On August 21, 2008, Murrey Mizell “Buddy” Harman, Jr. died aged 79. He was a musician (drums), as the first house drummer for “The Grand Ole Opry” can be heard on over 18,000 recordings. He recorded for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Martha Carson, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Ray Price, Roger Miller, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Eddy Arnold, Perry Como, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, and Gillian Welch.
Tag Archives: Dolly Parton
Lawrence Knechtel
On August 20, 2009, Lawrence William Knechtel died aged 69. He was a musician (keyboards, bass), a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles-based session musicians, and the band Bread. He recorded with big number of renowned artists including Elvis Presley, The Byrds, Barbra Streisand, The Beach Boys, The Doors, Cher, Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Mamas & the Papas, The Monkees, the Partridge Family, Paul Simon, Chet Baker, Jerry Garcia, Dave mason, Nancy Sinatra, Howard Roberts, Thelma Houston, Glen Campbell, Peter Allen, Barry Mann, Lalo Schifrin, Jimmy Webb, José Feliciano, Jackie DeShannon, Brian Cadd, Bobby Darin, Art Garfunkel, Stephen Bishop, David Clayton-Thomas, Billy Joel, Barry McGuire, Paul Young, Dolly Parton, Al Kooper, Johnny Rivers, John Denver, Chet Atkins, Helen Reddy, Joan Baez, Alen Roth, and Neil Diamond. Knechtel released two solo albums.
Jerry Carrigan
On June 22, 2019, Jerry Kirby Carrigan died aged 75. He was musician (drums) and record producer. He first achieved widespread recognition as a member of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and later as a session musician in Nashville, regarded as one of the creators of the Nashville sound known as “Countrypolitan”. He has recorded with Elvis Presley, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, Paul Anka, John Denver, Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, Ray Stevens, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Levon Helm, Dolly Parton, Leon Russell, Ronnie Hawkins, George Jones, Henry Mancini, Al Hirt, Johnny Mathis, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. In 2009 Carrigan was inducted into the “Nashville Cats”, by the “Country Music Hall of Fame”; in 2010 he was inducted into the “Alabama Music Hall of Fame”, and in 2019 Carrigan was inducted into the “Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum”.
Matilda Scaduto
On April 22, 2003, Matilda Genevieve Scaduto died aged 77. With her husband Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant wrote number of hits for The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison. Their songs were recorded by many artists including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tonny Bennett, Grateful Dead, Simon and Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Gram Parson, Joan Jett, The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, Count Basie, Lynn Anderson, Sonny James, Eddy Arnold, Bob Moore, Charley Pride, Nazareth, Jim Reeves, Leo Sayer, Jerry Lee Lewis, Cher, R.E.M. and Ray Charles.
Alison Kraus: Forget About It
On August 3, 1999, “Rounder” label released “Forget About It”, the eighth Alison Krauss studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Emerald Sound Studios” and “Seventeen Grand Recording” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alison Krauss and Union Station.
Personnel:
- Alison Krauss– vocals, harmony vocals, fiddle
- Viktor Krauss– bass
- Barry Bales– bass, harmony vocals
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Kenny Malone– drums
- Pat Bergeson– guitar
- Ron Block– guitar, harmony vocals
- Sam Bush– mandolin, slide mandolin, harmony vocals
- Lyle Lovett, Evelyn Cox, Sidney Cox, Suzanne Cox, Dolly Parton– harmony vocals
- Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
- Joey Miskulin– accordion
- Matt Rollings– piano
- Dan Tyminski– guitar, harmony vocals
- Gary Paczosa– engineer, mixing
- Sandy Jenkins – engineer, engineer assistant
- Thomas “Snake” Johnson – engineer, engineer assistant
- Tim Waters – engineer assistant
- Chuck Turner, Tracy Martinson – digital editing
- Doug Sax– mastering
- Matthew Barnes – photography
- Nancy Given – art direction, design
Track listing:
- Stay – Larry Byrom, Allyson Taylor
- Forget About It -Robert Lee Castleman
- It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
- Maybe – Gordon Kennedy, Phil Madeira
- Empty Hearts – Michael McDonald, Michael Johnson
- Never Got Off the Ground – Danny O’Keefe
- Ghost in This House – Hugh Prestwood
- It Don’t Matter Now – Michael McDonald
- That Kind of Love – Pat Bergeson, Michael McDonald
- Could You Lie – Ron Block
- Dreaming My Dreams With You – Allen Reynolds
Brother Clyde: Same
On August 10, 2010, “Fontana” label released the debut, self-titled Brother Clyde album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Billy Ray Cyrus.
Personnel:
- Billy Ray Cyrus- lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Trace Cyrus- vocals
- King Phaze – vocals
- Dolly Parton- vocals
- Mike Estes – guitar
- Jamie Houston – guitar, backing vocals
- Ed King, Don Kirkpatrick – guitar
- Jason D. Williams – piano
- Fred Kron, Johnny Neil – keyboards
- Morris Joseph Tancredi – bass guitar, drums, acoustic and electric guitar
- Al Moody, Ted Wadhams – bass guitar
- Owen Hale- drums
- Denny Westin Jr. – drums
- Michael J. Sagraves – harp
- Stacy Jones – instrumentation
- Jamie Arentzen – instrumentation
- James Dean Hicks – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Lately – Jonathan Rivera, Morris Joseph Tancredi
- Lie to Me – Billy Ray Cyrus, Morris Joseph Tancred
- Waiting – Billy Ray Cyrus, Morris Joseph Tancred
- Slip Away – Billy Ray Cyrus, Morris Joseph Tancred
- Crawl – Jamie Arentzen, Stacy Jones
- Son of a Gun – James Dean Hicks, Jamie Houston
- How Long – Billy Ray Cyrus, Morris Joseph Tancred
- Alive – Billy Ray Cyrus, Morris Joseph Tancred, Trace Cyrus
- The Right Time – Billy Ray Cyrus, Morris Joseph Tancred, Dolly Parton
- I Walk the Line – John R. Cash
Emmylou Harris: The Ballad Of Sally Rose
In May 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “The Ballad of Sally Rose”, the eleventh Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Paul Kennerley and Emmylou Harris.
