In April 1959, “Atco” label released “Blues from the Gutter”, the debut Champion Jack Dupree album. It was recorded in February 1958, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Champion Jack Dupree – vocals, piano
Ennis Lowery (aka Larry Dale) – guitar
Wendell Marshall – double bass
Willie Jones – drums
Pete Brown – alto saxophone
Tom Dowd – recording
Marvin Israel – cover
Lee Friedlander – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Champion Jack Dupree; except where noted.
In October 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha In Paris”, the second live Aretha Franklin album. It was recorded in May 1968, in Paris, France, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
Jerry Weaver – guitar
Gary Illingworth – piano
Rodderick Hicks – bass
George Davidson – drums
Donald “Buck” Waldon – tenor saxophone
Charlie Gabriel – tenor saxophone
Miller Brisker – tenor saxophone
David Squire – baritone saxophone
Russell Conway – trumpet
Ron Jackson – trumpet
Donald Townes – trumpet
Little John Wilson – trumpet
Rene Pitts – trombone
Carolyn Franklin – backing vocals
Charnessa Jones – backing vocals
Wyline Ivey – backing vocals
Track listing:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
Soul Serenade – Luther Dixon, Curtis Ousley
Night Life – Willie Nelson, Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk
Baby, I Love You – Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon
Groovin’ – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
Come Back Baby – Ray Charles
Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
On June 20, 1969, “ATCO” label released “3614 Jackson Highway”, the sixth Cher album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Stan Vincent, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Cher – lead vocals
Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
Eddie Hinton – lead guitar
Barry Beckett – keyboards
David Hood – bass guitar
Roger Hawkins – drums
Jeanie Greene, Donna Jean Godchaux (née Thatcher), Mary Holladay, Sue Pilkington – backing vocals
Greg Poree – arrangements assistance
Bryan Lasley – art direction
Patrick Pending – art direction
Stephen Paley – photography
Track listing:
For What It’s Worth – Stephen Stills
(Just Enough to Keep Me) Hangin’ On – Buddy Mize, Ira Allen
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You – Bob Dylan
I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
I Walk on Guided Splinters – Dr. John Creaux
Lay, Baby, Lay – Bob Dylan
Please Don’t Tell Me – Carroll W. Quillen, Grady Smith
On June 11, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Shotgun Willie”, the 16th Willie Nelson studio album. It was recorded in February 1973, at “Atlantic” in New York City, “Quadrafonic” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sam Phillips” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and David Briggs.
Personnel:
Willie Nelson – vocals, acoustic guitar
Steve Burgh – acoustic and electric guitar
James Clayton Day – dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
Red Lane – acoustic guitar
Dave Bromberg – electric guitar
John Goldthwaite – electric guitar
Doug Sahm – electric guitar, backing vocals
Waylon Jennings – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Augie Meyers – acoustic guitar
Bobbie Nelson – piano
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Jeff Gutcheon – electric piano, organ
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Hugh McDonald – bass guitar
Jack Barber – bass guitar
Dan “Bee” Spears – bass guitar
Paul English – drums
George Rains – drums
Steve Mosley – drums
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Jack Hale Sr. – trombone
Dee Moeller – backing vocals
Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
Jessi Colter – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – string arrangements
Donny Hathaway – string arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Willie Nelson, except where noted.
Shotgun Willie
Whiskey River – Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud
Sad Songs and Waltzes
Local Memory
Slow Down Old World
Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) – Bob Wils, Tommy Duncan
Devil in a Sleepin’ Bag
She’s Not for You
Bubbles in My Beer – Tommy Duncan, Cindy Walker, Bob Wills
On June 11, 1965, “Decca” label released “Got Live If You Want It!”, the third Rolling Stones (The) EP. It was recorded in March 1965, and was produced by Andrew Long Oldham.
Personnel:
Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals
Brian Jones – guitars, backing vocals
Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
Charlie Watts – drums
Track listing:
We Want the Stones (audience chanting, not a Stones performance) – Nanker Phelge a.k.a. The Rolling Stones
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love – Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler, Bert Russell a.k.a. Bert Burns
Pain in My Heart – Naomi Neville a.k.a. Allen Toussaint
On June 1, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Amazing Grace”, the fourth Aretha Franklin live album. It was recorded in January 1972, at the “New Temple Missionary Baptist Church”, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin and Arif Mardin. In 1973, Aretha Franklin won “Grammy Award” for “Best Soul Gospel Performance”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano, celesta, arrangements
Rev. C.L. Franklin – vocals
Rev. James Cleveland – lead vocals, piano, choir director
Rev. Alexander Hamilton – choir director assistant
On May 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Live at Fillmore West”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore West Concert Hall”, in San Francsico, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Truman Thomas – piano
Ray Charles – piano
Billy Preston – organ
Jerry Jemmott – bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Pancho Morales – congas
King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
Memphis Horns – horns
Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
Larry Wilcox – horn arrangements
Tom Dowd – horn arrangements
Track listing:
Respect – Otis Redding
Love the One Youy’re With – Stephen Stills
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Make It with You – David Gates
Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
Dr. Feelgood – Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark (reprise with Ray Charles) – Aretha Franklin
Reach Out and Touch – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
In January 1973, “Atlantic” label releaed “Doug Sahm and Band”, the debut Doug Sahm studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, “Wally Heider Studio” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin and Doug Sahm.
On January 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “New Routes”, the fourth Lulu studio album. It was recorded September – October 1969, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Lulu – vocals
Duane Allman – guitar
Cornell Dupree, Charlie Freeman, Eddie Hinton – guitar
Jim Dickinson – guitar, piano
Jimmy Johnson – guitar, engineer
Barry Beckett – keyboards
Michael Utley – organ
David Hood, Tommy McClure – bass guitar
Roger Hawkins – drums
Martin Greene – engineer
Stephen Paley – photography
Track listing:
Marley Purt Drive – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Morning – Barry Gibb
People in Love – Eddie Hinton, Grady Smith
After All (I Live My Life) – Jim Doris, Frankie Miller
In December 1967, “Cadet” label released “Take a Bryant Step”, the 19th Ray Bryant album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ray Bryant – piano, arrangements
The Richard Evans Orchestra
Richard Evans – arrangements
Doug Brand – engineer
Track listing:
To Sir with Love – Mark London. Don Black
Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
Natural Woman – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler
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