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Guitar Shorty: I Go Wild!

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On October 23, 2001, “Evidence” label released “I Go Wild!”, the eighth Guitar Shorty album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Tikitown” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Brian Brinkerhoff and Scott Mathews.

Personnel:

  • Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) – vocals, lead guitar, liner notes
  • Terry DeRouen – guitar
  • Scott Mathews – rhythm guitar, keyboards, drums, saxophone
  • Chris Hayes – rhythm guitar
  • Alden Clark – keyboards
  • Jim Pugh – organ
  • Glenn Letsch – bass
  • Howard Deere – bass
  • Danny Gerass – drums
  • Tom Luekens – recording
  • Tom Carr – mastering
  • Stephen Jensen – art direction, design
  • Marcus Cuff – photography
  • Robert Barclay – photography
  • Holly Harris – liner notes
  • Jim Tirabassi – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Loosen Up – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  2. Coffee and Cigarettes – Hewitt, Truitt
  3. Maybe She’ll Miss Me – Barnhill, Rice
  4. If You Can’t Lie No Better – Delbert McClinton, Nicholson
  5. Just Warming Up – Scott Matthews, Jim Pugh
  6. Go Wild! – Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf
  7. Don’t Stop (I Just Started) – Fraser, Miller
  8. One and Only Man – Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood
  9. Life With You – Rice
  10. Lesson in Love – Cain, Neall, Vallance, Varnes
  11. Put It All in There – Willie Dixon
  12. In the Morning – Scott Mathews, Jim Pugh
  13. The Netherlands – David Kearney

Mavis Staples: Only For The Lonely

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On October 12, 1970, “Volt” label released “Only for the Lonely”, the second Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Stax Recording Company”, “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio”, “A&R Recording Studio” and was produced by Don Davis.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – lead vocals
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton – guitar
  • Ray Monette – guitar
  • Vernon Bullock – guitar, keyboards
  • Marvell Thomas – piano
  • Isaac Hayes – organ
  • Rudy Robinson – keyboards
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • David Hood – bass
  • Tony Newton – bass
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
  • George McGregor – drums
  • Eli Fountain – percussion, saxophone
  • Horace Ott – strings arrangements
  • Ron Capone – engineer
  • Don Davis – engineer
  • Marlin Greene – engineer
  • Don Hahn – engineer
  • Paul Richmond – mastering
  • David Krieger – art direction
  • Joel Brodsky – photography
  • Herb Kole – art supervisor

Track listing:

  1. I Have Learned to Live Without You – David Jordan, Don Davis, J. J. Barnes
  2. How Many Times – George Soule, Oscar Franck, Terry Woodford
  3. Endlessly – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
  4. You’re the Fool – Sharon McMahan
  5. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  6. What Happened to the Real Me – Helga Penzabene
  7. Since You Became a Part of My Life – Bobby Eaton, Fred Bridges, Richard Knight
  8. It Makes Me Wanna Cry – Don Davis, Homer Banks
  9. Don’t Change Me Now – Darryl Carter, Fred Briggs, Sam Ballard

Burton Cummings: Dream of a Child

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In July 1979, “Portrait” label released “Dream of a Child”, the third Burton Cummings studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Studio 55”, “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Burton Cummings.

Personnel:

  • Burton Cummings – vocals, grand piano, piano, synthesizer, clavinet, percussion
  • Randy Bachman – acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
  • Trevor Veitch – acoustic guitar
  • Dick Wagner – lead guitar
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Jeff Baxter – electric guitar
  • Norman MacPherson – electric guitar
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar
  • Jimmy Phillips – organ
  • Bill Payne – synthesizer
  • Ian Gardiner – electric bass
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Rick Shlosser – drums
  • Phyllis St. James – percussion
  • Jim Horn – alto saxophone
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • Becky Lopez, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields – backing vocals
  • The Cherokee Studio All Stars – handclaps
  • Steve Madaio – horns arrangements, horns conductor
  • Bruce Robb – engineer
  • Howard Steele – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Veltri, Larold Rebhurn, Tim Dennen – engineer assistant
  • Alent Zelen – mastering
  • Pacific Eye & Ear – design
  • Alan Dockery – photography
  • Jim Martin – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Burton Cummings, except where noted.

