On December 15, 2025, Joe Ely died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, considered as one of the main creators of the progressive country scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He was founding member of the band The Flatlanders, performed and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and Guy Clark. As leader, Ely released 22 albums.
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The Band: Jericho
On November 2, 1993, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Jericho”, the eighth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985, 1990 – 1993, at “Levon Helm Studios”, “NRS Studios”, “Neressa Studios”, “BearTracks Studios”, “Bearsville Studios”, “Woodstock Studios”, and was produced by John Simon, Aaron L. Hurwitz, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Randy Ciarlante.
Personnel:
- Rick Danko – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, fiddle, trombone, keyboards
- Garth Hudson – organ, keyboards, accordion, electric piano, saxophones, synthesizers, horns
- Richard Manuel – vocals, piano, keyboards
- Levon Helm – vocals, drums, percussion, mandolin, guitar
- Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Rick Bell – keyboards, organ, piano, accordion, backing vocals
- Jim Weider – guitars, backing vocals
- Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
- Artie Traum – acoustic guitar
- Eric Bazilian – mandolin
- Stan Szelest – electric piano
- John Simon – electric piano, horns, saxophones
- Champion Jack Dupree – piano
- Rob Hyman – keyboards
- Rob Leon – bass guitar
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Bobby Strickland – tenor and baritone saxophones
- Dave Douglas – trumpet
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Jules Shear – backing vocals
- Colin Linden – backing vocals
- Aaron “Professor Louie” Hurwitz – engineer
- Chris Andersen – engineer
- Steve Churchyard – engineer
- John Roper – engineer
Track listing:
- Remedy – Colin Linden, Jim Weider
- Blind Willie McTell – Bob Dylan
- The Caves of Jericho – Richard Bell, Levon Helm, John Simon
- Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
- Too Soon Gone – Jules Shear, Stan Szelest
- Country Boy – Marshall Barer, Fred Brooks
- Move to Japan – Joe Flood, Levon Helm, John Simon, Stan Szelset, Jim Weider
- Amazon (River of Dreams) – Artie Traum
- Stuff You Gotta Watch – Muddy Waters
- Same Thing – Willie Dixon
- Shine a Light – Marty Grebb, Daniel Moore
- Blues Stay Away from Me – Alton & Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney
Bleachers: Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
On July 30, 2021, “RCA” label released “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night”, the third Bleachers studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, and was produced by Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger and Annie Clark.
Personnel:
- Jack Antonoff – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, bass, drum machine, drums, percussion, cello, mixing
- Patrik Berger – twelve-string guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, glockenspiel, piano, bass, drums, drum machine, tom toms, percussion, programming, backing vocals
- Bruce Springsteen – vocals
- Lana Del Rey – lead and backing vocals
- Mikey Freedom Hart – electric guitar, organ, synthesizer, bass, backing vocals
- Aaron Dessner – piano, synthesizer
- Evan Smith – synthesizer, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
- Warren Ellis – synthesizer, violin
- Blu DeTiger – bass
- Sean Hutchinson – drums, congas, percussion, backing vocals
- Michael Riddleberger – drums, percussion, snare drum, backing vocals
- Zem Audu – saxophone
- Anna Webber – saxophone
- Serena McKinney Göransson – violin
- Bobby Hawk – violin
- Jacob Braun – cello
- Sounwave – programming
- Zadie Smith – backing vocals
- Annie Clark – backing vocals
- The Chicks – backing vocals
- John Rooney – engineer
- Laura Sisk – engineer, mixing
- Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Jon Sher – engineer assistant
- Will Quinnell – engineer assistant
- Matt Wolach – engineer assistant
- Rob Lebret – engineer assistant
- Clare Gillen – creative director
- Michelle Holme – design
- Aaron Denton – illustrations
- Carlotta Kohl – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jack Antonoff, except where noted, Music as noted.
- 91 – Jack Antonoff, Zadie Smith
- Chinatown – Jack Antonoff, Evan Smith
- How Dare You Want More – Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
- Big Life – Jack Antonoff
- Secret Life – Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
- Stop Making the Hurt – Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
- Don’t Go Dark – lyrics by Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey, music by Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey
- 45 – Jack Antonoff
- Strange Behavior – Jack Antonoff
- What’d I Do with All This Faith? – Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan: The Great American Bar Scene
On July 4, 2024, “Belting Bronco” and “Warner Bros” labels released “The Great American Bar Scene”, the fifth Zach Bryan studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Chris Braun, Zach Bryan, Jacquire King, John Mayer and Scott Zhang.
