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Charlie Daniels Band: Million Mile Reflections

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On April 20, 1979, “Epic” label released “Million Mile Reflections”, the seventh Charlie Daniels Band studio album (the tenth Charlie Daniels studio overall). It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by John Boylan.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Daniels – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Tom Crain – vocals, guitar
  • “Taz” DiGregorio – vocals, keyboards
  • Charles Hayward – bass
  • James W. Marshall – drums, percussion
  • Fred Edwards – drums, percussion
  • Terry Mead – trumpet
  • Lea Jane Singers – backing vocals
  • Bergen White – string arrangements
  • Paul Grupp – engineer
  • Steve Goostree – recording assistant
  • Dave Rideau, Erik Zobler – mixing assistant
  • Bill Myers – illustrations
  • Virginia Team – Wm. J. Johnson – design
  • Joseph E. Sullivan – production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward and James W. Marshall, except where noted.

  1. Passing Lane
  2. Blue Star
  3. Jitterbug – Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, Don Murray
  4. Behind Your Eyes – John Boylan
  5. Reflections
  6. The Devil Went Down to Georgia
  7. Mississippi – Charlie Daniels
  8. Blind Man – Tom Crain
  9. Rainbow Ride

The Ventures: Walk, Don’t Run Vol. 2

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In August 1964, “Dolton” label released “Walk, Don’t Run, Vol. 2”, the 16th Ventures (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Dick Glasser.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – guitar
  • Nokie Edwards – guitar
  • Bob Bogle – bass
  • Mel Taylor – drums
  • “Lanky” Linstrot – engineer
  • Eddie Brackett – engineer
  • Jim Lockert – engineer
  • Henry Lewy – engineer

Track listing:

  • House of the Rising Sun – traditional
  • Diamond Head – Danny Hamilton
  • Night Train – Jimmy Forrest
  • Peach Fuzz – Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor
  • Rap City – Johannes Brahms, arranged by Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor
  • Blue Star – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  • Walk, Don’t Run ’64 – Johnny Smith
  • Night Walk – Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor
  • One Mint Julep – Rudy Toombs
  • Pedal Pusher – Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor
  • The Creeper – Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor
  • Stranger on the Shore – Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin

The Shadows: Same

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In September 1961, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Shadows (The) album. It was recorded October 1960 – June 1961, at “EMI Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor.

Personnel:

  • Hank Marvin – vocals, lead guitar, piano
  • Bruce Welch – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jet Harris – vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Meehan – drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Addey – engineer
  • Cliff Richard – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Shadoogie – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan
  2. Blue Star – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
  3. Nivram – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Jet Harris
  4. Baby My Heart – Sonny Curtis
  5. See You in My Drums – Tony Meehan
  6. All My Sorrows – Dave Guard, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds
  7. Stand Up and Say That – Hank Marvin
  8. Gonzales – Jet Harris, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin
  9. Find Me a Golden Street – Norman Petty
  10. Theme from a Filleted Place – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris
  11. That’s My Desire – Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday
  12. My Resistance Is Low – Hoagy Carmichael
  13. Sleepwalk – Ann Farina, Santo Farina, Johnny Farina, Don Wolf
  14. Big Boy – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin

Willie Nelson: First Rose of Spring

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On July 3, 2020, “Legacy Recordings” label released “First Rose of Spring”, the seventieth Willie Nelson studio album. It was recorded in 2019 at “The Tracking Room”, UMG Studios”, “Blackbird Studios” and “The Tone Dock” Nashville, “Pedernales Studios” in Austin, and was produced by Buddy Cannon.

Personnel:

  • Willie Nelson – Trigger, vocals
  • Buddy Cannon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Catherine Marx – piano, B3 organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Kevin “Swine” Grantt – upright bass
  • Larry Paxton – upright bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums
  • Sari Reist – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings
  • David Davidson – strings
  • Connie Ellisor – strings
  • Alicia Enstrom – strings
  • Anthony La Marchina – strings
  • Dave Angell – strings
  • Monisa Angell – strings
  • Jerry Bifano – strings
  • Karen Winkelmann – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
  • Melodie Cannon – backing vocals
  • Ward Davis – backing vocals
  • Tony Castle – recording, mixing
  • Steve Chadie – recording
  • Kevin Boettger – engineer assistant
  • Michelle Freetley – engineer assistant
  • Matt Leigh – assistant engineer
  • Steve Mazur – engineer assistant
  • Nick Molino – engineer assistant
  • Bryce Roberts – engineer assistant
  • Bobby Terry – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Luke Armentrout – mastering assistant
  • Bobbi Giel – mastering assistant
  • Andrew Darby – mastering assistant
  • Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
  • Steven Lamb – copyist
  • Micah Nelson – artwork
  • Alexandra Dascalu Nelson – back cover photo

Track listing:

  1. First Rose of Spring – Randy Houser, Allen Shamblin, Mark Beeson
  2. Blue Star – Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon
  3. I’ll Break Out Again – Sanger D. Shafer, A. L. “Doodle” Owens
  4. Don’t let the Old Man In – Toby Keith
  5. Just Burnin’ Around – Pete Graves
  6. Our Song – Chris Stapleton
  7. We Are the Cowboys – Billy Joe Shaver
  8. Stealing Home – Maria Cannon-Goodman, Casey Beathard, Don Sampson
  9. I’m the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised – Wayne Kemp, Bobby Borchers, Mack Vickery
  10. Love Just Laughed – Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon
  11. Yesterday When I Was Young – Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer