On January 24, 2017, Claude Hudson “Butch” Trucks died aged 69. He was musician (drums), worked with The 31st of February, Les Brers, Butch Trucks & the Freight Train Band and Frogwings, but was best known as founding member and drummer of The Allman Brothers Band.
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Flaming Lips: Oczy Mlody
On January 13, 2017, “Warner Bros” label released “Oczy Mlody”, the fourteenth Flaming Lips studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – June 2016, at “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.
Personnel:
- Wayne Coyne– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, theremin, guitars
- Steven Drozd– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums
- Derek Brown – guitars, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
- Jake Ingalls – keyboards, guitars
- Michael Ivins– bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Matt Duckworth – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
- Nick Ley – percussion, drums, samples
- Reggie Watts – vocal
- Miley Cyrus – vocal
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.
- Oczy Mlody
- How??
- There Should Be Unicorns
- Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)
- Nigdy Nie (Never No)
- Galaxy I Sink
- One Night While Hunting for Faeries and Witches and Wizards to Kill
- Do Glowy
- Listening to the Frogs With Demon Eyes
- The Castle
- Almost Home (Blisko Domu)
- We a Famly
Rick Wakeman: Piano Portraits
On January 13, 2017, “Universal Music Group” label released “Piano Portraits”, album by Rick Wakeman. It was recorded July – August 2016, at “The Old Granary Studio” in Norfolk, UK, and was produced by Rick Wakeman.
Personnel:
- Rick Wakeman– Steinway Model D concert grand piano
- Erik Jordan – engineer
- Ian Brown – project co-ordinator
- Stylorouge – design
- Rob O’Connor – photographer
- Dick Beetham – mastering at 360 Mastering
Track listing:
- Help – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Stairway to Heaven – Robert Plant, Jimmy Page
- Life on Mars – David Bowie
- I’m Not in Love – Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman
- Wonderous Stories – Jon Anderson
- Berceuse – Gabriel Fauré, arr. Rick Wakeman
- Amazing Grace – traditional, arr. by Rick Wakeman
- Swan Lake – Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. by Rick Wakeman
- Morning Has Broken – traditional, arr. by Rick Wakeman
- Summertime – George Gershwin
- Space Oddity – David Bowie
- Dance of the Damselflies – Rick Wakeman
- Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy, arr. by Rick Wakeman
- I Vow to Thee, My Country – Gustav Holst, arr. by Rick Wakeman
- Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Brian Eno: Reflection
On January 1, 2017, “Warp” label released “Reflection”, the twenty-sixth Brian Eno studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Brian Eno.
Personnel:
- Brian Eno– performer, cover image, photography
- Peter Chilvers– mutation software
- Matt Colton– mastering
- Nick Robertson – layout, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Eno.
- Reflection
Fats Domino
On October 24, 2017, Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. died aged 89. He was musician (piano), singer and song-writer, regarded as one of the Rock and Roll pioneers and most important artists in the popularization of the early rock and roll. He had 11 top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960, and 35 records in the U.S. Billboard Top 40. His best known songs are “Ain’t That a Shame” and “Blueberry Hill”, and he has sold more than 65 million records worldwide. Fats Domino was one the first musicians inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
George Young
On October 22, 2017, George Redburn Young died aged 70. He was musician (guitar, bass, piano, drums), songwriter and music producer, member of the Australian band the Easybeats. With his bandmate Harry Vanda he wrote the hits “Friday on My Mind” and “Love Is in the Air”. In 1973, with Harry Vanda and Ted Albert, he formed “Albert Productions” in Sydney. George Young and Harry Vanda were also producers for AC/DC, (formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young). In 1988, George Young and Harry Vanda were inducted into the “ARIA Hall of Fame”.
Bunny Sigler
On October 6, 2017, Walter “Bunny” Sigler died aged 76. He was singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and creating the “Philly Sound” in the early 70’. Bunny Sigler has recorded thirteen solo albums.
Tom Petty
On October 2, 2017, Thomas Earl Petty aka Tom Petty, died aged 66. He was singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer, best known as the leader and singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was also member and co-founder of the Traveling Wilburys and his early band Mudcrutch. Tom Petty has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 2002, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Grant Hart
On September 14, 2017, Grantzberg Vernon Hart aka Grant Hart, died aged 56. He was musician (drums), singer and song-writer, best known as drummer and songwriter of Hüsker Dü. He was also founding member, guitarist and vocalist of Nova Mob. As leader he released four studio albums.
Donald Ray Williams
On September 8, 2017, Donald Ray Williams died aged 78. He was musician (guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, known by the nick name “Gentle Giant” of the country music. He had 17 number one country hits, and his songs has been covered by many artists including Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Waylon Jennings, Pete Townshend, Claude Russell Bridges, Lefty Frizzell, Josh Turner, Sonny James, Alison Krauss, Billy Dean, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Lambchop, Alan Jackson, Tomeu Penya, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. In 2010, he was inducted in the “Country Music Hall of Fame”.
