On March 18, 2017, Don Hunstein died aged 88. He was photographer, best known for his work at “Columbia Records” and for his photographs that were featured on covers of some famous albums including Thelonious Monk’s Monk’s Dream; Blood, Sweat & Tears’s Mirror Image; Miles Davis’s Nefertiti, and the famous photograph of Bob Dylan walking with Suze Rotolo, used for the cover of “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album.
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Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey: Going Back Home
On March 25, 2014, “Chess” label released “Going Back Home” album by Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey. It was recorded in November 2013, at “Yellow Fish Studios” in Uckfield, and was produced by Dave Eringa.
Personnel:
- Wilko Johnson- lead guitar
- Roger Daltrey- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mick Talbot- piano, Hammond organ
- Steve Weston – harmonica
- Norman Watt-Roy- bass guitar
- Dylan Howe- drums, percussion
Track listing:
All by Wilko Johnson except where noted.
- Going Back Home – Wilko Johnson, Mick Green
- Ice on the Motorway
- I Keep it to Myself
- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Bob Dylan
- Turned 21
- Keep On Loving You – Wilko Johnson, Norman Watt-Roy, Salvatore Ramundo
- Some Kind of Hero
- Sneaking Suspicion
- Keep It Out of Sight
- Everybody’s Carrying a Gun
- All Through the City
James Marshall
On March 24, 2010, James Joseph Marshall died aged 74. He was photographer, best known for his photographs of rock musicians, including The Beatles (final paid live concert in San Francisco’s Candlestick Park), Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Guns N’ Roses and Santana. He was also the chief photographer at Woodstock.
Kevin Ayers: Deià…Vu
In March 1984, “Blau” label released “Deià…Vu”, the eleventh Kevin Ayers studio album. It was recorded in December 1980, at “Maller Studios” in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and was produced by Kevin Ayers and Joan Bibiloni.
Track listing:
- Kevin Ayers- lead vocals, guitar
- Joan Bibiloni – guitars
- Zanna Gregmar – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ollie Halsall- bass, guitar
- Daniel Lagarde – bass
- Quique Villafania – drums
- Miguel Figuerola – drums
- Jorge Pardo – saxophone
- Linda Novit – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Kevin Ayers, except where noted.
- Champagne and Valium
- Thank God for a Sense of Humor
- Take It Easy
- Stop Playing with My Heart (You Are a Big Girl)
- My Speeding Heart
- Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan
- Stop Playing With My Heart II
- Be Aware of the Dog
Faces: First Step
In March 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “First Step”, the debut Faces album. It was recorded August 1969-January 1970 at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart- lead and backing vocals, harmonica, banjo
- Ronnie Lane – leadm co-lead and backing vocals, bass, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Ronnie Wood- lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, second bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ian McLagan- Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric and acoustic pianos, backing vocals
- Kenney Jones- drums, percussion
- Martin Birch- engineer
Track listing:
- Wicked Messenger – Bob Dylan
- Devotion – Ronnie Lane
- Shake, Shudder, Shiver – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
- Stone – Ronnie Lane
- Around the Plynth – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Flying – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Pineapple and the Monkey – Ronnie Wood
- Nobody Knows – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
- Looking Out the Window – Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan
- Three Button Hand Me Down – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart
Fairport Convention: What We Did on Our Holidays
In January 1969, “Island” label released “What We Did on Our Holidays”, the second Fairport Convention album. It was recorded June – October 1968, at “Sound Techniques”; “Olympic Studio No. 1”; “St. Peter’s Church”, and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.
Personnel:
- Sandy Denny (as Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny) – vocals, acoustic and 12-string acoustic guitars, organ, piano, harpsichord
- Richard Thompson– vocals, electric, acoustic and 12-string acoustic guitars, piano accordion, sitar
- Simon Nicol– acoustic and electric guitars, electric autoharp, electric dulcimer, backing vocals
- Ashley Hutchings– bass, backing vocals
- Martin Lamble– drums, percussion, violin, tabla, footsteps
- Iain Matthews– vocals, congas
- Peter Ross – harmonica
- Bruce Lacey and his Robots
- Claire Lowther – cello
- Kingsley Abbott – coins, backing vocals
- Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Marc Ellington – backing vocals
- John Wood – engineer
- Richard Bennett Zeff, Annie Brown – photography
- Diogenic Attempts Ltd. – design
Track listing:
- Fotheringay – Sandy Denny
- Mr Lacey – Ashley Hutchings
- Book Song – Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson
- The Lord Is in This Place…How Dreadful Is This Place (based on “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” by Blind Willie Johnson) – Ashley Hutchings, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson
- No Man’s Land – Richard Thompson
- I’ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
- Eastern Rain – Joni Mitchell
- Nottamun Town – traditional, arranged by Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble
- Tale in Hard Time – Richard Thompson
- She Moves Through the Fair – traditional, arr. Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble
- Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
- End of a Holiday – Simon Nicol
Joan Baez: Any Day Now
In December 1968, “Vanguard” label released “Any Day Now”, the tenth Joan Baez album. The double LP contained exclusively Bob Dylan songs was recorded September in 1968, at “CBS Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Maynard Solomon.