Personnel:
- Zach Bryan – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano, drums, engineer
- Bruce Springsteen – vocals
- Noeline Hofmann – vocals
- Watchhouse
- Chris Braun – electric guitar, acoustic slide guitar, nylon string guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, additional arrangements, engineer
- Read Connolly – pedal steel guitar, dobro, banjo
- Scott Zhang – electric guitar, tambourine, bass guitar, piano, trumpet, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Mike Robinson – pedal steel guitar
- Graham Bright – electric guitar
- Noeline Hofmann – vocals, guitars
- Noah Legros – guitars
- John Mayer – guitars, backing vocals
- Andrew Marlin – mandolin, backing vocals
- Dawson March – piano
- Zephyr Avalon – upright bass, bass guitar
- John Moreland – vocals, bass guitar, dobro
- Jake Weinberg – bass guitar, drums, upright bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, dobro, backing vocals, engineer
- Gabe Wax – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineer
- Patrick Kelly – bass guitar
- Nate Head – drums, backing vocals
- Hannah Cohen – fiddle
- Ana Monwah Lei – cello
- Amanda Broadway – choir
- Greg Breal – choir
- Jeremy Lister – choir
- Kendra Chantelle – choir
- Kristen Rogers – choir
- Kyla Jade – choir
- Ronnie Robertson – choir
- Samson White – choir
- Morgan Meinert – backing vocals
- Bree Tranter – backing vocals
- Emily Frantz – backing vocals
- Jordan Lehning – choir arrangements
- Owen Barrett – engineer assistant
- Jacquire King – mixing
- Hudson Pollock – mixing
- Pete Lyman – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Zach Bryan, except where noted.
- Lucky Enough (poem)
- Mechanical Bull
- The Great American Bar Scene
- 28
- American Nights
- Oak Island
- Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
- Boons
- The Way Back – Zach Bryan, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams
- Memphis; the Blues – Zach Bryan, John Moreland
- Like Ida
- Bass Boat
- Better Days
- Towers
- Sandpaper
- Northern Thunder
- Funny Man
- Pink Skies
- Bathwater
Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20
On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
- Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Bill Frisell – electric guitar
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Val McCallum – electric guitar
- David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
- Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
- Dust – Miller Williams, Lucinda Williams
- House of Earth – Woody Guthrie
- I Know All About It
- Place in My Heart
- Death Came
- Doors of Heaven
- Louisiana Story
- Ghosts of Highway 20
- Bitter Memory
- Factory – Bruce Springsteen
- Can’t Close the Door on Love
- If My Love Could Kill
- If There’s a Heaven
- Faith & Grace – traditional
Warren Zevon: Stand In The Fire
On December 26, 1980, “Asylum” label released “Stand in the Fire”, the first live Warren Zevon (fifth album overall) album. It was recorded in August 1980, at the “The Roxy Theater” in Hollywood, and was produced by Greg Ladanyi and Warren Zevon.
Personnel:
- Warren Zevon – vocals, 12 string guitar, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards
- David Landau – lead guitar
- Zeke Zirngiebel – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, 12-string guitar
- Bob Harris – synthesizer, piano, backing vocals
- Roberto Piñón – bass, backing vocals
- Marty Stinger – drums
- Billy Youdelman and Greg Ladanyi – recording
- Greg Ladanyi – mixing
- James Ledner – mixing assistant
- George Gruel – road manager
- Jimmy Wachtel, Michael Curtis – art direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.
- Stand in the Fire
- Jeannie Needs a Shooter – Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon
- Excitable Boy – LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
- Mohammed’s Radio
- Werewolves of London – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
- Lawyers, Guns and Money
- The Sin
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me
- I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
- Bo Diddley’s a Gunslinger / Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
Bruce Springsteen: Magic
On September 25, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Magic”, the fifteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March – May 2007, at “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.
Personnel:
- Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pump organ, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion
- Nils Lofgren – guitars, backing vocals
- Steven Van Zandt – guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
- Roy Bittan – piano, organ
- Danny Federici – organ, keyboards
- Garry Tallent – bass guitar
- Max Weinberg – drums
- Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
- Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass
- Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano
- Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
- Daniel Laufer – cello
- Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violin
- Tania Maxwell Clements, Amy Chang, Lachlan McBane – viola
- Karen Freer, Daniel Laufer, Charae Kruege – cello
- Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
- Eddie Horst – string arrangements
- Nick DiDia – recording
- Billy Bowers – additional engineering
- Tom Tapley – recording and mixing assistant
- Toby Scott – additional recording
- Tom Syrowski, Matt Serrecchio, Glenn Pittman, Kevin Mills – additional recording
- Brendan O’Brien – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Patti Horst, Shari Sutcliffe – string contractors
- Michelle Holme, Chris Austopchuk – album art direction
- Mark Seliger, Danny Clinch – photography
- Bea Nettles – disk icon
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.
