On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.
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America: Here & Now
On January 16, 2006, “Burgundy Records” label released “Here & Now”, the 16th America album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Adam Schlesinger and James Iha.
Personnel:
- Dewey Bunnell – guitar
- Gerry Beckley – guitar, keyboards, bass
- Michael Woods – vocals, piano
- Rich Campbell – vocals, bass
- Willie Leacox – drums
- John Holbrock – engineer, mixing
- George Marino – mastering
Track listing:
- Chasing the Rainbow – Gerry Beckley
- Indian Summer – lyrics by Dewey Bunnell, music by Mark Rozzo
- One Chance – Gerry Beckley
- Golden – Jim James
- Always Love – Daniel Lorca, Ira Elliot, Matthew Caws
- Ride On – Adam Schlesinger, Dewey Bunnell
- Love & Leaving – Bill Mumy, Gerry Beckley
- Look at Me Now – Gerry Beckley
- This Time – Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley
- Work To Do – Adam Schlesinger
- All I Think About Is You – Gerry Beckley
- Walk in the Woods – Dewey Bunnell
- Glass King – Dewey Bunnell, Ryan Adams
- Ventura Highway – Dewey Bunnell
- Don’t Cross the River – Dan Peek
- Daisy Jane – Gerry Beckley
- I Need You – Gerry Beckley
- Tin Man – Dewey Bunnell
- Muskrat Love – Willis Alan Ramsey
- Woman Tonight – Dan Peek
- Only in Your Heart – Gerry Beckley
- Lonely People – Catherine Peek, Dan Peek
- Sandman – Dewey Bunnell
- Sister Golden Hair – Gerry Beckley
- A Horse with No Name – Dewey Bunnell
Stiltskin: The Mind’s Eye
On October 17, 1994, “White Water Records” label released “The Mind’s Eye”, the debut Stiltskin studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Water Music Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Lawlor.
Personnel:
- Ray Wilson – vocals
- Peter Lawlor – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ, drums, backing vocals, arranger, recording, engineer
- James Finnigan – bass, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer piano
- Ross McFarlane – drums, percussion
- Sian Bell – cello
- Ambrosian Singers – choral opening
- Tessa Sturridge – backing vocals
- James Finnigan – engineer assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Lawlor.
- Intro
- Scared of Ghosts
- Horse
- Rest in Peace
- Footsteps
- Sunshine and Butterflies
- Inside
- An Illusion
- America
- When My Ship Comes In
- Prayer Before Birth
Joseph Osborn
On December 14, 2018, Joseph Osborn died aged 81. He was musician (bass), known for his work as a session musician, member of the Wrecking Crew in Los Angeles, and the A-Team in Nashville. He recorded and performed with Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers, the Mamas & the Papas, The Association, The 5th Dimension, Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters, Don Francisco, The Grass Roots, America, Glen Campbell, Thelma Houston, Al Kooper, Billy Joel, Michael Nesmith, Barbra Streisand, Lulu, Paul Simon, David Clayton-Thomas, Art Garfunkel, J. J. Cale, Olivia Newton-John, Amy Grant, Kenny Rogers, Neil Young, Tanya Tucker, and Jackie Lomax. In 2010, Osborn was inducted into the “Louisiana Music Hall of Fame”.
America: Holiday
On June 26, 1974 “Warner Bros” label released “Holiday”, the fourth America studio album. It was recorded April – May 1974, at “AIR Studios” and was produced by George Martin.
Personnel;
- Dewey Bunnell – vocals, guitars
- Gerry Beckley – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass
- Dan Peek – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
- Willie Leacox – drums, percussion
- George Martin- arrangements, keyboards
- Geoff Emerick- engineer
- Peter Henderson – tape operator
- Gary Burden – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Gerry Beckley, except where noted.
- Miniature
- Tin Man – Dewey Bunnell
- Another Try
- Lonely People – Dan Peek, Catherine Peek
- Glad to See You – Dan Peek
- Mad Dog
- Hollywood – Dewey Bunnell
- Baby It’s Up to You
- You – Dan Peek
- Old Man Took – Dewey Bunnell
- What Does It Matter
- In the Country – Dan Peek
John Zorn: On Leaves of Grass
On July 22, 2014, “Tzadik” label released “On Leaves of Grass”, album composed by John Zorn inspired by the works of Walt Whitman. It was recorded in March 2014, at “East Side Sound” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama.
Personnel:
- John Medeski- piano
- Kenny Wollesen- vibraphone
- Trevor Dunn- bass
- Joey Baron- drums
- Ikue Mori- electronics
- Marc Urselli – engineer, audio mixer
Track listing:
All tracks by John Zorn
- Whispers of Heavenly Death
- Song at Sunset
- Halcyon Days
- Portals
- Sea Drift
- Song of the Open Road
- The Body Electric
- Mystic Cyphers
- America
Foxygen: Hang
On January 20, 2017, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Hang”, the fifth Foxygen studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Electro-Vox Studios” in Los Angeles, “Spacebomb Studios” in Richmond, and was produced by Sam France and Jonathan Rado.
