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Ronnie Penque: Family Business

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On August 20, 2019, “Bayland” label released “Family Business”, the second Ronnie Penque studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “The Jam Room Music Complex” in Howell, New Jersey, and was produced by Ronnie Penque.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Penque – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Arnie Brown – vocals, electric guitar
  • Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar
  • Mark Diomede – electric guitar
  • Michael Falzarano – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mike Flynn – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar
  • David Nelson – vocals, electric guitar
  • Mark Karan – electric guitar
  • Chris Penque – electric guitar, electric slide guitar
  • James Saluzzi – vocals, electric guitar
  • Jeff Pearlman – vocals, piano, organ
  • Drave Taylor – piano, organ
  • Mookie Siegel – organ, accordion
  • Sandy Mack – harmonica
  • Clay Cassell – drums, percussion
  • Johnny Markowski – drums
  • Katie Pearlman – vocals, drums
  • Kenny Harten – fiddle
  • Peter Francovilla – additional recording
  • Arnie Brown, Ronnie Penque – mixing
  • Dennis Drake – mastering
  • Ronnie Penque, Russ Paladino – design
  • Bob Minkin, Suzy Perler, Vernon Webb, JM Hartl – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Penque except where noted.

  1. Crawford
  2. Midnight Medicine – Ronnie Penque, Deborah Grabien
  3. Wookie Kids – Ronnie Penque, Michael Falzarano
  4. Emma Lynn
  5. Wondering
  6. Shave That Rock
  7. Will I See You Tonight
  8. The Fugitive – Casey Anderson, Liz Anderson
  9. Wish You Luck
  10. That’s All

Mike Gordon: Inside In

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On August 19, 2003, “JEMP” label released “Inside In”, the debut Mike Gordon album. It was recorded 1999 – 2002 and was produced by Mike Gordon.

Personnel:

  • Mike Gordon – vocals, banjo, bass, guitar, percussion, pedal steel, accordion, keyboards, sound effects, tubular bells, bass harmonica
  • Bruce Hampton– vocals, guitar
  • Buddy Cage– pedal steel guitar
  • Gordon Stone – pedal steel guitar
  • Béla Fleck– banjo
  • James Harvey – piano, trombone, keyboards, clavinet
  • Jon Fishman– drums
  • Jeff Lawson – drums
  • Russ Lawton– drums
  • Gabe Jarrett – drums
  • Stuart Paton – percussion
  • Future Man– percussion
  • Vassar Clements– fiddle
  • Craig Johnson – trumpet
  • Jared Slomoff – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Jeff Coffin– clarinet
  • Elizabeth Combs Beglin – vocals, spoken word
  • Ida James – spoken word
  • Jimi Stout – spoken word
  • Heloise Williams – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Gordon except where noted.

  1. Take Me Out
  2. Bone Delay
  3. Admoop
  4. Outside Out
  5. The Beltless Buckler
  6. Soulfood Man
  7. The Teacher
  8. Gatekeeper
  9. Couch Lady
  10. Major Minor
  11. The Lesson
  12. Exit Wound – Mike Gordon, Amy Echo, Scott Ellism, Jeff Schartoff, Mike Tempesta
  13. Steel Bones – Mike Gordon, Bernie Green
  14. Take Me Out II
  15. Take Me Outro

New Riders of the Purple Sage: Gypsy Cowboy

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In December 1972, “Columbia” label released “Gypsy Cowboy”, the third New Riders of the Purple Sage album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Stephen Barncard.

Personnel:

  • John Dawson – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • David Nelson – lead and co-lead vocals, lead guitar, dobro, mandolin, bagpipes
  • Dave Torbert – lead and co-lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Buddy Cage- pedal steel guitar
  • Spencer Dryden- drums
  • Mark Naftalin- piano
  • Jack Schroer- saxophone
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Darlene DiDomenico – backing vocals
  • Donna Jean Godchaux- backing vocals
  • Stephen Barncard, Dave Brown, Ellen Burke – recording
  • Lore Orion – cover art
  • John Tobler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Gypsy Cowboy – Dave Torbert
  2. Whiskey – John Dawson
  3. Groupie – Dave Torbert
  4. Sutter’s Mill – John Dawson
  5. Death and Destruction – John Dawson
  6. Linda – John Dawson
  7. On My Way Back Home – Dave Torbert
  8. Superman – John Dawson
  9. She’s No Angel – Wanda Ballman
  10. Long Black Veil – Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin
  11. Sailin’ – John Dawson

New Riders Of The Purple Sage: Brujo

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In November 1974, “Columbia” label released “Brujo”, the fifth New Riders of the Purple Sage studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Ed Freeman.

Personnel:

  • John Dawson – vocals, guitar
  • David Nelson – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Skip Battin – vocals, bass
  • Spencer Dryden – vocals, drums
  • Buddy Cage- steel guitar
  • Neil Larson, Mark Naftalin– keyboards
  • Ed Freeman – mellotron
  • Dan Patiris – English horn
  • Armando Peraza – bongos
  • Bob Edwards, Kurt Kinzel – recording
  • Urve Kuusikn – photography
  • Gage Taylor – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Old Man Noll – John Dawson
  2. Ashes of Love – Jack Anglin, Johnnie Wright
  3. You Angel You – Bob Dylan
  4. Instant Armadillo Blues – John Dawson
  5. Workingman’s Woman – Troy Seals, Will Jennings, Don Goodman
  6. On the Amazon – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  7. Big Wheels – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  8. Singing Cowboy – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  9. Crooked Judge – Robert Hunter, David Nelson
  10. Parson Brown – John Dawson
  11. Neon Rose – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley

New Riders Of The Purple Sage: The Adventures Of Panama Red

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In October 1973, “Columbia” label released “The Adventures of Panama Red”, the fourth New Riders of the Purple Sage album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Record Plant” in Sausalito, and was produced by Norbert Putnam

Personnel:

  • John Dawson – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • David Nelson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Dave Torbert – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Buddy Cage– pedal steel guitar
  • Spencer Dryden– drums, percussion
  • Donna Jean Godchaux– vocals
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie– vocals
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • The Memphis Horns, arranged by Norbert Putnam and the Memphis Horns
  • Tom Flye – recording
  • Tom Anderson, Phil Brown, Bob Edwards – engineer
  • John Stronach, Bobby Hughes – engineer assistant
  • Norbert Putnam – remix
  • Lore and Chris – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Panama Red – Peter Rowan
  2. It’s Alright With Me – Dave Torbert
  3. Lonesome L.A. Cowboy – Peter Rowan
  4. Important Exportin Man – Tim Hovey, Dave Torbert
  5. One Too Many Stories – John Dawson
  6. Kick in the Head – Robert Hunter
  7. You Should Have Seen Me Runnin – John Dawson
  8. Teardrops in My Eyes – Red Allen, Tommy Sutton
  9. A. Lady – Troy Seals, Don Goodman, Will Jennings
  10. Thank the Day – Dave Torbert
  11. Cement, Clay and Glass – Spencer Dryden, David Nelson

New Riders of the Purple Sage: Powerglide

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In March 1972, “Columbia” label released “Powerglide”, the second New Riders of the Purple Sage album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Stephen Barncard. The cover artwork was by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse.

Personnel:

  • John Dawson – vocals, acoustic and electric rhythm guitars
  • David Nelson – vocals, lead guitar
  • Buddy Cage– pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Dave Torbert– lead vocals, bass, vocals, acoustic and electric rhythm guitar, piano
  • Spencer Dryden– drums, percussion, broom, whistle, whoopee
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano
  • Jerry Garcia– banjo, piano
  • Billy Kreutzmann– percussion
  • Nelson, McDuke, Buddy, Judy, Steve – peoples chorus
  • Riderettes – our boys in drag
  • John Fiore – engineer
  • George Beauregard – second engineer
  • Bob McCloud – mastering
  • Lore Shoberg – inside artwork

Track listing:

  1. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) – Joe Maphis, Max Fidler, Rose Lee Maphis
  2. Rainbow – John Dawson
  3. California Day – Dave Torbert
  4. Sweet Lovin’ One – John Dawson
  5. Lochinvar – John Dawson
  6. I Don’t Need No Doctor – Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jo Armstead
  7. Contract – Dave Torbert
  8. Runnin’ Back to You – John Dawson
  9. Hello Mary Lou – Gene Pitney, Cayet Mangiaracina
  10. Duncan and Brady – trad., arranged John Koerner
  11. Willie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis

Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks

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On January 20, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Blood on the Tracks”, the fifteenth Bob Dylan studio album.  It was recorded in September 1974, at ”A & R Recording “in New York, and December, 1974, at “Sound 80” in Minneapolis, and was produced by Bob Dylan. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 16, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”, and in 2004, it was placed at number 5 on “Pitchfork Media’s” list of the “Top 100 Albums of the 70s”. “Blood on the Tracks” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Buddy Cage– steel guitar
  • Barry Kornfeld – guitar
  • Charles Brown III – guitar
  • Kevin Odegard – guitar
  • Chris Weber – guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– banjo, guitar
  • Peter Ostroushko– mandolin
  • Thomas McFaul – keyboards
  • Paul Griffin– organ, keyboards
  • Gregg Inhofer – keyboards
  • Billy Peterson– bass guitar
  • Tony Brown – bass guitar
  • Bill Berg– drums
  • Richard Crooks – drums

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Tangled up in Blue
  2. Simple Twist of Fate
  3. You’re a Big Girl Now
  4. Idiot Wind
  5. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
  6. Meet Me in the Morning
  7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
  8. If You See Her, Say Hello
  9. Shelter From the Storm
  10. Buckets of Rain