On May 6, 1985, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Highwayman (The) album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Moman’s Recording” and “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Chips Moman. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by ARIA, and Platinum in US by RIAA.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals
Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
Kris Kristofferson – vocals
Johnny Rodriguez – lead and backing vocals
Chips Moman – guitars, backing vocals
J. R. Cobb – guitars
Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin
Reggie Young – guitars
Bobby Wood – keyboards
Bobby Emmons – keyboards
Paul Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Jimmy Tittle – bass guitar
Gene Chrisman – drums
Chips Moman – engineer
David Cherry – engineer
Ken Criblez – engineer assistant
Larry Greenhill – engineer assistant
Denny Purcell – mastering
Track listing:
Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
The Last Cowboy Song – Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson
Jim, I Wore a Tie Today – Cindy Walker
Big River – Johnny Cash
Committed to Parkview – Johnny Cash
Desperados Waiting for a Train – Guy Clark
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
Welfare Line – Paul Kennerley
Against the Wind – Bob Seger
The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over – Steve Goodman, John Prine
On August 29, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Johnny 99”, the 69th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in April 1983, at “Magnolia” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Ahern.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Donivan Cowart, Lynn Langham – vocals
June Carter – vocals
James Burton – electric guitar
Bob Wootton – electric guitar
Brian Ahern – gut-string guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, arrangements
Tim Goodman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass, banjo
Marty Stuart – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
David Mansfield – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle
Glen D. Hardin – keyboards
Nick DeCaro – accordion
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
Norton Buffalo – harmonica
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Jack Grochmal, Donivan Cowart, Brian Ahern – engineer
John Seakwood – photography
Track listing:
Highway Patrolman – Bruce Springsteen
That’s the Truth – Paul Kennerley
God Bless Robert E. Lee – Bobby Hutcherson, Mack Vickery
New Cut Road – Guy Clark
Johnny 99 – Bruce Springsteen
Ballad of the Ark – Steven Rhymer
Joshua Gone Barbados – Eric Von Schmidt
Girl from the Canyon – Carolina Edwards, Jonathan Edwards
On January 10, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Bluebird”, the fifteenth Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1988, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
Richard Bennett – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
Steve Fishell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro
Paul Kennerley – acoustic guitar
Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Mike Henderson – slide guitar
Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
Kieran Kane – mandolin
Glen Duncan – mandolin
Mark O’Connor – mandolin
Marty Stuart – mandolin
Carl Marsh – synthesizer, Hammond organ
Glen Hardin – piano, synthesizer
Kate McGarrigle – accordion, backing vocals
Dave Pomeroy – acoustic and electric bass, bass violin
Billy Thomas – vocals, drums, percussion
Kenny Malone – percussion
Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
Donivan Cowart – backing vocals
Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
Pamela Rose – backing vocals
Harry Stinson – backing vocals
Emory Gordy, Jr. – conductor, string arrangements
Donivan Cowart – engineer
Mark Richardson – engineer
Eric Paul – engineer assistant
George Massenburg – mixing
Sharon Rice – mixing assistant
Paul Dieter – mixing assistant
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Janet Levinson – art direction, design
Caroline Greyshock – photography
Track listing:
Heaven Only Knows – Paul Kennerley
You’ve Been on My Mind – Rodney Crowell
Icy Blue Heart – John Hiatt
Love Is – Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle
No Regrets – Tom Rush
Lonely Street – Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder
On October 16, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Brand New Dance”, the 16th Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1990, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett and Allan Reynolds.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, tambourine, 6-String Bass, bass
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and electric guitar
James Hollihan, Jr. – slide guitar
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
John Jarvis – piano
Pete Wasner – piano
Bobby Wood – organ, piano, keyboards, electric piano
Jo-El Sonnier – French accordion, triangle
Glenn Worf – bass
Bob Wray – bass
Roy M. “Junior” Husky – bass
Dave Pomeroy – bass
Garry Tallent – bass
Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
Harry Stinson – drums
Mary Black – harmony vocals
Marshall Chapman – harmony vocals
Kathy Chiavola – harmony vocals
Iris DeMent – harmony vocals
Jamie O’Hara – harmony vocals
Wayland Patton – harmony vocals
Kieran Kane – harmony vocals
Dolores Keane – harmony vocals
Kostas – harmony vocals
Barry Tashian – harmony vocals
Claire Lynch – harmony vocals
