On December 15, 2025, Joe Ely died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, considered as one of the main creators of the progressive country scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He was founding member of the band The Flatlanders, performed and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and Guy Clark. As leader, Ely released 22 albums.
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Robert Earl Keen: No Kinda Dancer
On October 1, 1984, “Workshop Records” label released “No Kinda Dancer”, the debut Robert Earl Keen studio album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Robert Earl Keen.
Personnel:
- Robert Earl Keen – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mike Landschoot – acoustic and electric guitar
- Dan Huckabee – resonator guitart, executive producer
- Joe Ely – steel guitar
- Paul Sweeney – mandolin
- Robert Pool – bass
- Fred Gumaer – drums
- Bill Schas – trombone
- Dan Augustine – tuba
- John Hagan – cello
- Denice Franke, Elliott Rogers, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith – harmony vocals
- Larry Seyer – engineer
- David Glasser – mastering
- Roger Seibel – lacquer cut
- James Janknegt, Lori Kopp – design
- Pat Johnson – back cover illustration
- Jeff Copp – photography
- J. D. Hutchinson – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted.
- No Kinda Dancer
- The Front Porch Song – Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett
- Between Hello & Goodbye
- Swervin’ In My Lane – descant written by Nanci Griffith
- Christabel
- Willie
- Young Lovers Waltz
- Death Of Tail Fitzsimmons
- Rolling By
- The Armadillo Jackal
- Song For Kathy
Alison Kraus: Forget About It
On August 3, 1999, “Rounder” label released “Forget About It”, the eighth Alison Krauss studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Emerald Sound Studios” and “Seventeen Grand Recording” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alison Krauss and Union Station.
Personnel:
- Alison Krauss– vocals, harmony vocals, fiddle
- Viktor Krauss– bass
- Barry Bales– bass, harmony vocals
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Kenny Malone– drums
- Pat Bergeson– guitar
- Ron Block– guitar, harmony vocals
- Sam Bush– mandolin, slide mandolin, harmony vocals
- Lyle Lovett, Evelyn Cox, Sidney Cox, Suzanne Cox, Dolly Parton– harmony vocals
- Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
- Joey Miskulin– accordion
- Matt Rollings– piano
- Dan Tyminski– guitar, harmony vocals
- Gary Paczosa– engineer, mixing
- Sandy Jenkins – engineer, engineer assistant
- Thomas “Snake” Johnson – engineer, engineer assistant
- Tim Waters – engineer assistant
- Chuck Turner, Tracy Martinson – digital editing
- Doug Sax– mastering
- Matthew Barnes – photography
- Nancy Given – art direction, design
Track listing:
- Stay – Larry Byrom, Allyson Taylor
- Forget About It -Robert Lee Castleman
- It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
- Maybe – Gordon Kennedy, Phil Madeira
- Empty Hearts – Michael McDonald, Michael Johnson
- Never Got Off the Ground – Danny O’Keefe
- Ghost in This House – Hugh Prestwood
- It Don’t Matter Now – Michael McDonald
- That Kind of Love – Pat Bergeson, Michael McDonald
- Could You Lie – Ron Block
- Dreaming My Dreams With You – Allen Reynolds
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.
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