On December 27, 2008, Delaine Alvin “Delaney” Bramlett died aged 69. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter and producer, best known by the partnership with his wife Bonnie Bramlett in a revolving troupe of professional musicians and rock stars Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. In his five decade long career, Bramlett performed and recorded with big number of famous musicians, including: J.J. Cale, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, King Curtis, Elvin Bishop, The Crickets, Dave Mason, John Simon, John Hammond Jr, Duane Allman, Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pacific Gas & Electric, John Ussery, Commander Cody, Dann Rogers, Hank Thompson, Ian Whitcomb and T. Graham Brown.
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George Harrison & Frineds: The Concert for Bangladesh
On December 20, 1971, “Apple” label released “The Concert for Bangladesh” a live triple album by George Harrison and his friends. The album is recording from the concert on August 1, 1971, at “Madison Square Garden” in New York, held in aid of the homeless Bengali refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. This was the first big humanitarian concert with international music stars and was the model for future big rock benefits events such as “Live Aid” (1985). The album was produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector. The box set included a 64-page book containing concert photos. ”The Concert for Bangladesh” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”.
Personnel:
- George Harrison – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Ravi Shankar– sitar
- Bob Dylan– vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Leon Russell– piano, vocals, bass, backing vocals
- Ringo Starr– drums, vocals, tambourine
- Billy Preston– Hammond organ, vocals
- Eric Clapton– electric guitar
- Ali Akbar Khan– sarod
- Alla Rakha– tabla
- Kamala Chakravarty– tambura
- Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
- Klaus Voormann– bass
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Pete Ham– acoustic guitar
- Tom Evans– twelve-string acoustic guitar
- Joey Molland– acoustic guitar
- Mike Gibbins– tambourine, maracas
- Don Preston– electric guitar, vocals, percussion
- Carl Radle– bass
- Jim Horn– saxophones, horn arrangements
- Chuck Findley– trumpet
- Jackie Kelso– saxophones
- Allan Beutler – saxophones
- Lou McCreary – trombone
- Ollie Mitchell– trumpet
- Claudia Linnear, Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Don Nix – backing vocals
- Tom Wilkes – design
Track listing:
- George Harrison/Ravi Shankar Introduction – George Harrison, Ravi Shankar
- Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
- Wah-Wah – George Harrison
- My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
- Awaiting on You All – George Harrison
- That’s the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
- It Don’t Come Easy – Richard Starkey
- Beware of Darkness – George Harrison
- Band Introduction
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
- Medley: Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Youngblood – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards/Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus
- Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison
- A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
- It Takes A Lot to Laugh It – Bob Dylan
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
- Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
- Something – George Harrison
- Bangla Desh – George Harrison
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Same
On December 11, 1968, “Columbia” label released self titled, second Blood, Sweet & Tears album. It was recorded October 1968, at “CBS Studios” in New York, and was produced by James William Guercio. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the RIAA. The album received “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year” in 1970.
Personnel:
- David Clayton-Thomas– lead vocals
- Steve Katz– lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Dick Halligan– organ, piano, flute, trombone, vocals
- Jim Fielder– bass
- Bobby Colomby– vocals, drums, percussion
- Lew Soloff– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Fred Lipsius– alto saxophone, piano
- Chuck Winfield– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jerry Hyman– trombone, recorder
- Dick Halligan, Fred Lipsius, Al Kooper – arrangements
- Timothy Quay, Bob Cato – cover art
- John Berg – design
- Harrie George – photography
Track listing:
- Variations on a theme by Erik Satie (1st and 2nd Movements)
- Adapted from “Trois Gymnopédies”; arr. by Dick Halligan
- Smiling Phases – Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood
- Sometimes in Winter – Steve Katz
- More and More – Vee Pee Smith, Don Juan
- And When I Die – Laura Nyro
- God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
- Spinning Wheel -David Clayton-Thomas
- You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Berry Gordy Jr., Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson
