On May 22, 2026, Richard Parry died aged 83. He was musician (saxophone, keyboards), best known for his work with Pink Floyd (played on sone of their best known songs, including “Money”, “Us and Them”, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Wearing the Inside Out”. As session musician he recorded saxophone for many artists, including J.J. Jackson, Rory Gallagher, Mike Vernon, Pete Wingfield, Quiver, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Mick Grabham, Jimmy Dawkins, Lightnin’ Slim, Kazimierz Lux, Andy Roberts, Bloodstone, John Entswile, Les Humphries Singers, Jimmy Witherspoon, Duster Bennett, Paice Ashton Lord, Banco de Gaia, David Gilmour and Deborah Bonham.
Tag Archives: May 22
Ebi Soda: Ugh
On May 22, 2020, “Sola Terra Records” label released “Ugh”, the debut Ebi Soda album.
Personnel:
- Conor Knight – guitar
- Hari-Lee Evans – keyboards
- Louis Jenkins – keyboards
- Vvilhelm – trombone, synth
- Hari-Lee Evans – bass
- Sam Schlich-Davies – drums
Track listing:
- Ecchi
- Mas the Orc
- Zip Your Boots Up Lad
- Run for President
- Spooki
- Keisha billip
- Playstation
- Summer One
- Something to Do in the Future
- Meow meow
Attention Deficit: The Idiot King
On May 22, 2001, “Magna Carta” label released “The Idiot King”, the second Attention Deficit album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Alex Skolnick, Michael Manring and Tim Alexander.
Personnel:
- Alex Skolnick – guitar, mixing
- Michael Manring – bass, recording, mixing
- Tim Alexander – drums, recording, mixing
- Ralph Patlan – engineer
- Jim Brick – mastering
- d’Bodavus Graphics, Inc.- layout, design
- Steve Jennings – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Alex Skolnick, Michael Manring and Tim Alexander.
- American Jingo
- Any Unforseen Event
- The Risk of Failure
- Low Voter Turnout
- Unclear, Inarticulate Things
- RSVP
- My Fellow Astronauts
- Dubya
- The Killers Are to Blame
- Nightmare On 48th St.
- Public Speaking Is Very Easy
The Dear Hunter: Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
On May 22, 2007, “Triple Crown” label released “Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading”, the second Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.
Personnel:
- Casey Crescenzo – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, organ
- Erick Serna – acoustic and electric guitar
- Luke Dent – vocals, piano, organ
- Sam Dent – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
- Phil Crescenzo – banjo
- Jason Belcher – trumpet, French horn
- Matt Tobin – violin
- Philip Wolf – cello
- Brandon Brooks – cello
- Krysten Keches – harp
Track listing:
All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.
- The Death and the Berth
- The Procession
- The Lake and the River
- The Oracle on the Delphi Express
- The Church and the Dime
- The Bitter Suite I and II: Meeting Ms. Leading and Through the Dime
- The Bitter Suite III: Embrace
- Smiling Swine
- Evicted
- Blood on the Rose
- Red Hands
- Where the Road Parts
- Dear Ms. Leading
- Black Sandy Beaches
- Vital Vessels Vindicate
Steve Earle And The Dukes: Ghost Of West Virginia
On May 22, 2020, “New West Records” label released “Ghosts of West Virginia”, album by Steve Earle and the Dukes (the twentieth Steve Earle album overall). It was recorded in 2020, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City.
Personnel:
- Steve Earle – vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, liner notes
- Erik Jensen – vocal
- Chris Masterson – vocals, guitar
- Ricky Ray Jackson – vocals, pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Jeff Hill – vocals, acoustic and electric bass
- Eleanor Whitmore – vocals, fiddle, arrangements
- Brad Pemberton – vocals, drums, percussion
- Ray Kennedy – recording, mixing, mastering
- Carl Bespolka – recording assistant
- Jeff Powell – mastering, lacquer cut
- Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art, artwork
- Tom Bejgrowicz – package design, layout
- Man Alive Creative – package design, layout
- Matt Etgen – cover assistant
- Jacob Blickenstaff – photography
- Kim Buie – A&R
- Laurence Kern – guitar technician
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Earle.
