On August 25, 2026, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean died aged 80. She was singer, composer, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists ever. Dolly Parton composed more than 3000 songs, and released 49 albums as a leader. During her career, Parton had gained induction into numerous “Halls of Fame”.
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Ty Segall: Manipulator

On August 25, 2014, “Drag City” label released “Manipulator”, the seventh Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Ty Segall and Chris Woodhouse.
Personnel:
- Ty Segall
- Sean Presley – vocals
- Brit Lauren Manor – vocals
- Chris Woodhouse – piano, synthesizer, percussion
- Charles Moothart – guitar
- Mikal Cronin – vocals, bass
- Emily Rose Epstein – drums
- Steve Nutting – drums
- Irene Sazer – violin
- Matthias McIntire – viola
- Jessica Ivry – cello
- Mikal Cronin – string arrangements
- Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
- Dan O. – layout
- Denée Petracek – artwork, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ty Segall, except where noted.
- Manipulator
- Tall Man Skin Lady
- The Singer
- It’s Over
- Feel
- The Faker
- The Clock
- Green Belly
- The Connection Man
- Mister Main
- The Hand
- Suise Thumb
- Don’t You Wanna to Know? (Sue)
- The Crawler
- Who’s Producing You – Mike Donovan
- The Feels
- Stick Around
Robert Glasper: Double Booked

On August 25, 2009, “Blue Note” label released “Double Booked”, the fourth Robert Glasper studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “System Two” and “Brooklyn Recording” in New York, and was produced by Robert Glasper.
Personnel:
- Robert Glasper – piano, electric piano
- Vicente Archer – double bass
- Derrick Hodge – bass guitar
- Casey Benjamin – alto saxophone, vocoder
- Terence Blanchard – voice
- Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson – voice
- Bilal Oliver – vocals
- Dante “Mos Def” Smith – rap vocals
- Jahi Sundance – scratches
- Joe Marciano – recording, mixing
- Keith “Qmillion” Lewis – recording, mixing
- Mike Marciano – mastering
- Konstantin Dzhibilov – art direction, design
- Joey Lawrence – photography
- Marques Green – additional photography
- Eli Wolf – A&R
- Gordon H Jee – creative director
- Shanieka D. Brooks – product management
Track listing:
The Robert Glasper Trio
All tracks by Robert Glasper except where noted.
- Intro
- No Worries
- Yes I’m Country (And That’s OK)
- Downtime
- 59 South
- Think of One – Thelonious Monk
The Robert Glasper Experiment
- 4eva – Robert Glasper, Dante Smith
- Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Benjamin Maupin, Jean Hancock
- Festival – Robert Glasper
- For You – Sameer Gupta, Casey Benjamin
- All Matter – Bilal Sayeed Oliver
- Open Mind – Derric Hodge
Tomasz Stańko Quartet: Lontano

On August 25, 2006, “ECM” label released “Lontano”, the fourth Tomasz Stańko Quartet album. It was recorded in November 2005, at “Studios la Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
- Marcin Wasilewski – piano
- Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
- Michal Miskiewicz – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Tomasz Stańko except where noted.
- Lontano I – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
- Cyrhla
- Song for Ania
- Kattorna – Krzysztof Komeda
- Lontano II – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
- Sweet Thing
- Trista
- Lontano III – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawpmir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
- Tale
Al Haig Trio: Same

On August 25, 1954, “Esoteric” label released the self-titled, album by Al Haig Trio (the second Al Haig album). It was recorded in March 1954.
Personnel:
- Al Haig – piano
- Bill Crow – double bass
- Lee Abrams – drums
Track listing:
- Autumn in New York
- Isn’t It Romantic?
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me
- Royal Garden Blues
- Don’t Blame Me
- Moonlight in Vermont
- If I Should Lose You
- April in Paris
- All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
- Body and Soul
- Gone with the Wind
- My Old Flame
- On the Alamo
Zach Bryan: Same

On August 25, 2023, “Belting Bronco” label released the self-titled Zach Bryan studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Zach Bryan and Eddie Spear. At the 66th “Annual Grammy Awards” won “Grammy” for “Best Country Duo/Group Performance”.
Personnel:
- Zach Bryan – lead vocals, vocals
- Graham Bright – electric guitar
- Zach Bryan – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion
- Steve Clark – acoustic guitar, drums
- Read Connolly – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, steel guitar, percussion
- Noah Le Gros – acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, percussion
- The Lumineers – piano
- Hudson Pollack – piano
- The War and Treaty – piano
- Jacob Weinberg – bass, drums, organ, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer
- Scott Zhang – bass
- Zephyr Avalon – acoustic bass, bass
- Lucas Ruge-Jones – trumpet, fiddle, percussion
- Daniel Chase – violin, viola, cello
- Read Connolly – backing vocals, featured vocals
- Sierra Ferrell – backing vocals, featured vocals
- Noah Le Gros – backing vocals
- Jacob Weinberg – backing vocals
- Lucas Ruge-Jones – backing vocals
- Kacey Musgraves – featured vocals
- The War and Treaty – featured vocals
- Jacob Weinberg – engineer
- Jamie Hamburg – engineer
- Scott Zhang – engineer, mixing engineer
- Jacquire King – mixing
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Dawson March – mixing assistant
- Justin Miller – engineer assistant
- Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
Track listing:
All tracks written by Zach Bryan except where noted.
- Fear and Fridays (Poem)
- Overtime
- Summertime’s Close
- East Side of Sorrow
- Hey Driver
- Fear and Friday’s
- Ticking – Zach Bryan, Justin Byrd
- Holy Roller
- Jake’s Piano – Long Island
- El Dorado
- I Remember Everything – Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves
- Tourniquet
- Spotless – Zach Bryan, Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites
- Tradesman
- Smaller Acts
- Oklahoman Son
Lars Winnerbäck: Rusningstrafik

