On August 19, 2019, Samuel Lawrence Taylor aka Larry Taylor died aged 77. He was musician (bass), best known as a member of Canned Heat. He recorded and performed with a big number of musicians and bands, including The Gamblers, The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, Boyce & Hart, Sunnyland Slim, Don “Sugarcane” Harris, Albert King, Leo Kotke, The Ventures, Shakey Jake Harris, Free Creek, Louis Myers, Mike “Hollywood Fats” Mann, The Grandmothers, Colin Winski, Chuck E. Weiss, John Lee Hooker, John Hammond Jr., Ry Cooder, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, Sam Phillips, Terry Evans, JJ Cale, Randy Resnick, Al Blake, Dale Hawkins, Kelly Joe Phelps, Tracy Chapman, Wanda Jackson, Buddy Guy, Chris Murphy, Solomon Burke, Harvey Mandel, John Mayall, and Tom Waits.
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Iron and Wine & Ben Bridwell: Sing Into My Mouth
On July 17, 2015, “Brown Records” label released “Sing into My Mouth” a covers album by Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell. It was recorded in 2015, at “Echo Mountain Recording”, in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Sam Beam.
Personnel:
- Ben Bridwell – vocals
- Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, percussion, harmonica, bass, art direction, design
- Jim Becker – acoustic and electric guitars, violin, harmonica
- Rod Burger – piano, organ, mellotron, accordion
- Joe Adamik – bass clarinet, drums, percussion
- Matt Lux – bass
- Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar
- Todd Bienvenu – cover painting
- Dusty Summers – art direction, design
- Charles Peterson – back cover photography
Track listing:
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) – Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymoth
- Done This One Before – Ronnie lane
- Any Day Woman – Paul Siebel
- You Know More Than I Know – John Cale
- Bullet Proof Soul – Andrew Hale, Helen Adu, Stuart Matthewman
- No Way Out of Here – Kenneth Baker
- God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) – Sarah Assbring
- The Straight and Narrow – Jason Pierce
- Magnolia – JJ Cale
- Am I a Good Man – Willie Clarke
- Ab’s Song – Toy Caldwell
- Coyote, My Little Brother – Peter La Farge
J. J. Cale: Okie
On April 30, 1974, “Shelter” label released “Okie”, the third JJ Cale album. It was recorded May 7 – December 5, 1973, at “Bradley’s Barn”, “Columbia Studio B”, “Woodland Studio B” in Nashville, and Cale’s house in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was produced by Audie Ashworth.
Personnel:
- JJ Cale – vocals, guitars
- Jerry Smith – piano
- Harold Bradley – rhythm guitar
- Grady Martin – guitar
- Tommy Cogbill – bass
- Karl Himmel – drums
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Dennis Goode – trombone
- Billy Pruett – saxophone
- Stan Hutto – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by JJ Cale, except where noted.
- Crying
- I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) – Rusty Gabbard, Ray Price
- Starbound
- Rock and Roll Circus
- The Old Man and Me
- Everlovin’ Woman
- Cajun Moon
- I’d Like to Love You Baby
- Anyway the Wind Blows
- Precious Memories
- Okie
- I Got the Same Old Blues
The Bottom Line
On February 12, 1974, “The Bottom Line” club opened in New York City. Owned by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, during the 70’s and 80’s, the club was a major space for small-scale music performances. The club stoped working in 2004. Some of the artists who performed in the club were Miles Davis, Gato Barbieri, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Ray Barretto, Peter Gabriel, Al Kooper, Tom Waits, Melvin Van Peebles, Neil Sedaka, Billy Joel, Suzi Quatro, Patti Smith, Flo & Eddie, Toots and the Maytals, Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Tim Hardin, Roger McGuinn, JJ Cale, The Meters, Greg Kihn Band, Ry Cooder,Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Sam & Dave, Asım Can Gündüz, The Ronettes, John Cale, Gong, Peter Bardens, The Violent Femmes, Eric Clapton, Carl Perkins, Linda Ronstadt,The Police, Richard Marx, Prince, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, The Stone Poneys, Chuck Mangione, Emmylou Harris, Clinn Rippy, Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Laura Nyro, Loudon Wainwright III, New York Dolls, Lyle Lovett, The Electric Flag, Pat Martino, Todd Rundgren, Graham Parker, Grayson Hugh, Stan Ridgway, Horslips, Dire Straits,Chris Hillman, Hawkwind, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Tracy Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Betty Carter, Ravi Shankar, Ramones and Michael Hedges.
J. J. Cale: 5
On August 30, 1979, “Island” label released “5”, the fifth J J Cale album. It was recorded at the “Crazy Mama Studios”, Nashville, “The Lakehouse”; “Old Hickory”; “Columbia Studios” and “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Audie Ashworth and J J Cale.
Personnel:
- JJ Cale – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, drums
- Christine Lakeland – vocals, organ, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion
- Sherry Porter – voices
- Bill Boatman – electric and rhythm guitar, fiddle
- Bill Kenner: mandolin
- David Briggs – piano
- Larry Bell – electric piano, organ
- Billy Cox – bass
- Carl Radle – bass
- Nick Rather – bass
- Karl Himmel – drums
- Kenny Buttrey – drums
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Jimmy Karstein – drums, congas
- George Tidwell – horns
- Don Sheffield – horns
- Dennis Goode – horns
- Terry Williams – horns
- Farrell Morris – vibes
- Shelly Kurland – strings
- Carl Gorodetzy – strings
- Roy Christensen – strings
- Marv Chantry – strings
- Cam Mullins – string arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by J J Cale, except where noted.
- Thirteen Days
- Bolin’ Pot
- I’ll Make Love to You
- Don’t Cry Sister
- Too Much for Me
- Sensitive Kind
- Friday
- Lou-Easy-Ann
- Let’s Go to Tahiti – Bill Boatman, Roger Tilotson
- Katy Kool Lady – J J Cale, Christine Lakeland
- Fate of a Fool
- Mona
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