- Heaven Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- Union, God and Country
- Devil Put the Coal in the Ground
- John Henry Was a Steel Drivin’ Man
- Time is Never on Our Side
- It’s About Blood
- If I Could See Your Face Again
- Black Lung
- Fastest Man Alive
- The Mine
The National: Boxer
On May 22, 2007, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Boxer”, the fourth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Tarquin Studios” in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was produced by Peter Katis, Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf.
Personnel:
- Matt Berninger – lead vocals, recording
- Aaron Dessner – guitar, keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals, additional arrangements, recording, additional production
- Bryce Dessner – guitar, piano, additional arrangements, recording
- Scott Devendorf – bass, backing vocals, recording
- Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion, recording
- Sufjan Stevens – piano
- Sara Phillips – clarinet
- Alex Sopp – flute
- Jeb Wallace – French horn
- Rachael Elliott – bassoon
- Thomas Bartlett – keyboards, accordion
- CJ Camerieri – trumpet
- Tim Albright – trombone
- Padma Newsome – viola, violin, organ
- Ha-Yang Kim – cello
- Carin Besser – vocals
- Pauline de Lassus – vocals
- Marla Hansen – vocals
- Padma Newsome – orchestration
- Brendon Reid – recording
- Greg Georgio – additional recording, second engineer
- Josh Clark – additional recording
- Bennett Paster – additional recording
- Mathan Curry, Cory Foley Marsello – engineer assistant
- Peter Katis – recording, mixing
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
- Distant Station Ltd. – design
- Abbey Drucker – cover photography
- Clara Claus – interior photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner, except where noted.
- Fake Empire – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
- Mistaken for Strangers
- Brainy – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
- Squalor Victoria – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
- Green Gloves
- Slow Show – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
- Apartment Story
- Start a War
- Guest Room – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
- Racing Like a Pro – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
- Ada – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
- Gospel – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
Whiskeytown: Pneumonia
On May 22, 2001, “Lost Highway Records” label released “Pneumonia”, the third and final Whiskeytown studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Dreamland Studios”, “House of Blues Studios”, and was produced by Ethan Johns.
Personnel:
- Ryan Adams — vocals, guitars, piano, harmonica
- Caitlin Cary — fiddle, backing vocals
- Mike Daly — guitars, pedal steel, lap steel, dulcimer, mandocello, mandolin, keyboards, backing vocals
- Brad Rice — guitars
- Ethan Johns – guitars, mandocello, mandolin, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
- James Iha – guitars, backing vocals
- Tommy Stinson — guitars, dobro
- Jennifer Condos — bass
- Mike Santoro — bass
- Richard Causon — keyboards
- James Jumbo Aumonier — celeste
- Randy Brion – orchestral, horns and woodwind arrangements
- Glyn Johns – orchestral recording
- Al Schmitt – horns and woodwinds recording
- Trina Shoemaker – engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Robert Hadley – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.
- The Ballad of Carol Lynn – Ryan Adams, Mike Daly
- Don’t Wanna Know Why – Ryan Adams, Mike Daly, Caitlin Cary
- Jacksonville Skyline
- Reason to Lie – Ryan Adams, Mike Daly
- Don’t Be Sad – Ryan Adams, Mike Daly, James Iha
- Sit & Listen to the Rain
- Under Your Breath – Mike Daly, Ryan Adams
- Mirror, Mirror – Ryan Adams, Mike Daly
- Paper Moon
- What the Devil Wanted – Ryan Adams, Mike Daly
- Crazy About You
- My Hometown
- Easy Hearts – Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary
- Bar Lights
- To Be Evil (hidden track)
Rheostatics: Whale Music
On May 22, 1992, “Sire” label released “Whale Music”, the third Rheostatics album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Reaction Studios” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Matt DeMatteo and James Stewart.
