On May 27, 2017, Gregory LeNoir “Gregg” Allman died aged 69. He was musician (guitar, keyboards), singer and songwriter, best known as member of The Allman Brothers Band. He released seven studio and two live albums, and was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and “Georgia Music Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 70 on its list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.
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Suzanne Vega: Same
In May 1985, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Suzanne Vega album. It was recorded January-March 1985, at “Celestial Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye and Steven Miller. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Suzanne Vega” at number 80 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the Eighties”.
Personnel:
- Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Steve Addabbo — synclavier guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Jon Gordon– electric guitar
- Frank Christian– acoustic guitar, electric slide guitar
- Mark Isham– synthesizers
- P. Roth – synthesizers, piano, organ
- Frank Gravis – bass
- Paul Dugan – bass, vertical bass
- Sue Evans– drums, percussion
- Roger Squitero – percussion
- Peter Gordon– string arrangement
- Shem Guibbory – violin
- Darol Anger– electric violin
- Maxine Neuman – cello
- John Mahoney – synclavier programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Suzanne Vega.
- Cracking
- Freeze Tag
- Marlene on the Wall
- Small Blue Thing
- Straight Lines
- Undertow
- Some Journey
- The Queen and the Soldier
- Knight Moves
- Neighborhood Girls
X: Wild Gift
In May 1981, “Slash” label released “Wild Gift”, the second X album. It was recorded in March 1981, at “Clover Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Golden Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ray Manzarek. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Wild Gift” at number 333 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Exene– vocals
- Billy Zoom– guitar
- John Doe– vocals, bass
- J. Bonebrake– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by John Doe and Exene Cervenka.
- The Once Over Twice
- We’re Desperate
- Adult Books
- Universal Corner
- I’m Coming Over
- It’s Who You Know
- In This House That I Call Home
- Some Other Time
- White Girl
- Beyond and Back
- Back 2 the Base
- When Our Love Passed Out on the Couch
- Year 1
Chris Cornell
On May 17, 2017, Christopher John Boyle aka Chris Cornell died aged 52. He was musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of Soundgarden, lead vocalist and songwriter of Audioslave, and as founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog. Cornell is widely regarded as one of the crucial artists of the grunge movement. Readers of the “Guitar World” magazine voted him “Rock’s Greatest Singer”; “Hit Parader” ranked him at number 4 in the list of “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists”; “MTV” ranked Cornell at number 12 in the choice of the “22 Greatest Voices in Music”; magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him at number 9 in the list of the “Best Lead Singers of All Time”. Cornell released fie solo albums.
Steve Miller Band: Fly Like An Eagle
In May 1976, “Capitol” label released “Fly Like an Eagle”, the ninth Steve Miller Band album. It was recorded 1975-1976, at “CBS Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Steve Miller. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Fly Like an Eagle” at number 445 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Steve Miller– vocals, guitar, keyboards, sitar, ARP Odyssey
- Curley Cooke – guitar
- Les Dudek– guitar
- Joachim Young – B3 organ
- James Cotton– harmonica
- Charles Calamise – bass guitar
- Lonnie Turner – bass guitar
- Gary Mallaber– drums, percussion
- Kenny Johnson – drums
- Joe (JD) D’Andrea – percussion
- John McFee– dobro
- Mike Fusaro – recording
- Jim Gains – mastering
- Susan McCardle – photography
- David Stahl – photography
- John Palladino – executive producer
Track listing:
- Space Intro – Steve Miller
- Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller
- Wild Mountain Honey – Steve McCarty
- Serenade – Steve Miller, Chris McCart
- Dance, Dance, Dance – Steve Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper
- Mercury Blues – C. Douglas
- Take the Money and Run – Steve Miller
- Rock’n Me – Steve Miller
- You Send Me – Sam Cooke
- Blue Odyssey – Steve Miller
- Sweet Maree – Steve Miller
- The Window – Steve Miller, Jason Cooper
Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampire of the City
On May 14, 2013, “XL” label released “Modern Vampires of the City”, the third Vampire Weekend album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Downtown Studios” in New York City; “Echo Park Back House”, “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles; “Slow Death Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij. “Modern Vampires of the City” was ranked at number 1 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “50 Best Albums of 2013”, and at number one of “Pop Matter’s” list of “The 75 Best Albums of 2013”.
