vocals, programming, arrangements
- Miroslav Cvetković – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Čeda Macura – drums, backing vocals
- Saša Habić – guitar, keyboards, arrangements
- Jovan Ilić – harmonica
- Ivan Ilić – trombone
- Marijana Popović – vocals
- Magnifico – voice
- Shatzi – voice
- Zoran Vukčević – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Momčilo Bajagić.
- Lepa Janja, ribareva kći
- Da li da odem ili ne
- Gospod brine
- Tehno blues
- Zmaj od Noćaja
- Najslađa devojka
- Model 1960 – Es.Ef.Er.Jot
- Ala
- Perla
- Extasy pazi!!!
- Plavo
Greg Howe, Victor Wooten and Dennis Chambers: Extraction
On October 7, 2003, “Tone Center” label released “Extraction”, an album by Greg Howe, Dennis Chambers and Victor Wooten. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, and was produced by Greg Howe.
Personnel:
- Greg Howe – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards
- David Cook – keyboards
- Victor Wooten – bass guitar
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Mark Gifford – engineer, mixing
- John Grant – engineer
- Tony Gross – mixing
- Ashley Moore – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Greg Howe except where noted.
- Extraction
- Tease
- Crack It Way Open
- Contigo
- Proto Cosmos – Alan Pasqua
- A Delicacy
- Lucky 7
- Ease Up
- Bird’s Eye View
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