Personnel:
- Michael Phillip Wojewoda – guitar, tambourine, Egg shaker, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
- Tim Vesely – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, accordion, power tools, mini-Moog, string arrangements
- Bidini – vocals, bass, guitar, rhythm guitar
- Dave Clark – vocals, drums, percussion, power tools, alarm clock
- Dave Allen (credited on some tracks as “De Vallion String Quartet”) – strings, violin, backing vocals
- Barenaked Ladies (credited as “Scarborough Naked Youth Choir”) – chorus
- Tim Mech – electric guitar
- Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, painting
- Dutch Toko – classical guitar
- Lewis Melville – banjo, pedal steel, electric guitar, steel guitar
- Joey Bechta – tambourine, backing vocals
- Chris Brown – organ, piano, trombone
- Tim Martin – vocals, accordion
- Pyramid of Stupidity Singers – vocals
- The Raindrops – backing vocals
- Tannis Slimmon – backing vocals
- Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements
- Gene Hardy – saxophone
- Richard Burgmann – power tools
- Matt DeMatteo – power tools, engineer
- Kevin Gould – arrangements
- James Stewart – engineer
- Ormond Jobin – engineer
- Peter Moore – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Martin Tielli, except where noted.
- Self Serve Gas Station
- California Dreamline
- Rain, Rain, Rain
- Queer – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
- King of the Past – Dave Bidini, Tim Veseli
- R.D.A. (Rock Death America) – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
- The Headless One – Tim Veseli
- Legal Age Life at Variety Store – Dave Bidini
- What’s Going on Here
- Shaved Head – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini
- Palomar – Tim Vesely
- Guns – Dave Clark
- Sickening Song
- Soul Glue – Tim Vesely
- Beerbash – Dave Bidini
- Who? – Tim Vesely
- Dope Friends and Boozehounds – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Janet Morassutti
The Proclaimers: Persevere
On May 22, 2001, “Persevere Records” label released “Persevere”, the fourth Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “Mastermix Studios” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.
Personnel:
- Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Craig Reed – vocals, harmonica
- Stuart Nisbel – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, mandoilin
- Andy Dee – twelve string guitar, lap steel and slide guitar, baritone guitar, sitar, dobro
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel and slide guitar
- Dirk Freymouth – acoustic guitar
- Daithi Sproule – acoustic guitar
- Jerry Donahue – electric guitar
- Rick Sampson – banjo
- Peter Ostroushko – mandolin, fiddle
- Chuck Leavell – piano, grand piano, electric piano, organ, sampler
- Dan Newton – accordion
- Hutch Hutchinson – bass
- Pete Thomas – drums, tambourine, bell tree, shaker, handclaps
- Andy Green – musical assistance
- Mall Field – musical assistance
- Chris Kimsey – arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering
- Tom Tucker – recording
- Colin Usher – design, photography
- Daniel Corrigan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid.
- There’s a Touch
- Sweet Little Girls
- A Land Fit for Zeros
- How Many Times
- One Too Many
- That’s When He Told Her
- Scotland’s Story
- When You’re in Love
- She Arouses Me So
- Everybody’s a Victim
- Don’t Give It to Me
- Heaven Right Now
- Slowburner
- Act of Remembrance
Jackie McLean: Jackie McLean meets Junko Onishi Hat Trick
On May 22, 1996, “somethin`else” (Toshiba EMI) label released “Jackie McLean meets Junko Onishi Hat Trick”, the 54th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in January 1996, at “Power Station Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Hitoshi Namekata.
Personnel:
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone, co – producer
- Junko Onishi – piano
- Nat Reeves – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Jim Anderson – engineer, mixing
- Barbara Lipke – engineer assistant
- Yoshio Okazaki – mastering
- Kaoru Taku – art director
- Jimmy Katz – photography
- Hitoshi Namekata – executive producer
Track listing:
- Little Melonae – Kavkie McLean
- A Cottage for Sale – Larry Conley, Willard Robinson
- Solar – Miles Davis
- Bag’s Groove – Milt Jackson
- Will You Still Be Mine – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
- Left Alone – Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron
- Jackie’s Hat – Junko Onishi
- Sentimental Journey – Les Brown, Ben Homer
- Bluesnik – Jackie McLean
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