On November 2, 2025, Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay died aged 78. She was singer member of the bands Heart of Gold Band, Jerry Garcia Band, Dinna Jean Godchaux Band, but was best known as member and singer of Grateful Dead (1972 – 1979). Donna Jean recorded with Elvis Presley, Cher, Boz Scaggs, Johnny Jenkins, Bob Weir, David Bromberg, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jerry Garcia, Zero, Jazz Is Dead and Robert Hunter. As leader or co-leader she released eight albums.
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The Band: Jericho
On November 2, 1993, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Jericho”, the eighth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985, 1990 – 1993, at “Levon Helm Studios”, “NRS Studios”, “Neressa Studios”, “BearTracks Studios”, “Bearsville Studios”, “Woodstock Studios”, and was produced by John Simon, Aaron L. Hurwitz, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Randy Ciarlante.
Personnel:
- Rick Danko – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, fiddle, trombone, keyboards
- Garth Hudson – organ, keyboards, accordion, electric piano, saxophones, synthesizers, horns
- Richard Manuel – vocals, piano, keyboards
- Levon Helm – vocals, drums, percussion, mandolin, guitar
- Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Rick Bell – keyboards, organ, piano, accordion, backing vocals
- Jim Weider – guitars, backing vocals
- Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
- Artie Traum – acoustic guitar
- Eric Bazilian – mandolin
- Stan Szelest – electric piano
- John Simon – electric piano, horns, saxophones
- Champion Jack Dupree – piano
- Rob Hyman – keyboards
- Rob Leon – bass guitar
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Bobby Strickland – tenor and baritone saxophones
- Dave Douglas – trumpet
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Jules Shear – backing vocals
- Colin Linden – backing vocals
- Aaron “Professor Louie” Hurwitz – engineer
- Chris Andersen – engineer
- Steve Churchyard – engineer
- John Roper – engineer
Track listing:
- Remedy – Colin Linden, Jim Weider
- Blind Willie McTell – Bob Dylan
- The Caves of Jericho – Richard Bell, Levon Helm, John Simon
- Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
- Too Soon Gone – Jules Shear, Stan Szelest
- Country Boy – Marshall Barer, Fred Brooks
- Move to Japan – Joe Flood, Levon Helm, John Simon, Stan Szelset, Jim Weider
- Amazon (River of Dreams) – Artie Traum
- Stuff You Gotta Watch – Muddy Waters
- Same Thing – Willie Dixon
- Shine a Light – Marty Grebb, Daniel Moore
- Blues Stay Away from Me – Alton & Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Long After Dark
On November 2, 1982, “Backstreet” label released “Long After Dark”, the fifth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Record Plant”, “Wally Heider’s” and “Crystal” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.
Personnel:
- Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars
- Mike Campbell – guitars
- Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
- Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
- Ron Blair – bass guitar
- Phil Jones – percussion
- Don Smith – engineer
- Shelly Yakus – engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Tommy Steele – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.
- A One Story Town
- You Got Lucky – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- Deliver Me
- Change of Heart
- Finding Out – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- We Stand a Chance
- Straight into Darkness
- The Same Old You – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- Between Two Worlds – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- A Wasted Life
Ringo Starr: Ringo
On November 2, 1973, “Apple” label released “Ringo”, the third Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded March – July 1973, at “Apple” and “EMI” in London, “Sunset Sound”, “A&M”, “Burbank”, “Sound Lab”, “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
- Ringo Starr – lead vocals, drums, percussion
- George Harrison – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Vini Poncia – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Jimmy Calvert – acoustic and electric guitar
- Steve Cropper – electric guitar
- Robbie Robertson – electric guitar
- Marc Bolan – guitar
- Levon Helm – mandolin
- David Bromberg – banjo, fiddle
- James Booker – piano
- Nicky Hopkins – piano
- Tom Hensley – piano
- Paul McCartney – “kazoo” vocal solo, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, flute and strings arrangements
- John Lennon – piano, backing vocals
- Billy Preston – organ, piano
- Garth Hudson – accordion
- Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
- Rick Danko – fiddle
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Milt Holland – percussion, marimba
- Lon & Derrek Van Eaton – percussion
- Tom Scott – horns, arrangements
- Chuck Findley – horns
- Bobby Keys – saxophone
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
- Harry Nilsson – backing vocals
- Martha Reeves – backing vocals
- Merry Clayton – backing vocals
- Richard Perry – backing vocals
Track listing:
- I’m the Greatest – John Lennon
- Have You Seen My Baby – Randy Newman
- Photograph – Richard Starkey, George Harrison
- Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) – George Harrison
- You’re Sixteen – Bob Sherman, Dick Sherman
- Oh My My – Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia
- Step Lightly – Graham Starkey
- Six O’Clock – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
- Devil Woman – Graham Starkey, Vini Poncia
- You and Me (Babe) – George Harrison, Mal Evans
Marianne Faithfull: Broken English
On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Barry Reynolds – guitar
- Joe Mavety – guitar
- Guy Humphries – guitar
- Steve Winwood – keyboards
- Steve York – bass
- Terry Stannard – drums
- Morris Pert – percussion
- Jim Cuomo – saxophone
- Darryl Way – violin
- Dyan Birch – backing vocals
- Frankie Collins – backing vocals
- Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
- Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
- Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
