On December 3, 2025, Steven Lee Cropper died aged 84. He was musician, songwriter, record producer and actor, known as “The Colonel”. He was the guitarist of the “Stax Records” house band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor. He was also member of the Blues Brothers Band, and recorded and performed with many other artists including Alabama, Jimmy Barnes, William Bell, Barbi Benton, Big Star, Stephen Bishop, Frank Black, Bobby and the Midnites, Booker T. & MG.’s, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Burnette, Brian Cadd, Cate Brothers, Chicago, David Clayton Thomas, A. J. Croce, Patti Dahlstrom, Delaney & Bonnie, Ned Doheny, Yvonne Elliman, Jose Feliziano, Eddie Floyd, Peter Frampton, Richie Furay, Art Garfunkel, Cyndi Grecco, Levon Helm, Chris Hillman, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Etta James, Wynonna Judd, Albert King, B.B. King, Al Kooper, John Lennon, Ann Margret, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Craig Morgan, Aaron Neville, Wayne Newton, Harry Nilsson, John Oates, Nigel Olsson, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Wilson Pickett, Michel Polnareff, John Prine, Otis Redding, Bruce Roberts, Leon Russell, Sanford & Townsend, Leo Sayer, Poncho Sanchez, Guy Sebastian, Neil Sedaka, Paul Shaffer, Paul Simon, Percy Sledge, Broderick Smith, The Soul Children, The Staple Singers, Mavis Staple, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Carla Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Wendy Waldman, Tower of Power, The Manhattan Transfer, Dale Watson and Jerry Lynn Williams. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him 36th on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists”. Cropper won two “Grammy Awards”, and as leader or co-leader Cropper released 13 albums.
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Anthony Jackson
On October 19, 2025, Anthony Claiborne Jackson died aged 73. He was musician (electric bass, contrabass, guitar), bassist, regarded as “one of the masters of the instrument”. He performed live in more than 30 countries and recorded in more than 3000 sessions on more than 500 albums, with Al Di Meola, Billy Paul, Carlos Garnett, Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Alex Bugnon, Michel Camilo, Jorge Dalto, Mandoki Soulmates, Will Downing, Carlos Franzetti, Jun Fukamachi, Eric Gale, Terumasa Hino, Garland Jeffreys, Chaka Khan, Steve Khan, Tania Maria, Harvey Mason, Michel Petrucciani, Buddy Rich, Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, Hiromi Uehara, Grover Washington Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Allen, Gabriela Anders, Ashford & Simpson, Fahir Atakoglu, Anita Baker, Bob Baldwin, Gato Barbieri, Thereza Bazar, Jim Beard, Bee Gees, George Benson, Warren Bernhardt, Randy Bernsen, Rory Block, Perry Botkin Jr., Ralph Bowen, Till Brönner, Peabo Bryson, Jimmy Buffett, Dina Carroll, Dennis Chambers, Sandeep Chowta, John Clark, Norman Connors, Chick Corea, Hank Crawford, Randy Crawford, Lou Courtney, Eddie Daniels, Michael Davis, Rainy Davis, Eumir Deodato, Devonsquare, Paul Dresher, Ned Rothenberg, Gene Dunlap, Eliane Elias, Pee Wee Ellis, Jon Faddis, Donald Fagen, Joe Farrell, Rachelle Ferrell, Barry Finnerty, Sonny Fortune, Hiroshi Fukumura, Four Tops, Henry Gaffney, Carlos Garnett, Stephane Grappelli, Urbie Green, Michael Gregory, Dave Grusin, Kit Hain, Delores Hall, Lionel Hampton, Gene Harris, Takehiro Honda, Lena Horne, Miki Howard, Bobbi Humphrey, Phyllis Hyman, Masaru Imada, Freddie Jackson, Joe Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Ryo Kawasaki, Earl Klugh, Kahoru Kohiruimaki, Wayne Krantz, Bireli Lagrene, Yusef Lateef, Webster Lewis, Dave Liebman, Reggie Lucas, Ralph MacDonald, Teo Macero, Madonna, Teena Marie, Sleepy Matsumoto, Maureen McGovern, Sergio Mendes, Pat Metheny, Bette Midler, Barry Miles, Russell Morris, Gerry Mulligan, Milton Nascimento, David “Fathead” Newman, Maxine Nightingale, Claude Nougaro, The O’Jays, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Peter, Paul & Mary, Esther Phillips, Simon Phillips, Noel Pointer, Jesse Rae, Ernest Ranglin, Lou Rawls, Jess Roden, Diana Ross, Ray Russell, Sam & Dave, David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Alejandro Sanz, Lalo Schifrin, Helen Schneider, John Scofield, John Sebastian, Doc Severinsen, Carly Simon, Edward Simon, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Kathy Sledge, Lonnie Liston Smith, Steve Smith, Phoebe Snow, Bert Sommer, David Spinozza, Steely Dan, Jeremy Steig, Charles Sullivan, Ximo Tebar, Nino Tempo, John Tropea, Michal Urbaniak, Dave Valentin, Luther Vandross, Harold Vick, Roch Voisine, Martha Wash, Kazumi Watanabe, Sadao Watanabe, Frank Weber, Dave Weckl, James D-Train Williams, Vanessa Williams, Nancy Wilson, Bernie Worrell and Akiko Yano. As co – leader Jackson released three albums.