On August 25, 1997, “Elvira Records” label released Rusningstrafik, the second Lars Winnerbäck studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Traxton Recording AB”, “Lennonplant” and “Kapsylen Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Johan Johansson.
Personnel:
- Lars Winnerbäck – vocals, guitar
- Ola Nyström – guitar
- Niko Röhlcke – piano, accordion
- Martin Söderström – acoustic bass, backing vocals
- Lasse bax – bass
- Johan Johansson – drums, percussion, guitar, tambourine, kazoo, recording, mixing
- Christian Edgren – trumpet
- P H Andersson – violin, backing vocals, string arrangements, recording
- Matoula Zachariadou – viola
- Mattias Nyberg – cello, string arrangements
- Miranda Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
- Vanja Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
- Stefan Sundström – vocals, backing vocals
- Lotta Nilsson – vocals, backing vocals
- Karin Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
- Barbro Winnerbäck, Björn Jonson, Christian Edgren, Filip Adamo, Puttra Wikdahl, Quina Hermansson – vocals
- Christian Edgren – recording, mixing
- Björn Engelman – mastering
- Anton H Le Clercq – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Lars Winnerbäck.
- En av alla dom
- ngen har lust
- Nån annan
- Rusningstrafik
- Höst på min planet
- Balladen om konsekvenser
- Vår för hjärter dam
- Psalm i januari
- En svår och jobbig grej
- Låg
- Nu är alla små stjärnor
- Vänner
Royal Blood: Same

On August 25, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Royal Blood album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Rockfield“ in Monmouthshire, Wales, and was produced by Tom Dalgety, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher.
Personnel:
- Mike Kerr – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Ben Thatcher – drums
- Tom Dalgety – recording, mixing
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Dave Sardy – mixing
- John Davis – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Mike Kerr, all music by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher.
- Out of the Black
- Come on Over
- Figure It Out
- You Can Be So Cruel
- Blood Hands
- Little Monster
- Loose Change
- Careless
- Ten Tone Skeleton
- Better Strangers
The Bad Plus: Inevitable Western

On August 25, 2014, “Okeh Records” label released “Inevitable Western”, the twelve Bad Plus (The) album. It was recorded in January 2014, at “The Terrarium” in Minneapolis, MN, and was produced by Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King.
Personnel:
- Ethan Iverson – piano
- Reid Anderson – bass
- David King – drums
- Jason Orris – engineer, mixing, illustrations
- Huntley Miller – mastering
- Greg Meyers – design
- David King – artwork
- Chris Hinderaker – executive producer
- Darryl Pitt – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.
- I Hear You
- Gold Prisms Incorporated – David King
- Self Serve – Ethan Iverson
- You Will Lose All Fear
- Do It Again
- Epistolary Echoes – David King
- Adopted Highway – David King
- Mr. Now – Ethan Iverson
- Inevitable Western – Ethan Iverson
Everything But The Girl: Baby, The Stars Shine Bright

On August 25, 1986, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Baby, the Stars Shine Bright”, the third Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded March – April 1986, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Tracey Horn and Ben Watt.
Personnel:
- Tracey Thorn – vocals
- Ben Watt – guitar, orchestral arrangements
- Cara Tivey – organ, piano
- Micky Harris – bass
- Rob Peters – drums
- Steve Henderson, Joao Bosco De Oliveira, Frank Ricotti, Martin Ditcham – percussion
- Jeff Daly, Philip Todd, Peter King, Nigel Nash, Ray Swinfield – saxophone
- Alan Downey, Derek Watkins, Luke Tunney, Stuart Brooks – trumpet
- Andy Fawbert, Peter Thoms, Chris Pyne, Alan Hutt – trombone
- James Handy, John Pigneguy – French horn
- Gavyn Wright, Wilfred Gibson, John Willison, Richard Studt, Dave Woodcock, James Archer, Levine Andrade, Basil Smart, Bill Benham, Peter Oxer, Tim Good – violin
- Kenneth Essex, George Robertson, Cathy Stevens, David Emanuel, Roger Garland – viola
- Chris Green, Paul Kegg, Helen Liebmann, Clive Anstee – cello
- Clare Torry, Linda Allen, Bob Saker, Lance Ellington, Gary Taylor, Tony Burrows, Vicky Silva, Tessa Niles – backing vocals
- Nick Ingman – conductor, director
- Caryn Gough – artwork
- Richard Haughton – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, except where noted.
- Come on Home
- Don’t Leave Me Behind
- A Country Mile – Tracey Thorn
- Cross My Heart
- Don’t Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart – Ben Watt
- Careless – Ben Watt
- Sugar Finney
- Come Hell or High Water
- Fighting Talk
- Little Hitler – Tracey Thorn