On April 19, 2026, David Thomas Mason died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the band Traffic. He recorded and performed with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Donovan, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Cass Elliot, The Spencer Davis Group, Leon Russell, Paul McCartney and Wings, Julian Covey & The Machine, Stephen Stills, Phoebe Snow, Mike Finnigan, The Scaffold, Gordon Jackson, Family, Ron Wood, Noel Redding, David Crosby, Don Felder, Jim Capaldi, The Rolling Stones and George Harrison. As leader he released 16 studio and seven live albums.
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Faces: Ooh La La
In March 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Ooh La La”, the fourth Faces studio album. It was recorded September 1972 – January 1973, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart – lead vocal, electric guitar
- Ronnie Lane – lead vocal, rhythm and acoustic guitars, tambourine, bass, percussion
- Ronnie Wood – lead and co-lead vocal, slide, acoustic, rhythm and guitars, electric bouzouki
- Ian McLagan – co-lead and backing vocal, piano, organ, harmonium
- Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
- Neemoi “Speedy” Aquaye – congas, shakers, percussion
- Phil Chapman – klaxon, engineer
- Glyn Johns – engineer
- Ron Nevison – engineer
Track listing:
- Silicone Grown – Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Cindy Incidentally – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Flags and Banners – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart
- My Fault – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Borstal Boys – Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
- Fly in the Ointment – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood
- If I’m on the Late Side – Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart
- Glad and Sorry – Ronnie Lane
- Just Another Honky – Ronnie Lane
- Ooh La La – Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
Rick Rosas
On November 6, 2014, Rick Rosas aka “Rick the Bass Player” died aged 65. He was musician (bass), one of the most south after studio session musicians in California. He performed and recorded with Neil Young, Ron Wood, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Rivers, Etta James, Buffalo Springfield, Joe Walsh, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
Keith Harwood
On September 3, 1977, Keith Harwood died aged 27. He was a recording engineer, (Olympic Studios), worked with musicians such as The Pretty Things, Ron Wood, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. The Rolling Stones dedicated “Love You Live” to the memory of Harwood.
Gary Kellgren
On July 20, 1977, Gary Kellgren died aged 38. He was an audio engineer and co-founder of “The Record Plant” recording studios (with Chris Stone). He worked with musicians John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Bobby Goldsboro, The Animals, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Frank Zappa, Sly, and the Family Stone, Velvet Underground, Rod Stewart, Ravi Shankar, Keith Moon, CSNY, Barbra Streisand, and Neil Diamond. He also worked with producers Chas Chandler, Jack Douglas, Robert Margouleff, Phil Spector, Wes Farrell, Tom Wilson, and Bill Szymczyk.
Long John Baldry: It Ain’t Easy
In June 1971, “Warner Music” label released “It Ain’t Easy”, the fifth Long John Baldry album. It was recorded December 1970 – February 1971, at “Morgan Studios” and “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart.
Personnel:
- Long John Baldry – vocals, 12-string guitar
- Maggie Bell– vocals
- Ron Wood– guitar, 12-string guitar
- Caleb Quaye– guitar
- Joshua M’Bopo – guitar
- Sam Mitchell – dobro, guitar, slide guitar
- Ray Jackson– mandolin
- Madelene Bell – tambourine
- Elton John– organ, piano
- Ian Armitt – piano
- Ricky Brown – bass guitar
- Dave Glover – bass guitar
- Mick Waller– drums
- Roger Pope – drums
- Alan Skidmore– tenor saxophone
- Lesley Duncan, Tony Hazzard, Doris Troy, Tony Burrows, Kay Garner, Liza Strike – backing vocals
- Lesley Duncan – chorus caster
- Ed Thrasher– art director
- Judith Sims – liner notes
- Jimi Horowitz – executive producer
Track listing:
- Intro: Conditional Discharge – Long John Baldry, Ian Armitt
- Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll – Jeff Thomas
- Black Girl – traditional, Lead Belly
- It Ain’t Easy – Ron Davies
- Morning, Morning – Tuli Kupferberg
- I’m Ready – Willie Dixon
- Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield – Randy Newman
- Rubin – Lesley Duncan
- Rock Me When He’s Gone – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
- Flying – Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane
Bill Wyman: Stone Alone
On February 27, 1976, “Rolling Stones Records” released “Stone Alone”, the second Bill Wyman album. It was recorded in 1976 and was produced by Bill Wyman.
