On August 5, 1992, Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro died aged 38. He was a songwriter, musician (drums), and record producer, best known as the drummer with Toto. He was one of the most south after session drummers in popular music, played on hundreds of albums and worked with numerous artists such as Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Greg Lake, Seals & Crofts, Les Dudek, Joe Cocker, Steely Dan, The Jacksons, Tommy Bolin, Jackson Browne, Leo Sayer, Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Eric Carmen, Valerie Carter, Lisa Dal Bello, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Colin Blunstone, Larry Carlton, Allen Toussaint, Dave Mason, Warren Zevon, Ruben Blades, Bim, Jerry Williams, Al Stewart, Marc Jordan, Rickie Lee Jones, Janne Schaffer, Lowell George, Aretha Franklin, Jon Anderson, Luis Miguel, Love and Money, Patti Austin, Mariya Takeuchi, The Brothers Johnson, Peter Frampton, Bee Gees, Char, Christopher Cross, Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau, Amii Ozaki, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Eye to Eye, Donna Summer, Elton John, Melissa Manchester, Donald Fagen, Herbie Hancock, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Russ Taff, Chicago, David Gilmour Joe Walsh, Eric Clapton, Peter cetera, Earth Wind & Fire, roger Hodgson, David Benoit, Dr. John, Steve Porcaro, Nik Kershaw, Poco, Clair Mario, Celine Dion, Natalie Cole, Madonna, Jude Cole, Sandy Patty, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Bolton, Cher, Dire Straits, Richard Marx, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, B-52’s, Go West, 10CC, Roger Waters, Paul Young, and David Crosby. In 1993, Porcaro was posthumously inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.
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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: Fabulosos Calavera
On July 29, 1997, “Sony Music” label released “Fabulosos Calavera” the eleventh Los Fabulosos Cadillacs album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, and was produced by K.C. Porter.
Personnel:
- Vicentico– vocals
- Flavio Cianciarulo– bass
- Ariel Minimal – guitar
- Mario Siperman – keyboards
- Fernando Ricciardi – drums
- Gerardo Rotblat – percussion
- Rubén Blades- vocals
- Sergio Rotman – alto saxophone
- Daniel Lozano – trumpet,flugelhorn
- Fernando Albareda – trombone
Track listing:
All tracks by Flavio Cianciarulo, except where noted.
- El Muerto (The Deadman)
- Surfer Calavera (Skull Surfer)
- El Carnicero de Giles/Sueño (The Butcher of Giles/Dream) – Vicentico, Flavio Cianciarulo
- Sábato
- Howen – Fernando Ricciardi
- A Amigo J.V. (To Friend J.V.) – Vicentico
- Hoy Lloré Canción (Today I Cried Song) – Flavio Cianciarulo, Rubén Blades
- Calaveras y Diablitos (Skulls and Little Devils)
- Il Pajarito (The Little Bird) – Vicentico
- Niño Diamante (Diamond Child) – Vicentico
- Piazzolla
- Amnesia – Sergio Rotman
- D.R.B. (En Busca Eterna) (A.D.R.B. (In Eternal Search)) – Vicentico
Los Lobos: The Ride
On May 4, 2004, “Hollywood/Mammoth” labels released “The Ride”, the eleventh Los Lobos album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, and was produced by David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin. The album contains new material and new versions of earlier bands songs.
Personnel:
- David Hidalgo- vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
- Louie Pérez- vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
- Cesar Rosas- vocals, guitar, bajo sexto
- Conrad Lozano- vocals, bass, guitarron
- Steve Berlin- keyboards, woodwinds
- Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
- Victor Bisetti – additional percussion
Café Tacuba
- Elfego Buendia – vocals
- Alejandro Flores – quinta guapanguera, requinto
- Emmanuel de Real – jarana, keyboards
- Joselo Rangel – electric guitar
- Garth Hudson- keyboards
- Mitchell Froom- keyboards
- Greg Leisz- pedal steel guitar
- Charles Williams – piano, organ, clavinet
- Francisco Torres – trombone
- Alberto Salas – piano
- Lonnie Jordan – B-3
Track listing:
- La Venganza de Los Pelados – featuring Café Tacuba
- Rita
- Is This All There Is? – featuring Little Willy G.
- Charmed
- Somewhere in Time – featuring Dave Alvin
- Wicked Rain/Across 110th Street – featuring Bobby Womack
- Kitate – featuring Tom Waitsand Martha Gonzales
- Hurry Tomorrow
- Ya Se Va – featuring Rubén Blades
- Wreck of the Carlos Rey – featuring Richard Thompson
- A Matter of Time – featuring Elvis Costello
- Someday – featuring Mavis Staples
- Chains of Love
Anne Sofie von Otter: For the Stars
On April 10, 2001, “Deutsche Grammophon” label released “For the Stars”, album by Anne Sofie von Otter. It was recorded September 2000-January 2001, and was produced by Elvis Costello.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello – vocals, baritone guitar, Lowrey organ, bass
- Anne Sofie Von Otter – vocals
- Bengt Forsberg – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Michael Blair – vibraphone, bass drum, percussion
- Bebe Risenfors – clarinet, tenor saxophone, accordion
- Svante Henryson – celtar, cello, upright bass
- Mats Schubert – piano, harmonium, Moog bass
- Steve Nieve- piano, celeste, organ
Track listing:
- No Wonder – Elvis Costello
- Baby Plays Around – Cait O’Riordan, Declan MacManus
- Go Leave – Kate McGarrigle
- Rope – Elvis Costello, Fleshquartet
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
- Broken Bicycles/Junk – Tom Waits, Paul McCartney
- The Other Woman – Jessie Mae Robinson
- Like an Angel Passing Through My Room – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Green Song – Elvis Costello, Svante Henryson
- April After All – Ron Sexsmith
- You Still Believe in Me – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
- I Want to Vanish – Elvis Costello
- For No One – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Shamed Into Love – Declan MacManus, Rubén Blades
- Just a Curio – Elvis Costello, Flesh Quartet
- This House Is Empty Now – Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello
- Take It With Me – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
- For the Stars – Elvis Costello
Sting: …Nothing Like The Sun
On October 13, 1987, “A&M” label released“…Nothing Like the Sun”, the second Sting studio album. It was recorded March–August, 1987,at the “Air Studios”, in Montserrat, and was produced by Sting, Hugh Padgham, Bryan Loren and Neil Dorfsman.
Personnel:
- Sting– lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
- Hiram Bullock– guitar
- Andy Summers, Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque, Mark Knopfler– guitar
- Gil Evans & His Orchestra
- Ken Helman– piano
- Kenny Kirkland– keyboards
- Mark Egan– bass
- Manu Katché– drums
- Andy Newmark– drums
- Kenwood Dennard– drums
- Mino Cinelu– percussion, vocoder
- Branford Marsalis– saxophone
- Rubén Blades– spoken Spanish
- Renée Geyer, Vesta Williams, Dollette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Sting, except where noted.
- The Lazarus Heart
- Be Still My Beating Heart
- Englishman in New York
- History Will Teach Us Nothing
- They Dance Alone
- Fragile
- We’ll Be Together
- Straight to My Heart
- Rock Steady
- Sister Moon
- Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
- The Secret Marriage – Hanns Eisler, Sting
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