On January 26, 1967, “Stax” label released “Knock on Wood”, the debut Eddie Floyd studio album. It was recorded July – December 1966, at “Stax Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Jim Stewart.
Personnel:
Eddie Floyd – vocals
Steve Cropper – guitar
Booker T. Jones – piano, organ
Isaac Hayes – piano
Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. – drums
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Track listing:
Knock on Wood – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
Something You Got – Chris Kenner, Fats Domino
But It’s Alright – J.J. Jackson, Pierre Tubbs
I Stand Accused – Billy Butler, Jerry Butler
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
I Don’t Want to Cry – Luther Dixon, Chuck Jackson
Raise Your Hand – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
Got to Make a Comeback – Eddie Floyd, Joe Shamwell
634-5789 – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
I’ve Just Been Feeling Bad – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
In January 1969, “Columbia” label released “The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper”, album by Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Fillmore West” in San Francisco, and was produced by Al Kooper.
Personnel:
Mike Bloomfield – vocals, guitar
Al Kooper – lead vocals, organ, ondioline, piano
Carlos Santana – guitar
Elvin Bishop – lead vocals, guitar
John Kahn – bass
Skip Prokop – drums
Norman Rockwell – cover artwork
Track listing:
Opening Speech – Mike Bloomfield
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Paul Simon
I Wonder Who – Ray Charles
Her Holy Modal Highness – Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield
The Weight – Robbie Robertson
Mary Ann – Ray Charles
Together ‘Til the End of Time – Frank Wilson
That’s All Right – Arthur Crudup
Green Onions – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Lewie Steinberg
Opening Speech – Al Kooper
Sonny Boy Williamson – Jack Bruce, Paul Jones
No More Lonely Nights – Sonny Boy Williamson
Dear Mr. Fantasy – Jim Capaldi, Stevie Winwood, Chris Wood
Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong – Albert King
In September 1968, “Stax” label released “Soul Limbo”, the seventh Booker T. & the M.G.’s studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Stax Recording Studio” in Memphis, and was produced by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn and Al Jackson Jr.
Personnel:
Booker T. Jones – Hammond organ, clavinet, piano, guitar
Steve Cropper – guitar
Donald Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. – drums, percussion
Terry Manning – marimba
Isaac Hayes – cowbell
Track listing:
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy – J.R. Cobb, Ray Whitley
La-La (Means I Love You) – Thom Bell, William Hart
Hang ‘Em High – Dominic Frontiere
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Over Easy – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al JacksonJr.
Soul Limbo – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn and Al Jackson Jr.
Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Heads or Tails = Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson Jr.
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
On September 10, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Sleepless” the sixth Peter Wolf album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sear Sound”, “Avatar”, “Globe Studios” and “Red House” in New York City, “Woolly Mammoth Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Kenny White and Peter Wolf. Magazine “Rolling Stone”, ranked “Sleepless” on number 427 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Peter Wolf – vocals
Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
Steve Earle – vocals
Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar, backing vocals
Duke Levine – mandolin, electric guitar, baritone guitar
Angelo Petraglia – acoustic guitar
Cornell Dupree – guitars
Stuart Kimball – electric guitar
Keith Richards – vocals, electric guitar
Kenny White – organ, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
Brian Mitchell – accordion
Magic Dick – harmonica
Tony Garnier – acoustic bass
Warren McRae – electric bass
John Conte – electric bass
Paul Ossola – acoustic bass
Shawn Pelton – drums, drum loop
Kevin Shurtleff – additional drums, percussion
Charley Drayton – drums
Dan Reiser – drums
Sammy Merendino – additional percussion
Crispin Cioe – alto saxophone
Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
Larry Etkin – trumpet
Bob Funk – tenor trombone
Rob Eaton – backing vocals
Teresa Williams – backing vocals
Ada Dyer – backing vocals
Cire Jones – backing vocals
Catherine Russell – backing vocals
Milt Grayson – bass vocals
Fred Griffith – backing vocals
Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
Ben Wisch – recording, mixing
Phil Greene – mixing
Dave Westner – additional engineering, mixing
Chris Rival – additional engineering
Tom Waltz – additional engineering
John Weston – additional engineering
Steve Mazur – engineer assistant
Jacques Obadia – engineer assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Frank Olinsky – design, cover photography
Joe Greene – photography
Karen Rome – project coordinator
Jill Dell’Abate – session coordinator
Track listing:
Growin’ Pain – Angelo Petraglia, Peter Wolf
Nothin’ but the Wheel – John Scott Sherrill
A Lot of Good Ones Gone – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
Never Like This Before – Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, David Porter
Run Silent, Run Deep – Timothy S. Mayer, Peter Wolf
Homework – Dave Clark, Al Perkins, Otis Rush
Five O’Clock Angel – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
Hey Jordan – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
Too Close Together – Sonny Boy Williamson
Some Things You Don’t Want to Know – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
In June 1974, “Stax” label released “I Wanna Get Funky”, the eighth Albert King studio album. It was recorded in 1972 and was produced by Henry Bush and Allen Jines.
