On May 20, 2022, “Anti-Made” label released “Carry Me Home”, album by Mavis Staples and Levon Helm. It was recorded in 2011, at Helm’s studio, and was produced by Larry Campbell.
Personnel:
Levon Helm – drums, vocals, executive production
Larry Campbell – guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
Jim Weider – guitar
Brian Mitchell – piano, keyboards
Byron Isaacs – bass guitar
Jay Collins – tenor saxophone
Erik Lawrence – baritone saxophone
Steven Bernstein – trumpet
Clark Gayton – trombone
Amy Helm – harmony vocals
Teresa Williams – harmony vocals
Mavis Staples Band
Mavis Staples – vocals, executive production
Rick Holmstrom – guitar
Jeff Turmes – bass guitar
Stephen Hodges – drums
Donny Gerrard – harmony vocals
Vicki Randle – harmony vocals
Yvonne Staples – harmony vocals
Justin Guip – engineer
Brendan McDonough – assistant engineering
Mark Chalecki – mastering
Landon Speers – photography
Track listing:
This Is My Country – Curtis Mayfield
Trouble in My Mind – Richard M. Jones
Farther Along – W. B. Stevens
Hand Writing on the Wall – Dottie Peoples, Harvey Lee Watkins, Jr.
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Dick Dallas, Bill Taylor
Move Along Train – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
This May Be the Last Time – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.
On February 10, 2017, Oleta Adams self-released “Third Set”, her tenth album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Firehouse Studios”, in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Oleta Adams.
In December 1966, “Verve” label released “Mixed Bag”, the debut Richie Havens studio album. It was recorded July – September 1966, and was produced by John Court.
Personnel:
Richie Havens – vocals, guitar, sitar
Paul Harris – organ, piano, keyboards
Paul “Dino” Williams – acoustic guitar
Howard Collins – guitar
Joe Price – tabla
Harvey Brooks – bass
Bill LaVorgna – drums
Bruce Langhorne – arrangements
Felix Pappalardi – arrangements
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Barry Feinstein – cover photography
Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervisor
Track listing:
High Flyin’ Bird – Billy Edd Wheeler
I Can’t Make It Anymore – Gordon Lightfoot
Morning, Morning – Tuli Kupferberg
Adam – Richie Havens
Follow – Jerry Merrick
Three Day Eternity – Richie Havens
Sandy – Jean Pierre Cousineau
Handsome Johnny – Louis Gossett Jr., Richie Havens
On November 26, 2021, “earMusic” label released “Turning to Crime”, the twenty-second Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals, percussion
Steve Morse – vocals, guitars
Don Airey – keyboards
Roger Glover – vocals and backing vocals, bass, additional keyboards, percussion
Ian Paice – drums
Bob Ezrin – vocals and backing vocals
Leo Green – tenor saxophone, horns arrangement
Matt Holland – trumpet
Gina Forsyth – fiddle
Bruce Daigrepont – squeeze box
Julian Shank – percussion
Nicole Thalia – backing vocals
Marsha B. Morrison – backing vocals
Track listing:
7 and 7 is – Arthur Lee
Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
Oh Well – Peter Green
Jenny Take a Ride! – Bob Crew
Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan
Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore
Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Ralf, Paul Samwell-Smith
The Battle of New Orleans – Jimmy Driftwood
Lucifer – Bob Seger
White Room – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
Caught in the Act
Going Down – Don Nix
Green Onions – Booker T, Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.
Hot Lanta – Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
Dazed and Confused – Jake Holmes, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Gimme Some Lovin’ – Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood
On November 11, 2011, “Polydor Munchen” label released “Volksbeat”, the thirteen Nina Hagen album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Peter Schmidt and Peter Hinderthür.