Personnel:
- Bill Wyman – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, tack piano, keyboards, percussion, horn arrangements, mixing
- Van Morrison – acoustic guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone
- Dr. John – piano, electric piano, organ, marimba
- Ruth Pointer – vocals
- Bonnie Pointer – vocals
- Venetta Fields – vocals
- Paula Harrison – vocals
- Clydie King – vocals
- Ron Wood – electric guitar
- Jackie Clark – electric guitar
- Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar
- Bob Welch – acoustic and electric guitar
- Joe Walsh – electric and slide guitar
- Terry Taylor – electric and slide guitar
- Nicky Hopkins – piano, keyboards
- Joe Vitale – piano, electric piano, keyboards, drums
- Mark Naftalin – piano, keyboards
- Al Kooper – piano, keyboards
- Paul Harris – organ, keyboards
- Hubert Heard – organ, keyboards
- Albhy Galuten – synthesizer
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Hubert Heard – drums, fiddle, pedal steel
- Greg Errico – drums
- Robert Greenidge – drums
- Dallas Taylor – drums, percussion
- Kwasi “Rocky” Dzidzornu – percussion
- Guille Garcia – percussion
- Emilio Castillo – horn, horn arrangements
- Stephen “Doc” Kupka – horn, horn arrangements
- Lenny Pickett – horn, horn arrangements
- Mic Gillette – horn, horn arrangements
- Mark Colby – horn, saxophone
- Floyd Cooley – tuba
- Craig Dentweiler – horn
- Gary Kjellgren – engineer, mixing
- Howard Albert – engineer
- Ron Albert – engineer
- Anita Wexler – mixing
- Tom Dowd – mixing
- Tom Moulton – mixing
- Dennis King – mastering
- Bill King – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Wyman, except where noted.
- A Quarter to Three – Gene Barge, Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Frank Guida, Joseph Royster
- Gimme Just One Chance
- Soul Satisfying
- Apache Woman
- Every Sixty Seconds
- Get It On
- Feet – Danny Kortchmar
- Peanut Butter Time
- Wine and Wimmen
- If You Wanna Be Happy – Carmela Guida, Frank Guida, Joseph Royster
- What’s the Point
- No More Foolin’
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing
On September 26, 2006, “Artists First“label released “Last Man Standing”, the 39th studio Jerry Lee Lewis album. It was recorded in “Phillips Studio” and “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Jimmy Ripp and Steve Bing. The album consists of duets between Jerry Lee Lewis and some of the biggest names in rock and country music.
Personnel:
- Jerry Lee Lewis – lead vocals, piano, organ
- Little Richard – vocal
- Buddy Guy – vocal
- Bruce Springsteen – vocal
- Neil Young – vocal
- Mick Jagger – vocal
- Ringo Starr – vocal
- Rod Stewart – vocal
- John Fogerty – vocal
- Keith Richards – vocal, lead guitar
- Willie Nelson – vocal
- Kriss Kristofferson – vocal
- Merle Haggard – vocal
- Don Henley – vocal
- Kid Rock – vocal
- George Jones – vocal, bass
- B. King – lead guitar
- Jimmy Page – lead guitar
- Eric Clapton – lead guitar
- Robbie Robertson – lead guitar
- Ronnie Wood – pedal steel guitar
- Nils Lofgrin – pedal steel guitar
- Greg Lieze – pedal steel guitar
- Jimmy Rip – guitar, percussion, finger snaps, handclaps, editing, mixing
- Ken Lovelace – guitar, fiddle
- Keith Allison – guitar
- Ivan Neville – Hammond organ
- Bill Strom – organ
- B. Cunningham – bass
- Hutch Hutchinson – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Robert Hall – drums
- James Stroud – drums
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Dave Woodruff – saxophone
- Paddy Maloney – pipe, whistle
- Brandy Jones, Bernard Fowler, Phyllis Duncan, Bambi Jones, Jewel Jones, Stacy Michelle – backing vocals
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- James Saez – engineer, mixing
- Roland Janes – engineer
- Steve Gamberoni – engineer, mixing
- June Murakawa – engineer assistant
- Steve Marcussen – mastering
- Gary Burden – art direction, design concept
- Janice Heo – art direction, image editor
- Jesse Burden – design
- Tom Nikosey – typography
- Michael Muller – photography
- Peter Guralnick – liner notes
Track listing:
- Rock and Roll – John Paul Jones, John Bonham, James Patrick Page, Robert Plant / duet with Jimmy Page
- Before the Night Is Over – Benjamin Peters / duet with B.B. King
- Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen / duet with Bruce Springsteen
