On October 3, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down”, the second Merle Haggard and The Strangers studio album. It was recorded August – December 1965, June – August 1966, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson and Fuzzy Owen.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – guitar
Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums
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Lewis Talley – guitar
James Burton – guitar, dobro
Glen Campbell – guitar
Phil Baugh – guitar
Jack Collier – guitar
Glen D. Hardin – piano
Bob Morris – bass
Bert Dodson – bass
Jim Gordon – drums
Helen “Peaches” Price – drums
Billy Mize – harmony vocals
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.
Swinging Doors
If I Could Be Him
The Longer You Wait
I’ll Look Over You
I Can’t Stand Me
The Girl Turned Ripe
The Bottle Let Me Down
No More You and Me
Somebody Else You’ve Known
High on a Hilltop – Tommy Collins
This Town’s Not Big Enough – Liz Anderson, Donna Austin
On August 29, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Johnny 99”, the 69th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in April 1983, at “Magnolia” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Ahern.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Donivan Cowart, Lynn Langham – vocals
June Carter – vocals
James Burton – electric guitar
Bob Wootton – electric guitar
Brian Ahern – gut-string guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, arrangements
Tim Goodman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass, banjo
Marty Stuart – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
David Mansfield – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle
Glen D. Hardin – keyboards
Nick DeCaro – accordion
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
Norton Buffalo – harmonica
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Jack Grochmal, Donivan Cowart, Brian Ahern – engineer
John Seakwood – photography
Track listing:
Highway Patrolman – Bruce Springsteen
That’s the Truth – Paul Kennerley
God Bless Robert E. Lee – Bobby Hutcherson, Mack Vickery
New Cut Road – Guy Clark
Johnny 99 – Bruce Springsteen
Ballad of the Ark – Steven Rhymer
Joshua Gone Barbados – Eric Von Schmidt
Girl from the Canyon – Carolina Edwards, Jonathan Edwards
On August 9, 1971, “Capitol” label released “Someday We’ll Look Back”, the 15th Merle Haggard and The Strangers album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – lead guitar
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
Bobby Wayne – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Dennis Hromek – bass, backing vocals
Biff Adam – drums
James Burton – guitar, dobro
Glen Campbell – guitar, backing vocals
Glen D. Hardin – piano
Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
Willard Price – bass
Leon Copeland – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Tommy Ash – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.
Someday We’ll Look Back
Train of Life – Roger Miller
One Sweet Hello
One Row at a Time – Red Lane, Dottie West
Big Time Annie’s Square
I’d Rather Be Gone
California Cottonfields – Dallas Frazier, Earl Montgo
On July 16, 1973, “RCA” label released “Elvis”, the eighteenth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded in March 1971 and March 1972, at “RCA” in Hollywood, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, piano
James Burton – lead guitar
Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – rhythm guitar
Glen D. Hardin – piano, string arrangements
David Briggs – piano
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Scheff – bass
Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Ron Tutt – drums
J. D. Sumner – vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
Joe Babcock – backing vocals
Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
The Imperials Quartet – backing vocals
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
June Page – backing vocals
Temple Riser – backing vocals
Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
Mary Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
Joe Guercio – conductor
Track listing:
Fool – James Last, Carl Sigman
Where Do I Go from Here – Paul Williams
Love Me, Love the Life I Lead – Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay
It’s Still Here – Ivory Joe Hunter
It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – Gordon Lightfoot
Padre – Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen – Thomas Paine Westendorf
In February 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “The Mason Williams Phonograph Record”, the second Mason Williams album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Post. Mason Williams won two “Grammy Awards”, for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” and “Best Instrumental Theme”. Mike Post won “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement of a song”.
