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”.
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Jack DeJohnette: In Movement
On May 6, 2016, “ECM” label released “In Movement”, the 37th Jack DeJohnette album. It was recorded in 2015, “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Jack DeJohnette– drums, piano, electronic percussion
- Ravi Coltrane– soprano and tenor saxophone
- Matthew Garrison– electric bass, electronics
Track listing:
All tracks by Ravi Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette and Matthew Garrison except where noted.
- Alabama – John Coltrane
- In Movement
- Two Jimmys
- Blue in Green – Miles Davis, Bill Evans
- Serpentine Fire – Reginald Burke, Maurice White, Verdine White
- Lydia – Jack DeJohnette
- Rashied – Ravi Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette
- Soulful Ballad – Jack DeJohnette
Waxahatchee: American Weekend
On January 12, 2012, “Don Giovanni” label released “American Weekend” the debut Waxahatchee album. It was recorded in 2012, at Katie Crutchfield’s home in Birmingham, Alabama.
Personnel:
- Katie Crutchfield – vocals, guitar
- Kyle Gilbride – mastering
- Aimee Lusty – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Katie Crutchfield.
- Catfish
- Grass Stain
- Rose, 1956
- American Weekend
- Michel
- Be Good
- Luminary Blake
- Magic City Wholesale
- Bathtub
- I Think I Love You
- Noccalula
Bobby Womack: Looking for a Love Again
On January 11, 1974, “United Artists” label released “Lookin’ for a Love Again”, the sixth Bobby Womack studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Bobby Womack.
Personnel:
- Bobby Womack – vocals, guitar, string arrangements
- Pete Carr, Rhino Rheinardt, Tippy Armstrong – guitar
- Jimmy Johnson- rhythm guitar
- David Hood– bass
- Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey, Truman Thomas – keyboards
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Friendly Womack, Jr., Curtis Womack, Cecil Womack, Harry Womack- background vocals
- René Hall- string arrangements
- Gregg Hamm, Jerry Masters, Karat Faye – engineer
- John Kehe, Ria Lewerke – design
Track listing
All tracks by Bobby Womack; except where noted.
- Lookin’ for a Love – James Alexander, Zelda Samuels
- I Don’t Wanna Be Hurt by Ya Love Again
- Doing it My Way
- Let it Hang Out
- Point of No Return – Jim Ford
- You’re Welcome, Stop on By – Bobby Womack, Truman Thomas
- You’re Messing Up a Good Thing – Clayton Ivey, Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford
- Don’t Let me Down – Truman Thomas
- Copper Kettle – Albert Frank Beddoe
- There’s One Thing That Beats Failing – Bobby Womack, Truman Thomas
Alex Taylor: Dinnertime
In February 1972, “Capricorn” label released “Dinnertime”, the second Alex Taylor album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.
Personnel:
- Alex Taylor- vocals
- Scott Boyer- guitar, backing vocals
- John Hughey- steel guitar
- Jim Nalls- guitar
- Chuck Leavell- piano, keyboards, vibraphone
- Paul Hornsby- organ, keyboards
- Johnny Sandlin- bass, Moog synthesizer
- Wayne Perkins- bass, guitar, slide guitar
- Charlie Hayward- bass
- Jaimoe- percussion, conga, timbales
- Bill Stewart- drums
- Roger Hawkins- percussion, conga, tambourine
- Lou Mullenix- percussion, timbales
- Earl Sims- percussion
- Charles Chalmers, Sandra Chalmers, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes, Temple Riser, Steve Smith – backing vocals
- Johnny Sandlin – recording, remix
- Steve Smith – recording
- Jeff Willens, Richard Rosebrough, Danny Tuberville – remix
- Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes – photography
- Phil Walden – executive supervisor
Track listing:
- Change Your Sexy Ways – Alex Taylor, Chuck Leavell, Jim Nalls
- Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield – Randy Newman
- Comin’ Back to You – Scott Boyer
- Four Days Gone – Stephen Stills
- Payday – Jesse Winchester
- Who’s Been Talking? – Howlin’ Wolf
- Who Will the Next Fool Be? – Charlie Rich
- From a Buick Six – Bob Dylan
Bob Seger: Back in ’72
In January 1973, “Palladium” label released “Back in ’72”, the sixth Bob Seger studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Paradise Studios” in Tijuana, Oklahoma, “Pampa Studios” in Warren, Michigan, and “Muscle Shoals Sound” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Punch Andrews and Bob Seger.
Personnel:
- Bob Seger – vocals, guitar, mixing, design
- Jack Ashford– maracas, marimba, tambourine
- Barry Beckett– organ, piano, electric piano
- Philip Bliss – vocals, steel guitar
- J. Cale, Pete Carr, Bill Mueller – guitar
- Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
- Dick Sims – organ, piano, keyboard, clavinet, pedal bass
- David Hood – bass guitar
- “Bonzo Eddie” Brown– conga
- Roger Hawkins, Jamie Oldaker– drums
- Sergio Pastora – conga, tambourine, timbales
- Tommy Cartmell – flute, saxophone
- Scherrie Payne, Luke Smith, Marcy Levy– backing vocals
- Jim Bruzzese, John LeMay, Jerry Masters, Greg Miller – engineer
- Punch Andrews, Jim Bruzzese – mixing
- Thomas Weschler, Christopher Wharf – design
- Thomas Weschler – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Seger, except where noted.