- Evening Gown – Mick Jagger / duet with Mick Jagger and Ron Wood
- You Don’t Have to Go – James Matcher Reed / duet with Neil Young
- Twilight – Robbie Robertson, David Campbell / duet with Robbie Robertson
- Travelin’ Band – John Fogerty / duet with John Fogerty
- That Kind of Fool – Mack Vickery / duet with Keith Richards
- Sweet Little 16 – Chuck Berry / duet with Ringo Starr
- Just a Bummin’ Around – Pete Graves / duet with Merle Haggard
- Honky Tonk Woman – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards / duet with Kid Rock
- What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) – Glenn Sutton – duet with Rod Stewart
- Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Age – Cindy Walker, Bob Wills / duet with George Jones
- Couple More Years – Dennis Locorriere, Shel Silverstein / duet with Willie Nelson
- Old Glory – Paul Roberts, Shelby Darnell, Jerry Lee Lewis / duet with Toby Keith
- Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones / duel with Eric Clapton
- I Saw Her Standing There – John Lennon, Paul McCartney / duet with Little Richard
- Lost Highway – Leon Payne / duet with Delaney Bramlett
- Hadacohl Boogie – Bill Nettles / duet with Buddy Guy
- What Makes the Irish Heart Beat – Van Morrison / duet with Don Henley
- The Pilgrim Ch. 33 – Kris Kristofferson / duet with Kris Kristofferson
John Cale: The Academy of Peril
In July 1972, “Reprise” label released “The Academy in Peril”, the second John cale album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Shipton Manor” in Oxfordshire, “St. Giles Church” in Cripplegate, UK, and was produced by John Cale. The cover concept and art was by Andy Warhol.
Personnel:
- John Cale – viola, bass, guitar, keyboards
- Adam Miller – vocals
- Ron Wood– slide guitar
- Del Newman – drums
- Legs Larry Smith– narration
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jean Bois – mixing
- Ed Thrasher– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Cale.
- The Philosopher
- Brahms
- Legs Larry at Television Centre
- The Academy in Peril
- Intro / Days of Steam
- 3 Orchestral Pieces: Faust/The Balance/Captain Morgan’s Lament
- King Harry
- John Milton
Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine
On April 10, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)”, the sixth Counting Crows studio album. It was recorded April-June 2011, and was produced by Shawn Dealey, Jim Bogios, Dave Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, David Immergluck, Millard Powers and Dan Vickrey.
Personnel:
- Adam Duritz – lead and backing vocals
- Dave Bryson – acoustic and twelve-string electric guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo
- David Immergluck – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, twelve-string electric guitar; glockenspielon, pedal steel, baritone electric guitar, backing vocals
- Dan Vickrey – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo; acoustic twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
- Charlie Gillingham – piano, Hammond B-3, accordion, string composition, pizzicato strings, doorbell, backing vocals
- Millard Powers – bass guitar, upright double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Bogios – drums, percussion; tambourine, backing vocals
- Leanne Zacharias – cello
- Dave Bryson – additional engineering, mixing
- Shawn Dealey – recording
- Brian Deck– mixing
- Richard Dodd – mastering
- Brian Dong – recording assistant
- Robert Hawes – recording assistant
- Jorge Velasco – recording assistant
- Josh Rhinehart – package design
- Ivan Sciberras – cover concept, design
Track listing:
- Untitled (Love Song) – Luke MacMaster
- Start Again – Norman Blake
- Hospital – Coby Brown
- Mercy – Kurt Stevenson, Patrick Winningham, Chris Boesel
- Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
- Like Teenage Gravity – Kasey Anderson
- Amie – Craig Fuller
- Coming Around – Fran Healy
- Ooh La La – Ronnie Lane, Ron Wood
- All My Failures -Taylor Goldsmith
- Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons, Thomas Stanley Brown
- Four White Stallions – Patrick Winningham, Jeff Trott, Dan Vickrey
- Jumping Jesus – Tom Barnes, Jim Gordon
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
- The Ballad of El Goodo – Alex Chilton, Chris Bell
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