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Buddy Guy: Born To Play Guitar

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On July 31, 2015, “RCA” label released “Born to Play Guitar”, the 17th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Tom Hambridge. In 2016, the album won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
  • Joss Stone – vocals
  • Van Morrison – vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II – 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar, resonator guitar, slide guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Bob Britt – electric guitar, resonator guitar
  • Reese Wynans – clavinet, Hammond B3, grand piano, upright piano, Wurlitzer
  • Kevin McKendree – African piano, Hammond B3, piano
  • Rob McKendree – clavinet
  • Kim Wilson – harmonica
  • Billy Cox – electric bass
  • Glenn Worf – electric bass, upright bass
  • Michael Rhodes – acoustic bass, electric bass
  • Tommy Macdonald – electric bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussion, tambourine, triangle, wind chimes, backing vocals, mixing
  • Chris Carmichael – strings, string arrangements
  • The McCrary Sisters – backing vocals
  • Ducky Carlisle – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Saint-Leon – engineer
  • Jonathan Joseph – engineer
  • Nathan James – engineer
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Seth Morton – engineer assistant
  • Erwin Gorostiza – creative director
  • Tommy Macdonald – production assistant
  • Gilbert Garza – guitar technician
  • Josh Cheuse – art direction, design, photography
  • Bradley Cook – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Born to Play Guitar – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  2. Wear You Out – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  3. Back Up Mama – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  4. Too Late – Charles Brown, Willie Dixon, John Phillips
  5. Whiskey, Beer & Wine – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  6. Kiss Me Quick – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  7. Crying Out of One Eye – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  8. (Baby) You Got What It Takes – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, Murray Stein
  9. Turn Me Wild – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  10. Crazy World – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  11. Smarter Than I Was – Tom Hambridge
  12. Thick Like Mississippi Mud – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  13. Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to B.B. King) – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  14. Come Back Muddy – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge

Joe Bonamassa: Royal Tea

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On October 23, 2020, “Provogue” label released “Royal Tea”, the fourteenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Kevin Shirley – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Rob McNelley – rhythm guitar
  • Reese Wynans – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Jools Holland – piano
  • Errol Litton – harmonica
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Bova – percussion, orchestration
  • Paulie Cerra – saxophone
  • Ron Dziubla – baritone saxophone
  • The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra
  • Juanita Tippins – backing vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Bernie Marsden – backing vocals
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet and horn arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Bonamassa and Bernie Marsden, except where noted.

  1. When One Door Opens – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Pete Brown
  2. Royal Tea – James Howe, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  3. Why Does It Take So Long to Say Goodbye
  4. Lookout Man! – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Mike McCully, Pete Brown
  5. High Class Girl
  6. A Conversation with Alice
  7. I Didn’t Think She Would Do It – Bernie Marsden, Joe Bonamassa, Pete Brown
  8. Beyond the Silence – Joe Bonamassa
  9. Lonely Boy – Dave Stewart, Joe Bonamassa, Jools Holland
  10. Savannah

Van Zant: My Kind Of Country

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On October 9, 2007, “Columbia” label released “My Kind of Country”, the fifth and final Van Zant studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Justin Niebank and Mark Wright.

Personnel:

  • Donnie Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • Johnny Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Pat Buchanan – electric guitar, harmonica
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Matt Hauer – electric guitar
  • Marc Miller – pedal steel guitar
  • Russ Pahl – banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Capps – keyboards
  • Garry Hensley – bass guitar
  • Erik Lundgren – bass guitar
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Noah Hungerford – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Robert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Perry Coleman – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals
  • Russell Terrell – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Train – Tony Mullins, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Craig Wiseman
  2. These Colors Don’t Run – Tony Mullins, Donnie Vam Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  3. Goes Down Easy – Tom Hambridge, David Lee Murphy, Gary Nicholson
  4. That Scares Me – Ashley Gorley, Rivers Rutherford, George Teren
  5. My Kind of Country – Blair Daly, Tom Hambridge, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  6. The Hardest Thing – Daryl Burgess, Thom McHugh
  7. It’s Only Money – David Lee Murphy, Anthony Smith
  8. We Can’t Do It Alone – Brett James, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  9. Friend – Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele
  10. It’s All About You – Bob DiPiero, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  11. Headed South – Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren

Beth Hart: Bang Bang Boom Boom

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On October 5, 2012, “Provogue / Mascot Label” labels released “Bang Bang Boom Boom”, the sixth Beth Hart studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Beth Hart – vocals, piano
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Randy Flowers – guitar
  • Arlan Schierbaum – organ
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • Herman Matthews – drums
  • Anton Fig – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Jeff Bova – string arrangements
  • Rune Westberg – engineer, mixing
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Josh La Count – recording assistant
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Roy Koch – package design
  • Marcus Bird – photography 
  • Jeff Katz – photography
  • Scott Guetzkow – executive producer
  • David Wolff – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Baddest Blues – Beth Hart
  2. Bang Bang Boom Boom – Beth Hart, Rune Westberg
  3. Better Man – Beth Hart, Monty Byrom
  4. Caught Out in the Rain – Beth Hart, James House
  5. Swing My Thing Back Around – Beth Hart
  6. With You Every Day – Beth Hart, Juab Winans
  7. Thru the Window of My Mind – Beth Hart, Rune Westberg
  8. Spirit of God – Beth Hart
  9. There in Your Heart – Beth Hart
  10. The Ugliest House on the Block – Beth Hart
  11. Everything Must Change – Beth Hart

