On June 22, 2019, Jerry Kirby Carrigan died aged 75. He was musician (drums) and record producer. He first achieved widespread recognition as a member of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and later as a session musician in Nashville, regarded as one of the creators of the Nashville sound known as “Countrypolitan”. He has recorded with Elvis Presley, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, Paul Anka, John Denver, Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, Ray Stevens, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Levon Helm, Dolly Parton, Leon Russell, Ronnie Hawkins, George Jones, Henry Mancini, Al Hirt, Johnny Mathis, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. In 2009 Carrigan was inducted into the “Nashville Cats”, by the “Country Music Hall of Fame”; in 2010 he was inducted into the “Alabama Music Hall of Fame”, and in 2019 Carrigan was inducted into the “Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum”.
Tag Archives: 2009
Delays: Star Tiger, Star Ariel
On June 21, 2010, “Lookout Mountain” label released “Star Tiger, Star Ariel”, the fourth Delays studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at “Rockfield Studios”, “Nam Studios” and was produced by Duncan Lewis.
Personnel:
- Aaron Gilbert – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, mixing
- Greg Gilbert – lead vocals, guitar, mixing
- Colin Fox – bass guitar, backing vocals, mixing
- Mathew Rowlinson – drums, percussion, mixing
- Tom Dalgety – recording
- Steve Power – mixing
- Tom Dalgety – mixing
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Gary Kelly – design
- Steve Averill – design
Track listing:
- Find a New Home (New Forest Shaker) – Aaron Gilbert
- The Lost Estate – Aaron Gilbert
- Shanghaied – Greg Gilbert
- Rhapsody – Aaron Gilbert
- May 45 – Aaron Gilbert
- Hold Fire – Greg Gilbert
- Unsung – Aaron Gilbert
- In Brilliant Sunshine – Aaron Gilbert
- Moment Gone – Greg Gilbert
- Lakes Can Be Lethal – Greg Gilbert
- Star Tiger, Star Ariel – Aaron Gilbert
Idlewild: Post Electric Blues
On June 11, 2009, Idlewild self – released “Post Electric Blues”, bands seventh studio album. It was recorded February – March 2009, at “Wales & Chem” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Dave Eringa.
Personnel:
- Roddy Woomble– lead vocals
- Rod Jones– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Allan Stewart– guitar
- Gareth Russell– bass
- Colin Newton– drums, percussion
- Dave Eringa– Hammond organ, engineer, mixing
- John Blackshaw – trumpet
- John McCusker– violin
- Heidi Talbot– vocals
- Tom Loffman – mixing
- Ed Woods – mastering
- David Gillanders – photography
- Monkeywithapen – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Gareth Russell, Allan Stewart and Roddy Woomble.
- Younger Than America
- Readers & Writers
- City Hall
- (The Night Will) Bring You Back to Life
- Dreams of Nothing
- Take Me Back to the Islands
- Post-electric
- All Over the Town
- To Be Forgotten
- Circles in Stars
- Take Me Back in Time
- Take Away the Night Time (bonus track)
- Take Me Back in Time – demo (bonus track)
Kasabian: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
On June 5, 2009, “RCA” label released “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”, the third Kasabian studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Orangutan Studios” in Greensboro, North Carolina, “E-Land Mig Studios” in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, “Lookout Studios” in San Francisco, California, and was produced by Dan the Automator and Sergio Pizzorno. In October 2009, it was voted the best album of the year by “Q” magazine.
Personnel:
- Tom Meighan– lead vocals
- Sergio Pizzorno– lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, synths, programming
- Chris Edwards– bass guitar
- Ian Matthews– drums
- Dan the Automator– additional programming
- Jay Mehler– additional guitar
- Tim Carter – additional guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Daniel Ralph Martin – additional guitar, piano
- Rosario Dawson– co-lead vocals
- Ben Kealey– additional keyboards
- Rosie Danvers – strings direction
- Wired Strings – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Sergio Pizzorno, except where noted.
- Underdog
- Where Did All the Love Go?
- Swarfiga
- Fast Fuse
- Take Aim
- Thick as Thieves
- West Ryder Silver Bullet
- Vlad the Impaler
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Roll the Dice
- Secret Alphabets – Sergio Pizzorno, Helmut Zacharias
- Fire
- Happiness
The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood
On May 31, 2010, “Divine Comedy” label released “Bang Goes the Knighthood”, the tenth Divine Comedy studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at “Exchequer Street Studios”, “Westland Studios” in Dublin, and was produced by Neil Hannon.
Personnel:
- Neil Hannon – vocals, guitar
- John Evans – guitar
- Thomas Walsh – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Tosh Flood – electric guitar, vocals
- Andrew Skeet- keyboards
- Simon Little – bass
- Cathy Davey, Tim Weller – drums
- Ian Watson – accordion
- Charlotte Glasson – flute, saxophone
- Lucy Wilkins – violin
- Cathy Davey – vocals
- Fergal Davis – engineer
- Françoise Hardy, Jacques Lanzmann– French adaptation
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Hannon.
