On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.
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The American Breed: Band Me, Shape Me
In February 1968, “Acta” label released “Bend Me, Shape Me”, the second American Breed (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Universal Recording Corporation” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Bill Traut.
Personnel:
- Gary Loizzo – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Al Ciner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Charles Colbert – bass, backing vocals
- Lee Graziano – drums, trumpet, backing vocals
Track listing:
- Green Light – Annette Tucker, Nancy Mantz
- Don’t It Make You Cry – Al Ciner
- Mindrocker – Keith Colley, Linda Colley
- Bird – Al Ciner, Gary Loizzo
- Something You’ve Got – Chris Kenner
- Don’t Make Me Leave You – Martin Siegel, Scott English
- Bend Me, Shape Me – Larry Weiss, Scott English
- Before and After – Van McCoy
- Sometime in the Morning – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- I’ve Been Tryin’ – Curtis Mayfield
- No Easy Way Down – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Etta James: Call My Name
On January 27, 1967, “Cadet” label released “Call My Name”, the sixth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in December 1966, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Leonard Chess.
Personnel:
- Etta James – vocal
- Doug Brand – engineer
- Don S. Bronstein – design photography
- Bob Terry – sleeve notes
Track listing:
- Happiness – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
- That’s All I Want from You – M. Rotha
- Have a Little Faith in Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
- I’m So Glad (I Found Love in You) – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
- You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
- It Must Be Your Love – Monk Higgins, Chuck Bernard, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
- 842-3089 (Call My Name) – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
- Don’t Pick Me for Your Fool – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
- I Prefer You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison
- Nobody Loves Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
- It’s All Right – Curtis Mayfield
- Nobody Like You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison
The Impressions: This Is My Country
In November 1968, “Curtom Records” label released “This Is My Country”, the tenth Impressions (The) album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.
Personnel:
- Curtis Mayfield
- Sam Gooden
- Fred Cash
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.
- They Don’t Know
- Stay Close to Me
- I’m Loving Nothing
- Loves Happening
- Gone Away – Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, Leroy Hutson
- You Want Somebody Else – Billy Griffin, Donny Hathaway
- So Unusual
- My Woman’s Love
- Fool for You
- This Is My Country
The Chambers Brothers: The Time Has Come
In November 1967, “Columbia” label released “The Time Has Come”, the debut Chambers Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in August 1967, and was produced by David Rubinson.
Personnel:
- Lester Chambers – lead vocal
- Willie Chambers – vocal, guitars
- Joseph Chambers – vocal, guitar
- George Chambers – vocal, bass
- Brian Keenan – drums
- Gary Sherman – arranger
- Jim Marshall – photography
Track listing:
- All Strung Out Over You – Rudy Clark
- People Get Ready – Curtis Mayfield
- I Can’t Stand It – Lester Chambers
- Romeo and Juliet – Lester Chambers
- In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- So Tired – Andre Goodwin, Lester Chambers, Willie Chambers, Joseph Chambers, George Chambers, Brian Keenan
- Uptown – Betty Mabry
- Please Don’t Leave Me – Lester Chambers, Willie Chambers, Joseph Chambers, George Chambers, Brian Keenan
- What the World Needs Now Is Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Time Has Come Today – Joseph Chambers, Willie Chambers
Lucky Peterson: You Can Always Turn Around
On September 28, 2010, “Dreyfus” label released “You Can Always Turn Around”, the 20th Lucky Peterson album. It was recorded in March 2010, in Woodstock, NY, and was produced by Doug Yoel, Francis Dreyfus, and Lucky Peterson. “You Can Always Turn Around” won “Grand Prix du Disque” (Best Blues Album in 2010 in France).
Personnel:
- Lucky Peterson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, national duolian, piano, arranger
- Larry Campbell – acoustic and pedal steel guitar, mandolin, national duolian, arranger
- Scott Petito – bass, octave mandolin, shaker, arrangements, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Gary Burke – drums, arrangements
- Tamara Peterson – vocals
- Doug Yoel- arrangements, cover photo, liner notes
- Beth Reineke – engineer assistant, inside photo
- Valérie Lefebvre – package coordinator
- Djémila Boukhlifa – package coordinator
Track listing:
- I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
- I’m New Here – Bill Callahan
- Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
- Trouble – Ray LaMontagne
- Trampled Rose – Tom Waits, Katleen Brennan
- Atonement – Lucinda Williams
- Why Are People Like That – Bobby Charles
- Four Little Boys – Lucky Peterson, James Peterson
- Death Don’t Have No Mercy – Reverend Gary Davis
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free- Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
- Think – Curtis Mayfield
J. Geils Band: Hotline
On September 9, 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Hotline”, the sixth J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, and Seth Justman.
