On April 19, 2026, David Thomas Mason died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the band Traffic. He recorded and performed with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Donovan, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Cass Elliot, The Spencer Davis Group, Leon Russell, Paul McCartney and Wings, Julian Covey & The Machine, Stephen Stills, Phoebe Snow, Mike Finnigan, The Scaffold, Gordon Jackson, Family, Ron Wood, Noel Redding, David Crosby, Don Felder, Jim Capaldi, The Rolling Stones and George Harrison. As leader he released 16 studio and seven live albums.
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Isaac Hayes: The Isaac Hayes Movement
In April 1970, “Enterprise Records” label released “The Isaac Hayes Movement”, the third Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.
Personnel:
- Isaac Hayes – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- The Bar-Kays – rhythm section
- Dale Warren – arrangements
- Pat Lewis – vocal arrangements
- Ed Wolfrum – engineer
- Henry Bush – engineer
- Ron Capone – engineer, remix
- Joe Tarantino – mastering
- George Horn – mastering
- Herb Kole – art supervisor
- David Krieger – art direction
- Joel Brodsky – photography
Track listing:
- I Stand Accused – Jerry Butler, William Butler
- One Big Unhappy Family – Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes
- I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Something – George Harrison
The Beatles: Yellow Submarine
On January 13, 1969, “Apple” label released “Yellow Submarine”, the tenth Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded May 1966 – February 1968 (the Beatles), October 1968 (George Martin), and was produced by George Martin. It is the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, and contains six songs by the Beatles, including four new songs and the previously released “Yellow Submarine” and “All You Need Is Love”. The remainder of the album is a re-recording of selections from the film’s orchestral soundtrack by George Martin.
Personnel:
- John Lennon – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, piano, harpsichord, glockenspiel, ukulele, harmonica, banjo, handclaps
- Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, double bass, trumpet, handclaps, percussion
- George Harrison – lead and backing vocals, lead and acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, percussion, handclaps, violin
- Ringo Starr – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
- George Martin – piano, orchestral arrangements
Track listing:
Songs from the film.
All tracks by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
- Yellow Submarine
- Only a Northern Song – George Harrison
- All Together Now
- Hey Bulldog
- It’s All Too Much – George Harrison
- All You Need Is Love
Orchestral film score.
All tracks by George Martin, except where noted.
- Pepperland
- Sea of Time
- Sea of Holes
- Sea of Monsters
- March of the Meanies
- Pepperland Last Easte
- Yellow Submarine in Pepperland – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Beatles ’65
On December 15, 1964, “Capitol” label released “Beatles ’65”, released as the North American alternative to “Beatles for Sale”, band’s fifth studio album culled by Capitol Records in the US from the Beatles’ EMI releases. The LP was also issued in West Germany on the Odeon label. It was recorded in June 1964, August – October 1964, produced by George Martin.
Personnel:
- John Lennon – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, harmonica, tambourine
- George Harrison – vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar
- Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, piano, Hammond organ
- Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion
- George Martin – piano
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- No Reply
- I’m a Loser
- Baby’s in Black
- Rock ’n’ Roll Music – Chuck Berry
- I’ll Follow the Sun
- Mr. Moonlight – Roy Lee Johnson
- Honey Don’t – Carl Perkins
- I’ll Be Back
- She’s a Woman
- I Feel Fine
- Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby – Carl Perkins
Ringo Starr: Ringo
On November 2, 1973, “Apple” label released “Ringo”, the third Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded March – July 1973, at “Apple” and “EMI” in London, “Sunset Sound”, “A&M”, “Burbank”, “Sound Lab”, “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
- Ringo Starr – lead vocals, drums, percussion
- George Harrison – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Vini Poncia – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Jimmy Calvert – acoustic and electric guitar
- Steve Cropper – electric guitar
- Robbie Robertson – electric guitar
- Marc Bolan – guitar
- Levon Helm – mandolin
- David Bromberg – banjo, fiddle
- James Booker – piano
- Nicky Hopkins – piano
- Tom Hensley – piano
- Paul McCartney – “kazoo” vocal solo, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, flute and strings arrangements
- John Lennon – piano, backing vocals
- Billy Preston – organ, piano
- Garth Hudson – accordion
- Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
- Rick Danko – fiddle
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Milt Holland – percussion, marimba
- Lon & Derrek Van Eaton – percussion
- Tom Scott – horns, arrangements
- Chuck Findley – horns
- Bobby Keys – saxophone
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
- Harry Nilsson – backing vocals
- Martha Reeves – backing vocals
- Merry Clayton – backing vocals
- Richard Perry – backing vocals
Track listing:
- I’m the Greatest – John Lennon
- Have You Seen My Baby – Randy Newman
- Photograph – Richard Starkey, George Harrison
- Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) – George Harrison
- You’re Sixteen – Bob Sherman, Dick Sherman
- Oh My My – Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia
- Step Lightly – Graham Starkey
- Six O’Clock – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
- Devil Woman – Graham Starkey, Vini Poncia
- You and Me (Babe) – George Harrison, Mal Evans
George Harrison: Wonderwall Music
On November 1, 1968, “Apple” label released “Wonderwall Music”, the debut George Harrison studio album. It was recorded November 1967 – February 1968, at “EMI” and “De Lane Lea” in London, “His Master’s Voice” in Bombay, and was produced by George Harrison. The album was soundtrack to the 1968 film “Wonderwall”, directed by Joe Massot, it was the first solo album by a member of The Beatles, and the first album issued on the band’s Apple record label.
