In February 1965, “Red Bird” label released “Leader of the Pack”, the debut Shangri-Las (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by George “Shadow” Morton.
Personnel:
Mary Weiss – lead and backing vocals
Betty Weiss – lead and backing vocals
Marge Ganser – backing vocals
Mary Ann Ganser – backing vocals
Artie Butler – arranger
Brooks Arthur – engineer
Rod McBrien – engineer
Loring Eutemey – artwork
Hugh Bell – cover photography
Track listing:
Give Him a Great Big Kiss – George Morton
Leader of the Pack – George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
Bull Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
It’s Easier to Cry – J. J. Jackson, Joe DeAngelis, Robert Steinberg
What Is Love – George Morton, Tony Michaels
Remember (Walking in the Sand) – George Morton
Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
Maybe – Arlene Smith, Richard Barrett
So Much in Love – Billy Jackson, Roy Straigis
Shout – Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Jr.
Good Night, My Love, Pleasant Dreams – George Motola, John Marascalco
In November 1963, “Verve” label released “Kai Winding”, the 17th Kai Winding album. It was recorded August – October 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Kai Winding – trombone, arrangements
Gary Sherman – organ
Other unidentified musicians
Claus Ogerman – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Get Lost – Claus Ogerman
Only in America – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
On October 30, 1957, “RCA Victor” label released “Jailhouse Rock”, an EP by Elvis Presley, featuring songs from the movie of the same name. It was recorded April – May 1957, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Alexander.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric bass
Scotty Moore – electric lead guitar
Bill Black – double bass, electric bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
The Jordanaires
Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
Neal Matthews – backing vocals
Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
Hugh Jarrett – backing vocals
Dudley Brooks – piano
Thorne Nogar – engineer
Fred Mulculpin – engineer
Mike Stoller – piano, production assistant
Jerry Leiber – production assistant
Track listing:
Jailhouse Rock – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Young and Beautiful – Aaron Schroeder, Abner Silver
I Want to Be Free – Jerry Leiber, Ben Weisman
Don’t Leave Me Mow (movie version) – Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
On June 15, 1993, “Private Music” label released “Dancing the Blues”, the 18th Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by John Porter.
Personnel:
Taj Mahal – lead vocals, organ, guitar, steel guitar, harmonica, piano, liner notes
Etta James – vocals
John Porter – guitar
Johnny Lee Schell – guitar, backing vocals
Ian McLagan – organ, piano
Bill Payne – piano
Mick Weaver – organ
Chuck Domanico – upright bass
Bob Glaub – bass
Tony Braunagel – drums, percussion
Richie Hayward – drums
Joe McGrath – percussion, engineer
Michito Sanchez – percussion, conga
Marty Grebb – alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, backing vocals
Joe Sublett – soprano and tenor Saxophone
Darrell Leonard – trombone, trumpet, trombonium
Texacali Horns – horn
Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals
Rich Veltrop – second engineer
Helix Hadar – second engineer
Jerry Finn – second engineer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Melanie Penny – art direction
William H. Johnson – illustrations
Kurt DeMunbrun – design
Robin Visotsky – photography
Ron Goldstein – executive producer
Track listing:
Blues Ain’t Nothin’ – Taj Mahal
Hard Way – Grover McDaniel, T-Bone Walker
Strut – Taj Mahal
Going to the River – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
Mockingbird – Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx
Blue Light Boogie – Jessie Mae Robinson
The Hoochi Coochi Coo – Hank Ballard, Billy Myles
That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
Down Home Girl – Arthur Butler, Jerry Leiber
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
Sitting on Top of the World – Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson
On May 6, 1968, “Columbia” label released “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison”, the first live Johnny Cash album. It was recorded on January 13, 1968, at “Folsom State Prison” in California, and was produced by Bob Johnston.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, harmonica
June Carter – vocal
Carl Perkins – vocals, electric guitar
Luther Perkins – electric guitar
Marshall Grant – bass guitar
W.S. Holland – drums
The Statler Brothers (Lew DeWitt, Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsley) – vocals
Bob Breault – engineer
Bill Britain – engineer
Jim Marshall – photography
Track listing:
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Dark as the Dungeon – Merle Travis
I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash Jr,
Cocaine Blues – T.J. Arnall
25 Minutes to Go – Shel Silverstein
Orange Blossom Special – Ervin T. Rouse
The Long Black Veil – Marijohn Wilkin, Danny Dill
Send a Picture of Mother – Johnny Cash
The Wall – Harlan Howard
Dirty Old Egg-Suckin’ Dog – Jack H. Clement
Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart – Jack H. Clement
On February 20, 1958, “Coral” label released the self-titled, debut Buddy Holly studio album. It was recorded April 1957 – January 1958, in Clovis, New Mexico and in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Norman Petty.
