On May 17, 2012, LaDonna Adrian Gaines aka Donna Summer died aged 63. She was singer, song-writer and actress, known as the “Queen of Disco”. She won six “American Music Awards”, five “Grammy Awards”, and had three multi-platinum albums, including the hits “Hot Stuff”, “Love to Love You”, and “I Feel Love”.
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Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo: TajMo
On May 5, 2019, “Forever Living Originals” label released “TajMo” album by Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tom Campbell and Inflo. At the 2018 “Grammy Award” it won the award for “Best Contemporary Blues Album”. “TajMo” is the twenty-sixth Taj Mahal studio album and the thirteenth Keb’ Mo’ album.
Personnel:
- Taj Mahal – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Keb’ Mo’ – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Billy Branch – harmonica
- Michael B. Hicks – keyboards
- Sam Levine – tenor saxophone
- Roger Bissell – trombone
- Keith Everette – trumpet
- Lizz Wright – backing vocals
- Phillip Moore – bass
- Thaddeus Witherspoon – drums
Track listing:
- Don’t Leave Me Here
- She Knows How To Rock Me
- All Around The World
- That’s Who I Am
- Shake Me In Your Arms
- Waiting On The World To Change
- Ain’t Nobody Talkin’
- Diving Duck Blues
- Squeeze Box
- Soul
- Om Sweet Om
A Flock of Seagulls: Same
On April 30, 1982, “Jive” label released the self-titled, debut A Flock of Seagulls album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Battery Studios”, and was produced by Mike Howlett and Bill Nelson. In 1983, the album track “D.N.A.” won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Instrumental Performance”.
Personnel:
- Mike Score – lead vocals, keyboards, additional rhythm guitar
- Paul Reynolds – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Frank Maudsley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ali Score – drums, percussion
- Mark Dearnley – engineer
- Mike Shipley – engineer
- “BillBo” – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.
- Modern Love is Automatic
- Messages
- I Run (So Far Away)
- Space Age and Love Song
- You Can Run
- Telecommunications
- Standing in the Doorway
- Don’t Ask Me
- D.N.A.
- Tokyo
- Man Made
Sara Bareilles: Amidst the Chaos
On April 5, 2019, “Epic” label released “Amidst the Chaos” the sixth Sara Bareilles studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, CA, and was produced by T Bone Burnett. Track “Saint Honesty” earned Bareilles a “Grammy Award” for “Best American Roots Performance” at the 2020 ceremony.
Personnel:
- Sara Bareilles – vocals, piano, electric guitar, programming
- Marc Ribot – guitar, ukulele
- Blake Mills – guitar, mandolin, 6-string bass
- Joseph Ryan – guitar, vocal harmonies
- T Bone Burnett – guitar
- Patrick Warren – keyboards, string arrangements
- Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
- Philip Khronengold – piano
- Dennis Crouch – acoustic and electric bass
- Zachary Dawes – electric bass, 6-string bass
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
- Mike Piersante – percussion
- John Legend – vocals
- Emily King – vocal harmonies
- Gabriel Johnson – trumpet
- Billy Centenaro, Karl Wingate, Joseph Lorge – second engineer
- Jason Wormer – editing
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Pete Giberga – executive producer
- Ivy Skoff – contractor, production coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Sara Bareilles, except where noted.
- Fire
- No Such Thing – Sara Bareilles, Justin Tranter
- Amor
- If I Can’t Have You – Sara Bareilles, Emily King, Aaron Sterling
- Eyes on You
- Miss Simone – Sara Bareilles, Lori McKenna
- Wicked Love
- Orpheus
- Poetry by Dead Man – Sara Bareilles, Justin Tranter
- Someone Who Loves Me
- Saint Honesty – Sara Bareilles, Lori McKenna
- A Safe Place to Land – Sara Bareilles, Lori McKenna
Bunny Wailer
On March 2, 2021, Neville O’Riley Livingston, OM aka Bunny Wailer died aged 73. He was musician (percussion), singer and songwriter, also known as Bunny Livingston and Jah B. Three time “Grammy Award” winner, best known as an founding member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. In 2017, Wailer was awarded the prestigious “Order of Merit” by the Jamaican Government, for his contribution for the Jamaican music. The legendary reggae singer whose career reached across seven decades, released 30 albums as leader.