Personnel:
- George Harrison – piano, mellotron, acoustic and electric guitars, tape loops, arrangements
- Colin Manley – acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar
- Eric Clapton – electric guitar
- John Barham – piano, flugelhorn, harmonium, orchestral arrangement
- Tony Ashton – tack piano, organ, Mellotron, piano, harmonium
- Tommy Reilly – harmonica
- Big Jim Sullivan – bass
- Philip Rogers – bass guitar
- Roy Dyke – drums
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Aashish Khan – sarod
- Mahapurush Misra – tabla, pakhavaj
- Sharad Kumar – shehnai
- Hanuman Jadev – shehnai
- Shambhu Das – sitar
- Indranil Bhattacharya – sitar
- Shankar Ghosh – table
- Chandrashekhar Naringrekar – surbahar
- Shivkumar Sharma – santoor
- S.R. Kenkare – bansuri
- Vinayak Vora – tar shehnai
- Rijram Desad – harmonium, tabla tarang
Track listing:
All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.
- Microbes
- Red Lady Too
- Tabla and Pakavaj
- In the Park
- Drilling a Home
- Guru Vandana
- Greasy Legs
- Ski-ing
- Gat Kirwani
- Dream Scene
- Party Seacombe
- Love Scene
- Crying
- Cowboy Music
- Fantasy Sequins
- On the Bed
- Glass Box
- Wonderwall to Be Here
- Singing Om
Bobby Whitlock
On August 10, 2025, Robert Stanley “Bobby” Whitlock died aged 77. He was musician (keyboards, guitar), vocalist and songwriter, best known as member of Derek and the Dominos (co-founder with Eric Clapton). Whitlock was known as the first white musician signed to Stax Records. He recorded and performed with many artists, including George Harrison, Delaney & Bonnie, Eric Clapton, Doris Troy, John Simon, Manassas and Dr. John. As leader he released 14 albums.
The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl
On May 4, 1977, “Capitol” label released “The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl”, live album by the Beatles. It was recorded in August 1964, August 1965, at “Hollywood Bowl” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
- John Lennon – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- George Harrison – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – lead vocal, drums
- George Martin – sequencing, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
- She’s a Woman
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
- Ticket to Ride
- Can’t Buy Me Love
- Things We Said Today
- Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
- Boys – Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell
- A Hard Day’s Night
- Help!
- All My Loving
- She Loves You
- Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell
Sarah Vaughn: Songs Of The Beatles
On April 9, 1981, “Atlantic” label released “Songs of the Beatles”, the 45th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Marty Paich and David Paich.
Personnel:
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals
- Lee Ritenour, Dean Parks, Louie Shelton – guitar
- Michael Lang – keyboards
- Marty Paich, David Paich – keyboards, arranger
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Bob Magnusson – string bass
- Jeff Porcaro – percussion, drums
- Bobbye Hall, Joe Porcaro, Steve Forman – percussion
- Jon Smith – tenor saxophone
- Marcos Valle – vocals
- Bill Thedford, Perry Morgan, Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- Get Back
- And I Love Her
- Eleanor Rigby
- The Fool on the Hill
- You Never Give Me Your Money
- Come Together
- I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
- Blackbird
- Something – George Harrison
- Here, There and Everywhere
- The Long and Winding Road
- Yesterday
- Hey Jude
Don McLean: Homeless Brother
In October 1974, “United Artists” label released “Homeless Brother”, the fifth Don McLean studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, “Clack Studios”, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
- Hugh McCracken – guitars
- David Spinozza – guitars
- Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – keyboards
- Richard Tee – keyboards
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- George Duvivier – bass
- Andrew Smith – drums
- David Carey – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Yusef Lateef – flute
- Joe Wilder, Garnett Brown, Wally King, James Buffington, Jonathan Dorn, Billy Slapin, Seldon Powell, George Barrow, Charles Williams, Dany Moore, Peter Gordon, Ray Alonge, George Marge, Brooks Tillotson – horns
- William Eaton – arrangements, conductor
- Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Emanuel Vardi, Sanford Allen, Joseph Malignaggi, Avram Weiss, Diana Halprin, Charles Libove, Harry Cykman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Gene Orloff, David Nadien, Kathryn Kienke, Julius Schachter, Harold Kohon, Julius Held, Guy Lumia – strings
- Gerry Teifer – whistling
- The Persuasions – backing vocals
- Pete Seeger – backing vocals
- Kenny Vance, Cissy Houston, Renelle Stafford, Ned Albright, Steven Soles, Deidre Tuck, Linda November, Joel Dorn, Helene Miles, Arlene Martell, Marlene VerPlanck, Norma Holes – backing vocals
- Bob Liftin – recording, remix
- Joe Ferla – additional recording
- Marcote – cover painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Don McLean, except where noted.
- Winter Has Me in Its Grip
- La La Love You
- Homeless Brother
- Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) – George Harrison
- The Legend of Andrew McCrew
- Wonderful Baby
- You Have Lived
- Great Big Man
- Tangled (Like a Spider in Her Hair)
- Crying in the Chapel – Artie Glenn
- Did You Know
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