- Down in the Street Below
- The Complete Banker
- Neapolitan Girl
- Bang Goes the Knighthood
- At the Indie Disco
- Have You Ever Been in Love
- Assume the Perpendicular
- The Lost Art of Conversation
- Island Life
- When a man Cries
- Can You Stand Upon One Leg
- I Like
Better Than Ezra: Paper Empire
On May 12, 2009, “Red Distribution” label released “Paper Empire”, the seventh Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Warren Huart and Kevin Griffin.
Personnel:
- Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar, piano
- Tom Drummond- bass
- Michael Jerome– drums
- Lorin Brown (One & Done Studio) – album art, package design
Track listing:
All tracks by Kevin Griffin, except where noted.
- Absolutely Still – lyrics by Val Emmich
- Turn Up the Bright Lights – lyrics by Michelle Lewis, music by Kevin Griffin, busbee
- Just One Day – lyrics by Kevin Griffin, Kelli Anne Owens, music by Kevin Griffin, Johnny Lee Andrews, Jeremy Lister
- The Loveless
- All In – lyrics by James Bourne, music by Kevin Griffin, busbee
- Fit
- Hell No!
- Hey Love – music by Kevin Griffin, Monty Powell
- Nightclubbing – lyrics by Jeff Tusker, Kevin Griffin
- Black Light – music by Kevin Griffin, busbee
- Wounded – music by Kevin Griffin, busbee
- I Just Knew
Graham Coxon: The Spinning Top
On May 11, 2009, “Transgressive Records” label released “The Spinning Top”, the seventh Graham Coxon studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Stephen Street.
Personnel:
- Graham Coxon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, organ, soprano saxophone, harmonica, theremin, pipe, concertina, drums, percussion, paintings
- Robyn Hitchcock – electric guitar
- Louis Vause – piano
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- Graham Fox – drums
- Oreste Noda – congas
- Siimon Clarke – flute
- Gurjit Sembhi – dilruba
- Jaskase Singh – esraj
- Jasdeep Singh – esraj, dilruba, percussion
- Roger Beaujolais – glockenspiel
- Stephen Street – bells
- Natasha Marsh – backing vocals
- Lucy Parnell – backing vocals
- Essy Syed – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Graham Coxon.
- Look Into the Light
- This House
- In the Morning
- If You Want Me
- Perfect Love
- Brave the Storm
- Dead Bees
- Sorrow’s Army
- Caspian Sea
- Home
- Humble Man
- Feel Alright
- Far From Everything
- Tripping Over
- November
Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career
On April 20, 2009, “4AD” label released “My Maudlin Career”, the fourth Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Atlantis Studio”, “Konst & Ramar Studio” and “Cosmos Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.
Personnel:
- Tracyanne Campbell– vocals, guitar
- Kenny McKeeve – guitar, backing vocals
- Carey Lander – organ, piano
- Gavin Dunbar – bass
- Lee Thomson – drums
- Per “Texas” Johansson – horn
- Stefan Persson – trumpet
- Erik Arvinder– violin
- Jessica Hugosson – violin
- Santiago Jiménez – violín
- Andreas Forsman – violin
- Christopher Öhman – viola
- Anna Dager – cello
- Anna Landberg Dager – cello
- Britta Persson – backing vocals
- Björn Yttling – horn and string arrangements
- Jari Haapalainen – engineer
- Henrik Jonsson – engineer
- Pontus Olsson – engineer
- Johan Rude – engineer
- Julie Annis – artwork, design
- Donald Milne – photography
Track listing:
All songs written by Tracyanne Campbell.
- French Navy
- The Sweetest Thing
- You Told a Lie
- Away With Murder
- Swans
- James
- Careless Love
- My Maudlin Career
- Forests and Sands
- Other Towns and Cities
- Honey in the Sun
The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden
On April 15, 2009, “Heads Up” label released “Jazz in the Garden”, the debut Stanley Clarke Trio (The) album. It was recorded in December 2018, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Love and Stanley Clarke.
Personnel:
- Stanley Clarke- double bass
- Hiromi Uehara- piano
- Lenny White- drums
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.
- Paradigm Shift (Election Day 2008)
- Sakura Sakura – traditional
- Sicilian Blue – Hiromi Uehara
- Take the Coltrane – Duke Ellington
- 3 Wrong Notes
- Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
- Isotope – Joe Henderson
- Bass Folk Song No. 5 & 6
- Global Tweak – Stanley Clarke, Hiromi Uehara
- Solar – Miles Davis
- Brain Training – Hiromi Uehara
- Under the Bridge – Michael Balzary, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, John Frusciante
Most played songs in public places in UK
On April 13, 2009, “BBC Radio 2” announced the results of the research for the most played song in public places in UK, in the last 75 years. The results were as following:
- Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
- Everly Brothers – All I Have To Do Is Dream
- Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around
- Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
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