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VA: The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams

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On October 4, 2011, “Egyptian Records”, “Columbia”, “Country Music Foundation Records” and “Third Man Records” labels, released “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams”, album by various artists. It was recorded at “Emerald Sound Studios”, “Minutia Studios”, “The Village Studios”, “Levon Helm Studio”, “Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research”, “Blackbird Studio” and “Odditorium Studio”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Coco Shinomiya – art direction, design
  • Jim Sherraden (Hatch Show Print) – art direction, design
  • Alan Messer, Autumn De Wilde, David Gahr, Dino Perrucci, James Minchin III, Jim McGuire, Jo McCaughey, Mark Seliger, Pam Springesteen, Russ Harrington, Tony Baker – photography
  • Michael McCall – liner notes
  • Mary Martin – producer
  • Jeff Rosen – executive producer
  • Debbie Sweenie – production coordinator

Track listing:

All lyrics by Hank Williams, Sr., all music as noted.

  1. Alan Jackson – You’ve Been Lonesome, too – music by Alan Jackson

Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar

Paul Franklin – steel guitar

Brent Mason – electric guitar

Duncan – fiddle

Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing

Brendon Bell, Greg Lawrence – recording assistant, mixing assistant

Matt Rovey – additional engineering

Hank Williams – mastering

Keith Stegall – producer

Jason Campbell – production coordinator

2. Bob Dylan – The Love That Faded – music by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan – vocal, guitar

Denny Freeman – guitar

Stu Kimball – guitar

Donnie Herron – steel guitar, violin

Tony Garnier – bass

George Receli – drums

Chris Shaw – engineer

Greg Calbi – mastering

Jack Frost – producer

3. Norah Jones – How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart? – music by Norah Jones

Dave Rawlings – vocals, guitar

Gilliam Welch – vocals, guitar

Paul Kennerley – engineer

Tom Schick – mixing

4. Jack White – You Know That I Know – music by Jack White

Jack White – vocals, electric guitar, mixing, producer

Donnie Herron – steel guitar

Dean Fertita – acoustic bass

Dominic John Suchyta – upright bass

Carla Azar – drums

Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, mixing

Lowell Reynolds – engineer assistant

5. Lucinda Williams – I’m So Happy That I Found You – music by Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams – vocals, guitar, producer

Eric Liljestrand – recording, mixing

Ghian Wright – second engineer

Jolie Levine – project coordinator

6. Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell – I Hope You Shed a Million Tears – music by Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell – vocals, guitar

