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Sammy Hagar: Sammy Hagar & Friends

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On September 24, 2013, “Frontiers” label released “Sammy Hagar & Friends”, the sixteenth Sammy Hagar studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by John Cuniberty and Sammy Hagar.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Taj Mahal – lead vocals
  • Toby Keith – lead vocals
  • Kid Rock – lead and backing vocals
  • Ronnie Dunn – lead and backing vocals
  • Nancy Wilson – lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Zirbel – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, ukulele
  • Neal Schon – guitar
  • Bill Kirchen – guitar
  • Vic Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Satriani – guitar, backing vocals
  • James DePrato – mandolin
  • Austin DeLone – piano, accordion
  • Susie Davis – organ
  • Andre Thierry – accordion
  • Ruth Davies – upright bass
  • Bill Church – bass
  • Mona Gnader – bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony – bass
  • Denny Carmassi – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chad Smith – drums
  • Paul Revelli – drums
  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • David Lauser – drums
  • John Cuniberti – percussion, backing vocals
  • Karl Perraza – percussion
  • Erica Cuniberty, Caroline DeLone, Aaron Hagar, Vic Johnson, Claytoven Richardson, Omega Rae, Sandy Griffith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Winding Down – Sammy Hagar
  2. Not Going Down – Jay Buchanan
  3. Personal Jesus – Martin Gore
  4. Father Sun – Sammy Hagar
  5. Knockdown Dragout – Dennis Hill, Ken Livingston, Kyle Homme, Stephen Garvy, Kevin Baldes, Sammy Hagar
  6. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger
  7. Bad on Fords and Chevrolets – Ronnie Dunn, Ray Wylie Hubbard
  8. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet
  9. All We Need Is an Island – Sammy Hagar
  10. Going Down (Live in studio, take 1) – Don Nix

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Lost in the Ozone

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In November 1971, “Paramount” label released “Lost in the Ozone”, the debut  Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen album. The studio selections were recorded April – July 1971 at “Pacific High Recording Studios” in Ann Arbor, Michigan , “Long Branch Saloon” and “New Monk” in Berkeley, California, and the live selections were recorded in July 1971, at the “Long Branch Saloon” and “New Monk” in Berkeley. The album was produced by Bob Cohen and George Frayne.

Personnel:

  • George Frayne (Commander Cody) – vocals, piano
  • John Tichy– lead and harmony vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bill Kirchen – lead and harmony vocals, lead guitar, trombone
  • Billy C. Farlow – lead vocals, harmonica
  • “Buffalo” Bruce Barlow – Fender bass, acoustic bass, harmony vocals
  • Lance Dickerson – drums
  • Andy Stein– fiddle, saxophone
  • West Virginia Creeper (Steve Davis) – pedal steel guitar
  • Jack Black- backing vocals, guitar
  • Bob Cohen – engineer
  • Phil Sawyer – mixer
  • Chris Frayne – front cover
  • Dennis Anderson – rear cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Frayne and Billy C. Farlow; except where noted.

  1. Back to Tennessee
  2. Wine Do Yer Stuff
  3. Seeds and Stems (Again)
  4. Daddy’s Gonna Treat You Right – Billy C. Farlow
  5. Family Bible – Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Claude Gray
  6. Home in My Hand – Ronnie Self
  7. Lost in the Ozone – Billy C. Farlow
  8. Midnight Shift – Jimmie Ainsworth, Earl Bud Lee
  9. Hot Rod Lincoln – S. Stevenson, Charlie Ryan
  10. What’s the Matter Now? (live) – Billy C. Farlow
  11. Twenty Flight Rock – (live) – Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild
  12. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (live) – Hughie Prince, Don Raye, Eleanore Sheehy

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Country Casanova

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In May 1973, “Paramount” label released “Country Casanova”, the third Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Stephan Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Commander Cody (George Frayne) – piano, lead vocal
  • Billy C. Farlow– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Bill Kirchen– lead guitar, banjo, lead vocal
  • John Tichy– rhythm guitar, lead vocal
  • Bruce Barlow– bass guitar, stand-up bass
  • Lance Dickerson– drums
  • Andy Stein– fiddle, saxophone
  • Bobby Black– pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Jim Marshall – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Country Casanova – Billy Farlow, Michael J. Richards
  2. Shall We Meet (Beyond the River) – Billy Farlow, John Tichy, Andy Stein
  3. My Window Faces The South – Jerry Livingston, Mitchell Parish, Abner Silver
  4. One Man’s Meat (Is Another Man’s Poison) – John Tichy, Bruce Barlow, George Frayne, Billy C. Farlow
  5. Everybody’s Doin’ It – George Frayne, Bruce Barlow, Andy Stein, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen, Lance Dickerson, John Tichy, Bobby Black
  6. Rock That Boogie – George Frayne, Bruce Farlow
  7. Rave On! – Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
  8. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) – Merle Travis, Tex Williams
  9. Sister Sue – John Tichy, Bruce Barlow, Andy Stein, Billy C. Farlow
  10. Honeysuckle Honey – Michael J. Richards

Nick Lowe: The Impossible Bird

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On November 29, 1994, “Demon” label released “The Impossible Bird”, the ninth Nick Lowe album. It was recorded in 1994, at “The Turk’s Head Function Room” in Twickenham, Middlesex; “The Old Cinema” in Brentford, Middlesex and “The Bonaparte Rooms”, in Twickenham, Middlesex, and was produced by Nick Lowe and Neil Brockbank.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar, bass guitar
  • Gary Grainger– guitar
  • Geraint Watkins– organ, electric guitar
  • Bill Kirchen– trombone, electric guitar
  • Paul Riley– bass guitar
  • Robert Treherne– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe, except where noted.

  1. Soulful Wind
  2. The Beast in Me
  3. True Love Travels on a Gravel Road – Dallas Frazier, L. Owens
  4. Trail of Tears – Roger Cook, Allen Reynolds
  5. Shelley My Love
  6. Where’s My Everything?
  7. 12-Step Program (To Quit You Babe)
  8. Lover Don’t Go
  9. Drive-Thru Man
  10. Withered on the Vine
  11. I Live on a Battlefield – Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe
  12. 14 Days
  13. I’ll Be There – Ray Price, Rusty Gabbard