On May 13, 2012, Donald “Duck” Dunn died aged 70. He was musician (bass guitar), session musician, record producer, and songwriter, best known for his 1960’s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.’s and as a session bassist for “Stax Records”. He has performed and recorded with big number of famous musicians including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Elvis Presley, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and The Blues Brothers Band. In 1992, Dunn was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s. “Bass Player” magazine ranked him at number 40 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time”.
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Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story
On May 28, 1971, “Mercury” label released “Every Picture Tells a Story”, the third Rod Stewart album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Rod Stewart. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 172 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Every Picture Tells a Story” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Wood- electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
- Martell Brandy – acoustic guitar
- Sam Mitchell – resonator guitar
- Martin Quittenton- classical guitar
- Pete Sears- piano, celeste
- Micky Waller- drums
- Ian McLagan- organ, piano
- Danny Thompson- upright bass
- Andy Pyle- bass guitar
- Dick Powell – violin
- Long John Baldry- vocals
- Maggie Bell- vocal abrasives
- Madeline Belland friends – vocal abrasives
- Lindsay Raymond Jackson- mandolin
- Kenney Jones- drums
- Ronnie Lane- bass guitar, backing vocals
- Desmond Strobel – art direction
- John Craig – design, illustration
- Lisa Margolis – cover photography
Track listing:
- Every Picture Tells a Story – Rod Stewart,Ronnie Wood
- Seems Like a Long Time – Theodore Anderson
- That’s All Right – Arthur Crudup
- Amazing Grace – traditional, arranged Rod Stewart
- Tomorrow Is a Long Time -Bob Dylan
- Henry – Martin Quittenton
- Maggie May – Rod Stewart
- Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
- (I Know) I’m Losing You – Norman Whitfield,Eddie Holland, Cornelius Grant
- Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
Faces: First Step
In March 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “First Step”, the debut Faces album. It was recorded August 1969-January 1970 at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart- lead and backing vocals, harmonica, banjo
- Ronnie Lane – leadm co-lead and backing vocals, bass, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Ronnie Wood- lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, second bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ian McLagan- Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric and acoustic pianos, backing vocals
- Kenney Jones- drums, percussion
- Martin Birch- engineer
Track listing:
- Wicked Messenger – Bob Dylan
- Devotion – Ronnie Lane
- Shake, Shudder, Shiver – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
- Stone – Ronnie Lane
- Around the Plynth – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Flying – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Pineapple and the Monkey – Ronnie Wood
- Nobody Knows – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
- Looking Out the Window – Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan
- Three Button Hand Me Down – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart
Faces: Long Player
In February 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Long Player”, the second Faces album. It was recorded September 1970 – January 1971, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and live at “Fillmore East“ in New York City with the Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Unit”, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart- lead vocals
- Ronnie Wood- co-lead and backing vocals, lead, slide, acoustic and pedal steel guitars
- Ian McLagan- piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ronnie Lane- lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Kenney Jones- drums, percussion
- Bobby Keys- tenor saxophone
- Harry Beckett- trumpet
Track listing:
- Bad ‘n’ Ruin – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart
- Tell Everyone – Ronnie Lane
- Sweet Lady Mary – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Richmond – Ronnie Lane
- Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
- Had Me a Real Good Time – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- On the Beach – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
- I Feel So Good – Big Bill Broonzy
- Jerusalem – Hubert Parry, William Blake- arranged by Ronnie Wood
Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do
On September 13, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “I’ve Got My Own Album to Do”,the debut Ronnie Wood album. It was recorded December 1973, April – June 1974, at The Wick, Richmond in London, and was produced by Ronnie Wood and Gary Kellgren.
Personnel:
- Ronnie Wood – lead vocals, guitars, percussion, harmonica, guitar effects
- Keith Richards – lead and backing vocals, guitars, electric piano, piano, percussion, guitar effects
- Mick Jagger – guitar, backing vocals
- George Harrison– slide guitar, backing vocals
- Martin Quittenton– acoustic guitar
- Mick Taylor– bass, electric guitar, electric piano, ARP synthesizer
- Ian McLagan– organ, electric piano, ARP synthesizer, piano
- Jean Roussel– organ, electric piano, piano
- Willie Weeks– bass, guitar effects
- Pete Sears– bass, celeste
- Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
- Micky Waller– drums
- Ross Henderson – steel drums
- Sterling – steel drums
- David Bowie– backing vocals
- Rod Stewart– backing vocals
- Ruby Turner– backing vocals
- Ireenand Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Ronnie Wood except where noted.