Personnel:
- Ezra Koenig– lead vocals, piano
- Rostam Batmanglij – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, piano, guitars, banjo, drum and synth programming, keyboards, shaker
- Chris Baio– bass
- Chris Tomson– drums
- Ariel Rechtshaid– additional drum and synth programming, additional bass, engineer
- Jeff Curtin – additional drums, engineer
- Brendan Ryan – accordion
- Adam Schatz – saxophone
- Johnny Cuomo – flistle
- Danny T. Levin – trumpet
- Elizabeth Lea – trombone
- Seth Shafer – tuba
- Angel Deradoorian– backing vocals, additional vocal arrangement
- Fanny Franklin – backing vocals
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ezra Koenig, except where noted. All music by Rostam Batmanglij and Ezra Koenig, except where noted.
- Obvious Bicycle
- Unbelievers – music by Ezra Koenig
- Step
- Diane Young
- Don’t Lie – lyrics by Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij
- Hannah Hunt
- Everlasting Arms
- Finger Back
- Worship You
- Ya Hey – music Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
- Hudson – music by Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, and Chris Tomson
- Young Lion – music and lyrics by Rostam Batmanglij
Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards
On May 11, 2010, “Warner Bros” label released “Sea of Cowards”, the second Dead Weather studio album. It was recorded in December 2009, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville and was produced by Jack White. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sea of Cowards” at number 11 on its list of the “30 Best Albums of 2010”.
Personnel:
- Alison Mosshart – lead vocals, maracas, rhythm guitar, synthesizer
- Dean Fertita – lead guitar, organ, piano, synthesizer
- Jack Lawrence – bass, drums
- Jack White – vocals, drums, guitar
Track listing:
- Blue Blood Blues – Dean Fertita, Jack White
- Hustle and Cuss – Jack Lawrence, Alison Mosshart
- The Difference Between Us – Alison Mosshart, Jack White
- I’m Mad – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Jack White, Alison Mosshart
- Die by the Drop – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Jack White
- I Can’t Hear You – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Jack White, Alison Mosshart
- Gasoline – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Jack White, Alison Mosshart
- No Horse – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Jack White, Alison Mosshart
- Looking at the Invisible Man – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Jack White
- Jawbreaker – Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Alison Mosshart
- Old Mary – Jack White
Bill Withers: Still Bill
In May 1972, “Sussex” label released “Still Bill”, the second Bill Withers studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Benorce Blackmon, Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap and Ray Jackson. The album includes the single “Lean on Me”, which is number 205 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bill Withers – vocals, guitar, piano
- Benorce Blackmon – guitar
- Raymond Jackson – piano, clavinet, electric piano, horn and string arrangements
- Melvin Dunlap – bass
- James Gadson- drums, percussion
- Bobbye Hall- percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Withers, except where noted.
- Lonely Town, Lonely Street
- Let Me in Your Life
- Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? – Bill Withers, Stanley McKenny
- Use Me
- Lean On Me
- Kissing My Love
- I Don’t Know
- Another day to Run – Bill Withers, Benorce Blackmon
- I Don’t Want You on My Mind
- Take It All In and Check It All Out
Randy Newman: Sail Away
In May 1972, “Reprise” label released “Sail Away”, the third Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Amigo Studios”, “Western Studios”, “Poppi Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sail Away” at number 321 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman- vocals, piano, arranger
- Ry Cooder- slide guitar
- Russ Titelman- guitars
- Chris Ethridge- bass
- Wilton Felder- bass
- Jimmy Bond- bass
- Jim Keltner- drums
- Gene Parsons- drums
- Earl Palmer- drums
- Milt Holland- percussion
- Abe Most- alto saxophone
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman.
- Sail Away
- Lonely at the Top
- He Gives Us All His Love
- Last Night I Had a Dream
- Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear
- Old man
- Political Science
- Burn On
- Memo to My Son
- Dayton Ohio-1903
- You Can Leave Your Hat On
- God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)
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
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