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Tages: Same

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On November 3, 1965, “Platina” label released the self-titled, debut Tages studio album. It was recorded August – October 1965, at “EMI Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Anders Henriksson.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Blom – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Danne Larsson – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Göran Lagerberg – vocals, bass guitar
  • Anders Töpel – vocals, lead guitar
  • Freddie Skantze – drums, percussion
  • Anders Henriksson – piano, engineer
  • Björn Norén – engineer
  • Hans Sidén – illustrations, layout, liner notes
  • Peter Knopp – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Bloodhound – Larry Bright
  2. Everybody Loves a Lover – Robert Allen, Richard Adler
  3. Dimples – John Lee Hooker, James Bracken
  4. I Got My Mojo Working – McKinley Morganfield
  5. Naggin – Jerry West, Jimmy Anderson
  6. Sleep Little Girl – Tommy Blom
  7. The One for You – Danne Larsson
  8. Seventh Son – Willie Dixon
  9. I’ll Go Crazy – James Brown
  10. Cathy’s Clown – Don Everly
  11. Doctor Feel-Good – Curtis Smith
  12. Stand By Me – Dean Beard, Ray Doggert, Slim Willet

The Everly Brothers: Roots

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In December 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Roots”, the 16th Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded August – October 1968, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Perry Botkin, Jr. – arrangements
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Ron Elliott – arrangements
  • John Neil – engineer
  • Mike Shields – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer, mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Frank Bez – photography
  • Richie Unterberger – liner notes
  • Andrew Wickham – liner notes, concept
  • Lenny Waronker – concept

Track listing:

  1. The Introduction: The Everly Family (1952)
  2. Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
  3. Less of Me – Glen Campbell
  4. T for Texas – Jimmie Rodgers
  5. I Wonder If I Care as Much – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  6. Ventura Boulevard – Ron Elliott
  7. Shady Grove – P. O. Wandz, Jacquie Ertel, Venetia Everly
  8. Illinois – Randy Newman
  9. Living Too Close to the Ground – Terry Slater
  10. You Done Me Wrong – George Jones, Ray Price
  11. Turn Around – Ron Elliott
  12. Sing Me Back Home – Merle Haggard
  13. Montage: The Everly Family (1952) / Shady Grove / Kentucky – Terry Slater, Karl Davis

The Everly Brothers: Stories We Could Tell

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In March 1972, “RCA” label released “Stories We Could Tell”, the 17th Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in April 1971 – January 1972, and was produced by Paul Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
  • David Crosby – vocals
  • Doug Lubahn – vocals
  • Graham Nash – vocals
  • Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
  • Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
  • Jeff Kent – guitar, vocals
  • Dennis Linde – guitar, keyboards
  • Geoff Muldaur – guitar
  • Wayne Perkins – guitar
  • John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Danny Weis – guitar
  • Clarence White – guitar
  • Ry Cooder – electric bottleneck guitar
  • Buddy Emmons – slide guitar
  • Jerry McGee – slide guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Michael Fonfara – keyboards
  • Spooner Oldham – keyboards
  • Warren Zevon – keyboards
  • Chris Ethridge – bass
  • Johnny Barbata – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • George Bohanon – brass
  • Tommy Johnson – brass
  • Jimmie Haskell – string arrangement
  • Norman Seeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. All We Really Want to Do – Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett
  2. Breakdown – Kris Kristofferson
  3. Green River – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  4. Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
  5. Up in Mabel’s Room – Phil Everly, Terry Slater
  6. Del Rio Dan – Jeff Kent, Doug Lubahn, Holly Beckwith
  7. Ridin’ High – Dennis Linde
  8. Christmas Eve Can Kill You (When You’re Trying to Hitch a Ride to Anywhere) – Dennis Linde
  9. Three Armed, Poker-Playin’ River Rat – Dennis Linde
  10. I’m Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas – Don Everly
  11. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
  12. Stories We Could Tell – John Sebastian

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raise the Roof

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On November 19, 2021, “Rounder Records” and “Concord Records” labels released “Raise the Roof”, the second Robert Plant and Alison Krauss album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by T Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant – vocals
  • Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle
  • Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Hidalgo – acoustic and electric guitar, jarana
  • Buddy Miller – electric mandolin, guitar
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass guitar
  • Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro, bass guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – banjo, cello, fiddle, mandolin
  • Colin Linden – dobro
  • Jeff Taylor – bass accordion, dolceola, Marxophone, piano
  • T Bone Burnett – six-string bass, acoustic and electric guitars, Mellotron,  harmony and backing vocals
  • Dennis Crouch – upright bass
  • Viktor Krauss – upright bass, mellotron
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Lucinda Williams – backing vocals
  • Michael Piersante  – recording, mixing
  • Richard Evans – design, art

Track listing:

  1. Quatro (World Drifts In) – Joey Burns, John Convertino
  2. The Price of Love – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  3. Go Your Way – Anne Brigs
  4. Trouble with My Lover – Allen Toussaint
  5. Searching for My Love – Bobby Moore
  6. Can’t Let Go – Randy Weeks
  7. It Don’t Bother Me – Bert Jansch
  8. You Led Med to the Wrong – Ola Belle Reed
  9. Last Kind Words Blues – Geeshie Wiley
  10. High and Lonesome – Robert Plant, T Bone Burnett
  11. Going Where the Lonely Go – Merle Haggard, Dean Holloway
  12. Somebody Was Watching Over Me – Brenda Burns

The Everly Brothers: It’s Every Time

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In May 1960, “Warner Bros” label released “It’s Everly Time”, the third Everly Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 1960.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar, arranger
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar, arranger
  • Chet Atkins, “Sugarfoot” Garland – electric guitar
  • James Clayton – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer, Marvin H. Hughes – piano
  • Floyd T. “Lightnin'” Chance – bass
  • “Buddy” Harman Jr. – drums
  • Tom Palumbo – photography
  • George Avakian – liner notes

Personnel:

All tracks by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, except where noted.

