On January 20, 2012, Jamesetta Hawkins aka Etta James died aged 73. She was singer with powerful voice, performing blues, R&B, soul, jazz and gospel music She won six “Grammy Awards” and 17 “Blues Music Awards”; In 1993, she was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, in 1999 she was inducted in “Grammy Hall of Fame”, and in 2011 in the “Blues Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Etta James at number 22 on its list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.
Tag Archives: January 20
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Wanderlust
On January 20, 2014, “EBGB’s” label released “Wanderlust”, the fifth Sophie Ellis-Bextor studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “State of the Ark” in London, and was produced by Ed Harcourt.
Personnel:
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor– vocals
- Ed Harcourt– guitar, keyboards, piano, samples, synth, backing vocals, arrangement, conducting
- Seton Daunt– guitar
- Richard Jones– bass
- Arnulf Lindner – double bass
- Phil Wilkinson – drums, percussion
- Dirty Pretty Strings – strings
- Gita Langley – violin
- Rosie Langley – violin
- Polly Wiltshire – viola
- Amy Langley – cello
- London Bulgarian Choir– choir
- Richard Woodcraft – engineer, mixing
- Miles Showell – mastering
- Michael Nash Associates – art direction
- Sophie Muller– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Ed Harcourt.
- Birth of an Empire
- Until the Stars Collide
- Runaway Daydreamer
- The Deer & the Wolf
- Young Blood
- Interlude
- 13 Little Dolls
- Wrong Side of the Sun
- Love Is a Camera
- Cry to the Beat of the Band
- When the Storm Has Blown Ove
Anthony And The Johnsons: The Crying Light
On January 20, 2009,“Matador” label released “The Crying Light”, the third Antony and the Johnsons’ studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Antony Hegarty. The album’s cover artwork features a 1977 photograph of butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, by Naoya Ikegami.
Personnel:
- Antony – vocals, arrangements
- Thomas Bartlett, Greg Cohen, Will Holshouser, Wil Holzhouser, Julia Kent, Parker Kindred, Jeff Langston, Rob Moose, William Whittman – musicians
- Maxim Moston, Doug Wieselman – arrangements, musician
- Nico Muhly – arrangements
- Hiroko Taguchi, Antoine Silverman, Sarah Hewitt Ruth, Susan Perelman, Brian Miller, Alexandra Knoll, Bridget Kibbey, Danielle Farina, Keith Bonner, Lisa Albrecht, Tim Albright, Leise Anschuetz, Anja Wood, Amy Zoloto – orchestra
- Dan Bora, Hector Castillo, Keith Gary, Scott Lehrer, Stewart Lerman, Alex Nizich, William Whittman – engineer
- Bryce Goggin – engineer, mixing
- Jason Lader – mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering, remastering
- Daniel Murphy – layout design
- Don Felix Cervantes – photography
- Johanna Constantine – make –up
- Naoya Ikegami – portraits
Track listing:
All tracks by Antony Hegarty, except where noted.
- Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground – Antony Hegarty, Nick Hegarty
- Epilepsy Is Dancing
- One Dove – Antony Hegarty, Barry Reynolds
- Kiss My Name
- The Crying Light
- Another World
- Daylight and the Sun
- Aeon
- Dust and Water
- Everglade
XTC: White Music
On January 20, 1978, “Virgin” label released “White Music”, the debut XTC studio album. It was recorded April – October, 1977, at the “Manor” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by John Leckie.
Personnel:
- Andy Partridge – vocals, guitar
- Colin Moulding – vocals, bass
- Barry Andrews – steam piano, clapped out organs
- Terry Chambers – drums
Track listing:
- Radios in Motion – Andy Partridge
- Cross Wires – Colin Moulding
- This is Pop – Andy Partridge
- Do What You Do – Colin Moulding
- Statue of Liberty – Andy Partridge
- All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan
- Into the Atom Age – Andy Partridge
- I’ll Set Myself on Fire – Colin Moulding
- I’m Bugged – Andy Partridge
- New Town Animal – Andy Partridge
- Spinning Top – Andy Partridge
- Neon Shuffle – Andy Partridge
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks
On January 20, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Blood on the Tracks”, the fifteenth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in September 1974, at ”A & R Recording “in New York, and December, 1974, at “Sound 80” in Minneapolis, and was produced by Bob Dylan. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 16, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”, and in 2004, it was placed at number 5 on “Pitchfork Media’s” list of the “Top 100 Albums of the 70s”. “Blood on the Tracks” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel
- Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Buddy Cage– steel guitar
- Barry Kornfeld – guitar
- Charles Brown III – guitar
- Kevin Odegard – guitar
- Chris Weber – guitar, 12-string guitar
- Eric Weissberg– banjo, guitar
- Peter Ostroushko– mandolin
- Thomas McFaul – keyboards
- Paul Griffin– organ, keyboards
- Gregg Inhofer – keyboards
- Billy Peterson– bass guitar
- Tony Brown – bass guitar
- Bill Berg– drums
- Richard Crooks – drums
Track listing
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- Tangled up in Blue
- Simple Twist of Fate
- You’re a Big Girl Now
- Idiot Wind
- You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
- Meet Me in the Morning
- Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
- If You See Her, Say Hello
- Shelter From the Storm
- Buckets of Rain
Jerry Garcia: Garcia
On January 20, 1972, “Warner Bros” released “Garcia”, the debutJerry Garcia album. It was recorded in July 1971, and was produced by Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor and Bill Kreutzmann.
Personnel:
- Jerry Garcia – vocals, acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar, bass, piano, organ, samples
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Bob Seidman – design, photography
- Herb Greene – photography
Track listing:
- Deal – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Bird Song – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Sugaree – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Loser – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Late For Supper – Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann
- Spidergawd – Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann
- Eep Hour – Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzmann
- To Lay Me Down – Robert Hunter,Jerry Garcia
- An Odd Little Place – Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzmann
- The Wheel – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzmann
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