On October 19, 2025, Anthony Claiborne Jackson died aged 73. He was musician (electric bass, contrabass, guitar), bassist, regarded as “one of the masters of the instrument”. He performed live in more than 30 countries and recorded in more than 3000 sessions on more than 500 albums, with Al Di Meola, Billy Paul, Carlos Garnett, Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Alex Bugnon, Michel Camilo, Jorge Dalto, Mandoki Soulmates, Will Downing, Carlos Franzetti, Jun Fukamachi, Eric Gale, Terumasa Hino, Garland Jeffreys, Chaka Khan, Steve Khan, Tania Maria, Harvey Mason, Michel Petrucciani, Buddy Rich, Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, Hiromi Uehara, Grover Washington Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Allen, Gabriela Anders, Ashford & Simpson, Fahir Atakoglu, Anita Baker, Bob Baldwin, Gato Barbieri, Thereza Bazar, Jim Beard, Bee Gees, George Benson, Warren Bernhardt, Randy Bernsen, Rory Block, Perry Botkin Jr., Ralph Bowen, Till Brönner, Peabo Bryson, Jimmy Buffett, Dina Carroll, Dennis Chambers, Sandeep Chowta, John Clark, Norman Connors, Chick Corea, Hank Crawford, Randy Crawford, Lou Courtney, Eddie Daniels, Michael Davis, Rainy Davis, Eumir Deodato, Devonsquare, Paul Dresher, Ned Rothenberg, Gene Dunlap, Eliane Elias, Pee Wee Ellis, Jon Faddis, Donald Fagen, Joe Farrell, Rachelle Ferrell, Barry Finnerty, Sonny Fortune, Hiroshi Fukumura, Four Tops, Henry Gaffney, Carlos Garnett, Stephane Grappelli, Urbie Green, Michael Gregory, Dave Grusin, Kit Hain, Delores Hall, Lionel Hampton, Gene Harris, Takehiro Honda, Lena Horne, Miki Howard, Bobbi Humphrey, Phyllis Hyman, Masaru Imada, Freddie Jackson, Joe Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Ryo Kawasaki, Earl Klugh, Kahoru Kohiruimaki, Wayne Krantz, Bireli Lagrene, Yusef Lateef, Webster Lewis, Dave Liebman, Reggie Lucas, Ralph MacDonald, Teo Macero, Madonna, Teena Marie, Sleepy Matsumoto, Maureen McGovern, Sergio Mendes, Pat Metheny, Bette Midler, Barry Miles, Russell Morris, Gerry Mulligan, Milton Nascimento, David “Fathead” Newman, Maxine Nightingale, Claude Nougaro, The O’Jays, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Peter, Paul & Mary, Esther Phillips, Simon Phillips, Noel Pointer, Jesse Rae, Ernest Ranglin, Lou Rawls, Jess Roden, Diana Ross, Ray Russell, Sam & Dave, David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Alejandro Sanz, Lalo Schifrin, Helen Schneider, John Scofield, John Sebastian, Doc Severinsen, Carly Simon, Edward Simon, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Kathy Sledge, Lonnie Liston Smith, Steve Smith, Phoebe Snow, Bert Sommer, David Spinozza, Steely Dan, Jeremy Steig, Charles Sullivan, Ximo Tebar, Nino Tempo, John Tropea, Michal Urbaniak, Dave Valentin, Luther Vandross, Harold Vick, Roch Voisine, Martha Wash, Kazumi Watanabe, Sadao Watanabe, Frank Weber, Dave Weckl, James D-Train Williams, Vanessa Williams, Nancy Wilson, Bernie Worrell and Akiko Yano. As co – leader Jackson released three albums.
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The Supremes: The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop
On February 22, 1965, “Motown” label released “The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop”, the fourth Supremes (The) studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1965, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Clarence Paul.