Personnel:
Mason Williams – guitar, arrangements
Alvin Casey, David Cohen, James Burton, Michael Deasy – guitar
Lawrence Knechtel, Michael Melvoin – piano
Carl Fortina – accordion
Bob West, Lawrence Knechtel, Lyle Ritz – bass
Lyle Ritz – double bass
James Beck Gordon – drums
Gary L. Coleman, Gene Estes – percussion
Richard J. Hyde, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Richard Leith – trombone
David Duke, William Hinshaw – French horn, tuba
David Burk, Emanuel Moss, George Kast, Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, Jack Gootkin, Jimmy Getzoff, Jerry Reisler, John Vidor, Ralph Schaeffer, Robert Korda, Robert Sushel, Sidney Sharp, Stan Plummer, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch – violin
Armand Kaproff, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Joe DiTullio – cello
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
On March 20, 1974, “RCA” label released “Good Times”, the twentieth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded July – December 1973, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals
James Burton – lead guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
Reggie Young – guitar
Johnny Christopher – guitar
Dennis Linde – guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Per Erik “Pete” Hallin – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
David Briggs – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
Ron Tutt – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Joe Esposito – percussion
Mary and Ginger Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Voice – backing vocals
Mike Leech – strings and horn arrangements
Glen Spreen – strings arrangements
Al Pachucki, Dick Baxter, Mickey Crofford, Mike Moran – engineer
Track listing:
Take Good Care of Her – Arthur Kent, Edward C. Warren
Loving Arms – Tom Jans
I Got a Feelin’ in My Body – Deenis Linde
If That Isn’t Love – Dottie Rambo
She Wears My Ring – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby – Tony Joe White
My Boy – Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François
Spanish Eyes – Bert Keampfert, Eddie Snyder, Charles Singleton
In July 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “Triangle”, the fourth Beau Brummels studio album. It was recorded in 1967 and was produced by Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
Ron Elliott – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Ron Meagher – vocals, bass, guitar
Sal Valentino – vocals, vocal arrangements
Van Dyke Parks– harpsichord, keyboards
James Burton– guitar
Donnie Lanier – guitar
Gene Garf – accordion
Carol Kaye– bass
Jim Gordon– drums
Dick Hyde– trombone
David Duke – French horn
George Hyde – French horn
Gale Robinson – French horn
The Blossoms– backing vocals
Lou Klass – violin
Shari Zippert – violin
Jesse Ehrlich – cello
Raymond Kelley– cello
Track listing:
Are You Happy – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
Only Dreaming Now – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
Painter of Women – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
The Keeper of Time – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
It Won’t Get Better – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
Nine Pound Hammer – Merle Travis
Magic Hollow – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
And I’ve Seen Her – Bob Durand, Ron Elliot
Triangle – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
The Wolf of Velvet Fortune – Ron Elliot, Sal Valentino
On May 23, 1995, “Sire” label released “Young Blood”, the 38th Jerry Lee Lewis studio album. It was recorded September 1993 – January 1995, at “Blue Jay Recording Studio” in Carlisle, Massachusetts, “House of Blues Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Lewis Ranch” in Nesbit, Mississippi, “Sunset Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, California, “Your Place or Mine Studio” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Andy Paley.
Personnel:
Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals, piano
James Burton- guitar
Al Anderson – guitar
Bobby B. Keyes – guitar
Elliot Easton- guitar
Don Baer – guitar
Mike Kernan – guitar, backing vocals
Kenny Lovelace- guitar, fiddle
Robby Turner- pedal steel guitar
Frank Marocco- accordion
Mike Turk – harmonica
Joey Spampinato- bass
R. Byrd – bass
Jonathan Paley – bass
Dave Roe Rorick – bass
Bob Glaub- bass
Andy Paley- drums, backing vocals
Buddy Harman- drums
Tommy Ardonlino – drums
Glen Colson – drums
Don Allen – drums
Stuart Aptekar – horns, reeds
Craig Ball – horns, reeds
Bob Efford – horns, reeds
David Whitney – horns, reeds
Stanley Watkins – horns, reeds
Danny Weinstein – horns, reeds
Yoshiro Arita – strings
John Curtis – strings
Matthew Glaser – strings
Frank Macchia – horns and reeds
Billy West- backing vocals
Track listing:
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Fred Rose, Hank Williams
Goosebumps – Al Anderson, Andy Paley
Things – Bobby Darin
Miss The Mississippi And You – William Halley, Eric Schoenberg
Young Blood – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Crown Victoria Custom ’51 – Andy Paley, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Burton, Kenny Lovelace
High Blood Pressure – Huey Piano Smith
Restless Heart – A. Paley, J. Burton, J. Richmond, K. Lovelace
Gotta Travel On – D. Lazer, F. Hollerman, L. Ehrlich, L. Hays, P. Clayton, P. Seeger, R. Gilbert
Down the Road a Piece – Don Raye
It Was The Whiskey Talkin’ (Not Me) – A. Paley, J. Paley, M. Kernan, N. Claflin
Poison Love – Elmer Laird
One of them Old Things – Hoy Lindsey, Joel Sonnier
On September 27, 2011, “Mack Avenue” label released “The Good Feeling”, album by the Christian McBride Big Band. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Christian McBride. In 2011, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
Christian McBride– double bass
Steve Wilson– alto saxophone, flute
Todd Bashore – alto saxophone, flute
Ron Blake– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Todd Williams – tenor saxophone, flute
Loren Schoenberg– tenor saxophone
Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Frank Greene – trumpet
Freddie Hendrix – trumpet
Nicholas Payton– trumpet
Nabati Isles – trumpet
James Burton – trombone
Steve Davis– trombone
Michael Dease– trombone
Douglas Purviance– bass trombone
Xavier Davis– piano
Ulysses Owens– drums
Melissa Walker – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian McBride except where noted.
Shake ‘n’ Blake
Broadway – Bill Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
Brother Mister
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
Science Fiction
The Shade of the Cedar Tree
The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
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