Joe Bonamassa: Different Shades Of Blue

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On September 22, 2014, “J & R” label released “Different Shades of Blue”, the eleventh Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “The Palms” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Roy Weisman and Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar
  • Reese Wynans – organ, piano
  • Carmine Rojas – bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Doug Henthorn – backing vocals
  • Melanie Williams – backing vocals
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet
  • The Bovaland Orchestra – strings
  • Jeff Bova – string arrangements
  • Mark Everton Gray – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dennis Friel – design, artwork
  • Rik Gould – photography
  • Erik Kabik – photography
  • Philippe Klose – photography
  • Brent Spear – technician

Track listing:

  1. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) – Jimi Hendrix
  2. Oh beautiful – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  3. Love Ain’t a Love Song – Joe Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers
  4. Living on the Moon – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  5. Heartache Follows Wherever I Go – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  6. Never Give All Your Heart – Joe Bonamassa, Jonathan Cain
  7. I Gave Up Everything for You, ‘Cept the Blues – Joe Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers, Jeffrey Steele
  8. Different Shades of Blue = Joe Bonamassa, James House
  9. Get Back My Tomorrow – Joe Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers, Jeffrey Steele
  10. Trouble Town – Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
  11. So, What Would I Do – Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa: Redemption

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On September 21, 2018, “Provogue – Mascot Music Productions” label released “Redemption”, the thirteenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Blackbird” and “Addiction Sound” in Nashville, “The Cave” in Sydney, “Studio at the Palms” in Las Vegas, “Hit Factory Criteria” in Miami, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar
  • Reese Wynans – organ, piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Lee Thornburg – horn
  • Paulie Cerra – horn
  • Kenny Grinberg – guitar
  • Doug Lancio – guitar
  • Gary Pinto – harmony vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Juanita Tippins – backing vocals
  • Jamey Johnson – backing vocals
  • Roy Weisman – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Evil Mama
  2. King Bee Shakedown
  3. Molly O
  4. Deep in the Blues Again
  5. Self-Inflicted Wounds
  6. Pick Up the Pieces
  7. The Ghost of Macon Jones
  8. Just ‘Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should
  9. Redemption
  10. I’ve Got Some Mind Over What Matters
  11. Stronger Now in Broken Places
  12. Love Is a Gamble

Etta James: Love’s Been Rough On Me

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On April 29, 1997, “Private Music” label released “Love’s Been Rough on Me”, the twentieth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – lead vocals
  • Don Potter – acoustic guitar
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitar
  • Josh Sklair – electric guitar
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Terry McMillan – percussion
  • Jim Horn – saxophone
  • Sam Levine – saxophone
  • Joe McGlohon – saxophone
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • Chris McDonald – trombone
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals
  • Donna McElroy – backing vocals
  • Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
  • John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
  • Curtis Young – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Rock – Russell Smith, Jim Varsos
  2. Cry Like a Rainy Day – Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg
  3. Love’s Been Rough on Me – Gretchen Peters
  4. Love It or Leave It Alone – Kara Cody, Will Jennings, John Keller
  5. Don’t Touch Me – Hank Cochran
  6. Hold Me – Graham Lyle, Troy Seals
  7. If I Had Any Pride Left at All – John Greenbaum, Seals, Eddie Setser
  8. I Can Give You Everything – Al Anderson, Terry Anderson
  9. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
  10. Done in the Dark – Josh Sklair, Etta James

Buddy Guy: The Blues Don’t Lie

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On September 30, 2022, “RCA” label released “The Blues Don’t Lie”, the 19th Buddy Guy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
  • Mavis Staples – vocal
  • Elvis Costello – vocal
  • James Taylor – vocal
  • Bobby Rush – vocal
  • Jason Isbell – vocal
  • Wendy Moten – vocal
  • Rob McNelley – guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Reese Wynans – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussions, tambourine, backing vocal, mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Zach Allen, Jonathan Lackey, Dave O’Donnell, Casey Wasner, Steve Weeder – additional recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  2. Blues Don’t Lie – Tom Hambridge
  3. The World Needs Love – Buddy Guy
  4. We Go Back – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  5. Symptoms of Love – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  6. Follow the Money – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. Well Enough Alone – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  8. What’s Wrong with That – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  9. Gunsmoke Blues – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. House Party – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  11. Sweet Thing – Joe Josea, B.B. King
  12. Backdoor Scratchin’ – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  13. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  14. Rabbit Blood – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  15. Last Call – Tom Hambridge, Bill Sweeney
  16. King Bee – James Moore

