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Joan Baez: Blessed Are…

In July 1971, “Vanguard” label released “Blessed Are…”, the thirteen Joan Baez studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Norbert Putnam and Jack Lothrop

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – guitar, vocals
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Norman Blake – guitar, dobro
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy– harmonica
  • Norbert Putnam– bass, arrangements
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey –drums
  • The Holladay – singers
  • Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Spicher– violin
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer
  • Dave Harris – artwork
  • Jobriath– design
  • Jim Marshall– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joan Baez, except where noted.

  1. Blessed Are…
  2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Robbie Robertson
  3. Salt of the Earth – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  4. Three Horses
  5. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
  6. Last, Lonely and Wretched
  7. Lincoln Freed Me Today (The Slave) – David Paton
  8. Outside the Nashville City Limits
  9. San Francisco Mabel Joy – Mickey Newbury
  10. When Time Is Stolen
  11. Heaven Help Us All – Ronald Miller
  12. Angeline – Mickey Newbury
  13. Help Me Make It Through the Night – Kris Kristofferson
  14. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  15. Put Your Hand in the Hand – Gene MacLellan
  16. Gabriel and Me
  17. Milanese Waltz/Marie Flore
  18. The Hitchhikers’ Song
  19. The 33rd of August – Mickey Newbury
  20. Fifteen Months

Johnny Cash: Man In Black

In May 1971, “Columbia” label released “Man in Black”, the 38th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced Johnny Cash. The album’s name eventually became Cash’s nickname, given to him by the public.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Norman Blake– acoustic guitar
  • Carl Perkins– electric guitar
  • Bob Wootton– electric guitar
  • Jerry Shook – rhythm guitar
  • June Carter Cash– vocals
  • Billy Graham– vocals
  • Marshall Grant– bass guitar
  • S. Holland– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion

Track listing:

  1. The Preacher Said Jesus Said – Johnny Cash
  2. The Preacher Said Jesus Said – Dick Feller
  3. You’ve Got a New Light Shining in Your Eyes – Johnny Cash
  4. If Not for Love – Glenn D. Tubb, Larry Lee
  5. Man in Black – Johnny Cash
  6. Singin’ in Vietnam Talkin’ Blues – Johnny Cash
  7. Ned Kelly – Johnny Cash
  8. Look at Me – Glen Sherley, Harlan Sanders
  9. Dear Mrs. – Johnny Cash, Andrew J. Arnette
  10. I Talk to Jesus Every Day – Tubb

Johnny Cash: Everybody Loves a Nut

In May 1966, “Columbia” label released “Everybody Loves a Nut”, the 23rd Johnny Cash. It was recorded March 1965-January 1966, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones. The album features number of humorous novelty songs.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Luther Perkins, Norman Blake- guitar
  • Bob Johnson – guitar, flute, banjo
  • Bill Pursell- piano
  • Marshall Grant- bass
  • S. Holland- drums
  • Jack Elliott- yodel
  • The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers- backing vocals
  • Jack Davis – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Everybody Loves a Nut – Jack Clement
  2. The One on the Right Is on the Left – Jack Clement
  3. A Cup of Coffee – Jack Elliot
  4. The Bug That Tried to Crawl Around the World – Jr Hall, Johnny Cash
  5. The Singing Star’s Queen – Jackson King, Bill Mack
  6. Austin Prison – Johnny Cash
  7. Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog – Jack Clement
  8. Take Me Home – Jack Clement, Allen Reynolds
  9. Please Don’t Play Red River Valley – Johnny Cash
  10. Boa Constrictor – Shel Silbersten
  11. Joe Bean – Bud Freeman, Leon Pober

Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line

In May 1964, “Columbia” label released “I Walk the Line”, the nineteenth Johnny Cash studio album. It was recorded June 1963-March 1964, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Luther Perkins- lead guitar
  • Norman Blake- acoustic guitar, dobro
  • Bob Johnson, Jack Clement- rhythm guitar
  • Don Helms- steel guitar
  • Bill Pursell- piano
  • Marshall Grant- bass
  • S. Holland- drums
  • Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney- trumpet
  • Rufus Long – flute
  • The Carter Family- backing vocals
  • Lee Friedlander – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
  2. Bad News – John D. Loudermilk
  3. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
  4. Give My Love to Rose – Johnny Cash
  5. Hey Porter – Johnny Cash
  6. I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash
  7. Understand Your Man – Johnny Cash
  8. Wreck of the Old 97’ – Johnny Cash, Bob Johnson, Norman Blake
  9. Still in Town – Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran
  10. Big River – Johnny Cash
  11. Goodbye Little Darlin’ Goodbye – Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin
  12. Troublesome Waters – Maybelle Carter, Dixie Dean

Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine

On April 10, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)”, the sixth Counting Crows studio album. It was recorded April-June 2011, and was produced by Shawn Dealey, Jim Bogios, Dave Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, David Immergluck, Millard Powers and Dan Vickrey.