- Radio Nowhere
- You’ll Be Coming Down
- Livin’ in the Future
- Your Own Worst Enemy
- Gypsy Biker
- Girls in Their Summer Clothes
- I’ll Work for Your Love
- Magic
- Kast to Die
- Long Walk Home
- Devil’s Arcade
- Terry’s Song (hidden track)
Johnny Cash: Johnny 99
On August 29, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Johnny 99”, the 69th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in April 1983, at “Magnolia” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Ahern.
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Donivan Cowart, Lynn Langham – vocals
- June Carter – vocals
- James Burton – electric guitar
- Bob Wootton – electric guitar
- Brian Ahern – gut-string guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, arrangements
- Tim Goodman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass, banjo
- Marty Stuart – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
- David Mansfield – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle
- Glen D. Hardin – keyboards
- Nick DeCaro – accordion
- Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
- Norton Buffalo – harmonica
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Jack Grochmal, Donivan Cowart, Brian Ahern – engineer
- John Seakwood – photography
Track listing:
- Highway Patrolman – Bruce Springsteen
- That’s the Truth – Paul Kennerley
- God Bless Robert E. Lee – Bobby Hutcherson, Mack Vickery
- New Cut Road – Guy Clark
- Johnny 99 – Bruce Springsteen
- Ballad of the Ark – Steven Rhymer
- Joshua Gone Barbados – Eric Von Schmidt
- Girl from the Canyon – Carolina Edwards, Jonathan Edwards
- Brand New Dance – Paul Kennerley
- The Ragged but I’m Right – George Jones
Warren Zevon: The Wind
On August 26, 2003, “Artemis Records” label released “The Wind”, the twelfth and final Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded September – December 2002, and was recorded at “Snakepit”, and was produced by Jorge Calderón, Noah Scot Snyder and Warren Zevon.
Personnel:
- Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Ry Cooder – guitar, slide guitar
- Bruce Springsteen – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Jorge Calderón – Spanish-language vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, maracas, tres, backing vocals
- Brad Davis – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Tommy Shaw – 12 string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Randy Mitchell – slide guitar, backing vocals
- David Lindley – lap steel guitar, electric saz
- Mike Campbell – electric guitar
- Joe Walsh – electric guitar
- James Raymond – piano
- Reggie Hamilton – upright bass
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
- Steve Gorman – drums
- Luis Conte – drums, percussion, bongos
- Gil Bernal – saxophone
- Billy Bob Thornton – backing vocals
- Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals
- John Waite – backing vocals
- Jackson Browne – backing vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
- Jordan Zevon – backing vocals, executive producer
- T-Bone Burnett – backing vocals
- Tom Petty – backing vocals
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
- Steve Churchyard – engineer
- Greg Hayes – engineer
- James Mitchell – engineer
- Joe West – engineer
- Noah Scot Snyder – engineer, mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Hugh Brown – art direction
- Matthew Rolston – cover photography
- Bridgette Barr – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Jorge Calderón and Warren Zevon, except where noted.
- Dirty Life and Times – Warren Zevon
- Disorder in the House
- Knockin’ on a Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
- Numb as a Statue
- She’s Too Good for Me – Warren Zevon
- Prison Grove
- El Amore de Mi Vida
- The Rest of the Night
- Please Stay – Warren Zevon
- Rub Me Raw
- Keep Me in Your Heart
Nils Lofgren: Mountains
On July 21, 2023, “Castle Track Road Records” label released “Mountains”, the 29th Nils Lofgren album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at Lofgren’s home studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was produced by Nils Lofgren and Amy Lofgren.
Personnel:
- Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, dulcimer, lap steel guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion
- Neil Young – vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – vocals
- David Crosby – vocals
- The Howard University Gospel Choir – choir
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Kevin McCormick – bass guitar
- Ringo Starr – vocals, drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Timm Biery – drums
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Christine Vivona – harp
- Jamison Weddle – engineer, recording, mixing
- Ed Mell – album artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Nils Lofgren, except where noted.
- Ain’t the Truth Enough
- Only Ticket Out
- Back in Your Arms – Bruce Springsteen
- Won’t Cry No More (for Charlie Watts)
- Nothin’s Easy (for Amy)
- Dream Killer
- Only Your Smile
- I Remember Her Name
- We Better Find It
- Angel Blues
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