Personnel:
Albert King– vocals, electric guitar
Donald Kanzie (Donald Kinsey)– rhythm guitar
The Bar-Kays & The Movement – rhythm section
The Memphis Horns– horns
Memphis Symphony Orchestra– strings
Hot Buttered Soul, Henry Bush – backing vocal
Track listing:
I Wanna Get Funky – Clifton William Smith
Playing on Me – Sir Mack Rice
Walking the Back Streets and Crying – Sandy Jones
‘Til My Back Ain’t Got No Bone – Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
Flat Tire – Henry Bush, Booker T. Jones, Albert King
I Can’t Hear Nothing But the Blues – Henry Bush, Dave Clark
Travelin’ Man – Albert King
Crosscut Saw – R.G. Ford
That’s What the Blues Is All About – Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland
On April 1, 1983, “CBS” label released “Havana Moon”, the fifth Carlos Santana album. It was recorded in 1982, at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett.
Personnel:
Carlos Santana– guitar, percussion, backing vocals
On October 15, 1966, “Stax” label released “Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul”, the fifth Otis Redding studio album, and his last studio album released before his death. It was recorded May – September 1966, and was produced by Jim Stewart, Booker T. & the MG’s, Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
Personnel:
Otis Redding – vocals
Steve Cropper– guitar
Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes- keyboards, piano, organ
Donald Dunn– bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr.– drums
Gil Caple, Andrew Love, Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Sammy Coleman, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet
Track listing:
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
I’m Sick Y’all – Steve Cropper, David Porter, Otis Redding
Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
Sweet Lorene – Isaac Hayes, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding
Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
On February 4, 2014, “429 Records” label released “The Royal Sessions”, the twelve Paul Rodgers solo album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Royal Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Perry A. Margouleff.
Personnel:
Paul Rodgers– vocals
Michael Toles– guitar
Perry Margouleff– guitar, mixing
Lester Snell– piano
Charles Hodges– Hammond B3
Archie Turner– Wurlitzer
Leroy Hodges– bass
Lannie McMillan– tenor saxophone
Gary Topper– tenor saxophone
James L. Spake– baritone sax
Marc Franklin– trumpet
Royal Horns– horn
Roy Brewer – violin
Susanna Perry-Gilmore, Jessie Munson– violin
Beth Luscombe– viola
Michael Barar– viola
Wesley Hovanec– electric bongos, engineer assistant, videography
Jonathan Kirkscey– cello
Mark Wallace – cello
The Royal Singers– strings
William Wittman– engineer, mixing
James Robertson, Steve Potts, Daniel Bean– engineer assistant
Ryan Smith– mastering
Track listing:
I Thank You – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Down Don’t Bother Me – Albert King
I Can’t Stand the Rain – Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Any Ole Way – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
It’s Growing – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson
Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
In November 1975, “A&M” label released “It’s Only Love”, the fifth Rita Coolidge studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sunset Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Anderle.
In November 1966, “Stax” label released “And Now!”, the third Booker T. & the M.G.’s studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Stax Recording Studio” in Memphis, and was produced by Jim Stewart.
Personnel:
Steve Cropper– guitar, “strum”, bass
Booker T. Jones– organ, guitar, piano, “plunk”
Donald “Duck” Dunn– electric bass, “thump”, claves
Al Jackson, Jr. – drums, “boom”
Ronnie Stoots – cover design
Track listing:
My Sweet Potato – Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr.
Jericho – traditional
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) – Granville Burland
One Mint Julep – Rudy Toombs
In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
Working in the Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey, Allen Toussaint
Don’t Mess up a Good Thing – Oliver Sain
Think – Lowman Pauling
Taboo – Bob Russell, Margarita Lecuona
Soul Jam – Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer
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