Personnel:
- Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
- Stephen Stills– guitar
- Harold Rugg – guitar, dobro
- Grady Martin– guitar
- Pete Drake– pedal steel guitar
- Jerry Kennedy– guitar
- Jerry Reed– guitar
- Harold Bradley– guitar, dobro
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
- Fred Carter– mandolin
- Johnny Gimble– fiddle
- Tommy Jackson– fiddle
- Buddy Spicher– fiddle
- Roy Huskey, Jr.– bass
- Norbert Putnam– bass
- Kenny Buttrey– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit
- North Country Blues
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- Drifter’s Escape
- I Pity the Poor Immigrant
- Tears of Rage – Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel
- Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
- Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word
- I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
- Walls of Red Wing
- Dear Landlord
- One Too Many Mornings
- I Shall Be Released
- Boots of Spanish Leather
- Walkin’ Down the Line
- Restless Farewell”
Leon Russell
On November 13, 2016, Claude Russell Bridges aka Leon Russell died aged 74. He was musician (piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, baritone horn) and songwriter, with successful solo career. His best known track “A Song for You ”,has been recorded and performed by more than 100 music acts. Russell has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, John Lennon, Ringo Starr ,George Harrison, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ike & Tina Turner, and the Rolling Stones. In 2011, Russell was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”
Leonard Cohen: Death Of A Ladies Man
On November 13, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Death of a Ladies’ Man”, the fifth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded June – July 1977, and was produced by Phil Spector.
Personnel:
- Leonard Cohen – vocals
- Phil Spector– guitar, keyboards, background vocals, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangements
- Art Blaine – guitar
- Jesse Ed Davis– guitar
- David Isaac – guitar
- Art Munson– guitar
- David Kessel – guitar, backing vocals
- Al Perkins– pedal steel, slide guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow– guitar, pedal steel, slide guitar
- Dan Kessel – organ, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Lang – keyboards
- Tom Hensley – keyboards
- Bill Mays – keyboards
- Don Randi– keyboards
- Pete Jolly– keyboards
- Barry Goldberg – keyboards
- Bob Robitaille – synthesizer, assistant engineer, synthesizer programming
- Devra Robitaille – synthesizer
- Ray Neapolitan – electric and upright bass
- Ray Pohlman – bass, guitar
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Hal Blaine– drums
- Terry Gibbs– percussion, vibraphone
- Gene Estes – percussion
- Robert Zimmitti – percussion
- Emil Radocchia – percussion
- Don Menza– flute, saxophone, wind, horn arrangements
- Jay Migliori – saxophone
- Steve Douglas– flute, saxophone, wind
- Conte Candoli– trumpet
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Jack Redmond – trombone
- Bobby Bruce – fiddle, violin
- Brenda Bryant – backing vocals
- Ronee Blakley– backing vocals
- Billy Diez – backing vocals
- Oma Drake – backing vocals
- Bob Dylan– backing vocals
- Venetta Fields– backing vocals
- Gerald Garrett – backing vocals
- Allen Ginsberg– backing vocals
- Clydie King– backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews– backging vocals
- Bill Thedford , Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Lorna Willard – backing vocals
- Nino Tempo– arrangements
- Larry Levine– engineer
- Bruce Gold – engineer, engineer assistant
- Stan Ross – engineer, assistant
- John Cabalka – art direction
- Bill Naegels – design
- Ron Coro – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Leonard Cohen, all music by Phil Spector.
- True Love Leaves No Traces
- Iodine
- Paper Thin Hotel
- Memories
- I Left a Woman Waiting
- Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-On
- Fingerprints
- Death of a Ladies’ Man
The Byrds: Ballad Of Easy Rider
On November 10, 1969, “Columbia” label released “Ballad of Easy Rider”, the eighth Byrds (The) album. It was recorded June – August, 1969, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Terry Melcher. The album got it name after the song “Ballad of Easy Rider”, ( by Roger McGuinn with help from Bob Dylan), as the theme song for the 1969 film, Easy Rider.
Personnel:
- Roger McGuinn – vocals, guitar
- Clarence White – vocals, lead guitar
- John York – vocals, electric bass
- Gene Parsons – vocals, drums, guitar, banjo
- Byron Berline- fiddle
- Glen D. Hardin- organ
- Terry Melcher- string section, backing vocals
Track listing:
- Ballad of Easy Rider – Roger McGuinn
- Fido – John York
- Oil in My Lamp – traditional, arranged Gene Parsons, Clarence White
- Tulsa County Blue – Pamela Polland
- Jack Tarr the Sailor – traditional, arranged Roger McGuinn
- Jesus Is Just Alright – Arthur Reynolds
- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
- There Must Be Someone – Vern Gosdin, Cathy Gosdin, Rex Gosdin
- Gunga Din – Gene Parsons
- Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
- Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins – Zeke Manners, Scott Seely
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