- Ed Thacker – mixing
- Dennis Morris – sleeve photography
Track listing:
- Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
- Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
- Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
- Guilt – Barry Reynolds
- The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
- What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
- Working Class Hero – John Lennon
- Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
Marianne Faithfull: Negative Capability
On November 2, 2018, “Panta Rei” label released “Negative Capability”, twentieth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in January 2018, at “La Frette Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Head, Rob Ellis and Warren Ellis.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Nick Cave – backing and additional vocals, piano
- Rob McVey – guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Ed Harcourt – piano, bass guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, organ, harmonium, backing vocals
- Warren Ellis – viola, synthesizer, violin, keyboards, piano, synthesiser bass, alto flute, backing vocals
- Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, synthesizer, piano, bass synthesizer, glockenspiel, thumbjam synthesizer, backing vocals
- Yann Orhan – cover art
Track listing:
- Misunderstanding – Marianne Faithfull, Rob McVey, Sivert Høyem, Ed Harcourt
- The Gypsy Faerie Queen – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
- As Tears Go By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham
- In My Own Particular Way – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt, Warren Ellis, Rob McVey
- Born to Live – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
- Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Stannard
- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
- They Come at Night – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
- Don’t Go – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
- No Moon in Paris – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
Foo Fighters: There Is Nothing Left To Lose
On November 2, 1999, “Roswell” and “RCA” labels released “There Is Nothing Left to Lose”, the third Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded March – June 1999, at “606” in Alexandria, Virginia, “Conway” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Adam Kasper, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins. In 2001, “There Is Nothing Left to Lose” won the “Grammy Award for Best Rock Album”.
Personnel:
- Dave Grohl – vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, loops, mellotron, talk box, art direction
- Nate Mendel – bass, art direction
- Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, art direction
- Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- John Nelson – mixing assistant
- Tod Reiger – mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Henry Marquez – art direction
- Danny Clinch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins.
- Stacked Actors
- Breakout
- Learn to Fly
- Gimme Stitcher
- Generator
- Aurora
- Live-In-Skin
- Next Year
- Headwires
- Ain’t It the Life
- M.I.A.
Hot Tuna: Pair a Dice Found
On November 2, 1990, “Epic” label released “Pair a Dice Found”, the ninth Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Jorma Kaukonen.
Personnel:
- Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, lead and rgythm guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro
- Michael Falzarano – rhythm guitar
- Galen Underwood – keyboards, rhythm guitar, sequenced percussion, backing vocals
- Jack Casady – bass, 4-string guitar, 5-string guitar, fretless guitar, backing vocals
- Harvey Sorgen – drums
- Rick Danko – backing vocals
- The Phantoms (Charlie Staxx, Joe Veillette, Jane Veillette) – backing vocals
- Vanessa Lillian, Ginger Lee, Rick Sanchez – backing vocals
- Rick Sanchez – engineer, mixing, co-producer
- Harvey Sorgen – second engineer
- John Yates – second engineer
- Doug Rose – second engineer
- Michael Caplan – executive producer
- Harvey Leeds – executive producer
- Galen Underwood – production assistant
- Ira Wilkes – production coordination
- Vanessa Lillian – art direction
- Howard Fritzson – design
- Carl Studna – cover photo
Track listing:
- It’s Alright with Me – Jorma Kaukonen
- Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
- Urban Moon – Randall Bramblett
- Eve of Destruction – P. F. Sloan
- AK-47 – Michael Falzarano
- Shot in the Act – Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle
- Brand New Toy – Michael Falzarano
- To Be with You – Michael Falzarano
- Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue – Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey, Bucky Jones
- Love Gone Flat – Michael Falzarano
- Bulletproof Vest – Michael Falzarano
- Ken Takes a Lude – Jorma Kaukonen
- San Francisco Bay Blues – Jesse Fuller
- Happy Turtle Song – Jorma Kaukonen
Dead Can Dance: Dionysus
On November 2, 2018, “PIAS Recordings” label released “Dionysus”, the ninth Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Ker Landelle Studios” in Brittany, France.
Personnel:
- Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, design, photography
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- DLT – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.
- Act I – Sea Borne
- Act I – Liberator of Minds
- Act I – Dance of the Bacchantes
- Act II – The Mountain
- Act II – The Invocation
- Act II – The Forest
- Act II – Psychopomp
Tony MacAlpine: Master of Paradise
On November 2, 1999, “Shrapnel Records” label released “Master of Paradise”, the eighth Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Clear Lake Audio” in Los Angeles, “Allen Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine.
Personnel:
- Tony MacAlpine – vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
- Larry Dennison – bass
- Atma Anur – drums
- Brian Levi – engineer, mixing
- Albert Law – editing, mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.
- Maker Is King
- Tears of Darkness
- Live to Die
- Circus
- Still
- Master of Paradise
- Time
- Imagination
- Final Hour
- All bord d’une source – Franz List
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