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Hank Williams: Hank Williams Sings

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On November 9, 1951, “MGM” label released “Hank Williams Sings”, the debut Hank Williams album. It was recorded in December 1946, April – November 1947, March – August 1949, and was produced by Fred Rose.

Personnel:

  • Hank Williams -vocals, guitar
  • Zeb Turner – lead guitar
  • Zeke Turner – lead guitar
  • Jerry Byrd – steel guitar
  • Don Davis – steel guitar
  • Dale “Smokey” Lohman – steel guitar
  • Louis Innis – bass, rhythm guitar
  • Jack Shook – rhythm guitar
  • James “Guy” Willis – guitar
  • Tommy Jackson – fiddle
  • Dale Potter – fiddle
  • Charles “Skeeter” Willis – fiddle
  • Chubby Wise – fiddle
  • Ernie Newton – bass
  • Bronson “Brownie” Reynolds – bass
  • Velma Williams Smith – bass
  • Charles “Indian” Wright – bass

Track listing:

  1. Lost Highway – Leon Payne
  2. I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye – Slim Sweet, Curley Kinsey
  3. I Saw the Light – Hank Willians
  4. Six Miles (To the Graveyard) – Hank Williams
  5. A Mansion on the Hill – Hank Williams
  6. Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul – Hank Williams
  7. Wedding Bells – Claude Boone
  8. A House Without Love – Hank Williams

Hank Williams: Moanin’ The Blues

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On September 12, 1952, “MGM” label released “Moanin’ the Blues”, the second and last Hank Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1952, and was produced by Fred Rose.

Personnel:

  • Hank Williams – vocals, guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Jerry Byrd – steel guitar
  • Bob McNett – electric guitar
  • Zeke Turner – electric guitar
  • Sam Pruett – electric guitar
  • Jack Shook – rhythm guitar
  • Louis Innis – rhythm guitar, bass guitar
  • Fred Rose – piano
  • Owen Bradley – piano
  • Howard Watts – bass guitar
  • Willie Thawl – bass guitar
  • Farris Coursey – drums
  • Tommy Jackson – fiddle
  • Jerry Rivers – fiddle
  • Robert “Chubby” Wise – fiddle

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Williams, except where noted.

  1. Lovesick Blues – Cliff Friend, Irving Mills
  2. Moanin’ the Blues
  3. The Blues Come Around
  4. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
  5. I’m a Long Gone Daddy
  6. My Sweet Love Ain’t Around
  7. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
  8. Honky Tonk Blues

Buster Poindexter: Same

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On July 7, 1987, “RCA” label released the self-titled, debut Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Hank Medress.

Personnel:

  • Buster Poindexter – vocals
  • Brian Koonin – guitar, banjo, mandolin
  • Joe Delia – organ, piano, horn arrangements
  • Larry Poindexter – accordion
  • Tony “Antoine Fats” Garnier – bass
  • Tony Machine – drums
  • Fred Wolcott – percussion
  • Crispin Cioe – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • “Hollywood” Paul Litteral – trumpet
  • Bob Funk – trombone
  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Carl Hall – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Louise Bethune – backing vocals
  • John Sheard – synclavier and string arrangements, associate producer
  • Bill Scheniman – engineer, mixing
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Ken Nahoum – photography

Track listing:

  1. Smack Dab in the Middle – Chuck Calhoun, Michael Mains
  2. Bad Boy – Avon Long, Lil Hardin Armstrong
  3. Hot Hot Hot – Alphonsus “Arrow” Cassell
  4. Are You Lonely for Me, Baby? – Bert Berns
  5. Screwy Music – Jimmie Lunceford
  6. Good Morning Judge – Louis Innis, Wynonie Harris
  7. Oh Me, Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) – Jim Doris
  8. Whadaya Want? – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  9. House of the Rising Sun – traditional, credited to Josh White, Terry Holmes
  10. Cannibal – David Johansen, Joe Delia
  11. Heart of Gold – David Johansen

Nick Lowe: The Rose of England

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In August 1985, “Columbia” label released “The Rose of England”, the sixth Nick Lowe album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, at “Eden Studios” in Acton, “Boathouse Studios” in Twickenham, London, and was produced by Nick Lowe, Colin Fairley and Huey Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Johnny Colla – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Chris Hayes – guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Belmont – guitar
  • Chris “Boothill” Thompson – banjo
  • Paul Carrack – organ, bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Huey Lewis – harmonica, backing vocals
  • Mario Cipollina – bass
  • Andrew Bodnar – bass
  • Bobby Irwin – drums, backing vocals
  • Bill Gibson – drums, backing vocals
  • Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone

Track klisting:

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Darlin’ Angel Eyes
  2. She Don’t Love Nobody – John Hiatt
  3. 7 Nights to Rock – Henry Glover, Louis Innis, Buck Trail
  4. Long Walk Back – Nick Lowe, Martin Belmont, Paul Carrack, Bobby Irwin
  5. The Rose of England
  6. Lucky Dog
  7. I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll)
  8. Indoor Fireworks – Elvis Costello
  9. (Hope to God) I’m Right
  10. I Can Be the One You Love
  11. Everyone – Gary Rue
  12. Bo Bo Skediddle – Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker