On August 2, 2022, Nicholas Charles ‘Nicky’ Moore died aged 75. He singer, founding member of the band Hackensack, member of the bands Tiger and Mammoth, participated in the project From Behind, founding member and leader of the band Nicky Moore and the Blues Corporation, but was best known as member and singer of Samson.
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Tyler Childers: Country Squire

On August 2, 2019, “Hickman Holler” label released “Country Squire”, the third Tyler Childers studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David R. Ferguson.
Personnel:
- Tyler Childers – vocals, acoustic guitar, hand claps
- Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, classical guitar, Jew’s harp, mandolin, hand claps, backing vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin, banjo, hand claps
- Mike Rojas – piano, accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, clavinet, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Bobby Wood – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, harmonium
- David Roe – bass guitar, hand claps
- Miles Miller – drums, washboard, hand claps, backing vocals
- Sturgill Simpson – hand claps, backing vocals
- David R. Ferguson – engineer, mixing
- Sean Sullivan – engineer
- Daniel Bacigalupi – engineer assistant
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Colonel Tony Moore – illustration
- Jimbo Valentine – layout
- Señora May – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tyler Childers.
- Country Squire
- Bus Route
- Creeker
- Gemini
- House Fire
- Ever Lovin’ Hand
- Peace of Mind
- All Your’n
- Matthew
Little Feat: Let It Roll

On August 2, 1988, “Warner Bros” label released “Let It Roll”, the eighth Little Feat studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Complex” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Massenburg and Bill Payne.
Personnel:
- Paul Barrère – vocals, guitar
- Fred Tackett – guitar, mandolin, trumpet
- Craig Fuller – vocals, button accordion, guitar
- Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards
- Kenny Gradney – bass guitar
- Richie Hayward – vocals, drums
- Sam Clayton – vocals, percussion
- Renée Armand – vocals
- Marilyn Martin – vocals
- Shaun Murphy – vocals
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals
- Linda Ronstadt – vocals
- Bob Seger – vocals
- George Massenburg – recording, mixing
- Sharon Rice, Kenny Fowler – engineer assistant
- Ivy Skoff – production coordinator
- Edd Kolakowski – piano technician
- Neon Park – design
Track listing:
- Hate to Lose Your Lovin’ – Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller
- One Clear Moment – Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller, Bill Payne
- Cajun Girl – Martin Kibbee, Bill Payne
- Hangin’ on to the Good Times – Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
- Listen to Your Heart – Craig Fuller, Bill Payne
- Let it Roll – Paul Barrere, Martin Kibbe, Bill Payne
- Long Time till I Get Over You – Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller
- Business as Usual – Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller, Bill Payne
- Changin’ Luck – Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
- Voices on the Wind – Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
Steve Holland
On August 2, 2020, Steve Holland died aged 66. He was musician (guitar), best known as founding member and lead and rhythm guitarist of Molly Hatchet.
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Volbeat: Rewind, Replay, Rebound
On August 2, 2019, “Vertigo” label released “Rewind, Replay, Rebound”, the seventh Volbeat studio album. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by Jacob Hansen, Michael Poulsen, and Rob Caggiano.
Personnel:
- Michael Poulsen– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Jon Larsen– drums
- Rob Caggiano– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Martin Pagaard Wolff – acoustic and electric guitar
- Ray Jacildo – piano
- Doug Corcoran – saxophone
- Mia Maja – vocals
- Carolynn Clyne – choir
- Juanita Guinyard – choir
- Lennasia Harvey – choir
- Shacara McLaurin – choir
- Sharifa Lubin – choir
- Christine Stevens – choir
- Julian Summers – choir
- Lennox Van Cooten – choir
- Justin Ward – choir
- Harlem Gospel Choir – background vocals
- Melissa Cross – synthaxe
- Jacob Hansen – background vocals, engineer
- Bryan Russell – organ, engineer, editing
- Francesco Ferrini – string arrangements, engineer
- Joe Barresi – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Karsten Sand – illustrations
- Henrik Siegel – graphic design
- Ross Halfin – band photography
- Dan Scudamore – cover photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Michael Poulsen, except where noted. All music as noted. “Die to Live”, by Poulsen and Rob Caggiano.