  1. Break It to Them Gently
  2. Hold On, I’m Coming – David Porter, Isaac Hayes
  3. I Will Play a Rhapsody
  4. Wait by the Water – Bobby Darin
  5. When a Man Loves a Woman – Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis
  6. Shinny Stockings – Frank Foster, Jon Hendricks
  7. Guns, Guns, Guns
  8. Takes a Fool to Love a Fool
  9. Meanin’ So Much
  10. It All Comes Together
  11. Roll with the Punches
  12. Dream of a Child – David Forman

Delaney & Bonnie: Home

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In May 1969, “Stax” label released “Home”, the debut Delaney & Bonnie album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Stax Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Nix and Donald “Duck” Dunn.

Personnel:

  • Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
  • Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Leon Russell – keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones – keyboards
  • Isaac Hayes – vocals, keyboards
  • Donald Dunn – bass
  • Carl Radle – bass
  • Al Jackson Jr. – drums
  • Jimmy Karstein – percussion
  • The Memphis Horns :
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Terry – saxophone
  • Joe Arnold – saxophone
  • Dick Steff – trumpet
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Jay Pruitt – trumpet
  • John Davis – trumpet
  • Ben Cauley – trumpet
  • William Bell – vocals
  • Phil Forrest – vocals
  • Ron Capone – engineer
  • Jamie Putman – art direction
  • Tom Wilkes – design
  • Barry Feinstein – photography
  • Michael Point – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. It’s Been a Long Time Coming – Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett
  2. A Right Now Love – Bonnie Bramlett, Homer Banks
  3. We Can Love – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
  4. My Baby Specializes – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  5. Everybody Loves a Winner – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
  6. Things Get Better – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wayne Jackson
  7. Just Plain Beautiful – Steve Cropper, Bettye Crutcher
  8. Hard to Say Goodbye – Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle
  9. Pour Your Love on Me – Homer Banks, Bonnie Bramlett
  10. Piece of My Heart – Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy

Isaac Hayes: Joy

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In October 1973, “Enterprise” label released “Joy”, the sixth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded April – May 1973, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Hayes – vocals, male vocals arrangements
  • Isaac Hayes Movement, The Memphis Strings, The Movement Horns – accompaniment
  • Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited – backing vocals
  • Pat Lewis – female vocals arrangements
  • Johnny Allen – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Isaac Hayes, except where noted.

  1. Joy
  2. I Love You That’s All – Randall Stewart, Willie Hall
  3. A Man Will Be a Man
  4. The Feeling Keeps on Coming
  5. I’m Gonna Make It (Without You)

Peter Frampton: Where I Should Be

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On May 30, 1979, “A&M” label released “Where I Should Be”, the sixth Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded November 1978 – May 1979, at “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Frampton.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Bob Mayo – keyboards
  • Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. – bass
  • Stanley Sheldon – bass
  • Donald Dunn – bass
  • Tower of Power – horn section
  • Gary Mallaber – drums
  • Jamie Oldaker – drums
  • Steve Forman – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton, except where noted.

