On December 3, 2025, Steven Lee Cropper died aged 84. He was musician, songwriter, record producer and actor, known as “The Colonel”. He was the guitarist of the “Stax Records” house band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor. He was also member of the Blues Brothers Band, and recorded and performed with many other artists including Alabama, Jimmy Barnes, William Bell, Barbi Benton, Big Star, Stephen Bishop, Frank Black, Bobby and the Midnites, Booker T. & MG.’s, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Burnette, Brian Cadd, Cate Brothers, Chicago, David Clayton Thomas, A. J. Croce, Patti Dahlstrom, Delaney & Bonnie, Ned Doheny, Yvonne Elliman, Jose Feliziano, Eddie Floyd, Peter Frampton, Richie Furay, Art Garfunkel, Cyndi Grecco, Levon Helm, Chris Hillman, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Etta James, Wynonna Judd, Albert King, B.B. King, Al Kooper, John Lennon, Ann Margret, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Craig Morgan, Aaron Neville, Wayne Newton, Harry Nilsson, John Oates, Nigel Olsson, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Wilson Pickett, Michel Polnareff, John Prine, Otis Redding, Bruce Roberts, Leon Russell, Sanford & Townsend, Leo Sayer, Poncho Sanchez, Guy Sebastian, Neil Sedaka, Paul Shaffer, Paul Simon, Percy Sledge, Broderick Smith, The Soul Children, The Staple Singers, Mavis Staple, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Carla Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Wendy Waldman, Tower of Power, The Manhattan Transfer, Dale Watson and Jerry Lynn Williams. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him 36th on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists”. Cropper won two “Grammy Awards”, and as leader or co-leader Cropper released 13 albums.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: 12 Bar Bruise
On September 7, 2012, “Flightless” label released “12 Bar Bruise”, the debut King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album.
Personnel:
- Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
- Cook Craig – vocals, guitar. Recording, mixing
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, recording, mixing
- Eric Moore – theremin, keys, percussion, recording, mixing
- Lucas Harwood – vocals, bass, recording, mixing
- Michael Cavanagh – drums, recording mixing
- Broderick Smith – spoken word
- Paul Maybury – recording, mixing
- Joseph Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – cover art
- Ican Harem – inside cover
- Lauren Bamford – insert photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.
- Elbow
- Muckraker
- Nein
- 12 Bar Bruise
- Garage Liddiarrd
- Sam Cherry’s Last Shot
- High Hopes Low
- Cut Throat Boogie – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
- Bloody Ripper
- Uh Oh, I Called Mum
- Sea of Trees
- Footy Footy – Joey Walker, Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Eyes Like the Sky
On February 22, 2013, “Flightless” label released “Eyes Like the Sky”, the second King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in November 2012, and was produced by Michael Cavanagh, Cook Craig, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Eric Moore, Stu Mackenzie, Lucas Skinner and Joe Walker.
Personnel:
- Michael Cavanagh, Cook Craig, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Eric Moore, Stu Mackenzie, Lucas Skinner, Joe Walker – performer, arrangements, recording, mixing
- Broderick Smith – story writing, narration recording
- Joseph Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – cover art
Track listing:
All lyrics by Broderick Smith, all music by Stu Mackenzie.
- Eyes Like the Sky
- Year of Our Lord
- The Raid
- Drum Run
- Evil Man
- Fort Whipple
- The God Man’s Goat Lust
- The Killing Ground
- Dust in the Wind
- Guns & Horses
Cat Stevens: Izitso
In April 1977, “Island” label released “Izitso”, the tenth Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded September 1976 – March 1977, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama;“Sound 80 Studios” in Minneapolis; “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee; “Le Studio”, “Morin Heights” in Quebec, Canada; “Sweet Silence Studios” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Cat Stevens
and David Kershenbaum.
Personnel:
- Cat Stevens – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki, keyboards, piano, celesta, harpsichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, Polymoog, Moog synthesizer, Minimoog, ARP String Synthesizer, ARP 2600, Yamaha CS-80, Yamaha GX-1, Yamaha EA5R electronic organ, music sequencer, drums, percussion, harmonica, brass, arrangements, programming, illustrations, design
- Pete Carr– acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, Ovation guitar, Epiphone Casino, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki
- Jim Johnson– rhythm guitar
- Weldon Myrick– steel guitar
- Reggie Young– electric guitar
- Ray Gomez– guitar
- Chick Corea– electric piano, keyboards
- Barry Beckett– piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards
- Tim Henson– acoustic piano, piano, organ, keyboards
- Little Brother Montgomery– ARP 2600
- Jean Roussel– Hammond organ, piano, organ, synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, Yamaha CS-80, keyboards, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
- Broderick Smith– harmonica
- Bruce Lynch– double bass, electbass, bass synthesizer
- David Hood– double bass, bass, bass synthesizer
- Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
- Bill Berg– drums, percussion
- Barry Morgan– drums, percussion
- Roger Hawkins– drums, percussion
- Gene Page– string instruments, brass instruments, arrangements
- David Campbell– string and brass arrangements
- Marjorie Lagerwall– harp
- Elkie Brooks– vocals
- Suzanne Lynch– backing vocals
- Carla Benson– backing vocals
- Evette Benton– backing vocals
- Barbara Ingram– backing vocals
- Harvey Goldberg, Mike Stavros, Ian Boughey, Nigel Walker, Flemming Rasmussen, Tom Jung, Paul Martinson, Nick Blagona, Mike Ross, Freddy Hansson, Steve Brandon, Jerry Masters, Gene Eichelberger, Dee Robb, John Kelly, Ken Frieson – engineer
- Claude Dupras – programming, mixing
- Ted Jensen, Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Mathieu Bitton – design
- Eckford Stimpson – design
- Moshe Brakha – photography
- Bill Levenson – supervisor
- Beth Stempel – coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Cat Stevens, except where noted.
- (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
- Life
- Killin’ Time
- Kypros
- Bonfire
- (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
- Crazy
- Sweet Jamaica
- Was Dog a Doughnut?- Cat Stevens, Bruce Lynch, Jean Roussel
- Child for a Day – Paul Travis, David Gordon
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