On October 24, 2005, “Rough Trade America” label released “Rehearsing My Choir”, the third Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Soma Electronic Music Studios”, “Key Club Recording Company” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Matthew Friedberg.
On September 17, 2005, “ECM” label released “Shades of Jade”, the eight Marc Johnson album. It was recorded January – February 2004, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Eliane Elias and Manfred Eicher.
On September 13, 2005, “Columbia” and “Sony BMG” labels released “Nothing Is Sound”, the fifth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded 2004 -2005, at “Signature Sound”, “Big Fish”, “House of Cards Studio”, “Big Brown Sound”, “Starstruck Studio”, “The Pass”, and was produced by John Fields, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas and Drew Shirley.
On August 21, 2006, “Wrong Records Imprint” label released “All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt”, the tenth and final Nomeansno studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Hive Creative Labs” and “Lemon Loaf Studios” in Vancouver.
On August 16, 2005, “Latent” label released “Early 21st Century Blues”, the tenth Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded February – March 2005, and was produced by Michael Timmins.
Personnel:
Margo Timmins – vocals
Michael Timmins – guitar, engineer, mixing
Alan Anton – bass
Peter Timmins – drums
John Timmins – guitar, banjo
Jeff Bird – electric mandolin
Jaro Czwewinec – accordion
Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar
Anne Bourne – cello
Kevin “Rebel” Bond – vocal
Jeff Wolpert – mixed
Peter Moore – mastering
Howells and Dinnick – art direction
Xiu B Doo – cover painting
Track listing:
License to Kill – Bob Dylan
Two Soldiers – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
December Skies -Michael Timmins
This World Dreams Of – Michael Timmins
Brothers Under the Bridge – Bruce Springsteen
You’re Missing – Bruce Springsteen
Handouts in the Rain – Richie Havens
Isn’t It a Pity – George Harrison
No More – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
On August 8, 2006, “Daylight Records” label released “It’s About Time”, the debut Jonas Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded July – August 2005, April 2006, and was produced by Michael Mangini and Steve Greenberg.
Personnel:
Nick Jonas – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard, drums
Kevin Jonas – guitar, background vocals
John Taylor – guitar
Joe Jonas – lead vocals, tambourine, keyboard
Greg Garbowsky – bass guitar
Alexander Noyes – drums
Track listing:
What I Go to School For – James Bourne, Matt Willis
Time for Me to Fly – Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas I, Kevin Jonas II, Joe Jonas, PJ Bianco
Year 3000 – James Bourne
One Day at a Time – Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas I, Kevin Jonas II, Michael Mangini, Steve Greenberg
On July 12, 2005, “Fuzzorama Records” label released “Gravity X”, the debut Truckfighters studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – January 2005, at “Bomb Shellter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo.
Personnel:
Ozo – bass, vocals
Fredo – guitar
Dango – guitar
Paco – drums
Pezo – drums
Anders Jacobson – drums
Andreas Alm – trumpet
Petter Fridell – trombone
Track listing:
All tracks by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo, except where noted.
Desert Cruiser
Gargarismo
Momentum
Freewheelin’
The Deal
Superfunk
Subfloor
Gweedo-Weedo
Manhatan Project
In Search of (The)
A. Zapruder – Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco, Pezo, Anders Jacobson
On June 8, 2004, “RCA Victor” label released “Blues to the Bone”, the twenty-seventh Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Etta James, Donto James, Josh Sklar and Sametto James. In 2005, “Blues to the Bone” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Blues Album”.
Personnel:
Etta James – vocals
Josh Sklair – guitar, dobro, arrangements
Bobby Murray – guitars
Brian Ray – guitar, slide guitar
Mike Finnigan – piano
John “Juke” Logan – harmonica
Sametto James – bass
Donto Metto James – drums
Track listing:
I Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster
Don’t Start Me to Talking – Sonny Boy Williamson II
On May 28, 2006, “Rough Trade” label released “White Bread Black Beer”, the fifth Scritti Politti studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at Green Gartside’s home studio in Dalston, London, and was produced by Green Gartside and Andy Houston.
Personnel:
Green Gartside – vocals, all instruments, recording, mixing
On May 24, 2023, Anna Mae Bullock aka Tina Turner died aged 83. She was singer, author, dancer and actress, referred to as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957. In 1958, under the name Little Ann, she released her first record, “Boxtop”. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the duet single “A Fool in Love”. The duo Ike & Tina Turner became “one of the most formidable live acts in history”. In the 1980s, Turner made a great comeback, and in the decades that followed she sold over 100 million records worldwide, and became one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She won twelve “Grammy Awards”, three “Grammy Hall of Fame” awards and a “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked her among the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” and the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. She was twice inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, with Ike Turner in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021. In 2005, she was recipient of the “Kennedy Center Honors” and “Women of the Year” award. As leader Tina Turner released nine albums.
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