  1. I Can’t Stand It No More
  2. Got My Feet Back on the Ground – Peter Frampton, Rodney Eckerman
  3. Where I Should Be (Monkey Song)
  4. Everything I Need – Peter Frampton, Bob Mayo
  5. May I Baby – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  6. You Don’t Know Like I Know – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  7. She Don’t Reply
  8. We’ve Just Begun – Peter Frampton, Bob Mayo
  9. It’s a Sad Affair

Andy Anderson

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On February 26, 2019, Clifford Leon “Andy” Anderson died aged 68. He was musician (drums, percussion), recorded and performed with many artists and bands including Techno Twins, M/Robin Scott, Mother Gong, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Steve Vengeance, Two-Bit Thief, The Saints, Backbeats, Edgar Broughton Band, Martha Munizzi, Group 1 Crew, the Gun Club, Spirits Burning & Clearlight, Steve Hillage, The Glove, Jimmy Somerville, Jimmy Pursey, Isaac Hayes, Midge Ure, Iggy Pop, Hawkwind, The Last Poets, Jason Donovan, The Rock & Roll Gypsies, Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Edwyn Collins, Glenn Matlosk, but was best known as member and drummer with The Cure.

Isaac Hayes: To Be Continued…

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In November 1970, “Enterprise” label released “…To Be Continued” is, the fourth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Hayes – vocals, piano, electric piano, bongos, timpani, vibraphone, arranger
  • The Bar-Kays – instrumentation
  • Michael Toles – guitar
  • Ronnie Gordon – keyboards
    • James Alexander – bass guitar
    • Cliff Acred – bass guitar
    • Roy Cunningham – drums
    • Willie Hall – drums
    • Harvey Henderson – saxophone
    • Ben Cauley – trumpet
  • Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited – backing vocals
  • Dale Warren – arrangements
  • Pat Lewis – backing vocal arrangements

The Memphis Horns and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra: instrumentation

  • Richard “Johnny” Davis – trumpet
  • Ernie Bernhardt – trumpet
  • John Davis – trumpet
  • Jackie Thomas – trombone
  • Bill Bell – trombone
  • Edwin Hubbard – flute
  • Jack Fonville – flute
  • James Terry – flute
  • Nick Vergos – English horn, oboe
  • Joe De’Gerolamo – French horn
  • D’Gerolamo – French horn
  • Richard Dolph – French horn
  • Robert Snyder – violin
  • Ann Spurbeck – violin
  • Ed Freudberg – violin
  • Gloria Hendricks – violin
  • Hal Saunders – violin
  • John Wehlan – violin
  • Joan Gilbert – violin
  • Noel Gilbert – violin
  • Nino Ravarino – viola
  • Vincent de Frank – cello
  • William Brown, Henry Bush, Ron Capone – engineer
  • Joe Tarantino – mastering
  • David Krieger – art direction
  • Herb Kole – art supervisor
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. Ike’s Rap I – Isaac Hayes
  2. Our Day Will Come – Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson
  3. The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  4. Medley: Ike’s Mood/You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – Isaac Hayes, Phil Spector, Barry Man, Cynthia Weil
  5. Runnin’ out of Fools – Kay Rodgers, Richard Ahiert

Wilson Pickett: The Exciting Wilson Pickett

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In August 1966, “Atlantic” label released “The Exciting Wilson Pickett”, the third Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded May 1965 – May 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, and Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Wilson Pickett– vocals
  • Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman– guitar
  • Joe Hall, Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham– keyboards, piano
  • Tommy Cogbill, Donald Dunn– bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr.– drums
  • Wayne Jackson, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet
  • Charles “Packy” Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
  • Steve Cropper – supervisor
  • Tom Dowd– engineer, supervisor
  • Rick Hall – engineer, supervisor
  • Jim Stewart– engineer, supervisor
  • Haig Adishian – design
  • Bob Rolontz– liner notes
  • Scott Galloway – liner notes
  • Nick Samardge – photography
  • Jerry Wexler– supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
  2. Something You Got – Chris Kenner
  3. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
  4. Barefootin’ – Robert Parker
  5. Mercy Mercy – Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller
  6. You’re So Fine – Lance Finney, Willie Schofield, Bob West
  7. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  8. Ninety-nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
  9. Danger Zone – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  10. I’m Drifting – Homer Banks, Pickett, David Porter
  11. It’s All Over – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  12. She’s So Good to Me – Bobby Womack