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Magic Sam: Live At The Avant Garde

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On November 18, 2013, “Delmark” label released “Live at the Avant Garde”, the eleventh Magic Sam (Samuel Gene Maghett) album. It was recorded in June 1968, at “The Avant Garde” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Jim Charne and Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Magic Sam − vocals, guitar
  • Robert “Big Mojo” Elem – bass
  • Bob Richey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Samuel Maghett (Magic Sam) except where noted

  1. San-Ho-Zay – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  2. Don´t Want No Woman – Don Robey
  3. I Need You So Bad – B.B. King, Sam Ling
  4. Feelin´ Good – Herman Parker
  5. It´s All Your Fault Baby – Lowell Fulson
  6. You Belong to Me
  7. Bad Luck Blues
  8. Come On in This House – Amos Blakemore
  9. Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
  10. Still a Fool – Muddy Waters
  11. That´s All I Need
  12. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) – Otis Rush
  13. That´s All Right – Jimmy Rogers
  14. Lookin’ Good
  15. Everynight and Everyday – Jimmy McCracklin
  16. Hully Gully Twist – B.B. King, Joe Josea

Doug Sahm: Juke Box Music

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In January 1989, “Antone’s Record Label” label released “Juke Box Music”, the sixth Doug Sahm studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Fire Station” in San Marcos, Texas, and was produced by George Rains.

Personnel:

  • Doug Sahm – vocals, piano, guitar
  • Wayne Bennett – guitar
  • Derek O’Brien – rhythm guitar
  • Mel Brown – keyboards
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • Randy Garibay Jr. – vocals
  • Rocky Morales – tenor saxophone
  • Mark Kazanoff – baritone saxophone
  • Charlie McBurney – trumpet
  • Jack Barber – bass
  • George Rains – drums
  • Gary Hickinbotham – engineer
  • Clifford Antone – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. I Won’t Cry – Dorothy La Bostrie, Joe Ruffino
  2. Money Over Love – Doug Sahm
  3. Crazy Baby – Lawrence Rodriguez, Bryan Thomas
  4. You’re Mine Tonight – Huey P. Meaux
  5. Hey Little Girl – Doug Sahm
  6. It Hurts to Love Somebody – Guitar Slim
  7. Buzz Buzz Buzz – Robert Byrd, John Gray
  8. My Dearest Darling – Eddie Bocage, Paul Gayton
  9. She Put the Hurt on Me – Otis Redding
  10. What’s Your Name – Claude Johnston
  11.  Golly Gee – Doug Sahm
  12. I Don’t Believe – Don Robey
  13. The Chicken and the Bop – Lloyd Price
  14. Talk to Me – John Seneca
  15. Goodnight My Love – John Marascalco, George Motola 

Robert Cray: That’s What I Heard

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On February 28, 2020, “Nozzle” label released “That’s What I Heard”, the 20th Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Steve Perry – vocals
  • The Craylettes – vocals
  • The Steves – vocals
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  • Dover Weinberg – keyboards
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Terence F. Clark – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Jordan – vocals, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Trevor Lawrence – saxophone, recording
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Steve Genewick – additional recording
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Keith Brogdon – cover design
  • Jeff Katz – cover photography
  • Antonie Sanfuentes – additional photography
  • Gregory Zaccaria – guitar technician
  • Paul Jamieson – drums technician

Track listing:

  1. Anything You Want – Robert Cray
  2. Burying Ground – Don Robey
  3. You’re the One – Deadric Malone
  4. This Man – Robert Cray
  5. You’ll Want Me Back – Curtis Mayfield
  6. Hot – Robert Cray
  7. Promises You Can’t Keep – Danny Kortchmar, Kim Wilson, Steve Jordan
  8. To Be with You – Robert Cray
  9. My Baby Likes to Boogaloo – Don Gardner
  10. Can’t Make Me Change – Robert Cray
  11. A Little Less Lonely – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  12. Do It – Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler

Bobby Bland: Two Steps From The Blues

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On January 1, 1961, “Duke” label released “Two Steps from the Blues”, the debut Bobby Bland album. It was recorded 1956 – 1960, at “Universal Recording Corporation” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Don Robey.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Bland – vocal (the scintillating voice)
  • Clarence Holloman  – guitar
  • Wayne Bennett  – guitar
  • Hamp Simmons  – bass
  • John “Jabo” Starks  – drums
  • Teddy Reynolds  – piano
  • Robert Skinner  – tenor saxophone
  • L. A. Hill  – tenor saxophone
  • Rayfield Devers  – baritone saxophone
  • Joe Scott  – trumpet, arranger
  • Melvin Jackson  – trumpet
  • Pluma Davis  – trombone
  • Rene Williams – design
  • Dzondria LaIsac – design, liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Two Steps from the Blues – Don D. Robey, John Riley Brown
  2. Cry Cry Cry – Don D. Robey
  3. I’m Not Ashamed – Don D. Robey, Joseph Scott
  4. Don’t Cry No More – Don D. Robey
  5. Lead Me On – Don D. Robey
  6. I Pity the Fool – Deadric Malone
  7. I’ve Just Got to Forget You – Don D. Robey
  8. Little Boy Blue – Charles Harper
  9. St. James Infirmary – traditional, credited to Joe Primrose
  10. I’ll Take Care of You – Brook Benton
  11. I Don’t Want No Woman – Don D. Robey
  12. I’ve Been Wrong So Long – Don D. Robey, Ray Agee

Ike & Tina Turner: The Hunter

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In October 1969, “Blue Thumb” label released “The Hunter”, the tenth Ike & Tina Turner studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Bob Krasnow.