Personnel:
Nina Hagen – vocals, guitar, artwork, liner notes
– guitar, piano, bass, drums
Warner Poland – guitar
Christian Neander – guitar
Hinrich Dageför – guitar, baritone guitar
Jörn Heilbut – guitar
Stefan Knoess – guitar
Marcus Watkins – guitar
Justin Balk – vocal, guitar
Peter Schmidt – tambourine
Joe Jackson – piano
Peter Hinderthür – keyboards, bass, flugelhorn, brass, strings and brass arrangements
Graham Maby – bass
Dave Houghton – drums
Katie Zahn – alto flute
Berlin Session Orchestra
Joris Bartsch Buhle – conductor
Beccy Boo, N’Gone Thiam – chorus
Walter Schönauer – artwork, design
Track listing:
Bitten Der Kinder & An Meine Landsleute – lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Nina Hagen, Thomas Götz
Ick Lass Mir Doch Vom Teufel Nich …- lyrics by Nina Hagen, music by Larry Norman
Killer – Adam Tinley, Sealhenry Samuel
Ermutigung – Wolf Biermann
Ich Bin – lyrics by Nina Hagen, Justin Balk
Das 5. Gebot – lyrics by Martin Luther, Nina Hagen, music by Thomas Götz
Menschen Sind Kompatibel – Stefan Knoess
Wir Sind Das Volk – lyrics by Nina Hagen, music by Bernd Kurtzke
Soma Koma – lyrics by Nina Hagen, N’Gone Thiam, music by Warner Poland, Wolfgang Glum
Jesus Ist Ein Freund Von Mir – lyrics by Nina Hagen, Salvatore Polichetti
Süsses, Süsses Lied Der Errettung – lyrics by Nina Hagen, music by Larry Norman
Keiner Von Uns Ist Frei – Nina Hagen, Barry Mann, Brenda Russell, Cynthia Well
Noch Ein Täss’chen Kaffee – German lyrics by Nina Hagen, lyrics and music by Bob Dylan
Nicht Vergessen – German lyrics by Nina Hagen, lyrics and music by Arnold Hennings, Curtis L Mayfield
Dieser Zug Fährt Richtung Freiheit – German lyrics by Nina Hagen, Woody Guthrie original text adapted
On November 6, 2007, “Verve Forecast” label released “Son of Skip James”, the thirtieth Dion album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Sound Great Production”, and was produced by Dion.
Personnel:
Dion DiMucci – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Rick Krive – piano
Bob Guertin – organ, percussion, engineer
Emily Lazar – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Kazumi Matsumoto – graphic design
Bill Bush – photography
Susan DiMucci – photography
Michael Friedman – photography
Richard Gottehrer – executive producer
Track listing:
Nadine – Chuck Berry
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Hoodoo Man Blues – Junior Wells
Drop Down Mama – Sleepy John Estes
Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
Baby I’m in the Mood – Bob Dylan
I’m a Guitar King – Tommy McClennan
The Thunder – Dion DiMucci
Interlude – Spoken Word – Dion DiMucci
Son of Skip James – Dion DiMucci
Preachin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
If I Had Possession (Over Judgement Day) – Robert Johnson
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.
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
In September 1970, “Track” label released “Hollywood Dream”, the only Thunderclap Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Pete Townshend.
Personnel:
John “Speedy” Keen – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, conga, glockenspiel, gong, maracas
Andy Newman – vocals, piano, organ, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, oboe, tin whistle, glockenspiel, Cor Anglais, Bengali flutes, Japanese battle cymbal, hand bell, Indian finger cymbals, sleigh bells, Chinese temple block
Jimmy McCulloch – acoustic and electric guitar, maracas, wood block, backing vocals
On August 4, 2017, “Rounder Records” label released “Party of One”, the debut George Thorogood album. It was recorded in 2017, at “House of Blues Studios” in Encino, Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Gaines.
Personnel:
George Thorogood – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Scott Billington – executive producer
Track listing:
I’m a Steady Rollin’ Man – Robert Johnson
Soft Spot – Alen Shamblin, Gary Nicholson
Tallahassee Women – Tallahassee Tight
Wang Dang Doodle – Willie Dixon
Boogie Chillin’ – Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker
No Expectations – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Bad News – John D. Loudermilk
Down the Highway – Bob Dylan
Got to Move – Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn
Born with the Blues – Brownie McGhee
The Sky is Crying – Morgan Robinson, Clarence Lewis, Elmore James
The Hookers – John Lee Hooker
Pictures from Life’s Other Side – traditional, Hank Williams
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – John Lee Hooker
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