- Last day Under the Sun – Michael Poulsen, Rob Caggiano
- Pelvis on Fire – Michael Poulsen
- Rewind the Exit – Michael Poulsen, Rob Caggiano
- Die To Live – lyrics and music by Michael Poulsen and Rob Caggiano
- When We Were Kids – Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen, Rob Caggiano
- Sorry Sack of Bones – Michael Poulsen
- Cloud 9 – Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen, Kaspar Boye Larsen
- Cheapside Sloggers – Michael Poulsen
- Maybe I Believe – Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen, Rob Caggiano
- Parasite – Michael Poulsen
- Leviathan – Michael Poulsen, Rob Caggiano
- The Awakening of Bonnie Parker – Rob Caggiano, Michael Poulsen
- The Everlasting – Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen
- 7:24 – Michael Poulsen
Reuben Wilson: Fun House
On August 2, 2005, “Savant” label released “Fun House”, the 15th Reuben Wilson album. It was recorded in December 2004, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Melvin Sparks.
Personnel:
- Reuben Wilson– Hammond B-3
- Cochemea Gastelum – tenor saxophone
- Melvin Sparks– guitar
- Mike Clark– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Reuben Wilson except where noted
- Easy Talk – Gene Redd, Hank Marr
- Fun House
- For the Love of You – The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper
- Ronnie’s Bonnie
- Love Time
- Sweet Feet
- Minor Yours
- Loft Funk – Mike Clark
Killing Joke: Pandemonium
On August 2, 1994, “Butterfly Records” label released “Pandemonium”, the ninth Killing Joke studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Townhouse Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, and “Butterfly Studios” in London, “York Street Studio” in Auckland, New Zealand, “EMI Studios”, “Hani Mehana Studios”, “The King’s Chamber”, and “Great Pyramid” in Cairo, Egypt, and was produced by Youth and Greg Hunter.
Personnel:
- Jaz Coleman– vocals, synthesizer
- Kevin “Geordie” Walker– guitar
- Martin “Youth” Glover– bass guitar, mixing
- Geoff Dugmore– drums
- Tom Larkin– drums
- Larry De Zoete – drums
- Hossam Ramzy– percussion
- Said El Artist– percussion
- Aboud Abdel Al – violin
- Matt Austin – programming
- Paddy Free – programming
- Greg Hunter– engineer, mixing
- Ron Saint Germain– mixing
- Sameh Almazny – engineer assistant
- Natalie Heath – engineer assistant
- Matt Howe – engineer assistant
- Sheldon Isaac – engineer assistant
- Mike Coles – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jaz Coleman, Youth and Geordie Walker.
- Pandemonium
- Exorcism
- Millennium
- Communion
- Black Moon
- Labyrinth
- Jana
- Whiteout
- Pleasures of the Flesh
- Mathematics of Chaos
The Tractors: Same
On August 2, 1994, “Arista” label released the self-titled, debut Tractors album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, and was produced by Steve Ripley and Walt Richmond. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Steve Ripley– lead vocals, electric guitar, drums, engineer, original art, design
- Ron Getman – acoustic and slide guitar, steel guitar, Dobro, mandolin, high harmony vocals
- Walt Richmond – Steinway piano, Hammond Bnd electric –a3 organ, accordion, Wurlitzer, clavinet, drums, horns, bassvocals
- Casey van Beek – bass guitar, low harmony vocals
- Jamie Oldaker– drums, “groove snares”, tambourine, percussion
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Ry Cooder– slide guitar
- Eldon Shamblin– guitar
- J. J. Cale– guitar
- Waddy Pass – steel guitar
- Steve Collier – steel guitar
- Steve Bagsby – steel guitar
- Gene Crownaver – steel guitar
- Bonnie Raitt– slide guitar
- Steve Hickerson – guitar
- Tommy Tripplehorn – guitar
- Elvis Ripley – tremolo guitar, engineer
- Steve Allen, Rick Beilke, Mike Bruce, Mark Bruner, Jim Byfield, Robert Coggins, Jon Crowder, Gary Cundiff, Jim Edwards, Richard Feldman, Huey Flannery, Ron Flynt, Michael Garrett, Gary Gilmore, Doc James, Roger Linn, Steve Pryor, Jim Pulte, Gordon Shryock, “Skee”, Roger Tillison, Don White – guitar