  1. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) – Don Everly
  2. Just in Case – Boudleaux Bryant
  3. Memories Are Made of This – Tichard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller
  4. That’s What You Do To Me – Bob Montgomery, Earl Sinks
  5. Sleepless Nights
  6. What Kind of Girl Are You – Ray Charles
  7. Oh True Love
  8. Carol Jane – Dave Rich
  9. Some Sweet Day
  10. Nashville Blues
  11. You Thrill Me (Through and Through)
  12. I Want You to Know – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino

Don Everly

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On August 21, 2021, Don Everly died aged 84. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of the Everly Brothers (with his brother Phil). Regarded as pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll, they began recording music in 1956, and had the first hit “Bye Bye Love” in 1957. In the period from 1958 to 1960, Everly Brothers had number of hits including “Wake Up Little Susie”, “All I Have to Do Is Dream”, and “Problems”. In the 1960s their vocal harmonies influenced many musicians and bands including the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel. In 1986, Everly Brothers were the first group to be inaugurated in the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame” (together with Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis).

The Everly Brothers: Instant Party!

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In January 1962, “Warner Bros” label released “Instant Party!”, the sixth Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded August – November 1961.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly– vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly– vocals, guitar
  • Chet Atkins– electric guitar
  • Hank Garland– electric guitar
  • Luther Brandon– acoustic guitar
  • Floyd Chance– bass
  • Floyd Cramer– piano
  • Buddy Harman, Jr.– drums
  • Ken Whitmore – photography

Track listing:

  1. Step It Up and Go – traditional; credited to Don Everly, Phil Everly
  2. Theme From ‘Carnival (Love Makes the World Go ‘Round – Bob Merrill
  3. Jezebel – Wayne Shanklin
  4. True Love – Cole Porter
  5. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  6. When It’s Night-Time in Italy It’s Wednesday Over Here – Lew Brown, James Kendis
  7. Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) – Paul Burkhard, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  8. Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones
  9. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  10. Long Lost John – adapted by Ike Everly
  11. The Party’s Over – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jules Styne
  12. Ground Hawg – adapted by Ike Everly

Bryan Ferry: Lets Stick Together

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In September 1976, “E.G.” label released “Let’s Stick Together”, the third Bryan Ferry album. It was recorded 1973 – 1976, at “AIR” and “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas and Bryan Ferry.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Chris Spedding- guitar
  • Phil Manzanera- guitar
  • David O’List- guitar
  • Neil Hubbard- guitar
  • John Wetton- bass
  • John Gustafson- bass
  • Rick Wills- bass
  • John Porter- bass
  • Paul Thompson- drums
  • Morris Pert- percussion
  • Chris Mercer- tenor saxophone
  • Mel Collins- soprano saxophone
  • Martin Drover – trumpet
  • Eddie Jobson- violin, synthesizer
  • Ann O’Dell – string arrangement
  • Jackie Sullivan, Helen Chappelle, Paddie McHugh, Doreen Chanter, Vicki Brown, Martha Walker – chorus
  • John Punter, Steve Nye– engineer
  • Jon Walls, Nigel Walker – engineer assistant
  • Richard Wallis – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Stick Together – Wilbert Harrison
  2. Casanova – Brian Ferry
  3. Sea Breezed – Brian Ferry
  4. Shame, Shame, Shame – Jimmy Reed
  5. 2HB – Brian Ferry
  6. The Price of Love – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  7. Chance Meeting – Brian Ferry
  8. It’s Only Love – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. You Go to My Head – Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. Re-Make/Re-Model – Brian Ferry
  11. Heart on My Sleeve – Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle

The Everly Brothers: Beat & Soul

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In August 1965, “Warner Bros” label released “Beat & Soul”, the eleventh Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in June 1965, and was produced by Dick Glasser.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Glen Campbell = guitar
  • Sonny Curtis– guitar
  • Leon Russell – piano
  • Billy Preston– piano
  • Larry Knechtel– bass
  • Jim Gordon– drums

Track listing:

  1. Love Is Strange – Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel
  2. Money – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
  3. What Am I Living For? – Art Harris, Fred Jay
  4. Hi-Heel Sneakers – Robert Higginbotham
  5. C. Rider – Gertrude “Ma” Rainey
  6. Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
  7. Man With Money – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  8. People Get Ready – Curtis Mayfield
  9. My Babe – Willie Dixon
  10. Walking the Dog – Rufus Thomas
  11. I Almost Lost My Mind – Ivory Joe Hunter
  12. The Girl Can’t Help It – Bobby Troup