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Buddy Guy: Born To Play Guitar

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On July 31, 2015, “RCA” label released “Born to Play Guitar”, the 17th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Tom Hambridge. In 2016, the album won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
  • Joss Stone – vocals
  • Van Morrison – vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II – 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar, resonator guitar, slide guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Bob Britt – electric guitar, resonator guitar
  • Reese Wynans – clavinet, Hammond B3, grand piano, upright piano, Wurlitzer
  • Kevin McKendree – African piano, Hammond B3, piano
  • Rob McKendree – clavinet
  • Kim Wilson – harmonica
  • Billy Cox – electric bass
  • Glenn Worf – electric bass, upright bass
  • Michael Rhodes – acoustic bass, electric bass
  • Tommy Macdonald – electric bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussion, tambourine, triangle, wind chimes, backing vocals, mixing
  • Chris Carmichael – strings, string arrangements
  • The McCrary Sisters – backing vocals
  • Ducky Carlisle – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Saint-Leon – engineer
  • Jonathan Joseph – engineer
  • Nathan James – engineer
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Seth Morton – engineer assistant
  • Erwin Gorostiza – creative director
  • Tommy Macdonald – production assistant
  • Gilbert Garza – guitar technician
  • Josh Cheuse – art direction, design, photography
  • Bradley Cook – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Born to Play Guitar – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  2. Wear You Out – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  3. Back Up Mama – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  4. Too Late – Charles Brown, Willie Dixon, John Phillips
  5. Whiskey, Beer & Wine – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  6. Kiss Me Quick – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  7. Crying Out of One Eye – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  8. (Baby) You Got What It Takes – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, Murray Stein
  9. Turn Me Wild – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  10. Crazy World – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  11. Smarter Than I Was – Tom Hambridge
  12. Thick Like Mississippi Mud – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  13. Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to B.B. King) – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  14. Come Back Muddy – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge

Jimi Hendrix And The Band Of Gypsys

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On March 25, 1970, “Polydor” and “Track” labels released “Band of Gypsys”, album by Jimi Hendrix and Band of Gypsys. It was recorded in January 1970, at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Heaven Research (Jimi Hendrix). In 2018, Band of Gypsys album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, On June 23, 2019, the Band of Gypsys were inducted into the “Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Hendrix – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • Billy Cox – vocals, bass
  • Buddy Miles – vocals, drums
  • Wally Heider – live recording engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – studio mixing engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Victor Kahn – design
  • Jan Blom – photography

Track listing:

All tracks Jimi Hendrix, except, except where noted.

  1. Who Knows
  2. Machine Gun
  3. Changes – Buddy Miles
  4. Power to Love
  5. Message of Love
  6. We Gotta Live Together – Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
  7. Hear My Train A Comin
  8. Foxy Lady
  9. Stop

J. J. Cale: 5

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On August 30, 1979, “Island” label released “5”, the fifth J J Cale album. It was recorded at the “Crazy Mama Studios”, Nashville, “The Lakehouse”;  “Old Hickory”; “Columbia Studios” and “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Audie Ashworth and J J Cale.

Personnel:

  • JJ Cale – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, drums
  • Christine Lakeland – vocals, organ, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion
  • Sherry Porter – voices
  • Bill Boatman – electric and rhythm guitar, fiddle
  • Bill Kenner: mandolin
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Larry Bell – electric piano, organ
  • Billy Cox – bass
  • Carl Radle – bass
  • Nick Rather – bass
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Kenny Buttrey – drums
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Jimmy Karstein – drums, congas
  • George Tidwell – horns
  • Don Sheffield – horns
  • Dennis Goode – horns
  • Terry Williams – horns
  • Farrell Morris – vibes
  • Shelly Kurland – strings
  • Carl Gorodetzy – strings
  • Roy Christensen – strings
  • Marv Chantry – strings
  • Cam Mullins – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by J J Cale, except where noted.

  1. Thirteen Days
  2. Bolin’ Pot
  3. I’ll Make Love to You
  4. Don’t Cry Sister
  5. Too Much for Me
  6. Sensitive Kind
  7. Friday
  8. Lou-Easy-Ann
  9. Let’s Go to Tahiti – Bill Boatman, Roger Tilotson
  10. Katy Kool Lady – J J Cale, Christine Lakeland
  11. Fate of a Fool
  12. Mona