Personnel:
- Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson – lead and backing vocals
- Cranford Nix, Sr. – banjo
- The Andantes – additional backing vocals
- Lawrence Horn – co-producer
Track listing:
- Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
- My Heart Can’t Take It No More – Clarence Paul
- It Makes No Difference Now – Floyd Tillman
- You Didn’t Care – Clarence Paul
- Tears in Vain – Clarence Paul
- Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Bob Nolan
- Lazy Bones – Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael
- You Need Me – Clarence Paul
- Baby Doll – Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
- Sunset – Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
- The Man With the) Rock and Roll Banjo Band – Clarence Paul, Berry Gordy, Jr.
Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Child
On November 13, 1968, “Motown” label released “Love Child”, the fifteenth Diana Ross & the Supremes studio album. It was recorded February – October 1968, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Marv Johnson, George Gordy, Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol.
Personnel:
- Diana Ross – lead vocals
- Mary Wilson – backing vocals
- Cindy Birdsong – backing vocals
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- Nickolas Ashford – backing vocals
- Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
- Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation
Track listing:
- Love Child – Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards
- Keep an Eye – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone – Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson
- Does Your Mama Know About Me – Tom Baird, Tommy Chong
- Honey Bee (Keep on Stinging Me) – Janie Bradford, Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
- Some Things You Never Get Used To – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- He’s My Sunny Boy – Smokey Robinson
- You’ve Been So Wonderful to Me – Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story
- (Don’t Break These) Chains of Love – George Beauchamp, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
- You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I’ll Set You Free – Gwen Fuqua, B. Gordy, Ivy Jo Hunter, Renee Tener
- Can’t Shake It Loose – Sidney Barnes, George Clinton, Joanne Jackson, Rose Marie McCoy
Supremes: A Bit Of Liverpool
On October 16, 1964, “Motown” label released “A Bit of Liverpool”, the third Supremes studio album. It was recorded in 1964, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Marc Gordon and Hal Davis.
Personnel:
- Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson – lead and backing vocals
- Marc Gordon – mixing
Track listing:
- How Do You Do It? – Mitch Murray
- A World Without Love – Lennon, McCartney
- The House of the Rising Sun – traditional
- A Hard Day’s Night – Lennon, McCartney
- Because – Dave Clark
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
- You Can’t Do That – Lennon, McCartney
- Do You Love Me – Berry Gordy, Jr.
- Can’t Buy Me Love – Lennon, McCartney
- I Want to Hold Your Hand – Lennon, McCartney
- Bits and Pieces – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
On August 31, 1964, “Motown” label released “Where Did Our Love Go”, the second Supremes (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1962 – Augudt 1964, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield and Robert Gordy.
Personnel:
- Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson – lead and backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Robert White – guitar
- Eddie Willis – guitar
- Joe Messina – guitar
- Earl Van Dyke – piano
- James Jamerson – bass
- Richard “Pistol” Allen – drums
- Uriel Jones – drums
- Jack Ashford – vibraphone
- Andrew “Mike” Terry – baritone saxophone
- Hank Cosby – tenor saxophone
- Mike Valvano – footstomps
- The Four Tops, and Holland–Dozier–Holland – backing vocals
- The Love-Tones – backing vocals
- Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Holland–Dozier–Holland, except as noted.
- Where Did Our Love Go
- Run, Run, Run
- Baby Love
- When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
- Come See About Me
- Long Gone Lover – Smokey Robinson
- I’m Giving You Your Freedom
- A Breathtaking Guy – Smokey Robinson
- He Means the World to Me – Norman Whitfield
- Standing at the Crossroads of Love
- Your Kiss of Fire – Robert Gordy, Harvey Fuqua
- Ask Any Girl
The Concretes: Same
On May 2, 2003, “Licking Fingers” label released the self-titled, debut Concretes (The) album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Jan Haapalainen.
Personnel:
- Victoria Bergsman – lead vocal
- Lisa Milsberg – lead vocal
- Maria Eriksson – vocals, guitar
- Ludvig Rylander – vocals, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Daniel Värjö – guitar
- Per Nyström – keyboards
- Ulrik Karlsson – trumpet
- Martin Hansson – bass
- Tomas Hallonsten – piano
- Anna Rodell – violin
- Jonna Sandell – violin
- Anne Pajunen – viola
- Thomas Ringquist – viola
- Christian Hörgren – cello, string arrangements
- Irene Kastner – harp
- Jari Haapalainen – percussion, mandolin
- Erik Bünger – backing vocals
- Nicolai Dunger – backing vocals
- Malte Homberg – backing vocals
- Peter Nyhlin – backing vocals
Track listing:
All lyrics are written by Victoria Bergsman, all music by Victoria Bergsman, Lisa Milsberg, Maria Eriksson, Ludvig Rylander, Daniel Värjö, Per Nyström, Ulrik Karlsson and Martin Hansson.
