On June 23, 2019, David Louis Bartholomew died aged 100. He was a musician (trumpet), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer, active in various musical genres, including rhythm and blues, big band, swing music, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz, and Dixieland. In his induction into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, he was cited as a key figure in the transition from jump blues and swing to R&B and as “one of the Crescent City’s greatest musicians and a true pioneer in the rock and roll revolution.” His biggest success as a composer was in the partnership with Fats Domino producing some of his greatest successes. In the mid-50s they wrote more than forty hits for “Imperial Records”, including Ain’t That a Shame. Bartholomew’s other hit songs include I Hear You Knocking, Blue Monday” I’m Walkin’, My Ding-A-Ling, and One Night. He was a member of the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and the “Louisiana Music Hall of Fame”.
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The Gaslight Anthem: Get Hurt
On August 8, 2014, “Island” label released “Get Hurt”, the fifth and final Gaslight Anthem (The) studio album. It was recorded March – April, 2014, at “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Mike Crossey.
Personnel:
- Alex Rosamilia– vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Brian Fallon– vocals, guitar
- Ian Perkins – vocals, guitar
- Alex Levine – vocals, bass
- Benny Horowitz – vocals, drums, percussion
- Sharon Jones, Natalie Prass– backing vocals
- Mike Spink – engineer
- Jonathan Gilmore – engineer assistant
- Mike Crossey– mixing
- Robin Schmidt – mastering
- John Van Hamersveld– design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Fallon, Alex Rosamilia, Alex Levine, and Benny Horowitz.
- Stay Vicious
- 1.000 Years
- Get Hurt
- Stray paper
- Helter Skeleton
- Underneath the Ground
- Rollin’ and Tumblin’
- Red Violins
- Selected Poems
- Ain’t That a Shame
- Break Your Heart
- Dark Places
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”.
John Lennon: Rock ‘n’ Roll
On February 17, 1975, “Apple” label released “Rock ‘n’ Roll”, the sixth John Lennon studio album. It was recorded October 1973 – October 1974, at “A&M Studios” and “Record Plant Studios”, and was produced by Phil Spector and John Lennon.
Personnel:
- John Lennon – vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
- Jim Calvert – guitar
- Eddie Mottau – acoustic guitar
- José Feliciano – acoustic guitar
- Michael Hazelwood – acoustic guitar
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Leon Russell – keyboards
- Ken Ascher – keyboards
- Klaus Voormann – vocals, bass guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Gary Mallaber – drums
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion
- Nino Tempo – saxophone
- Jeff Barry – horn
- Barry Mann – horn
- Bobby Keys – horn
- Peter Jameson – horn
- Joseph Temperley – horn
- Dennis Morouse – horn
- Frank Vicari – horn
- Phil Spector – arrangements
- Be-Bop-A-Lula – Tex Davis, Gene Vincent
- Stand by Me – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. King
- Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy – Robert ‘Bumps’ Blackwell, John Marascalco
- You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry
- Ain’t That a Shame – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
- Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
- Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
- Slippin’ and Slidin – Eddie Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman, James H. Smith
- Peggy Sue – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Buddy Holly
- Medley: Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin’ – Sam Cooke, John Marascalco, Leo Price
- Bony Moronie – Larry Williams
- Ya Ya – Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson, Morris Levy
- Just Because – Lloyd Price
Moby Grape: 69
On January 30, 1969, “Columbia” label released “Moby Grape ’69”, the third Moby Grape album. It was recorded April – November, 1968, and was produced by David Rubinson.
Personnel:
- Skip Spence – vocals
- Jerry Miller– vocals, lead guitar
- Peter Lewis – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bob Mosley – vocals, bass
- Don Stevenson – vocals, drums
Track listing:
- Ooh Mama Ooh – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
- Ain’t That a Shame – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson, Peter Lewis
- I Am Not Willing – Peter Lewis
- It’s a Beautiful Day Today – Bob Mosley
- Hoochie – Bob Mosley
- Trucking Man – Bob Mosley
- If You Can’t Learn from My Mistakes – Peter Lewis
- Captain Nemo – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
- What’s to Choose – Peter Lewis
- Going Nowhere – Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson
- Seeing – Skip Spence
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