Personnel:
- Peter Wolf– lead vocals, arrangements
- Geils– guitar, arrangements
- Magic Dick– harmonica, arrangements
- Seth Justman– keyboards, arrangements
- Danny Klein– bass, arrangements
- Stephen Bladd – drums, arrangements
- Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, David Thoener – engineer
- Alex Sadkin – mastering
- Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistance, photography
- Peter Corriston – design
- Louis Brooks – cover design
- Peter Corriston – cover art concept
Track listing:
- Love-Ltis – Harvey Scales, Albert Vance
- Easy Way Out – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
- Think It Over – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
- Be Careful (What You Do) – John Brim
- Jealous Love – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
- Mean Love – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
- Orange Driver – Eddie “Guitar” Burns
- Believe in Me – Curtis Mayfield
- Fancy Footwork – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
Laura Nyro: Walk The Dog And Light The Light
On August 17, 1993, “Columbia” label released “Walk the Dog and Light the Light”, the ninth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Laura Nyro and Gary Katz.
Personnel:
- Laura Nyro – lead vocals, harmonies, keyboards, string arrangements
- Elliott Randall, Michael Landau, Ira Siegal – guitar
- Freddie Washington, Jerry Jemmott- bass guitar
- Bernard Purdie- drums
- Bashiri Johnson, Eric McKain – percussion
- Juliet Haffner, Sue Pray, Julie Green, Jeanne Le Blanc, Marilyn Wright, Belinda Whitney Barat, Joyce Hammann, Beryl Diamond, Rani Vaz, Laura Seaton, Gene Orloff, Sanford Allen, Mindy Jostyn – strings
- Lou Marini, Roger Rosenberg, Randy Brecker, Lawrence Feldman – horns
- Michael Brecker- saxophone solo
- Lou Marini – flute solo
- Ellen Uryevick – harp
- Carlos Franzetti – string arrangements
- David Frank- horn and flute arrangements, additional production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Nyro; except where noted.
- Oh Yeah Maybe Baby (The Heebie Jeebies) – Hank Hunter, Phil Spector
- A Woman of the World
- The Descent of Luna Rose
- Art of Love
- Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song)
- Louise’s Church
- Broken Rainbow
- Walk the Dog and Light the Light (Song of the Road)
- To a Child
- I’m So Proud/Dedicated to the One I Love – Curtis Mayfield, Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling
George Benson: Goodies
In December 1968, “Verve” label released “Goodies”, the sixth George Benson album. It was recorded in November 1968, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
- George Benson– vocals, guitar
- Paul Griffin– piano, celeste
- Bobby Lucas – harmonica
- Bob Cranshaw– electric bass
- Chuck Rainey– bass
- Jimmy Johnson, Jr. – drums
- Leo Morris– drums
- Jack Jennings – congas, vibraphone
- The Sweet Inspirations- vocals
- Arthur Clarke – tenor saxophone, flute
- George Marge – tenor saxophone, flute
- Clark Terry– trumpet
- Garnett Brown– trombone
- The Winston Collymore Strings arranged and conducted by Horace Ott
- Val Valentin– engineering director
- Don Hahn – engineer
- Barton Beneš – cover art
- Stephen Stuart – photography
- Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by George Benson except where noted.
- I Remember Wes
- Carnival Joys
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
- That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
- Julie
- Windmills of Your Mind – Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
- Doobie, Doobie Blues
- Song for My Father – Horace Silver
- People Get Ready – Curtis Mayfield
Phil Collins: Going Back
On September 13, 2010, “Atlantic” label released “Going Back”, the eighth solo Phil Collins studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at Phil Collins studio in Geneva, and was produced by Phil Collins.
Personnel:
- Phil Collins– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, glockenspiel, acoustic and electric piano, harp, handclaps, footstomps, guitar, organ, fingersnaps, mixing
- Ray Monette– guitar, wah-wah guitar
- Ronnie Caryl– acoustic guitar
- Eddie Willis– guitar
- Bob Babbitt– bass guitar
- Jason Rebello– vibraphone, acoustic and electric piano
- John Aram – trombone, handclaps , fingersnaps, horn arrangements and transcriptions
- Guy Barker– trumpet
- Tom Rees-Roberts – trumpet
- Phil Todd – baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Graeme Blevins – tenor saxophone
- Celeste-Marie Roy – bassoon
- Steve Jones – handclaps, fingersnaps
- Nicholas and Matthew Collins – handclaps, fingersnaps, footstomps, backing vocals
- Scott Stroman – string arrangements and transcriptions, conductor
- Menhuin Academy – strings
- Connie Jackson-Comegys – backing vocals
- Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals
- Yvan Bing – engineer
- Thoraya Binzagar, Thierry Chaunay – engineer assistant
- Yvan Bing – mixing
- Kevin Reeves – mastering
- Mike Hosey – artwork
Track listing:
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr.
- (Love Is Like a) Heatwave – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
- Some of Your Lovin’ – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- In My Lonely Room – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While) – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Blame It on the Sun – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
- Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
- Standing in the Shadows of Love – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Do I Love You – Peter Anders, Phil Spector, Vincent Poncia Jr.
- Jimmy Mack – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Something About You – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
- Going to a Go-Go – Warren Moore, William Robinson, Jr., Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin
- Talkin’ About My Baby – Curtis Mayfield
- Going Back – Goffin, King
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