Personnel:
Buddy Holly – vocals, guitar
Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar
Joe B. Mauldin – bass
Jerry Allison – drums
Al Caiola – guitar
Donald Arnone – guitar
Norman Petty – organ, piano
Vi Petty – piano, celesta
C. W. Kendall Jr. – piano
William Marihe – backing vocals
Robert Bollinger – backing vocals
Robert Harter – backing vocals
Merrill Ostrus – backing vocals
Abby Hoffer – backing vocals
Track listing:
I’m Gonna Love You Too – Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty
Peggy Sue – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
Look at Me – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
Listen to Me – Buddy Holly – Norman Petty
Valley of Tears – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
Ready Teddy – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
Everyday – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues – Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton
Words of Love – Buddy Holly
You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
In January 1960, “Contemporary” label released “Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics”, the ninth Art Pepper album. It was recorded March – May 1959, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
Art Pepper — alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet
Herb Geller — alto saxophone
Bud Shank — alto saxophone
Charlie Kennedy — alto saxophone
Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
Med Flory — baritone saxophone
Pete Candoli — trumpet
Al Porcino — trumpet
Jack Sheldon — trumpet
Dick Nash — trombone
Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone, tenor saxophone
Vincent DeRosa — French horn
Russ Freeman — piano
Joe Mondragon — bass
Mel Lewis — drums
Marty Paich — arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Move – Denzil Best
Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
Opus De Funk – Horace Siver
Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
Four Brothers – Jimmy Giuffre
Shawnuff – Dizzy Gillespie
Bernie’s Tune – Jerry Leiber, Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller
On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Gonna Take a Miracle”, the fifth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded May – June 1971, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
Personnel:
Laura Nyro – vocals, piano
Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash – vocals
Norman Harris, Roland Chambers – guitar
Lenny Pakula – organ
Ronnie Baker – bass
Jim Helmer – drums
Vincent Montana Jr. – percussion
Larry Washington – bongos
Nydia “Liberty” Mata – congas
Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula, Thom Bell – string and horn arrangements
Tim Geelan – engineer
Gary Burden – art direction, design
Stephen Paley – front cover photography
Track listing:
I Met Him on a Sunday – Doris Jackson, Addie Harris McPherson, Beverly Lee, Shirley Alston Reeves
The Bells – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy, Elgie Stover
Monkey Time/Dancing in the Street – Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
Désiree – L.Z. Cooper, Danny Johnson
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
Spanish Harlem – Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
Jimmy Mack – Holland–Dozier–Holland
The Wind – Devora Brown, Bob Edwards, Nolan Strong
Nowhere to Run – Holland–Dozier–Holland
It’s Gonna Take a Miracle – Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Lou Stallman
On November 6, 1967, “Colgems” label released “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”, the fourth Monkees (The) album. It was recorded April – October 1967, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 1” in Hollywood, “American Recording Company” in Studio City, “United Recorders A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Chip Douglas.
Personnel:
Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, guitar, shaker, acoustic and electric guitar, tremolo electric guitar, percussion
Micky Dolenz – lead and backing vocals, harmony vocals, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, intro chatter
Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals, percussion, tambourine, intro chatter
Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, organ, keyboards, piano
On October 6, 1973, “Island” label released “These Foolish Things”, the debut Bryan Ferry album. It was recorded in June 1973, at “AIR” in London, and was produced by Bryan Ferry, John Porter and John Punter.
Personnel:
Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, acoustic piano
Phil Manzanera – guitar
John Porter – guitars, bass
Eddie Jobson – keyboards, synthesizers, violin
David Skinner – acoustic piano
Paul Thompson – drums
John Punter – additional drums
Roger Ball – alto and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
Ruan O’Lochlainn – alto saxophone solo
Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
Henry Lowther – trumpet
Robbie Montgomery – backing vocals
Jessie Davis – backing vocals
The Angelettes – backing vocals
John Punter – engineer
Steve Nye – engineer
Andy Arthurs – engineer assistant
Nicholas De Ville – design
Karl Stoecker – photography
Track listing:
A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
River of Dalt – Irving Brown, Bernard Zackery, Jan Zackery
Don’t Ever Change – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Piece of My Heart – Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns
Baby I Don’t Care – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
It’s My Party – Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr, Herb Weiner
Don’t Worry Baby – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
Sympathy for the Devil – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
The Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marvin Tarplin
You Won’t See Me – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
I Love How You Love Me – Barry Mann, Larry Kolber
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
These Foolish Things – Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz, Harry Link
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