Chick Corea
On February 9, 2020, Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea died aged 79. He was musician (piano, keyboards, percussion), composer and bandleader. He is regarded as one of the major piano players to emerge in jazz during the post-John Coltrane era. Recorded and performed with the most important Jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Herbie Mann, Stan Getz, Roy Haunes, Miroslav Vitous, Stanley Clarke, Richard Davis, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Eric Kloss, Hubert Laws, Herbie Mann, Blue Mitchell, John Patitucci, Wayne Shorter, Cal Tjader, Sonny Stitt, Dave Pike, Armando Peraza, Marion Brown, Sadao Watanabe, Larry Coryell, John Surman, Elvin Jones, Rolf Kühn, Airto Moreira, Antony Braxton, Pete La Roca, Al Di Meola, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Carter, Gábor Szabó, Donald Byrd, Tete Montoliu, Chaka Khan, Eddie Gomez, Wallace Rooney, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Sanches, Gary Burton and Hiromi Uehara. Corea formed and lead Return to Forever, Circle, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea Akoustic Band and Five Peace Band. As leader he released 77 studio and 23 live albums. Corea won 23 “Grammy Awards”.
Ralph MacDonald
On December 18, 2011, Ralph Anthony MacDonald died aged 67. He was musician (percussion, steelpan), songwriter, arranger, record producer, and philanthropist. His best known compositions are “Where Is the Love”, a “Grammy Award” winner for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway duet), “Just the Two of Us” (recorded by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr.), and “Mister Magic” (recorded by Grover Washington Jr.). MacDonald was member of the bands Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, Steelband Panorama, and Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. He recorded with many famous musicians including David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Carole King, Miriam Makeba, David Sanborn, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Luther Vandross, Amy Winehouse, Bob James, Ashford and Simpson, and The Brothers Johnson. As a leader MacDonald released ten albums.
Dinah Washington
On December 14, 1963, Ruth Lee Jones aka Dinah Washington died aged 39. She was musician (piano) and singer, known as the “the most popular black female recording artist of the ’50s”, and “Queen of the Blues”. Her music was mixture of R&B, and traditional pop, but she was primarily a Jazz singer. She performed and recorded with Fats Waller, Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Ben Webster, Lionel Hampton, and Nat King Cole. In 1986, Washington was inducted in the “Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame”, and in 1993 was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. In 1959, she won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rhythm & Blues Performance”. As a leader Washington released 17 albums.
James Moody
On December 9, 2010, James Moody died aged 85. He was musician (saxophone, flute) and singer, best known for his work in bebop and hard bop Jazz. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names in Jazz music including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Kenny Barron, Jon Faddis, Eddie Jefferson, Johnny Coles, Todd Coolman, Rufus Reid, Gil Fuller, Milt Jackson, Dexter Gordon, Elvin Jones, Quincy Jones, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Thimons, Cedar Walton, Tubby Hayes, and Roberta Gambarini. In 2011, Moody posthumously won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental album”, for his album “Moody 4B”. The “New Jersey Performing Arts Center” hosts the “James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival”. As a leader Moody released 44 albums.
Don DeVito
On November 25, 2011, Don DeVito died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), record producer and music business executive. He started playing guitar on tours with Al Kooper, and has his own band The Sabres. He worked with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Aerosmith, but was best known as producer of some of the most important Bob Dylan’s albums, including “Blood on the Tracks”, “Desire”, “Street Legal”, “Hard rain”, and “Bob Dylan at Budokan”. In 1989 DeVito won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Folk Recording”.
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