- Blues – Part II – Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Interpolating Sunshine of Your Love (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton), Spoonful – Willie Dixon, Somethin’ Goin’ On – Al Kooper
- Variations on a theme by Erik Satie” (1st Movement)
Cream: Fresh Cream
On December 9, 1966, “Reaction” label released “Fresh Cream”, the debut Cream studio album. It was recorded July – October 1966, at the “Rayrik Studios” and “Ryemese Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Stigwood. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 101 on it’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
- Jack Bruce- vocals, bass, harmonica, piano
- Ginger Baker- vocals, drums, percussion
Track listing:
- S.U. – Jack Bruce
- Sleepy Time Time – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
- Dreaming – Jack Bruce
- Sweet Wine – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
- Spoonful – Willie Dixon
- Wrapping Paper – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
- Cat’s Squirrel – traditional, arr. by Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce
- Four Until Late – Robert Johnson, arr. Eric Clapton
- The Coffee Song – Ray Smith, Tony Colton
- Rollin’ and Tumblin’ – Hambone Willie Newbern
- I’m so Glad – Skip James
- Toad – Ginger Baker
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
On November 27, 1970, “Apple” label released “All Things Must Pass”, the third George Harrison solo album. The material for the triple album was recorded from May to October 1970, at the Abbey Road Studios, Trident Studios, Apple Studio in London, and was produced by Phil Spector and George Harrison. In 1993 “The Times” magazine ranked “All Things Must Pass” on number 79 on it’s list of “The 100 Best Albums of All Time”, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album on place 433 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In January 2014, “All Things Must Pass” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. The album was certified 6 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- George Harrison – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, dobro, harmonica, Moog synthesizer, harmonium
- Eric Clapton – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Mason– electric and acoustic guitars
- Pete Drake– pedal steel
- Pete Ham– acoustic guitar
- Tom Evans– acoustic guitar
- Joey Molland– acoustic guitar
- Tony Ashton– piano
- Gary Brooker– piano
- Gary Wright – piano, organ, electric piano
- Bobby Whitlock – organ, harmonium, piano, tubular bells, backing vocals
- Billy Preston– organ, piano
- Klaus Voormann– bass, electric guitar
- Carl Radle– bass
- Ginger Baker– drums
- Jim Gordon– drums
- Ringo Starr– drums, percussion
- Alan White– drums, vibraphone
- Phil Collins– percussion
- Mike Gibbins– percussion
- Mal Evans– percussion, backing vocals
- John Barham– vibraphone, harmonium, orchestral and choral arrangement
- Bobby Keys– saxophones
- Jim Price– trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
- Eddie Klein – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.
- I’d Have You Anytime George Harrison, Bob Dylan
- My Sweet Lord
- Wah-Wah
- Isn’t It a Pity (Version One)
- What Is Life
- If Not for You – Bob Dylan
- Behind That Locked Door
- Let It Down
- Run of the Mill
- Beware of Darkness
- Apple Scruffs
- Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
- Awaiting on You All
- All Things Must Pass
- I Dig Love
- Art of Dying
- Isn’t It a Pity (Version Two)
- Hear Me Lord
- Out of the Blue
- It’s Johnny’s Birthday – Bill Martin,Phil Coulter, George Harrison
- Plug Me In
- I Remember Jeep
- Thanks for the Pepperoni
Cream: Disraeli Gears
On November 2, 1967, “Reaction” label released “Disraeli Gears”, the second Cream studio album. It was recorded in May 1967, at the “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi. In 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, and in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 114 on it’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel
- Eric Clapton – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar
- Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, piano, harmonica
- Ginger Baker– vocals, drums, percussion
Track listing
- Strange Brew – Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
- Sunshine of Your Love – Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Pete Brown
- World of Pain – Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
- Dance the Night Away – Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
- Blue Condition – Ginger Baker
- Tales of Brave Ulysses – Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp
- SWLABR – Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
- We’re Going Wrong – Jack Bruce
- Outside Woman Blues – Arthur Reynolds, arr. Eric Clapton
- Take it Back – Jack Bruce and Pete Brown
- Mother’s Lament – traditional, arr. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker
Eric Clapton: Journeyman