Jimmy Buffet: Living and Dying in ¾ Time
In February 1974, “Dunhill” label released “Living and Dying in ¾ Time”, the fourth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “Woodland Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Gant.
Personnel:
- Jimmy Buffett – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Lanny Fiel – acoustic, electric and slide guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar
- Mike Utley – keyboards
- Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
- Tommy Cogbill – bass
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Ferrell Morris – congas, vibes
- Billy Puett – horns
- Don Gant, Buzz Cason, Bergen White – backing vocals
- Bergen White – string and horn arrangements
- David McKinley – recording
- Tommy Semmes – mixing
- Bob Sowell – mastering
- Rick Bibby – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Buffett, except where noted.
- Pencil Thin Mustache
- Come Monday
- Ringling, Ringling
- Brahma Fear
- Brand New Country Star – V. Arnold, Jimmy Buffett
- Livingston’s Gone to Texas
- The Wino and I Know
- West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown
- Saxophones
- Ballad of Spider John – Willis Alan Ramsey
- God’s Own Drunk – Lord Buckley
Jimmy Buffett: A1A
In December 1974, “Dunhill” label released “A1A”, the fifth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Don Gant.
Personnel:
The Third Coral Reefer Band
- Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar
- Roger Bartlett – acoustic lead guitar
- Steve Goodman – acoustic lead guitar
- Reggie Young – electric lead guitar
- Doyle Gresham – pedal steel
- Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
- Tommy Cogbill – bass
- Mike Utley – piano, organ
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Buzz Cason, Bergen White, Don Gant – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Making Music for Money – Alex Harvey
- Door Number Three – Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
- Dallas – Roger Bartlett
- Presents to Send You – Jimmy Buffett
- Stories We Could Tell – John B. Sebastian
- Life Is Just a Tire Swing – Jimmy Buffett
- A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffett
- Migration – Jimmy Buffett
- Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – Jimmy Buffett
- Nautical Wheelers – Jimmy Buffett
- Tin Cup Chalice – Jimmy Buffett
Nanci Caroline Griffith
On August 13, 2021, Nanci Caroline Griffith died aged 68. She was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, toured and recorded with The Crickets, John Prine, Iris DeMent, Suzy Bogguss, Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, John Prine, Don McLean, Jimmy Buffett, Dolores Keane, Willie Nelson, Adam Duritz, The Chieftains, John Stewart, Darius Rucker and Buddy Holly’s band. In 1994, Griffith won “Grammy Award” for “Best Contemporary Folk Album”, in 1995, she was awarded the “Kate Wolf Memorial Award” by the “World Folk Music Association”, and in 2008, the “Americana Music Association” awarded her its “Americana Trailblazer Award”. Griffith released 18th studio and 2 live albums.
Jimmy Buffett: A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
On June 4, 1973, “Dunhill” label released “A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean”, the third Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Glaser Sound” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Don Gant.
Personnel:
- Jimmy Buffett – lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Steve Goodman – acoustic lead guitar
- Reggie Young – electric lead guitar
- Doyle Grisham – pedal Steel guitar
- Mike Utley – piano
- Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
- Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Ed “Lump” Williams – bass guitar
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Phil Royster – congas
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Ferrell Morris – percussion
- Marvin Gardens – maracas, beer cans
- Sand Key Chorale (Jimmy Buffett, Don Gant, Buzz Cason) – backing vocals
- The Buffets; Carol Montgomery, Diane Harris – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Buffett, except where noted.