Personnel:
- Sam France – vocals, backing vocals
- Jonathan Rado – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Michael D’Addario – percussion
- Brian D’Addario – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano
- Trey Pollard – conductor, orchestral arrangements
- Matthew E. White– arranger
- Bryce McCormick – score preparation
- Grace Bauson – harp
- Stephaine Barrett – cello
- Jason McComb – cello
- Shara Stamps – cello
- Treesa Gold – string contractor, violin
- Anna Bishop – violin
- Elise Blake – violin
- Faith Hofma – violin
- Stacy Matthews – violin
- Adrian Pintea – violin
- Melissa Sunderland – violin
- Tom Stevens – viola
- Johanna Beaver – viola
- Pinson Chanselle – chimes, timpani
- Reginald Chapman – trombone
- Scott Flynn – trombone
- Bryan Hooten – trombone
- Toby Whitaker – trombone
- JC Kuhl – tenor saxophone
- Suzi Fischer – saxophone
- Kevin Simpson – saxophone
- Bob Miller – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Rob Quallich – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Taylor Barnett – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Marcus Tenney – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Rick Reiger – clarinet, saxophone
- Jason Scott – clarinet, saxophone
- John Winn – clarinet, saxophone
- Lauren Serpa – flute
- Anthony Smith – flute, piccolo flute
- Laura Smith – oboe
- Victoria Hamrick – English horn, oboe
- Erin Lano – French horn
- Rachel Velvikis – French horn
- Amanda Winger – French horn
- Stephanie Ycaza – tuba
- Adrian Olsen – engineer
- Michael Harris – engineer
- Christopher Cerullo – engineer assistant
- Cian Riordan – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Sam France and Jonathan Rado.
- Follow the Leader
- Avalon
- Adams
- America
- On Lankershim
- Upon a Hill
- Trauma
- Rise Up
Cal Tjader: West Side Story
On January 1, 1961, “Fantasy” label released “West Side Story”, the 27th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded on October 18, 1960, and consists of musical numbers from Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” in jazz arrangements.
Personnel:
- Cal Tjader- vibraphone
- Clare Fischer- piano, celeste, musical director
- Lonnie Hewitt – piano
- Red Mitchell, Victor Venegas – bass
- Shelly Manne, Milt Holland- drums
- Mongo Santamaria- conga
- Willie Bobo- drums, timbales
- George Roberts- trombone
- Red Callender- tuba
- Vincent D’Rosa, James Decker, Richard Perissi – French horns
- Paul Horn- flute
- Gerald Vinci, Marshall Sosson, Herman Clebanoff, Amerigo Merino, Leonard Malarsky, Robert Barene, Jack L. Pepper, Henry Sugar, Alvin Dinkin – violins
- Virginia Majewski – viola,
- VIctor Gottlieb – cello
- Carol Gotthoffer – harp
Track listing:
All tracks by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, except where noted.
- Prologue (Leonard Bernstein) / The Jet Song
- Something’s Coming
- Maria Interlude
- Maria
- Tonight
- America
- Cool
- One Hand, One Heart
- I Feel Pretty / Somewhere
Geoffrey Emerick
On October 2, 2018, Geoffrey Emerick died aged 72. He was recording studio audio engineer and producer, worked with America, Elvis Costello, Badfinger, Art Garfunkel, Jeff Beck, Gino Vannelli, Supertramp, Cheap Trick, Nazareth, Chris Bell, Split Enz, Trevor Rabin, Nick Heyward, Big Country, Gentle Giant, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ultravox, Matthew Fisher, Kate Bush, Nellie McKay and Robin Trower, but he was best known for his work with The Beatles, on their albums Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles and Abbey Road. For his work in the music recording field, Emerick won “European Edison Award” and four “Grammy Awards”.
Dispatch: America, Location 12
On June 2, 2017, “Bomber Records” label released “America, Location 12”, the sixth Dispatch album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by John Dragonetti and Mike Sawitzke.
Personnel:
- Brad Corrigan – vocals, guitar, whistle, banjo, charango, drums, percussion, photography
- John Dragonetti – vocals, guitars, tambourine, bass, bass programming, keyboard, slide synthesizer, clapping, electric bagpipes, drums, drum programming, percussion, mixing, cover art concept, cover photo, photography
- Pete Francis – vocals, guitar, photography
- Mike Sawitzke – vocals, guitar, organ, fuzz bass, synthesizer bass, Tom – Tom, trumpet, clapping, shaker, engineer, mixing
- Chadwick Stokes – vocals, guitar, tambourine, bass, whistle, photography
- Willy Urmston – banjo
- Peter Adams – organ, synthesizer, mellotron
- Claudia Lennear, Jon Reilly – vocals
- Nicky Rheaume – art direction
- John Rummen – art direction, layout design
Track listing:
- Be Gone
- Only the Wild Ones
- Curse + Crush
- Painted Yellow Lines
- Skin the Rabbit
- Midnight Lorry
- Begin Again
- Rice Water
- WindyLike
- Ghost Town
- Atticus Cobain
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