On July 29, 1988, Roddis Franklin Drake aka Pete Drake, died aged 55. He was a record producer and musician (pedal steel guitar). He worked with Lynn Anderson, Charlie Rich, Bob Dylan, Tammy Wynette, Jerry Reed, Doug Kershaw, Roger Miller, Jack Greene, Joe South, Don Gibson, Marty Robbins. Bill Anderson, Joan Baez, and George Harrison. Drake founded “Stop Records” and “First Generation Records. In 1970 he was inducted into the “Country Music Hall of Fame’s Walkway of Stars”, in 1987 in the “Steel Guitar Hall of Fame”, in 1987 into the “Georgia Music Hall of Fame”.
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Jerry Garcia: Garcia
On January 20, 1972, “Warner Bros” released “Garcia”, the debutJerry Garcia album. It was recorded in July 1971, and was produced by Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor and Bill Kreutzmann.
Personnel:
- Jerry Garcia – vocals, acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar, bass, piano, organ, samples
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Bob Seidman – design, photography
- Herb Greene – photography
Track listing:
- Deal – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Bird Song – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Sugaree – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Loser – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia
- Late For Supper – Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann
- Spidergawd – Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann
- Eep Hour – Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzmann
- To Lay Me Down – Robert Hunter,Jerry Garcia
- An Odd Little Place – Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzmann
- The Wheel – Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Billy Kreutzmann
Sandy Denny: Sandy
On September 29, 1972, “Island” label released “Sandy”, the second Sandy Denny solo album. It was recorded November 1971 – May 1972 at the “Sound Techniques”, and “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Trevor Lucas.
Personnel:
- Sandy Denny- lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
- Linda Thompson- vocals
- Richard Thompson – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
- Trevor Lucas- acoustic guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow- pedal steel guitar
- John Bundrick- organ, piano
- Pat Donaldson- bass
- Timi Donald- drums
- John Kirkpatrick- concertina
- Dave Swarbrick- violin
- Allen Toussaint- brass arrangements
- Harry Robinson- string arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Sandy Denny except where noted.
- It’ll Take a Long Time
- Sweet Rosemary
- For Nobody to Hear
- Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Bob Dylan
- The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood – Richard Fariña
- Listen, Listen
- The Lady
- Bushes and Briars
- It Suits Me Well
- The Music Weaver
Neil Young: Old Ways
On August 12, 1985, “Geffen” label released “Old Ways”, the fourteenth studio Neil Young album. It was recorded January 1983 – April 1985 at “House Of David”, in Nashville, “The Castle” in Franklin TN, “Pedernales Recording Studio” in Spicewood, TX , and live at “The Opry” in Austin TX, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs, Ben Keith, and Elliot Mazer.
Personnel:
- Neil Young – vocal, guitar, banjo, harmonica
- Waylon Jennings – vocal, guitar
- Willie Nelson – vocal, guitar
- David Kirby – guitar
- Grant Boatwright – guitar
- Johnny Christopher – guitar
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
- Béla Fleck – banjo
- Bobby Thompson – banjo
- Anthony Crawford: vocal, mandolin
- Marty Stuart: mandolin
- Rufus Thibodeaux – fiddle
- Gordon Terry – fiddle
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
- Spooner Oldham – piano
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Joe Osborn – bass
- Joe Allen – upright ad electric bass
- Karl Himmel – drums
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Terry McMillan: harmonica, jew’s harp
- Gove Scrivenor: autoharp
- Carl Gorodetzky: violin
- Larry Byrom: vocal
- Rick Palombi: vocal
- Doana Cooper: vocal
- Denise Draper: vocal
- Gail Davies: vocal
- Betsy Hammer: vocal
- Pam Rose: vocal
- Janis Oliver-Gill: vocal
- Mary Ann Kennedy: vocal
- Kristine Oliver-Arnold: vocal
- Leona Williams: vocal
- Strings:
- Carl Gorodetsky, leader
- George Binkley
- John Borg
- Roy Christensen
- Virginia Christensen
- Charles Everett
- Larry Harvin
- Mark Hembree
- Lee Larrison
- Betty McDonald
- Dennis Molchan
- Pamela Sixfin
- Mark Tanner
- David Vanderkooi
- Gary Vanosdale
- Carol Walker
- Stephanie Woolf
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Young; except where noted.
- The Wayward Wind – Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky
- Get Back to the Country
- Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
- Once an Angle
- Misfits
- California Sunset
- Old Ways
- My Boy
- Bound to Glory
- Where Is the Highway Tonight
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