On September 23, 2025, Daniel Henry Edward Thompson aka Danny Thompson died aged 86. He was musician (upright bass, tea chest bass), songwriter and record producer, member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included John McLaughlin, but was best known as member of Pentangle and long – time collaborator with John Martyn. During his long musical career he recorded and played with a large variety of other musicians, including Richard Thompson, Kate Bush, Tim Buckley, ABC, Skin, Ayuo, Richard Barbieri, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sam Brown, Graham Coxon, Donovan, Christine Collister, Barbara Dickson, Bick Drake, Everything but the Girl, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Gabriel, Davey Graham, Mara!, Linda Lewis, Mike Landup, Magna Carta, The Chris McGregor Septet, Loreena McKennitt, Ralph McTell, Alison Moyet, Cliff Richard, Dizrhythmia, David Sylvian, Duffy Power, Deva Premal, Andrew Ridgeley, Talk Talk, Loudon Wainwright III, Se. E. Rogie, Darell Scott, Songhai, Vivian Stanshall, Eric Bibb & North Country Far, Hunter Muskett, Mary Hopkin, John Stevens, Alan Holdsworth, Bert Jansch, David Wharnsby, Boo Hewerdine, Tasmin Archer, The Incredible String Band, T. Rex and Rod Stewart. As leader Thompson released seven albums.
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The Blues Project: Live at the Cafe Au Go Go
In March 1966, “Verve / Folkways” labels, released “Live at the Cafe Au Go Go”, the debut Blues Project (The) album. It was recorded in November 1965, at the “Cafe Au Go Go” in New York City, during the Blues Bag four-day concert, and January 1966, at the same venue, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.
Personnel:
- Tommy Flanders – vocals
- Danny Kalb – vocals, lead guitar
- Steve Katz – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Al Kooper – vocals, organ
- Andy Kulberg – bass
- Roy Blumenfeld – drums
- Val Valentin – engineer
- Charles Stewart – cover photo
- Jerry Schoenbaum – liner notes
Track listing:
- Goin’ Down Louisiana – Muddy Waters
- You Go, I’ll Go with You – Willie Dixon
- Catch the Wind – Donovan
- I Want to Be Your Driver – Chuck Berry
- Alberta – traditional
- The Way My Baby Walks – Andy Kulberg
- Violets of Dawn – Eric Andersen
- Back Door Man – Willie Dixon
- Jelly Jelly Blues – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines
- Spoonful – Willie Dixon
- Who Do You Love? – Ellas McDaniel
Donovan: Sixty Four
In February 2004, “Donovan Discs” label released “Sixty Four”, the 21st Donovan studio album. It is composed of demo tracks recorded by Donovan in 1964, and was produced by Terry Kennedy, and compiled by Rod Callan.
Personnel:
- Donovan Leitch – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Brian Locking – bass
- Dave Mills – kazoo
- Bobby Boughton – remastering
- Ian Griffiths – design
- Kenneth Morgan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.
- Crazy ‘Bout a Woman – Jesse Fuller
- Talkin’ Pop Star Blues
- Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
- Keep on Truckin’ – traditional, arranged by Donovan Leitch
- Co’dine – Buffy Sainte-Marie
- London Town – Tim Hardin
- Isle of Sadness
- Darkness of My Night
- Freedom Road
Mary Hopkin: Post Card
On February 21, 1969, “Apple” label released “Post Card”, the debut Mary Hopkin studio album. It was recorded October – November 1968, at “EMI Studios”, “Trident” and “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Paul McCartney.
Personnel:
- Mary Hopkin – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Paul McCartney – acoustic guitar, bass
- Donovan – acoustic guitar
- Derek Griffiths – guitar
- George Martin – piano
- Jim Rodford – bass
- Bernie Higginson – drums
- Nick Newell – saxophone
- Mike Cotton – trumpet
- John Beecham – trombone
- London Welsh Choir – choir
- Richard Hewson – arrangements
- Ken Scott – engineer, mixing
- Malcolm Toft – engineer
- Gordon House – graphics
- Linda Eastman – photography
Track listing:
- Lord of the Reedy River – Donovan
- Happiness Runs (Pebble and the Man) – Donovan
- Love Is the Sweetest Thing – Ray Noble
- Y Blodyn Gwyn – Richard H. Jones, Edward John Hughes
- The Honeymoon Song – William Sansom, Mikis Theodorakis
- The Puppy Song – Harry Nilsson
- Inchworm – Frank Loesser
- Voyage of the Moon – Donovan
- Lullaby of the Leaves – Bernice Petkere, Joe Young
- Young Love – Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner
- Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Prince en Avignon – Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
- The Game – George Martin
- There’s No Business Like Show Business – Irving Berlin
Donovan: Love Is Only Feeling
In October 1981, “RCA” label released “Love Is Only Feeling”, the sixteenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Utopia Studios” in London, and was produced by Donovan Leitch.