Vince Gill – vocals, guitar

Don Helms – pedal steel guitar

Dennis Crouch – bass

Kenny Sears – fiddle

7. Patty Loveless – You’re Through Following Me – music by Emory Gordy Jr. and Patty Loveless

Buddy Minnix – acoustic guitar

Leigh Cochran – electric guitar

Butch Lee – lap steel guitar

Deanie Richardson – fiddle

Emory Gordy Jr. – bass, producer

Kerlan Spur – drums

Elerry Durgin – recording, mixing

Lauren Koch – contractor

8. Levon Helm – You’ll Never Be Mine Again – music by Levon Helm and Larry Campbell

Levon Helm – lead vocal, drums

Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, producer

Mike Merritt – bass

Amy Helm, Teresa Williams – backing vocals

Justin Guip – recording, mixing

9. Holly Williams – Blue Is My Heart – music by Holly Williams

Holly Williams – acoustic guitar

Vince Gill – acoustic guitar

Tom Bucovac – steel guitar

Chris McHugh – percussion

Justin Niebank – recording, engineer, mixing

10, Jakob Dylan – Oh Mama, Come Home – music by Jakob Dylan

Jakob Dylan – vocal, guitar

Jason Lader – recording, mixing

11. Sheryl Crow – Angel Mine – music by Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow – vocals

Bill Bottrell – guitar, mixing, producer

Roger Fritz – guitar

Gene Parsons – pedal steel guitar

Steven Bates – mandolin

David Hayes – bass

James Preston – drums

Dave Sinclair – trumpet

Calvin Turnbull – engineer

Steve Marcantonio – additional engineering

Mimi Parker – Pro Tools engineer

12. Merle Haggard – The Sermon on the Mount – music by Merle Haggard

Red Lane – guitar

Reggie Young – guitar

Scott Joss – guitar

Doug Colosio – piano

Kevin Williams – bass

Rob Ickes – dobro

George Receli – drums

Rush: Clockwork Angels

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On June 12, 2012, “Roadrunner Records” label released “Clockwork Angels”, the nineteenth and final Rush studio album. It was recorded October – December 2011, at “Revolution Recordings” in Toronto, in April 2012, at “Blackbird Studio “ in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals, keyboards, arrangements
  • Alex Lifeson – guitars, keyboards, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, cymbals, tambourine, arrangements
  • Jason Sniderman – piano
  • David Campbell – string arrangement, conducting
  • Richard Chycki, Martin Cooke, Jason DuFour, Paul Fig, Stephen Koszler – recording
  • Nick Raskulinecz – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

  1. Caravan
  2. BU2B
  3. Clockwork Angels
  4. The Anarchists
  5. Carnies
  6. Halo Effect
  7. Seven Cities of Gold
  8. The Wreckers
  9. Headlong Flight
  10. BU2B2
  11. Wish Them Well
  12. The Garden

Buddy Guy: Rhythm & Blues

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On July 30, 2013, “RCA” label released “Rhythm & Blues”, the 16th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Blackbird Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tom Hambridge- drums, tambourine, elephant bells, backing vocals
  • Reese Wynans- piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
  • Kevin McKendree- piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
  • Michael Rhodes– bass
  • Tommy McDonald – bass
  • David Grissom– guitar
  • Rob McNelley – guitar, slide guitar
  • Keith Urban– vocals, guitar
  • Beth Hart– vocals
  • Steven Tyler– vocals
  • Joe Perry– guitar
  • Brad Whitford– guitar
  • Gary Clark, Jr.– vocals, guitar
  • The McCrary Sisters- backing vocals
  • Jessica Wagner-Cowan, Herschel Boone, Shannon Kurfmann – backing vocals
  • Wendy Moten – backing vocals
  • Muscle Shoals Horns
  • Charles Rose – trombone, horn arrangements
  • Steve Herrman – trumpet
  • Jim Horn- baritone saxophone
  • Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
  • Chris Carmichael– strings, string arrangement
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording engineer

Track listing:

Disc One – Rhythm

  1. Best in Town – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  2. Justifyin – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  3. I Go by Feel – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  4. Messin’ with the Kid – Mel London
  5. What’s Up with That Woman –Tom Hambridge
  6. One Day Away – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming, Scott Holt
  7. Well I Done Got Over It – Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones
  8. What You Gonna Do About – Tom Hambridge, Lee Roy Parnell, Gary Nicholson
  9. The Devil’s Daughter – Buddy Guy, To Hambridge
  10. Whiskey Ghost – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  11. Rhythm Inner Groove – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge

Disc Two – Blues

  1. Meet Me in Chicago – Tom Hambridge, Robert Randolph
  2. Too Damn Bad – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  3. Evil Twin – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  4. I Could Die Happy – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  5. Never Gonna Change – Tom Hambridge, David Gogo
  6. All That Makes Me Happy Is the Blues – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. My Mama Loved Me – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  8. Blues Don’t Care – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  9. I Came Up Hard – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  10. Poison Ivey – Mel London

Cage the Elephant: Social Cues

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On April 19, 2019, “RCA” label released “Social Cues”, the fifth Cage the Elephant studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Battle Tapes Recording”, “Blackbird Studio” and “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Village Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Hill.