- Midnight Rider – Gregg Allman, Robert Payne
- So I Wrote You a Song
- Stealer – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff
- Rosalie
- Turn the Page
- Back in ‘72
- Neon Sky
- I’ve Been Working – Van Morrison
- I’ve Got Time
Rick Hall
On January 2, 2018, Roe Erister “Rick” Hall died aged 85. He was musician (guitar, mandolin) , music producer, songwriter, music publisher, best known as the owner and proprietor of “FAME Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He had recorded and promoted names like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Duane Allman, Etta James, Osmonds, Paul Anka and Tom Jones. In 1985, Hall was inducted into the “Alabama Music Hall of Fame”, received the “John Herbert Orr Pioneer Award”, and In 2014, he won the “Grammy Trustees Award”.
Boz Scaggs: My Time
In September 1972, “Columbia” label released “My Time”, the fifth Boz Scaggs album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and “CBS Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Rot Halee and Boz Scaggs.
Personnel:
- Boz Scaggs – vocals, electric guitar
- Eddie Hinton– acoustic guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– electric guitar
- Pete Carr – electric guitar
- Barry Beckett– piano
- Clayton Ivey – organ, keyboards
- Joachim Young – keyboards
- David Hood– bass guitar
- David Brown– bass guitar
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- George Rains – drums
- Charles Chalmers– saxophone, backing vocals
- Muscle Shoals Horns, Bob Ferreira, Tom Harrell, Mel Martin, Jim Rothermel, Jack Scherer, Jules Broussard – horns
- Sandra Chalmers – backing vocals
- Donna Rhodes – backing vocals
- Dorothy Morrison – backing vocals
- Linda Tillery– backing vocals
- Anne Garner – graphics
- Ethan A. Russell – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Boz Scaggs, except where noted.
- Dinah Flo
- Slowly in the West – David Brown
- Full-Lock Power Slide
- Old Time Lovin’ – Al Green
- Might Have to Cry
- Hello My Lover – Allen Toussaint
- Freedom for the Stallion – Allen Toussaint
- He’s a Fool for You
- We’re Gonna Roll
- My Time
Bob Scaggs: Same
In August 1969, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, second Boz Scaggs album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Recorders” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Boz Scaggs, Marlin Greene and Jann Wenner. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 496 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Boz Scaggs – vocals, guitar
- Duane “Skydog” Allman– guitar, dobro, slide guitar
- Eddie Hinton– guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Barry Beckett– keyboards
- David Hood– bass
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Al Lester – fiddle, violin
- Joe Arnold, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell, Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
- Ben Cauley– trumpet
- Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trombone, trumpet
- Jeanie Greene, Mary Holliday, Donna Jean Godchauxnée, Thatcher, Joyce Dunn, Tracy Nelson, Imma Routen – backing vocals
- Marlin Greene – engineer
- Rob Grenell – mastering
- Robert Kingsbury – design
- Elaine Mayes – photography
- Stephen Paley – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Boz Scaggs; except where noted.
- I’m Easy – Boz Scaggs, Barry Beckett
- I’ll Be Long Gone
- Another Day (Another Letter)
- Now You’re Gone
- Finding Her
- Look What I Got – Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes
- Waiting for a Train – Jimmie Rodgers
- Loan Me a Dime – Fenton Robinson
- Sweet Release (aka Desolation Avenue) – Boz Scaggs, Barry Beckett
Wilson Pickett: The Sound Of Wilson Pickett
In July 1967, “Atlantic” label released “The Sound of Wilson Pickett”, the sixth Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded in 1967 at “Fame Studios” in Alabama, and was produced by Rick Hall, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Wilson Pickett – vocals
- Chips Moman- guitar
- Spooner Oldham- piano. organ
- Tommy Cogbill- bass
- Junior Lake – bass
- Roger Hawkins- drums
- Andrew Love- tenor saxophone
- Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman- baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson- trumpet
- Gene Miller – trumpet
Track listing:
- Soul Dance Number Three – Wilson Pickett, Jerry Wexler
- Funky Broadway – Arlester “Dyke” Christian
- I Need a Lot of Loving Every Day – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham
- I Found A Love, Part I – Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Robert West
- I Found A Love, Part II – Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Robert West
- You Can’t Stand Alone – Rudy Clark
- Mojo Mamma – Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler
- I Found The One – Bobby Womack
- Something Within Me – Bobby Womack
- I’m Sorry About That – Bobby Womack
- Love Is a Beautiful Thing – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
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