Personnel:
- Donovan – vocals, guitar
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- John Stevens – drums, percussion
- Tony Roberts – clarinet, piccolo flute, oboe, tenor saxophone
- Astrella Leitch – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Donovan Leitch.
- Lady of the Flowers
- Lover O Lover
- The Actor
- Half Moon Bay
- The Hills of Tuscany
- Lay Down Lassie
- She
- Johnny Tuff
- Love Is Only Feeling
- Marjorie Margerine
Marianne Faithfull: Forever Faithfull
In September 1966, “London” label released “Faithfull Forever”, the fifth Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocal
- Mike Leander – arrangements
- Gus Dudgeon – engineer
- Vic Smith – engineer
- Jean-Marie Perrier – photography
Track listing:
- Counting – Bob Lind
- Tomorrow’s Calling – Eric Woolfson
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
- With You in Mind – Jackie DeShannon
- In the Night Time – Donovan
- Ne Me Quitte Pas (Love theme from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) – Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand
- Monday, Monday – John Phillips
- Some Other Spring – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings
- That’s Right Baby – Michael Farr
- Lucky Girl – Barry Mason, Les Reedrtists
- I’m the Sky – Norma Tanega
- I Have a Love – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
Marianne Faithful: North Country Maid
On April 1, 1966, “Decca” label released “North Country Maid”, the fourth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithful – vocal
- Jon Mark – guitar, arrangements
- Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
- Mick Taylor – arrangements
- Gus Dudgeon – engineer
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
Track listing:
- Green Are Your Eyes – Bert Jansch
- Scarborough Fair – traditional
- Cockleshells
- The Last Thing on My Mind – Tom Paxton
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
- Sally Free and Easy – Cyril Tawney
- Sunny Goodge Street – Donovan
- How Should I Your True Love Know – traditional
- She Moved Thru’ The Fair – traditional; adapted by Herbert Hughes, lyrics by Padraic Colum
- North Country Maid – traditional
- Lullaby – Jon Mark
- Wild Mountain Thyme – Francis McPeake
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Breathe
On March 26, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Breathe”, the 29th and the final Dr. Lonnie Smith album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Jazz Standard” and “The Hit Factory Criteria, and was produced by Don Was.
Personnel:
- Dr. Lonnie Smith – organ
- Iggy Pop – vocal
- Alicia Alatuja – vocal
- Jonathan Kreisberg – guitar
- Jonathan Blake – drums
- Richard Bravo – percussion
- John Ellis – tenor saxophone
- Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Robin Eubanks – trombone
- Patrick Cavanagh – engineer
- Eric Schilling – engineer
- Geoff Countryman – engineer
- Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
- Mike Marciano – mixing
- Ian Sefchick – mastering
- Tony Fagenson – additional engineering
- Holly Case – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Dr. Lonnie Smith, except where noted.
- Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas
- Bright Eyes (live)
- Too Damn Hot (live)
- Track 9 (live)
- World Weeps (live)
- Pilgrimage – lyrics by Lynne Meryl Konenigsberg, music by Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Epistrophy (live) – Kenny Clark, Thelonious Monk
- Sunshine Superman – Donovan
Alan White
On May 26, 2022, Alan White died aged 72. He was musician (drums, percussion), performed and recorded with John Lennon, George Harrison, Terry Reid, Donovan, The Ventures, Joe Cocker, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Gary Wright, Jesse Davis, Paul Kossoff, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Eddie Harris, Gary Wright, Chris Squire, Johnny Harris and Alan Price, but was best known as drummer of Yes. As leader, he released one album. In 2017, White was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, as a member of Yes.
Donovan: Lady of the Stars
In January 1984, “RCA” label released “Lady of the Stars”, the seventeenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Robb, Dee Robband and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Donovan – vocals, guitar
- Pete Carr – guitar
- Richie Zito – guitar
- Dave Mason – guitar
- John Sebastian – autoharp
- Barry Beckett, Bill Payne, William “Smitty” Smith, Jai Winding, Bruce Robb – keyboards
- Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar, Wilton Felder, Jim Strauss – bass guitar
- Rayford Griffin, James Gadson, Mike “Reedo” Reed – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Jim Horn – wind instruments
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Donovan Leitch.
- Lady of the Stars
- I Love You Baby
- Bye, Bye Girl
- Every Reason
- Season of the Witch
- Boy for Every Girl
- Local Boy Chops Wood
- Sunshine Superman
- Living for the Love Light
- Till I See You Again
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