Personnel:

  • Adam Duritz – lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Bryson – acoustic and twelve-string electric guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo
  • David Immergluck – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, twelve-string electric guitar; glockenspielon, pedal steel, baritone electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Dan Vickrey – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo; acoustic twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Gillingham – piano, Hammond B-3, accordion, string  composition, pizzicato strings, doorbell, backing vocals
  • Millard Powers – bass guitar, upright double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Bogios – drums, percussion; tambourine, backing vocals
  • Leanne Zacharias – cello
  • Dave Bryson – additional engineering, mixing
  • Shawn Dealey – recording
  • Brian Deck– mixing
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Brian Dong – recording assistant
  • Robert Hawes – recording assistant
  • Jorge Velasco – recording assistant
  • Josh Rhinehart – package design
  • Ivan Sciberras – cover concept, design

Track listing:

  1. Untitled (Love Song) – Luke MacMaster
  2. Start Again – Norman Blake
  3. Hospital – Coby Brown
  4. Mercy – Kurt Stevenson, Patrick Winningham, Chris Boesel
  5. Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
  6. Like Teenage Gravity – Kasey Anderson
  7. Amie – Craig Fuller
  8. Coming Around – Fran Healy
  9. Ooh La La – Ronnie Lane, Ron Wood
  10. All My Failures -Taylor Goldsmith
  11. Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons, Thomas Stanley Brown
  12. Four White Stallions – Patrick Winningham, Jeff Trott, Dan Vickrey
  13. Jumping Jesus – Tom Barnes, Jim Gordon
  14. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
  15. The Ballad of El Goodo – Alex Chilton, Chris Bell

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand

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On October 23. 2007, “Rounder” label released “Raising Sand”, album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. It was recorded in 2007, at “Sound Emporium” in  Nashville; “Electro Magnetic Studios” and “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles; “Sage & Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by T Bone Burnett. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and Platinum in Sweden by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant– vocals
  • Alison Krauss– vocals, fiddle
  • T Bone Burnett– acoustic and electric guitar, six-string bass guitar
  • Norman Blake– acoustic guitar
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
  • Marc Ribot– acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro
  • Riley Baugus– banjo
  • Patrick Warren– keyboards, pump organ, toy piano
  • Dennis Crouch – acoustic bass
  • Jay Bellerose– drums
  • Mike Seeger– autoharp
  • Stacy Parrish – engineer
  • Mike Piersante – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rich Woman – Dorothy LaBostrie, McKinley Millet
  2. Killing the Blues – Roly Jon Salley
  3. Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us – Sam Phillips
  4. Polly Come Home – Gene Clark
  5. Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) – The Everly Brothers
  6. Through the Morning, Through the Night – Gene Clark
  7. Please Read the Letter – Charlie Jones, Michael Lee, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  8. Trampled Rose – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
  9. Fortune Teller – Allen Toussaint
  10. Stick With Me Baby – Mel Tillis
  11. Nothin – Townes Van Zandt
  12. Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson – Milton Campbell
  13. Your Long Journey – Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson

Teenage Fanclub: Songs From The Northern Britain

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On July 29, 1997, “Creation” label released “Songs from Northern Britain”, the sixth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Rich Farm Studios, in Surrey; “Air Studios”; “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by David Bianco, Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, Gerard Love and Paul Quinn.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass
  • Paul Quinn – drums
  • George Borowski – guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bianco – piano
  • Neil Sidwell – brass
  • Steve Sidwell – brass
  • Jamie Talbot – brass
  • Dave Bishop – brass
  • Sonia Slany – strings
  • Jocelyn Pook- strings
  • Ann Morfee – strings
  • Dinah Beamish – strings
  • Susan Bell – strings
  • Claire Orsler – strings
  • Sara Herbert – strings
  • Jules Singleton – strings

Track listing:

  1. Start Again – Norman Blake
  2. Ain’t That Enough – Gerard Love
  3. Can’t Feel My Soul – Raymond McGinley
  4. I Don’t Want to Control You – Norman Blake
  5. Planets – Norman Blake, MacDonald
  6. It’s a Bad World – Raymond McGinley
  7. Take the Long Way Round – Gerard Love
  8. Winter – Norman Blake
  9. I Don’t Care – Raymond McGinley
  10. Mount Everest – Gerard Love
  11. Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From – Raymond McGinley
  12. Speed of Light – Gerard Love

Teenage Fanclub: A Catholic Education

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On June 11, 1990, “Paperhouse Records” released “A Catholic Education” the debut Teenage Fanclub album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinely and Francis McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake– vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley– vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love– vocals, bass
  • Francis MacDonald– drums
  • Brendan O’Hare– drums

Track listing:

  1. Everything Flows – Norman Blake
  2. Everybody’s Fool – Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley
  3. Catholic Education – Norman Blake
  4. Eternal Light – Norman Blake
  5. Heavy Metal – Raymond McGinley
  6. Critical Mass – Norman Blake
  7. Too Involved – Norman Blake. Raymond McGinley
  8. Don’t Need a Drum – Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley
  9. Every Picture I Paint – Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley
  10. Catholic Education II – Norman Blake
  11. Heavy metal II – Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley

Bob Dylan: Self Portrait

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On June 8, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Self Portrait”, the tenth Bob Dylan studio album.  It was recorded April 1969 – March 1970, and was produced by Bob Johnston. “Self Portrait” features both cover versions of pop and folk songs and original compositions.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, vibes
  • Norman Blake– guitar
  • Fred Carter, Jr. – guitar
  • Fred Foster– guitar
  • Bubba Fowler– guitar
  • Robbie Robertson – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Osborn – guitar, bass guitar
  • Al Kooper – guitar, horn, keyboards
  • David Bromberg– guitar, dobro, bass guitar
  • Ron Cornelius– guitar
  • Pete Drake– steel guitar
  • Bob Wilson – organ, piano
  • Bill Pursell – piano
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, piano
  • Garth Hudson– keyboards
  • Charlie Daniels– bass guitar, guitar
  • Rick Danko– bass guitar, vocals
  • Bob Moore – bass guitar
  • Stu Woods – bass guitar
  • Levon Helm– vocals, mandolin, drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey– drums, percussion
  • Al Rogers – drums
  • Albert Wynn Butler – clarinet, saxophone
  • Freddie Hill – trumpet
  • Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
  • Karl Himmel – clarinet, saxophone, trombone
  • Dennis Good – trombone
  • Rex Peer – trombone
  • Frank Smith – trombone
  • Gene A. Mullins – baritone horn
  • Emanuel Green – violin
  • Lilian Hunt – violin
  • Martin Katahn – violin
  • Doug Kershaw – violin
  • Sheldon Kurland – violin
  • Barry McDonald – violin
  • Brenton Banks – violin
  • George Binkley III – violin
  • Solie Fott – violin, viola
  • Marvin Chantry – viola
  • Gary Van Osdale – viola
  • Byron Bach – cello
  • Martha McCrory – cello
  • Delores Edgin – vocals
  • Hilda Harris – vocals
  • Carol Montgomery – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Albertine Robinson – vocals
  • Maretha Stewart – vocals
  • Bill Walker – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. All the Tired Horses – Bob Dylan
  2. Alberta #1 – Bob Dylan
  3. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know – Cecil A. Null
  4. Days of 49 – Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Frank Warner
  5. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  6. In Search of Little Sadie – traditional
  7. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Becaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoe
  8. Woogie Boogie – Bob Dylan
  9. Belle Isle – traditional
  10. Living the Blues – Bob Dylan
  11. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969, at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  12. Cooper Kettle – Alfred Frank Beddoe
  13. Gotta Travel On – Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, David Lazar, Tom Six
  14. Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  15. The Boxer – Paul Simon
  16. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  17. Take Me as I Am (Or let Me Go) – Boudleaux Bryant
  18. Take a Message to Mary – Felice Brtant, Boudleaux Bryant
  19. It Hurts me Too – traditional
  20. Minstrel Boy –Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  21. She Belongs to Me – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the” Isle of Wight Festival”)
  22. Wigwam – Bob Dylan
  23. Alberta # 2 – Bob Dylan

Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix

Grand Prix

On May 29, 1995, “Creation Records” label released “Grand Prix”, the fifth Teenage Fanclub album. It was recorded September–October 1994, at “The Manor” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, and was produced by David Bianco, Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Rayomond McGinley and Paul Quinn . “Q” magazine ranked “Grand Prix” at number 72 on its of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake– vocals, guitar, design
  • Gerard Love– vocals, bass, sdesign
  • Raymond McGinley– vocals, guitar, sdesign
  • Paul Quinn – drums, design
  • David Bianco – vocals, occasional guitar, piano
  • Nigel Hitchcock– alto saxophone
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Jamie Talbot – tenor saxophone
  • Chris White – baritone saxophone
  • Jules Singleton – violin
  • Sonia Slany – violin
  • Jocelyn Pook – viola
  • Dinah Beamish – cello
  • Dave Barker, Chas Banks, Jim Parsons – hand claps
  • Sonia Slany – arrangements
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • George Borowski – guitar maintenance
  • Robert Fisher – “Grand Prix” logo design
  • Toby Egeinick – layout
  • Marcus Tomlinson – front cover photography
  • John Andrews – cover shoot co-ordinator

Track listing:

  1. About You – Raymond McGinley
  2. Sparky’s Dream – Gerard Love
  3. Mellow Doubt – Norman Blake
  4. Don’t Look Back – Gerard Love
  5. Verisimilitude – Raymond McGinley
  6. Neil Jung – Norman Blake
  7. Tears – Norman Blake
  8. Discolite – Gerard Love
  9. Say No – Raymond McGinley
  10. Going Places – Gerard Love
  11. I’ll Make it Clear – Norman Blake
  12. I Gotta Know – Raymond McGinley
  13. Hardcore / Ballard – Norman Blake