Melba Montgomery – harmony vocals
Carl Gorodetzky – strings
Jim Grosjean – strings
Lee Larrison – strings
Connie Ellisor – strings
Ted Madsen – strings
Robert Mason – strings
Dennis Molchan – strings
Laura Molyneaux – strings
Gary VanOsdale – strings
Kristin Wilkinson – strings
Pamela Sixfin – strings
Mark Tanner – strings
Nashville String Machine – strings, group
Peter Gorisch – cello
Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
Liam O’Flynn – human whistle, uilleann pipes
Davy Spillane – human whistle, uilleann pipes
Charles Cochran – string arrangements
Mark Miller – engineer, mixing
Denny Purcell – mastering
Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
Peter Nash – photography
Track listing:
Wheels of Love – Marjy Plant
Tougher Than the Rest – Bruce Springsteen
In His World – Kostas Lazarides, Leigh Reynolds
Sweet Dreams of You – Paul Kennerley, John David
Easy for You to Say – Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp
Rollin’ and Ramblin’ (The Death of Hank Williams) – Robin Williams, Linda Williams, Jerome Clark
Better Off Without You – Marshall Chapman, Dennis Walker, Fontaine Brown
On October 4, 2011, “Egyptian Records”, “Columbia”, “Country Music Foundation Records” and “Third Man Records” labels, released “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams”, album by various artists. It was recorded at “Emerald Sound Studios”, “Minutia Studios”, “The Village Studios”, “Levon Helm Studio”, “Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research”, “Blackbird Studio” and “Odditorium Studio”.
Personnel:
Mark Wilder – mastering
Coco Shinomiya – art direction, design
Jim Sherraden (Hatch Show Print) – art direction, design
Alan Messer, Autumn De Wilde, David Gahr, Dino Perrucci, James Minchin III, Jim McGuire, Jo McCaughey, Mark Seliger, Pam Springesteen, Russ Harrington, Tony Baker – photography
Michael McCall – liner notes
Mary Martin – producer
Jeff Rosen – executive producer
Debbie Sweenie – production coordinator
Track listing:
All lyrics by Hank Williams, Sr., all music as noted.
Alan Jackson – You’ve Been Lonesome, too – music by Alan Jackson
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Duncan – fiddle
Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing
Brendon Bell, Greg Lawrence – recording assistant, mixing assistant
Matt Rovey – additional engineering
Hank Williams – mastering
Keith Stegall – producer
Jason Campbell – production coordinator
2. Bob Dylan – The Love That Faded – music by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan – vocal, guitar
Denny Freeman – guitar
Stu Kimball – guitar
Donnie Herron – steel guitar, violin
Tony Garnier – bass
George Receli – drums
Chris Shaw – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Jack Frost – producer
3. Norah Jones – How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart? – music by Norah Jones
Dave Rawlings – vocals, guitar
Gilliam Welch – vocals, guitar
Paul Kennerley – engineer
Tom Schick – mixing
4. Jack White – You Know That I Know – music by Jack White
Jack White – vocals, electric guitar, mixing, producer
Donnie Herron – steel guitar
Dean Fertita – acoustic bass
Dominic John Suchyta – upright bass
Carla Azar – drums
Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, mixing
Lowell Reynolds – engineer assistant
5. Lucinda Williams – I’m So Happy That I Found You – music by Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams – vocals, guitar, producer
Eric Liljestrand – recording, mixing
Ghian Wright – second engineer
Jolie Levine – project coordinator
6. Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell – I Hope You Shed a Million Tears – music by Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell – vocals, guitar
Vince Gill – vocals, guitar
Don Helms – pedal steel guitar
Dennis Crouch – bass
Kenny Sears – fiddle
7. Patty Loveless – You’re Through Following Me – music by Emory Gordy Jr. and Patty Loveless
Buddy Minnix – acoustic guitar
Leigh Cochran – electric guitar
Butch Lee – lap steel guitar
Deanie Richardson – fiddle
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass, producer
Kerlan Spur – drums
Elerry Durgin – recording, mixing
Lauren Koch – contractor
8. Levon Helm – You’ll Never Be Mine Again – music by Levon Helm and Larry Campbell
Levon Helm – lead vocal, drums
Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, producer
Mike Merritt – bass
Amy Helm, Teresa Williams – backing vocals
Justin Guip – recording, mixing
9. Holly Williams – Blue Is My Heart – music by Holly Williams
Holly Williams – acoustic guitar
Vince Gill – acoustic guitar
Tom Bucovac – steel guitar
Chris McHugh – percussion
Justin Niebank – recording, engineer, mixing
10, Jakob Dylan – Oh Mama, Come Home – music by Jakob Dylan
Jakob Dylan – vocal, guitar
Jason Lader – recording, mixing
11. Sheryl Crow – Angel Mine – music by Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow – vocals
Bill Bottrell – guitar, mixing, producer
Roger Fritz – guitar
Gene Parsons – pedal steel guitar
Steven Bates – mandolin
David Hayes – bass
James Preston – drums
Dave Sinclair – trumpet
Calvin Turnbull – engineer
Steve Marcantonio – additional engineering
Mimi Parker – Pro Tools engineer
12. Merle Haggard – The Sermon on the Mount – music by Merle Haggard
On October 30, 2007, “Vanguard” label released “Dirt Farmer”, the fifth Levon Helm album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Levon Helm Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Larry Campbell and Amy Helm.
