On May 25, 1984, Eric J. Gale died aged 55. He was musician (guitar) and composer, as session guitarist has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names of the music scene, including Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, Jimmy McGriff, Benny Golson, Van Morrison, Bernard Purdie, Herbie Mann, Yusuf Lateef, Chico Hamilton, Sonny Stitt, Quincy Jones, Al Kooper, Lena Horn, Gabor Szabo, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Esther Philips, Chuck Rainey, Johnny Hammond, Stanley Turrentine, David Newman, Hank Crawford, Grover Washington, Jr., Roberta Flack, Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, Bob James, Joe Higgs, Van McCoy, Ron Carter, George Benson, Phil Upchurch, Tom Scott, Idris Muhammad, Ashford & Simpson, Cedar Walton, Stanley Turrentine, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Paul Butterfield, Joe Cocker and David Ruffin. As leader he released twelve albums.
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Rainbow: Rising
On May 17, 1976, “Oyster/Polydor” label released “Rising”, the second Rainbow studio album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Martin Birch. “Kerrang” magazine voted “Rising” the greatest heavy metal album of all time.
Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio– vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore– guitar
- Tony Carey– keyboards, orchestron
- Jimmy Bain– bass
- Cozy Powell– drums
- Munich Philharmonic Orchestra– strings, horn
- Fritz Sonnleitner – concert master
- Rainer Pietsch – conductor
- Martin Birch – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio.
- Tarot Woman
- Run With the Wolf
- Starstruck
- Do You Close Your Eyes
- Stargazer
- A Light in the Black
Rainbow: Long Live Rock’n’Roll
On April 9, 1978, “Polydor” label released “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll”, the third Rainbow studio album. It was recorded at “The Strawberry Studio” in Château d’Hérouville, France, May–July & December 1977, and was produced by Martin Birch. This was band’s last album to feature original lead vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio– lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore– guitars, bass
- Bob Daisley– bass
- David Stone– keyboards, piano outro
- Cozy Powell– drums, percussion
- Tony Carey– keyboards
- Rudi Risavy –flute
- Bavarian String Ensemble conducted by Rainer Pietsch
- Ferenc Kiss, Nico Nicolic –violin
- Ottmar Machan -viola
- Karl Heinz Feit –cello
- Martin Birch– engineer
- Max Hecker – classical instruments recording engineer
- Bruce Payne – direction
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, all music by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, except where noted.
- “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Lady of the lake
- A, Connection
- Gates of Babylon
- Kill the King – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell
- The Shed – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell
- Sensitive to Light
- Rainbow Eyes
Cozy Powell
On April 5, 1998, Colin Flooks aka Cozy Powell died aged 51. He was musician (drums, percussion), composer and producer, member of Bedlam, Cozy Powell’s Hammer, The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, MSG, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, The Brian May Band, Suzi Quatro, Peter Green Splinter Group and Thin Lizzy.
