On January 10, 2026, Robert Hall Weir died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of the bands The Other Ones, Kingfish, The Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, Furthur, Dead & Company, but was best known as founding member and guitarist of Grateful Dead. As leader he released four albums.
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Franz Ferdinand: The Human Fear
On January 10, 2025, “Domino” label released “The Human Fear”, the sixth Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “AYR” in Scotland, and was produced by Mike Ralph.
Personnel:
- Alex Kapranos – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Dino Bardot – guitar, backing vocals
- Julian Corrie – synthesizer, backing vocals
- Bob Hardy – bass
- Audrey Tait – drums, percussion
- Clara Luciani – backing vocals
- Gemma Chester – engineer
- Josh Green – engineer
- Anthony Ryan Denton – engineer assistant
- Mark Ralph – mixing
- Matt Colton – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Alex Kapranos, except where noted.
- Audacious
- Everydaydreamer – Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie
- The Doctor –Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie, Dino Bardot
- Hooked – Alex Kapranos, Julie Corrie
- Build It Up –Alex Kapranos, Julie Corrie
- Night or Day
- Tell Me I Should Stay
- Cats
- Black Eyelashes
- Bar Lonely – Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy
- The Birds
Ringo Starr: Look Up
On January 10, 2025, “Universal Music Enterprise” label released “Look Up”, the twenty-first Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian and Bruce Sugar.
Personnel:
- Ringo Starr – lead vocals, drums, percussion, whistling
- T Bone Burnett – acoustic and electric guitar, 6-string bass
- Daniel Tashian – acoustic and electric guitar, 12 string lead guitar, woodblock , 6-string bass, piano, harmony vocals
- Billy Strings – harmony vocal, lead acoustic guitar, guitars, electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Joe Walsh – slide guitar
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitars
- Rory Hoffman – acoustic guitar, clarinet
- Molly Tuttle – harmony and duet vocal, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin
- Colin Linden – resonator guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Rebecca Lovell – mandolin, backing vocals
- Andy Cata – piano
- Mike Rojas – piano
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Dennis Crouch – bass
- David Mansfield – string arrangement
- Lucius (Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig) – backing vocals
- Megan Lovell – backing vocals
- Alison Krauss – harmony vocal
- Bruce Sugar – engineer
- Michael Piersante – engineer, mixing
- Mike Stankiwicz – engineer
- Eddie Roberts – additional engineering, engineer assistant
- David Paulin – engineer assistant
- Grant Wilson – engineer assistant
- Joanna Finley – engineer assistant
- Karl Wingate – engineer assistant
- Michelle Freetly – engineer assistant
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Ivy Skoff – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by T Bone Burnett, except where noted.
- Breathless
- Look Up – T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian
- Time on My Hands – T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian, Paul Kennerley
- Never Let Me Go
- I Live for Your Love – T-Bone Burnet, Bill Swan
- Come Back
- Can You Hear me Calling
- Rosetta
- You Want Some – Bill Swan
- String Theory – T-Bone Burnett, Daniel Tashian
- Thankful – Bruce Sugar, Richard Starkey
Eloy: Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
On January 10, 1979, “Harvest” label released “Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes”, the seventh Eloy studio band. It was recorded November – December 1978, at “Sound Studio N” in Cologne, Germany, and was produced by Frank Bornemann, Klaus-Peter Matziol, Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal.
Personnel:
- Frank Bornemann – lead vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Detlev Schmidtchen – Hammond organ, Minimoog, ARP synthesizers, Solina String Ensemble, Mellotron, RMI keyboard computer, xylophone, angelic voices, arrangements
- Klaus-Peter Matziol – vocals, bass, arrangements
- Detlev Schmidtchen – Hammond organ, Minimoog, ARP synthesizers, Solina String Ensemble, Mellotron, RMI keyboard computer, xylophone, angelic voices, arrangements
- Jürgen Rosenthal – voice, drums, timbales, rototom, temple blocks, kettledrums, tubular bells, Morse key, triangle, flute
- Brigitte Witt – vocals
- Wolfgang Maus – vocal melody, arrangement
- Georgi Nedeltschev – engineer, recording, mixing
- Günther Kasper – recording
- Wolfgang Thierbach – additional mixing
- Winfried Reinbacher – painting
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jürgen Rosenthal, all music by Frank Bornemann, Klaus-Peter Matziol, Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal.
- a) Astral Entrance
b) Master of Sensation - The Apocalypse
a) Silent Cries Divide the Night
b) The Vision-Burning
c) Force Majeure
- Pilot to Paradise
- De Labore Solis
- Mighty Echoes
Emmylou Harris: Bluebird
On January 10, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Bluebird”, the fifteenth Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1988, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett.
