On October 11, 2021, Jeffery Deon Estus died aged 65. He was musician (bass), singer and songwriter, member of collective Boogie Box High and band Switch, but was best known as the bass player of Wham. He recorded and performed with Marvin Gaye, George Michael, Elton John, Aaron Neville, Tina Turner, Frank Zappa, Annie Lennox, Edgar Winter and George Clinton. As leader Estus released one album.
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Tapes ‘n Tapes: Walk It Off
On April 2, 2008, “XL Recordings” label released “Walk It Off” the second Tapes ‘n Tapes studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.
Personnel:
- Josh Grier – vocals, guitar
- Jeremy Hanson – drums
- Matt Kretzman – keyboards, various instruments
- Erik Appelwick – bass guitar
- Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Josh Grier.
- Le Ruse
- Time of Songs
- Hang Them All
- Headshock
- Conquest
- Say Back Something
- Demon Apple
- Blunt
- George Michael
- Anvil
- Lines
- The Dirty Dirty
George Michael: Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
On September 3, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1”, the second George Michael album. It was recorded December 1988-July 1990, and was produced by George Michael. The album won the “Best British Album” award at the 1991 “BRIT Awards”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP’; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 4 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”, and 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- George Michael – vocal, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
- Phil Palmer– guitar
- Chris Cameron – keyboards, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Anthony Patler – keyboards
- Deon Estus– bass
- Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
- Ian Thomas – drums, percussion
- Andy Hamilton– saxophone
- Pete Gleadall – MIDI sequencing, programming
- Chris Porter – mixing
- Bradford Branson – inner photography
Track listing:
All tracks by George Michael, except where noted.
- Praying for Time
- Freedom! 90
- They Won’t Go When I Go – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
- Something to Save
- Cowboys and Angels
- Waiting for That Day – George Michael, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Mother’s Pride
- Heal the Pain
- Soul Free
- Waiting (Reprise)
Wham: Fantastic
On July 9, 1983, “Innervision” label released “Fantastic”, the debut Wham! studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1983, at “Maison Rouge Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Brown, George Michael and Bob Carter. The album was certified Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- George Michael – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Robert Ahwai, Andrew Ridgeley – guitar
- Paul Ridgeley – guitar, shouts
- Jess Bailey, Bob Carter, Anne Dudley, Tommy Eyre – keyboards
- Deon Estus, Brad Lang, John McKenzie– bass
- Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
- Graham Broad, Trevor Murrell– drums
- Luis Jardim, Tony Moroni – percussion
- Baps, Guy Barker, Raoul, Colin Graham, Chris Hunter, Roddy Lorimer, Iain MacKintosh, Ian Ritchie, Paul Cox, Geoff Daley, Martin Drover – horns
- Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler Linda Hayes, Shirlie Holliman, Tony Jackson, Josie James, Katie Kisson, Stevie Lang, C. Lee, Sylvia Mason – backing vocals
- Dave Mortimer – shouts
- Chris Craymer, Janusz Guttner – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by George Michael, except where noted.
- Bad Boys
- A Ray of Sunshine
- Love Machine – Pete Moore, Billy Griffin
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) – Michael Andrew Ridgeley
- Club Tropicana – Michael Andrew Ridgeley
- Nothing Looks the Same in the Light
- Come On
- Young Guns (Go for It!)
George Michael
On December 25, 2016, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou aka George Michael died aged 53. He was singer, songwriter, and record producer, member (with Andrew Ridgeley) of the duo Wham!, and had a very successful solo career. In his 30-years long career, Michael sold more than 80 million records worldwide, becoming one of the most successful commercial artists in the history of the modern music. He also received many awards including three “Brit Awards”; four “MTV Video Music Awards”; four “Ivor Novello Awards”; three “American Music Awards” and two “Grammy Awards”.
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