Personnel:
- Emmylou Harris – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar
- Paul Kennerley- acoustic and electric guitar
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Hank DeVito – acoustic, electric and pedal steel, dobro
- Waylon Jennings- electric guitar
- Phillip Donelly – electric slide guitar
- Albert Lee- acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
- Ray Flacke – electric guitar
- Vince Gill- electric guitar, backing vocals
- Emory Gordy, Jr.- acoustic guitar, bass, string arrangements
- John Jarvis – keyboards
- Shane Keister- keyboards
- Bessyl Duhon – accordion
- Steve Cash – harmonica
- Gary Scruggs – harmonica
- Buddy Spicher- giddle
- Russ Kunkel- drums
- Larrie Londin- drums, percussion
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Barbara Cowart, Gail Davies, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton- backing vocals
- Donivan Cowart – engineer
- Tom Harding, Keith Odle – second engineer
Track list:
All tracks by Emmylou Harris and Paul Kennerley, except where noted.
- The Ballad of Sally Rose
- Rhythm Guitar
- I Think I Love Him/You Are My Flower – Emmylou Harris, P. Carter
- Heart to Heart
- Woman Walk the Line
- Bad News
- Timberline
- Long Tall Sally Rose
- White Line
- Diamond in My Crown
- The Sweetheart of the Rodeo
- K-S-O-S medley: Ring of Fire/Wildwood Flower/Six Days on the Road – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley, June Carter, Merle Kilgore, A.P. Carter, Earl Greene, Carl Montgomery
- Sweet Chariot
The Incredible String Band: No Ruinous Feud
In April 1973, “Island” label released “No Ruinous Feud”, the eleventh Incredible String Band (The) album. It was recorded in January 1973, at “Sound Techniques” in London and “Island Studios”, and was produced byRoger Mayer and Mike Heron.
Personnel:
- Mike Heron – vocals, guitar, sitar, mandolin, bass, keyboards
- Robin Williamson – vocals, guitar, banjo, harp, flute, violin
- Malcolm Le Maistre – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, kazzo, percussion
- Gerard Dott – soprano saxophone, clarinet, piano, vibraphone, arrangements
- Roger Mayer – engineer
- Eckford / Stimpson – design
- David Bailey – photography
Track listing:
- Explorer – Mike Heron
- Down Belore Cathay – Malcolm Le Maistre
- Saturday Maybe – Robin Williamson
- Jigs – traditional, arr. Robin Williamson
- Old Buccaneer – Robin Williamson
- At the Lighthouse Dance – Malcolm Le Maistre
- Second Fiddle – Duke Reid
- Circus Girl – Robin Williamson
- Turquoise Blue – Mike Heron
- My Blue Tears – Dolly Parton
- Weather the Storm – Robin Williamson
- Little Girl – Mike Heron
The Bottom Line
On February 12, 1974, “The Bottom Line” club opened in New York City. Owned by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, during the 70’s and 80’s, the club was a major space for small-scale music performances. The club stoped working in 2004. Some of the artists who performed in the club were Miles Davis, Gato Barbieri, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Ray Barretto, Peter Gabriel, Al Kooper, Tom Waits, Melvin Van Peebles, Neil Sedaka, Billy Joel, Suzi Quatro, Patti Smith, Flo & Eddie, Toots and the Maytals, Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Tim Hardin, Roger McGuinn, JJ Cale, The Meters, Greg Kihn Band, Ry Cooder,Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Sam & Dave, Asım Can Gündüz, The Ronettes, John Cale, Gong, Peter Bardens, The Violent Femmes, Eric Clapton, Carl Perkins, Linda Ronstadt,The Police, Richard Marx, Prince, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, The Stone Poneys, Chuck Mangione, Emmylou Harris, Clinn Rippy, Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Laura Nyro, Loudon Wainwright III, New York Dolls, Lyle Lovett, The Electric Flag, Pat Martino, Todd Rundgren, Graham Parker, Grayson Hugh, Stan Ridgway, Horslips, Dire Straits,Chris Hillman, Hawkwind, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Tracy Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Betty Carter, Ravi Shankar, Ramones and Michael Hedges.
Chet Atkins
On June 30, 2001, Chester Burton “Chet” Atkins, died aged 77. He was musician (guitar), singer and producer, together with Owen Bradley, Atkins created country music style known as the “Nashville” sound. In his career, Atkins recorded more than 100 albums and has produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Waylon Jennings,The Browns, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, The Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis and others. Throughout his career, Atkins earned numerous awards, including 11” Grammy Awards”, nine CMA “Instrumentalist of the Year” honors, “Lifetime Achievement Award” from NARAS and was inducted into the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”, “Country Music Hall of Fame” and “Museum and the Musicians Hall of Fame ”.
musicalphabet 