Personnel:
- Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
- Richard Bennett – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
- Steve Fishell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro
- Paul Kennerley – acoustic guitar
- Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Henderson – slide guitar
- Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
- Kieran Kane – mandolin
- Glen Duncan – mandolin
- Mark O’Connor – mandolin
- Marty Stuart – mandolin
- Carl Marsh – synthesizer, Hammond organ
- Glen Hardin – piano, synthesizer
- Kate McGarrigle – accordion, backing vocals
- Dave Pomeroy – acoustic and electric bass, bass violin
- Billy Thomas – vocals, drums, percussion
- Kenny Malone – percussion
- Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
- Donivan Cowart – backing vocals
- Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
- Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
- Pamela Rose – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Emory Gordy, Jr. – conductor, string arrangements
- Donivan Cowart – engineer
- Mark Richardson – engineer
- Eric Paul – engineer assistant
- George Massenburg – mixing
- Sharon Rice – mixing assistant
- Paul Dieter – mixing assistant
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Janet Levinson – art direction, design
- Caroline Greyshock – photography
Track listing:
- Heaven Only Knows – Paul Kennerley
- You’ve Been on My Mind – Rodney Crowell
- Icy Blue Heart – John Hiatt
- Love Is – Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle
- No Regrets – Tom Rush
- Lonely Street – Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder
- Heartbreak Hill – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley
- I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.
- A River for Him – Emmylou Harris
- If You Were a Bluebird – Butch Hancock
Jorge Ben: Samba Esquema Novo
On January 10, 1963, “Philips” label released “Samba Esquema Novo”, the debut Jorge Ben album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Armando Pittigliani.
Personnel:
- Jorge Ben – vocals, violão
- Luís Carlos Vinhas – piano
- Joao Theodoro Meirelles – flute, saxophone, arrangements
- Pedro Paulo – trumpet
- Manuel Gusmão – bass
- Dom Um Romão – drums
- Luiz Carlos Vinhas – arrangements
- Carlos Monteiro De Souza – arrangements
- Maestro Gaya – arrangements
- Sylvio Rabello – recording
- Celio Martins – recording
- Paulo Breves – artwork
- Mafra – photography
- Armando Pittigliani – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Jorge Ben, except where noted.
- Mas que Nada
- Tim Dom Dom – João Mello, Clodoaldo Brito
- Balança Pema
- Vem Morena
- Chove Chuva
- É Só Sambar
- Rosa, Menina Rosa
- Quero Esquecer Você
- Uála Uálalá
- A Tamba
- Menina Bonita Não Chora
- Por Causa de Você, Menina
Jeff Beck
On January 10, 2023, Geoffrey Arnold Beck aka Jeff Beck died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), in all lists of the 100 Greatest guitarists of all time, he was ranked in the top five. Beck’s innovative guitar sound spanned various styles ranging from blues rock, jazz fusion and guitar rock and influenced generations of young guitarists. He received “Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performances” six times, and “Best pop Instrumental Performance” once. In 1992, as member of The Yardbirds he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and as solo artists in 2009. In 2014 he received the “British Academy’s Ivor Novello Award” for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Beck was member of the Yardbirds, founder and leader of Jeff Beck Group, and member of Beck, Bogert and Appice. As leader he released fourteen albums.
Cory Wong: Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood
On January 10, 2020, Cory Wong self-released “Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood”, his fifth studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Cory Wong.
Personnel:
- Cory Wong – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synth, percussion, mixing
- Phoebe Katis – vocal
- Claire Wong – vocal
- Ellie Wong – vocal
- Rachel Mazer – vocal
- Cody Fry – lead vocals, piano, electric piano, synth
- Kevin Gastonguay – organ, piano, electric piano, keyboards, synth
- Marti Fischer – keyboards, synth
- Ben Rector – electric piano
- Ricky Peterson – organ
- Seth Tackaberry – bass
- Kevin MacIntire – bass
- Jim Anton – bass
- Sonny Thompson – bass
- Nate Smith – drums
- Jordan Rose – drums
- Steve Goold – drums
- Petar Janjić – drums
- Aaron Sterling – loops
- Dave Koz – alto saxophone
- Kenny Holman – saxophone
- Sam Greenfield – tenor saxophone
- Jake Baldwin – trumpet
- Matt Salazar – trumpet
- Steve Strand – trumpet
- Michael Nelson – trombone
- Ian Gray – trombone
- Alison Comerford – violin, viola
- Michael Nelson – horns arrangements
- Bill Palmer, Chris Allen, Christian Thomas, John Fields, Matt Patrick – engineer
- John Fields – engineer, mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Sebastian White – artwork, design
Track listing:
- Golden – Cory Wong, Cody Fry, Marti Fischer
- Airplane Mode – Cory Wong
- Restoration – Cory Wong
- Treehouse – Cory Wong, Phoebe Katis
- Meditation – Cory Wong
- Team Sports – Cory Wong
- Winslow – Cody Wong
- Watercolours – Cody Wong
- Takeoff – Rachel Mazer, Cody Wong, Robbie Wulfsohn
- Julia – Cory Wong, Kevin Gastonguay
- BBC News – Cory Wong
Alexandra Savior: The Archer
On January 10, 2020, “30th Century Records” label released “The Archer”, the second Alexandra Savior studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Sam Cohen.
Personnel:
- Alexandra Savior – vocal, guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Alexandra Savior.
- Soft Currents
- Saving Grace
- Crying All the Time
- Howl
- Send Her Back
- Can’t Help Myself
- The Phantom
- Bad Disease
- But You
- The Archer
John Shelley
On January 10, 2022, John Burke Shelley died aged 71. He was musician (bass, guitar, keyboards), singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the band Budgie.
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