- Spencer Sutton – piano
- Glen Mitchell – Hammond B-3 organ
- Angelene Ripley – Hammond B-3 organ
- Glen Mitchell, Larry Bell, Carl Bickhardt, Dick Sims, Angelene Ripley, Ed Robinson – Hammond B-3 organs
- Angelene Ripley – Hammond B-3 organ
- Leon Russell– synthesizer, MIDI
- Jimmy “Junior” Markham – harmonica
- Ron Morgan – upright bass
- Ron Morgan – bass guitar riffs
- Jim Strader – bass guitar licks
- Jimmy Karstein – drums
- Chuck Blackwell – drums
- Chuck Browning – drums
- David Teegarden – drums
- Chuck DeWalt, Bill Belknap, Rich Brown, Jim Keltner – additional drums
- Joe Davis – saxophones
- Pat “Taco” Ryan – saxophone
- Charlene Ripley – trumpet
- Stacey Grant – trombone
- Joe Davis – horns
- Ed Richmond – fiddle
- Curly Lewis – fiddles
- Curly Lewis – fiddle
- Rick Morton – fiddle
- James Burton– “Master of the Telecaster”
- Junior Markham & the Tulsa All-Stars
- Jim Pulte – bass vocals
- Debbie Campbell – backing vocal
- John Crowder – backing vocals
- Jim Sweney – backing vocals
- Danny Mayo– life observations and noises
- Ron Getman – engineer
- Walt Richmond – engineer, photography
- Angelene Ripley – engineer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Maude Gilman – art direction
- Señor McGuire – photography
Track listing:
- The Tulsa Shuffle – Steve Ripley
- Fallin’ Apart – Steve Ripley, Ron Getman
- Thirty Days – Chuck Berry
- I’ve Had Enough – Steve Ripley
- The Little Man — Jim Pulte, Ripley, Tim DuBois
- Baby Likes to Rock It – Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond
- Badly Bent – Steve Ripley, Richmond, Martha Ellis
- The Blue Collar Rock – Steve Ripley
- Doreen – Steve Ripley
- Settin’ the Woods on Fire – Fred Rose, Ed G. Nelson
- Tryin’ to Get to New Orleans – Steve Ripley, Richmond, DuBois
- The Tulsa Shuffle (revisited) – Steve Ripley
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
On August 2, 2010, “Merge” label released “The Suburbs”, the third Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, and was produce by Will Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Perry, Sarah Neufeld, Jeremy Gara, Tim Knigsbury and Markus Dravs. “The Suburbs” won “Album of the Year” at the 2011 “Grammy Awards”, “Best International Album” at the 2011 “BRIT Awards”, “Album of the Year” at the 2011 “Juno Awards”, and the 2011 “Polaris Music Prize” for best Canadian album. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA” and Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Will Butler – vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass
- Win Butler – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Richard Reed Parry – double bass, accordion, keyboards, drums, percussion
- Tim Kingsbury – bass, guitar, piano
- Jeremy Gara – drums, percussion
- Régine Chassagne – vocals, piano
- Sarah Neufeld – violin
- Sarah Neufeld, Owen Pallett, Richard Reed Parry, Marika Anthony Shaw – strings
- Clarice Jensen, Nadia Sirota, Yuki Numata, Caleb Burhans, Ben Russell, Rob Moose – additional strings
- Colin Stetson– saxophones
- Pietro Amato– French horn
- Arcade Fire – mixing, arrangement
- Owen Pallett– string arrangements
- Mark Lawson – recording
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Nick Launay– additional mixing
- Marcus Paquin, Don Murnaghan, Noah Goldstein – additional recording
- Brian Thorn – assistant
- Brad Bell – assistant
- Adam Greenspan – assistant
- Caroline Robert – design
- Vincent Morisset– art direction
- Gabriel Jones – photography
- Joey Matthews, Stephane Fiore – photography assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara, Win Butler, Will Butler, Régine Chassagne and Tim Kingsbury.
- The Suburbs
- Ready to Start
- Modern Man
- Rococo
- Empty Room
- City With No Children
- Half Light I
- Half Light II (No Celebration)
- Suburban War
- Month of May
- Wasted Hours
- Deep Blue
- We Used to Wait
- Sprawl I (Flatland)
- Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
- The Suburbs (continued)