- The Great Filling Station Holdup
- Railroad Lady – Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker
- He Went to Paris
- Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit
- Cuban Crime of Passion – Jimmy Buffett, Tom Corcoran
- Why Don’t We Get Drunk – Marvin Gardens
- Peanut Butter Conspiracy
- They Don’t Dance Like Carmen No More
- I Have Found Me a Home
- My Lovely Lady
- Death of an Unpopular Poet
Nicolette Larson
On December 16, 1997, Nicolette Larson died aged 45. She was songwriter and singer, recorded and performed with The Doobie Brothers, Marcia Ball, Rodney Crowell, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Commander Cody, Steve Wariner, Jimmy Buffett, The Beach Boys, but was best known for her work with Neil Young. As a leader she released 13 albums.
Little Feat: Join the Band
On July 1, 2008, “429 Records” label released “Join the Band”, the fifteen Little Feat studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Mac McAnally and Bill Payne.
Personnel:
- Paul Barrere – vocals, guitars
- Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards
- Kenny Gradney- bass
- Richie Hayward – drums, backing vocals
- Sam Clayton – vocals, percussion
- Shaun Murphy- vocals
- Fred Tackett- guitars, mandolin, trumpet, backing vocals
- Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Sonny Landreth – slide guitar
- Jim Mayer – slap and standing bass
- Brad Paisley – guitar
- Béla Fleck – banjo
- Michael Utley – Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Mike Gordon – bass
- Emmylou Harris – vocals
- Bob Seger – vocals
- Alan Schulman – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- David Alan Kogut – art direction
Track listing:
- Fat Man in the Bathtub – Lowell George
- Something in the Water – Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero
- Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
- See You Later Alligator – Robert Guidry
- Champion of the World – Will Kimbrough
- The Weight – Robbie Robertson
- Don’t You Just Know It – Huey “Piano” Smith
- Time Loves a Hero – Paul Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne
- Willin’ – Lowell George
- This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
- Oh Atlanta – Bill Payne
- Spanish Moon – Lowell George
- Trouble – Lowell George
- Sailin’ Shoes – Lowell George
- I Will Play for Gumbo – Jimmy Buffett (bonus track)
Andrew Love
On April 12, 2012, Andrew Love died aged 70. He was musician (saxophone), best known for being a member of The Memphis Horns. He was session musician at “Stax Records”, and together with trumpet player Wayne Jackson, he created the signature of Stax horn sound. Love has recorded and toured with many famous artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Dusty Springfield, The Doobie Brothers, Jimmy Buffett and Robert Cray.
James Taylor: Dad Loves His Work
In March 1981, “Columbia” label released “Dad Loves His Work” the tenth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded September 1980-January 1981, and was produced by Peter Asher. “Dad Loves His Work” was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- James Taylor- lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, choir, chorus
- Dan Dugmore- pedal steel guitar, electric guitar
- Waddy Wachtel- electric and slide guitar, multi-instruments
- Don Grolnick- organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, multi-instruments, Fender Rhodes
- Greg “Fingers” Taylor- harmonica
- Bill Cuomo – synthesizer
- Leland Sklar- bass
- Peter Asher- vocals, percussion
- Rick Marotta- percussion, conga, drums, timbales, multi instruments
- D. Souther- vocals
- Jim Gilstrap- backing vocals
- Bernard Ighner – backing vocals
- David Lasley- backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller- backing vocals
- Jennifer Warnes- backing vocals
- Val Garay – recording
- Niko Bolas – engineer assistant
- Edd Kolakowski – piano and keyboard technician
- Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering
- Kosh – Design, art direction
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.
- Hard Times
- Her Town Too – James Taylor, D. Souther, Waddy Wachtel
- Hour That the Morning Comes
- I Will Follow
- Believe It or Not
- Stand and Fight – James Taylor, Jacob Brackman
- Only for Me
- Summer’s Here
- Sugar Trade – James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Timothy Mayer
- London Town
- That Lonesome Road – James Taylor, Don Grolnick
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