On March 14, 1991, Jerome Solon Felder aka Doc Pomus died aged 65. He was singer and songwriter, co-writer (together with Mort Shuman) of big number of hits, many of them became rock and roll standards, including: “A Teenager in Love”, “Save The Last Dance For Me”, “Hushabye”, “This Magic Moment”, “Turn Me Loose”, “Sweets For My Sweet”, “Go, Jimmy, Go”, “Little Sister”, “Can’t Get Used to Losing You”, “Suspicion”, “Surrender” and “His Latest Flame”. He also co-wrote with Phil Spector few successful tracks including “Young Boy Blues”, “Ecstasy”, “First Taste of Love” and “What Am I to Do?” His songs were performed by hundreds of artists including The Beatles, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Bad Company, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Buble, Dolly Parton, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, Emmy Lou Harris, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson, John Hiatt, The Beach Boys, B.B. King, Dion, The New York Dolls, Shawn Colvin and Los Lobos. As singer Pomus performed with Milt Jackson, Mickey Baker, and King Curtis. In 1991 he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, in 1992, in the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, and in 2012 into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.
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B. B. King: Deuces Wild
On November 4, 1997, “MCA” label released “Deuces Wild”, the thirty fifth B.B. King studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by John Porter and Chris Lord-Alge.
Personnel:
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Keith Richards – guitar
- Eric Clapton – guitar
- Ronnie Wood – guitar
- David Gilmour – guitar
- Bonnie Raitt – guitar
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Marty Stuart – guitar
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Neil Hubbard – guitar
- Chris Stainton – piano, keyboards
- C. J. Vanston – Hammond B3 organ
- Paul Carrack – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
- Bill Payne – keyboards
- D’Angelo – keyboards
- Leon Pendarvis – organ
- Jon Cleary – piano
- Jools Holland – piano
- Tommy Eyre – piano, Wurlitzer
- Darryl Jones – bass guitar
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Reggie McBride – bass guitar
- James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass guitar
- Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Tony Braunagel – drums
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Jamil Sharif – trumpet
- Brian Murray – trumpet
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet
- Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
- Carl Blouin – tenor saxophone
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone
- Daniel P. Kelley – French horn
- Yvonne S. Moriarty – French horn
- Andrea Byers – violin
- Sid Page – violin
- Armen Garabedian – violin
- Berj Garabedian – violin
- Norman Hughes – violin
- Tamara Hatwan – violin
- Bruce Dukov – violin, viola
- Larry Colbert – cello
- Martin Tillman – cello
- Miles Tackett – cello
- Dane Little – cello
- Marston Smith – cello
- Kenneth Yerke – viola
- Robert Becker – viola
- Paul Waller – programming
- Simon Climie – programming
- Harry Bowens – backingd vocals
- Terence Forsythe – backing vocals
- Vincent Bonham – backing vocals
Track listing:
- If You Love Me – with Van Morrison
- The Thrill Is Gone – with Tracy Chapman
- Rock Me Baby – with Eric Clapton
- Please Send Me Someone to Love – with Mick Hucknall
- Baby I Love You – with Bonnie Raitt
- Ain’t Nobody Home – with D’Angelo
- Pauly’s Birthday Boogie – with Jools Holland
- Confessin’ the Blues – with Marty Stuart
- Hummingbird – with Dionne Warwick
- Let the Good Times Roll – with Zucchero
- Keep It Coming – with Heavy D
- Cryin’ Won’t Help You Babe – with David Gilmour and Paul Carrack
- Night Life – with Willie Nelson
B. B. King: Blues On The Bayou
On October 20, 1998, “MCA” label released “Blues on the Bayou”, the thirty sixth B.B. King studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Dockside Studio” in Maurice, LA, and was produced by B. B. King. “Blues on the Bayou” won the 2000 “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album”.
Personnel:
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Leon Warren – guitar
- Michael Doster – bass
- James Sells Toney – keyboards
- Calep Emphrey Jr. – drums
- Tony Coleman – percussion
- Melvin Jackson – saxophone
- Stanley Abernathy – trumpet
- James Bolden – trumpet, bandleader
- Phil Marshall – string arrangements
- Tony Daigle – recording
- Jim Watts – recording assistant
- John Porter – mixing
- Joe McGrath – mixing engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Walter R. King – contractor
- Sidney A. Seidenberg – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by B.B. King; except where noted.
- Blues Boys Tune
- Bad Case of Love
- I’ll Survive – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
- Mean Ole’ World
- Blues Man
- Broken Promise – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
- Darlin’ What Happened – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
- Shake It Up and Go – B.B. King, Jules Taub
- Blues We Like
- Good Man Gone Bad – B.B. King, Jules Taub, Ferdinand Washington
- If I Lost You – B.B. King, Jules Taub
- Tell Me Baby – B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari
- I Got Some Outside Help I Don’t Need – B.B. King, David Clark
- Blues in G
- If That Ain’t It I Quit
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