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Kenny Wayne Shepherd: Lay It on Down

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On August 4, 2017, “Provogue” label released “Lay It on Down”, the ninth Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Band) album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Marshall Altman and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd – vocals, guitar
  • Noah Hunt – vocals
  • Jim McGorman – keyboards
  • Kevin McCormick – bass
  • Chris Layton – drums
  • Marshall Altman – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
  • Carlos Sosa – saxophone
  • Paul Armstrong – trumpet
  • Raúl Vallejo – trombone
  • Chris Bell – engineer
  • Shani Gandhi – engineer assistant
  • Elliot Miller – engineer assistant
  • Angela Talley – assistant engineer
  • Eric Thorngren – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Tony Pro – art direction, illustration
  • Mollie Corbett – photography
  • Kristin Forbes – photography
  • Greg Logan – photography
  • Henry Yates – liner notes
  • Ken Shepherd – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Baby Got Gone – Dylan Altman, Danny Myrick, Kenny Wayne Shepherd        
  2. Diamonds & Gold – Marshall Altman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  3. Nothing But the Night – Dylan Altman, Danny Myrick, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  4. Lay It on Down – Mark Selby, Tia Sillers, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  5. She’s $$$ – Brian Maher, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Keith Stegall
  6. Hard Lesson Learned – Brian Maher, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Keith Stegall
  7. Down for Love – Dylan Altman, Danny Myrick, Kenny Wayne Shepherd 
  8. How Low Can You Go – Brian Maher, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Keith Stegall
  9. Louisiana Rain – Mark Selby, Tia Sillers, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  10. Ride of Your Life – Dylan Altman, Danny Myrick, Kenny Wayne Shepherd 
  11. Lay It on Down (acoustic version) – Mark Selby, Tia Sillers, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Tom Waits: Rain Dogs

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Rain Dogs

On September 30, 1985, “Island” label released “Rain Dogs” , the eighth Tom Waits album. The middle album of the trilogy that includes “Swordfishtrombones” and “Franks Wild Years”, was recorded at the “RCA Studios” and was produced by Tom Waits. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Rain Dogs” at  number 397 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • Tom Waits– vocals , guitar, organ, piano ,pump organ, harmonium, banjo
  • Marc Ribot– guitar
  • Chris Spedding– guitar
  • Robert Quine– guitar
  • Smith– guitar
  • Keith Richards– guitar, backing vocals
  • Robert Musso – banjo
  • Robby Kilgore – organ
  • William Schimmel– accordion
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Tony Garnier– double bass
  • Larry Taylor– double bass , bass
  • Greg Cohen– double bass
  • Michael Blair – percussion, marimba, drums, congas, bowed saw, parade drum
  • Stephen Hodges– drums , parade drum
  • Mickey Curry– drums
  • Bobby Previte– percussion, marimba
  • John Lurie– alto saxophone
  • Ralph Carney– baritone saxophone, saxophone, clarinet
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • Crispin Cioe – saxophone
  • “Hollywood” Paul Litteral – trumpet
  • Bob Funk – trombone
  • Ross Levinson – violin

Track listing

All tracks by Tom Waits except where noted.

  1. Singapore
  2. Clap Hands
  3. Cemetery Polka
  4. Jockey Full of Bourbon
  5. Tango Till They’re Sore
  6. Big Black Mariah
  7. Diamonds & Gold
  8. Hang Down Your Head – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
  9. Time
  10. Rain Dogs
  11. Midtown
  12. 9th& Hennepin
  13. Gun Street Girl
  14. Union Square
  15. Blind Love
  16. Walking Spanish
  17. Downtown Train
  18. Bride of Rain Dog
  19. Anywhere I Lay My Head