On November 7, 1989, “Duck” label released “Journeyman”, the eleventh Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Russ Tielman. Clapton won “Grammy Award” for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” in 1990 for the song “Bad Love”. “Journeyman” became the first Clapton’s solo studio album to go double platinum.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar, Dobro, design
- Robert Cray– guitar
- Phil Palmer– guitar
- John Tropea– rhythm guitar
- George Harrison– guitar, harmony vocals
- Cecil Womack– vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jerry Lynn Williams– guitar, backing and harmony vocals
- Jeff Bova– synthesizer programming, drum programming, synthesizer horns
- Alan Clark– synthesizer, keyboards, Hammond organ, sequencing
- Robbie Kondor– synthesizer, harmonica, keyboards, vocoder, drum programming
- Rob Mounsey– synthesizer
- Robby Kilgore – synthesizer
- Greg Phillinganes– synthesizer, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Richard Tee– piano, Fender Rhodes
- Nathan East– bass, backing vocals
- Pino Palladino- bass
- Jim Keltner– percussion, drums, tambourine, drum programming
- Phil Collins– drums , backing and harmony vocals
- Carole Steele – percussion, conga, tambourine
- Gary Burton– vibraphone
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
- David “Fathead” Newman– tenor saxophone
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Lew Soloff– trumpet
- Linda Womack– vocals
- Daryl Hall– harmony vocals
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Chaka Khan– backing vocals
- Tessa Niles– backing vocals
- Vanessa Thomas – backing vocals
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Arif Mardin– arrangements, string arrangements
Track listing:
- Pretending – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Anything for Your Love – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Bad Love – Eric Clapton, Mick Jones
- Running on Faith – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Hard Times – Ray Charles
- Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- No Alibis – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Run So Far – George Harrison
- Old Love – Eric Clapton, Robert Cray
- Breaking Point – Marty Grebb, Jerry Lynn Williams
- Lead Me On – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
- Before You Accuse Me – Ellas McDaniel
George Harrison: Cloud Nine
On November 2, 1987, “Dark Horse” label released “Cloud Nine”, the eleventh George Harrison studio album. It was recorded January – August 1987, at the “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. This was the last studio album released during Harrison’s lifetime.
Personnel:
- George Harrison– lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar, backing vocals
- Jeff Lynne– bass, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Eric Clapton– guitar
- Elton John– piano
- Gary Wright– piano
- Ringo Starr– drums
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Ray Cooper– drums, percussion
- Jim Horn– baritone and tenor sax
- Bobby Kok – cello
- Vicki Brown– vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.
- Cloud 9
- That’s What It Takes – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Gary Wright
- Fish on the Sand
- Just for Today
- This Is Love – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne
- When We Was Fab – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne
- Devil’s Radio
- Someplace Else
- Wreck of the Hesperus
- Breath Away from Heaven
- Got My Mind Set on You – Rudy Clark
Kate Bush: The Red Shoes
On November 1, 1993, “EMI” released “The Red Shoes”, the seventh Kate Bush studio album. It was recorded 1990 -1993, and was produced by Kate Bush. Its release was accompanied by Bush’s short film, “The Line, the Cross and the Curve”.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – vocals, bass, keyboards, piano, guitar, arrangements
- Jeff Beck – guitar
- Danny McIntosh – guitar
- Eric Clapton – guitar
- Prince – vocals, bass, guitar, arranger, keyboards
- Paddy Bush – vocals, whistle, mandola, valiha, singing bowls, fujara, musical bow
- Gary Brooker – Hammond organ
- John Giblin: bass
- Gaumont d’Oliver – bass, percussion, drums, sound effects
- Stuart Elliott – percussion, drums
- Charlie Morgan – percussion
- Nigel Hitchcock – baritone and tenor saxophones
- Steve Sidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Paul Spong – trumpet
- Neil Sidwell – trombone
- Michael Kamen: orchestration
- Nigel Kennedy – violin, viola
- Lily – narrator
- Lenny Henry – vocals
- Trio Bulgarka – vocals
- Colin Lloyd Tucker – vocals
- Justin Vali – vocals, valiha, kabosy
- Del Palmer – Fairlight sampler, engineer, mixing
- Demetr Penev – vocal arrangements for Trio Bulgarka
- Haydn Bendall – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- Rubberband Girl
- And So Is Love
- Eat the Music
- Moments of Pleasure
- The Song of Solomon
- Lily
- The Red Shoes
- Top of the City
- Constellation of the Heart
- Big Stripey Lie
- Why Should I Love You
- You’re the One
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