- Say Something New
- You Can’t Hurry Love
- Chico
- New Friend
- Diana Ross
- Warm Night
- Foreign Country
- Seems Fine
- Lovin Kind
- Lonely As Can Be
- This One’s for You
Bernard Edwards
On April 18, 1996, Bernard Edwards died aged 43. He was musician (bass), singer, songwriter and record producer, co-founder of the band Chic. As musician and producer he worked with David Bowie, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Debbie Harry, Madonna, The Power Station, Duran Duran, Norma Jean Wright, Mick Jagger, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Sheila and B. Devotion, Nona Hendryx, Robert Palmer, Belouis Some, Air Supply, Rod Stewart, Adam Ant and James Freud. As leader Edwards released one album. In 2017, “Bass Player” magazine placed Edwards at number 53 on its list of the “Greatest Bassist of All Time”.
Hal Blaine
On March 11, 2019, Harold Simon Belsky aka Hal Blaine died aged 90. He was musician (drums) regarded to be one of the most recorded studio drummers in the history of the modern music. He had more than 35,000 recording sessions in various music genres including big number of film and TV soundtracks. He worked with Shelley Fabares, The Crystals, Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Dean Martin, Lorne Greene, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Byrds, Sonny & Cher, Barry McGuire, Petula Clark, Nancy Sinatra, The Mamas & the Papas, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Rivers, The Supremes, The Association, Simon & Garfunkel, Tommy Roe, The 5th Dimension, Henry Mancini, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, The Partridge Family, The Raiders, Barbra Streisand, John Denver, Captain & Tennille, Diana Ross, Sam Cooke, Van Dyke Parks, John Lennon, Lulu, Dennis Wilson, Paul Simon, Richard Harris, Glen Campbell, Emitt Rhodes, Art Garfunkel, Juice Newton, Michael Nesmith, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, J.J. Cale, José Feliciano, Bobby Darin, Rosanne Cash, Cass Elliot, Rodney Crowell, Dion DiMucci, Paul Anka, Barry Mann, Emmylou Harris, Jackie Lomax, Elkie Brooks, Helen Reddy, John Philips, Thelma Houston and Leonard Cohen. As leader Blaine released five albums.
David Williams
On March 6, 2009, David Williams died aged 58. He was musician (guitar, bass guitar), vocalist, song writer and music producer, known as a prominent and most in demand session guitarist. He worked with The Dells, The Temptations, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Chanson, The Pointer Sisters, Peter Allen, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, Julio Iglesias, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, Michael McDonald, Melissa Manchester, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick, Shalamar, Go West, ABC, Boz Scaggs, Karen Carpenter, Mariah Carey, Julian Lennon, Bryan Ferry, Paul McCartney, Johnny Mathis, Del Shannon, Chaka Khan, Paul Hardcastle, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Lionel Richie, Jessica Simpson, Diana Ross, the Crusaders, Andraé Crouch, Eddie Murphy, Herbie Hancock, Peter Cetera, Whitney Houston and Monkey Business. As leader he released two albums.
Derek Wadsworth
On December 3, 2008, Derek Wadsworth died aged 69. He was musician (cornet, trombone, keyboards), composer and arranger. He was musical director for Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield, and the musical “Hair”. As a musician and arranger he worked with Maynard Ferguson, Georgie Fame, Nina Simone, David Essex, Judy Garland, Humphrey Lyttelton, Graham Collier, Tonny Bennett, George Harrison, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Mike Oldfield, Simply Red, Kate Bush, Cat Stevens, Small Faces, Manferd Mann, and the Rolling Stones.
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