- I Can Feel the Fire
- Far East Man – George Harrison, Ronnie Wood
- Mystifies Me
- Take a Look at the Guy
- Act Together – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Am I Grooving You – Bert Russell, Jeff Barry
- Shirley
- Cancel Everything
- Sure the One You Need – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
- Crotch Music – Willie Weeks
Rod Stewart: Atlantic Crossing
On August 15, 1975, “Riva” label released “Atlantic Crossing”, the sixth Rod Stewart album. It was recorded .April-June 1975, at “A&R” in New York; “Criteria” in Miami; “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Dowd. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Pete Carr- acoustic guitar and electric guitar
- Jesse Ed Davis- guitars
- Steve Cropper- guitars
- Fred Tackett, guitars
- Jimmy Johnson- guitars
- Barry Beckett- keyboards
- Albhy Galuten- keyboards
- Booker T. Jones- Hammond organ
- Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
- Lee Sklar- bass
- Bob Glaub- bass
- David Hood- bass
- David Lindley- mandolin, violin
- Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
- Roger Hawkins- drums
- Nigel Olsson- drums
- Willie Correa- drums
- The Memphis Horns- trumpet, trombone, saxophone
- Cindy & Bob Singers, The Pets & The Clappers – backing vocals
- Arif Mardin, James Mitchell – string arrangements
Track listing:
- Three Time Loser – Rod Stewart
- Alright for an Hour – Rod Stewart, Jesse Ed Davis
- All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Rod Stewart
- Drift Away – Mentor Williams
- Stone Cold Sober – Rod Stewart, Steve Cropper
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It – Danny Whitten
- It’s Not The Spotlight – Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin
- This Old Heart of Mine – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Sylvia Moy
- Still Love You – Rod Stewart
- Sailing – Gavin Sutherland
Donovan: Barabajagal
On August 11, 1969, “Epic” label released “Barabajagal”, the seventh Donovan studio album and his eighth album overall. It was recorded November 1968 – May 1969, at “American Recording Company” in Los Angeles; “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Mickie Most.
Personnel:
- Donovan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Jeff Beck– guitar
- Ronnie Wood– guitar
- Big Jim Sullivan- guitar
- Alan Hawkshaw– piano
- Nicky Hopkins– keyboards
- Gabriel Meckler – keyboards
- Danny Thompson– bass
- John Paul Jones- bass
- Aynsley Dunbar– drums
- Tony Carr– drums, percussion
- James Kehn – drums, percussion
- Harold McNair– flute
- Madeline Bell– backing vocals
- Lesley Duncan- backing vocals
- Rod Stewart– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Donovan Leitch.
- Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
- Superlungs (My Supergirl)
- Where Is She?
- Happiness Runs
- I Love My Shirt
- The Love Song
- To Susan on the West Coast Waiting
- Atlantis
- Trudi
- Pamela Jo
Faces: A Nod’s as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse
On November 17, 1971, “Warner Bros” released “A Nod’s as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse”, the third Faces album. It was recorded March – September 1971, at the “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones and Glyn Johns.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart– vocals
- Ronnie Lane– vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Ronnie Wood– lead, slide, acoustic and pedal steel guitars, harmonica, backing vocals
- Ian McLagan– piano, organ, backing vocals
- Kenney Jones– drums, percussion
- Harry Fowler – steel drums
Track listing:
- Miss Judy’s Farm – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- You’re So Rude – Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan
- Love Lives Here – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Last Orders Please – Ronnie Lane
- Stay with Me – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Debris – Ronnie Lane
- Memphis, Tennessee – Chuck Berry
- Too Bad – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- That’s All You Need – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
Jeff Beck Truth
On July 29, 1968, “Columbia” label released “Truth” the debut Jeff Beck album. It was recorded May 1966, June 1967, December 1967, May 1968 at the “Abbey Road Studios”; “Olympic Sound Studios”and “De Lane Lea Recording Studios” in London, and was produced ny Mickey Most.
Personnel
- Jeff Beck– lead and backing vocals, electric, acoustic and pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
- Jimmy Page– 12-string electric guitar
- Rod Stewart– lead vocals
- Nicky Hopkins– piano
- John Paul Jones– bass guitar, Hammond organ, arrangements
- Ronnie Wood– bass guitar
- Micky Waller– drums
- Clem Cattini– drums
- Aynsley Dunbar– drums
- Keith Moon– drums, timpani
- Unknown studio orchestra
- Madeline Bell– backing vocals
- John Carter, Ken Lewis – backing vocals
Track listing
- Shape of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
- Let Me Love You – Jeffrey Rod
- Morning Dew – Bonnie Dobson
- You Shook Me – Willie Dixon, J.B.Lenoir
- Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Greensleeves – traditional
- Rock My Plimsoul – Jeffrey Rod
- Beck’s Bolero – Jimmy Page
- Blues Deluxe – Jeffrey Rod
- I Ain’t Superstitious – Jeffrey Rod
Long John Baldry
On July 21, 2005, John William “Long John” Baldry, died aged 64. He was singer and a voice actor, worked with many musicians, including Kathi McDonald, Rod Stewart and Elton John.
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