Jimmy Barnes: 30:30 Hindsight

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On August 29, 2015, “Liberation Music”, label released “30:30 Hindsight”, the fifteenth Jimmy Barnes studio album. The album contains 17 new recordings and 13 classic Jimmy Barnes tracks spanning his solo career. It was recorded 1984 – 2014, at “Freight Train Studios”, “Revolver Studios”, “Addiction Sound”, “Studio at the Palms” and “Studio Guillaume Tell”, and was produced by David Kalmusky, Jonathan Cain, Kevin Shirley, Steven Van Zandt and Bernard Fanning.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Barnes – lead and backing vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – lead and backing vocals
  • Bernard Fanning – vocal, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Sheehan – acoustic guitar
  • Steven van Zandt – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Moss – guitar
  • Ben Rodgers – guitar
  • Chris Cheney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Spencer – guitar
  • Dave Leslie – guitar
  • Davey Lane – guitar
  • Franco Raggatt – guitar
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar, slide guitar
  • Jon Toogood – guitar
  • Keith Urban – vocal, guitar
  • Mark Lizotte – guitar
  • Neal Schon – guitar
  • Phil Knight – guitar
  • Stuart Fraser – guitar
  • Tom Bukovac – guitar
  • Jon Stevens – vocal, steel guitar
  • Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar
  • Jimmy Mantingly – mandolin
  • Jonathan Cain – piano, keyboards
  • Lachian Doley – piano, keyboards
  • Arian Schierbaum – keyboards
  • Howard Duck – Hammond organ
  • Ben Rodgers – bass
  • Dario Bortolin – bass
  • John Dymond – bass
  • Karl Kippenberger – bass
  • Michael Hegerty – bass
  • Michael Menell – bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Scott Owen – bass
  • Jackie Barnes – drums, backing vocals
  • Andy Strachan – drums
  • Anton Fig – drums
  • Tom Larkin – drums
  • Mick Skelton – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Dave Hibbard – drums
  • Charley Drayton – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Charlie Owen – dobro
  • David Woodford – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet
  • David Campbell – vocal
  • Jon Toogood – vocal
  • Matk Lizotte – vocal
  • Suze Demarchi – vocal
  • Tina Arena – vocal
  • Troy Cassar Daley – vocal
  • Doug Henthorn, Eliza Jane Barnes, Jane Barnes, Elly May Barnes, Gary Pinto, Jade MacRae, Juanita Tippins, Ruby Rogers, Scot Hull – backing vocals
  • Jeff Bova – orchestration
  • David Nicholas – engineer
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Jean Paul Fung – engineer
  • Mark Gray – engineer
  • Nick Didia – engineer
  • Dennis Caribaux – engineer
  • James Freeman – engineer
  • Nick Kallstrom – engineer
  • Pal Thrall – engineer
  • Ethan Berrette – engineer
  • Sean Astill – engineer
  • Zachary Miller – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lay Down Your Guns – featuring The Living End
  2. Time Will Tell – featuring Baby Animals
  3. Good Times – featuring Keith Urban
  4. Ride the Night Away – featuring Steven Van Zandt
  5. Stand Up – featuring Mahalia Barnes and the Soul Mates
  6. I’d Die to Be with You Tonight – featuring Diesel
  7. Stone Cold – featuring Tina Arena and Joe Bonamassa
  8. Working Class Man – featuring Jonathan Cain and Ian Moss
  9. Going Down Alone – featuring Jonathan Cain, Joe Bonamassa and Meal Schon
  10. Love and Hate – featuring Shihad
  11. No Second Prize – featuring The Family Choir
  12. I’d Rather Be Blind – featuring Jon Stevens
  13. When Your Love is Gone – featuring Ruby Rodgers and The Tin Lids
  14. Too Much Ain’t Enough Love – featuring Joe Bonamassa
  15. I’m Still on Your Side – featuring Bernard Fanning
  16. Walk On – featuring David Campbell
  17. The Other Kind – Troy Cassar Daley

1984 – 2010

  1. No Second Prize
  2. Daylight
  3. Working Class Man
  4. Driving Wheels
  5. Let’s Make It Last All Night
  6. Love Is Enough
  7. When Something Is Wrong with My Baby – featuring John Farnham
  8. The Weight – featuring The Badloves
  9. Change of Heart
  10. Lover Lover
  11. Out in the Blue
  12. Red Hot
  13. Large Pier Hotel

David Gates: Love Is Always Seventeen

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On September 6, 1994, “Discovery” label released “Love Is Always Seventeen”, the sixth David Gates album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by David Gates.

Personnel:

  • David Gates – vocals, acoustic guitar, arranger
  • Larry Knetchel – piano
  • Matt Rollings – keyboards
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Lee Roy Parnell – slide guitar
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Terry McMillan – harmonica
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Michael Haynes – flugelhorn
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Paul Leim – drums
  • Billy Dean, Victoria Shaw, W.O. Smith Music School Singers – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Gates.

  1. Avenue of Love
  2. Love Is Always Seventeen
  3. Ordinary Man
  4. I Will Wait for You
  5. Save This Dance for Me
  6. No Secrets in a Small Town
  7. Heart, It’s All Over
  8. I Don’t Want to Share Your Love
  9. I Can’t Find the Words to Say Goodbye
  10. Dear World
  11. Thankin’ You Sweet Baby James