Personnel:
Larry Campbell – dulcimer, acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle, mandolin, percussion, backing vocals, arranger
In May 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “The Ballad of Sally Rose”, the eleventh Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Paul Kennerley and Emmylou Harris.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar
Paul Kennerley- acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar, banjo
Hank DeVito – acoustic, electric and pedal steel, dobro
Waylon Jennings- electric guitar
Phillip Donelly – electric slide guitar
Albert Lee- acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
Barbara Cowart, Gail Davies, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton- backing vocals
Donivan Cowart – engineer
Tom Harding, Keith Odle – second engineer
Track list:
All tracks by Emmylou Harris and Paul Kennerley, except where noted.
The Ballad of Sally Rose
Rhythm Guitar
I Think I Love Him/You Are My Flower – Emmylou Harris, P. Carter
Heart to Heart
Woman Walk the Line
Bad News
Timberline
Long Tall Sally Rose
White Line
Diamond in My Crown
The Sweetheart of the Rodeo
K-S-O-S medley: Ring of Fire/Wildwood Flower/Six Days on the Road – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley, June Carter, Merle Kilgore, A.P. Carter, Earl Greene, Carl Montgomery
On March 25, 2014, “Legacy Recordings” label released “Out Among the Stars” the posthumous Johnny Cash studio album. The album materials come from the lost 1980s sessions with producer Billy Sherrill, shelved by “Columbia Records”, and discovered and compiled by Cash’s son John Carter Cash in 2012. The materials were recorded 1981-1984, at “Columbia Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and “1111 Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and were produced by Billy Sherrill, John Carter Cash and Steve Berkowitz.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
June Carter Cash– duet
Waylon Jennings– duet
Pete Bordonali – guitar
Jerry Carrigan – guitar
Jerry Kennedy– guitar
Billy Sanford – guitar
Dale Sellers – guitar
Robert Wray – guitar
Pete Drake– steel guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Buddy Miller– guitar
Pat McLaughlin – guitar
Bryan Sutton– acoustic guitar, banjo
Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin
Marty Stuart– guitar, mandolin
Sam Bush– mandolin
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
Bobby Wood – piano
Terry McMillan– harmonica
Mark Fain – upright bass
Henry Strzelecki – bass guitar
John C. Williams – bass guitar
Kenny Malone– drums
Rick Lonow – percussion
Niko Bolas– percussion
Blade – percussion
Laura Cash – fiddle
Jerry Douglas– Dobro
Minnie Pearl– vocals
Carlene Carter– backing vocals
Cash Cabin Vocal Group” and the full student body of Sumner Academy of Gallatin, Tennessee – additional vocals
Chuck Turner – engineer
Nathan Yarborough – additional mixing
Niko Bolas – mixing
Joseph M. Palmaccio– mastering
Lou Robin – executive production
Track listing:
Out Among the Stars – Adam Mitchell
Baby Ride Easy – Richard Dobson
She Used to Love Me a Lot – Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan, Charles Quillen
After All – Charles Cochran, Sandy Mason
I’m Movin’ On – Hank Snow
If I Told You Who It Was – Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
Call Your Mother – Johnny Cash
I Drove Her Out of My Mind – Gary Gentry, Hillman Hall
Tennessee – Rick Scott
Rock and Roll Shoes – Paul Kennerley, Graham Lyle
Don’t You Think It’s Come Our Time – Tommy Collins
I Came to Believe – Johnny Cash
She Used to Love Me a Lot (JC/ECVersion) – Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan, Charles Quillen
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