Personnel:

  • Nick Bockrath – lead guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, keyboards, celeste, cello
  • Brad Shultz– rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Matt Shultz– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Matthan Minster – piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • John Hill – keyboards
  • Daniel Tichenor – bass
  • Dave Stone – bass
  • Jared Champion– drums, percussion
  • Kyle Davis – percussion
  • Kyle Davis – percussion
  • Elliot Bergman – horn
  • Mario Deleon – violin
  • Lisa Dodlinger – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Gina Corso – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Ginger Murphy – cello
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Matt Combs – cello, violin, viola
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
  • Beck– vocals
  • Katie Schecter – backing vocals
  • The W. Crimm Singers – backing vocals
  • Steve Trudell – string contractor
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
  • David Greenbaum – engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster and Nick Bockrath, except where noted.

  1. Broken Boy – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
  2. Social Cases – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
  3. Black Madonna
  4. Night Running – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, Beck haansen, Natalie Belle Bergman
  5. Skin and Bones
  6. Ready to Let Go
  7. House of Glass
  8. Love’s the Only Way
  9. The War Is Over
  10. Dance Dance – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
  11. What I’m Becoming
  12. Tokyo Smoke
  13. Goodbye

Alison Krauss & UNion Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways

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On November 23, 2004, “Rounder” label released “Lonely Runs Both Ways”, the twelfth Alison Krauss & Union Station album. It was recorded in 2004, at “17 Grand Recording”, “Blackbird Studio”, “Minutia Recording Studio” in Nashville, and was by Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block, Jarry Douglas and Barry Bales.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss– lead vocals, fiddle, viola
  • Dan Tyminski– acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Ron Block– acoustic guitar, banjo, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
  • Barry Bales– upright bass, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Gravity – Robert Lee Castleman
  2. Restless – Robert Lee Castleman
  3. Rain Please Go Away – Del McCoury
  4. Goodbye Is All we Have – Sarah Siskind
  5. Union house Beach – Jerry Douglas
  6. Wouldn’t Be So Bad – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch
  7. Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
  8. Crazy as Me – Robert Lee Castleman
  9. Borderline – Sidney Cox, Suzanne Cox
  10. My poor Old Heart – Donna Hughes
  11. This Sad Song – Alison Brown, Alison Krauss
  12. Doesn’t Have to Be This Way – Robert Lee Castleman
  13. I Don’t Have to Live This Way – Ron Block
  14. If I Didn’t Know Any Better – John Scott Sherrill, Mindy Smith
  15. A Living Prayer – Ron Block

City and Colour: The Hurry and the Harm

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On June 4, 2013, “Dine Alone” label released “The Hurry and the Harm”, the fourth City and Colour studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Blackbird Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alex Newport.

Personnel:

  • Dallas Green- lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Dante Schwebel – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthew Kelly – pedal steel, organ, piano
  • Jack Lawrence- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Doug MacGregor- drums
  • Alex Newport- engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dallas Green.

  1. The Hurry and the Harm
  2. Harder Than Stone
  3. Of Space and Time
  4. The Lonely Life
  5. Paradise
  6. Commentators
  7. Thirst
  8. Two Coins
  9. Take Care
  10. Ladies and Gentlemen
  11. The Golden State
  12. Death’s Song

White Stripes: Icky Thump

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On June 15, 2007, “Third Man” label released “Icky Thump”, the sixth and  final  White Stripes album. It was recorded in February 2007, at “Blackbird Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by Jack White. In February 2008, “Icky Thump” won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Alternative Music Album”, and “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal”.

Personnel:

  • Jack White– vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, spoken narrative, street talk, mixing
  • Meg White– lead and backing vocals, spoken narrative, street talk, drums, percussion
  • Regulo Aldama – trumpet
  • Jim Drury – bagpipes
  • Joe Chiccarelli – recording, mixing
  • Lowell Reynolds – recording, mixing second engineer
  • Steve Hoffman – vinyl mastering
  • Vlado Meller – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Icky Thump
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You’re Told)
  3. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
  4. Conquest – Corky Robbins
  5. Bone Broke
  6. Prickly Thorn, but Sweetly Worn
  7. Andrew (This Battle Is in the Air)
  8. Little Cream Soda
  9. Rag and Bone
  10. I’m Slowly Turning into You
  11. A Martyr for My Love for You
  12. Catch Hell Blues
  13. Effect and Cause