Personnel:

  • Tina Turner – vocals
  • Ike Turner – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Michaelangelo Linguini – design
  • Bartram Bartram – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Hunter – Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Donald Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr.
  2. You Don’t Love Me (Yes I Know) – Willie Cobbs
  3. You Got Me Running – Jimmy Reed
  4. Bold Soul Sister – Ike Turner, Tina Turner
  5. I Smell Trouble – Don Robey
  6. The Things I Used to Do – Eddie Jones, Memphis Slim
  7. Early in the Morning – traditional, arranged by Ike Turner and Bob Krasnow
  8. You’re Still My Baby – Chuck Willis
  9. I Know – Barbara George

Robin Trower: In City Dreams

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On June 15, 1977, “Chrysalis” label released “In City Dreams”, the fifth Robin Trower studio album. It was recorded in “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida, and was produced by Don Davis.

Personnel:

  • James Dewar – vocals
  • Robin Trower – guitar
  • Rustee Allen – bass
  • Bill Lordan – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Trower and James Dewar, except where noted.

  1. Somebody Calling
  2. Sweet Wine of Love
  3. Bluebird
  4. Falling Star
  5. Farther On Up the Road – Don Robey, Joe Veasey
  6. Smile
  7. Little Girl
  8. Love’s Gonna Bring You Round
  9. In City Dreams

Bob Seger: Smokin’ O.P.’s

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In August 1972, “Palladium” label released “Smokin’ O.P.’s”, the fifth Bob Seger studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Pampa Studios” in Warren, Michigan, and was produced by Punch Andrews.

Personnel:

  • Bob Seger – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mike Bruce – guitar
  • Jim Bruzzese – tambourine
  • Skip Knape – organ, bass, piano, keyboard
  • David Teegarden- drums, maracas, marimba
  • Jack Ashford- percussion, tambourine
  • Eddie Bongo – percussion, conga
  • Pam Todd – vocals, backing vocals
  • Crystal Jenkins – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jim Bruzzese – engineer
  • Greg Miller – engineer assistant
  • Jim Cassily, Mabel Louise Smith, Thomas Weschler – mixing
  • Thomas Leroy Weschler – design
  • Thomas Weschler, Peter Lumetta – photography

Track listing:

  1. Bo Diddley/Who Do You Love? – Bo Diddley(Ellas McDaniel)
  2. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
  3. If I Were a carpenter – Tim Hardin
  4. Hummin’ Bird – Leon Russell
  5. Let It Rock – Chuck Berry (E. Anderson)
  6. Turn on Your Love Light – Don Robey(Deadric Malone), Joseph Wade Scott
  7. Jesse James – traditional
  8. Someday – Bob Seger
  9. Heavy Music – Bob Seger

Elvis Presley: Moody Blue

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In July 1977, “RCA” label released “Moody Blue”, the final Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded February – October 1976, April 1977, and was produced by Felton Jarvis, Chick Crumpacker and Don Wardell. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included the four tracks from Presley’s final studio recording sessions in October 1976 and two tracks left over from the previous Graceland session in February 1976. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”, and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals, piano, guitars, executive producer
  • James Burton– lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • Grayham Passmore – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt– drums
  • The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
  • Sherrill Nielson – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
  • D. Sumner& The Stamps – backing vocals
  • Myrna Smith– backing vocals
  • Bergen White – string and horn arrangements
  • Dick Baxter – engineer
  • Don Wardell – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  2. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – John Rostill
  3. Little Darlin’ – Maurice Williams
  4. Let Me Be There – John Rostill
  5. Way Down – Layng Martine, Jr.
  6. Pledging My Love – Don Robey, Ferdinand Washington
  7. Moody Blue – Mark James
  8. She Thinks I Still Care – Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy
  9. It’s Easy for You – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

Al Kooper: Naked Songs

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In January 1973, “Columbia” label released “Naked Songs”, the sixth and final Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1972, at “New York City’s Record Plant” in New York City and at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – piano,  organ,  guitars,  ARP synthesizer,  harpsichord,  electric bass
  • Charlie Brown – guitar
  • R. Cobb – guitar
  • Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Barry Bailey – guitar
  • Dean Daughtry – piano
  • Paul Goddard – bass
  • John Paul Fetta – electric bass
  • Junior Hanley – drums
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Maruga Booker – percussion
  • Richard Greene – fiddle
  • Linda November, Maeretha Stewart, Tasha Thomas, Eileen Gilbert, Patti Austin, Albertine Robinson, Michael Gately, Robert John – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Wisner: string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.

  1. (Be Yourself) Be Real
  2. As the Years Go Passing By – Don Robey
  3. Jolie
  4. Blind Baby
  5. Been and Gone – Annette Peacock
  6. Sam Stone – John Prine
  7. Peacock Lady
  8. Touch the Hem of His Garment – Sam Cooke
  9. Where Were You When I Needed You – Irwin Levine, Al Kooper
  10. Unrequited