On April 23, 2012, John Christopher “Chris” Ethridge died aged 65. He was musician (bass, piano), member of International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers. He has worked with Gram Parsons, Nancy Sinatra, Judy Collins, Leon Russell, Delaney Bramlett, Bill Withers, Johnny Winter, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Gene Clark, The Byrds, John Prine, Johnny Rivers, Jackson Browne, Arlo Guthrie, The Doors, Graham Nash and Willie Nelson.
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Ry Cooder: Same
In December 1970, “Reprise” label released the self – titled, debut Ry Cooder album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder– vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass guitar
- Van Dyke Parks– piano, arranger
- Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
- Richie Hayward – drums guitar
- Roy Estrada – bass guitar
- Max Bennett – bass guitar
- Milt Holland – drums, percussion
- John Barbata – drums
- Bobby Bruce – violin
- Gloria Jones- backing vocals
- Judy Betz – production assistant
- Lee Herschberg – engineer, mixing
- Doug Botnick – engineer
- Thaddeus James Lowe – engineer
- Rudy Hill – engineer
- Bob Kovach – engineer
- Kirby Johnson – conductor, orchestrator
- Airstream– photograph of the 1937 trailer pictured on the front of the album sleeve
- Frank Bez – photograph of the Airstream trailer
- Susan Titelman – Ry Cooder photograph on the back of the album sleeve
- Ed Thrasher- art direction
Track listing:
- Alimony – Brenda Jones, Welton Young, Robert Higginbotham
- France Chance – Joe Callicott
- One Meat Ball – Louis Singer, Hy Zaret
- Do Re Mi – Woody Guthrie
- My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine & Dandelion Wine) – Randy Newman
- How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? – Alfred Reed
- Available Space – Ry Cooder
- Pigmeat – Huddie Ledbetter
- Police Dog Blues – Arthur Blake
- Goin’ to Brownsville – John Estes
- Dark Is the Night – Blind Willie Johnson
Rubén González: Chanchullo
On September 19, 2000, “World Circuit” label released “Chanchullo”, the third Rubén González studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 2000, at “Egrem” in Havana, Cuba, “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Gold.
Personnel:
- Rubén González – piano
- Eliades Ochoa– guitar
- Orlando “Cachaíto” López– bass
- Joachim Cooder– drums
- Amadito Valdés– timbales
- Miguel “Angá” Díaz– congas
- Ángel Terry Domech – congas
- Roberto García – bongos, cowbell, güiro
- Alberto “Virgilio” Valdés – maracas
- Alejandro Pichardo Pérez – güiro, claves
- Javier Zalba – baritone saxophone
- Manuel “Guajiro” Mirabal– trumpet
- Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos– trombone
- Richard Egües– flute
- Joaquin Oliveiras – flute
- Lázaro Ordóñez Enríquez – violin
- Papi Oviedo– tres
- Ry Cooder– tres
- Ibrahim Ferrer– vocals
- Cheikh Lô– vocals
- Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos – chorus
- Lázaro Villa – chorus
- Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos – musical director
- Simon Burwell – recording assistant, mixing
- Julío Martínez Rodríguez – recording assistant
- Jerry Boys – engineer, mixing, mastering
- Tom Leader – mastering
- Kathryn Samson – design
- Cristina Piza – cover photography
- Christina Jaspars – other photography
- Susan Titelman – other photography
- David Burton – centre page photography
- Rubén González – archive photography
- Sigfredo Ariel – research
Track listing:
- Chanchullo – Israel “Cachao” López
- De una manera espantosa – Arsenio Rodríguez
- La lluvia – Miguel “Angá” Díaz, Rubén González, Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos, Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Amadito Valdés
- Central Constancia – Enrique Jorrín
- Quizás, quizás, quizás – Osvaldo Farrés
- Choco’s Guajira – Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros
- Si te contara – Félix Reina
- El bodeguero – Richard Egües
- Isora Club – Coralia López
- Rico vacilón – Rosendo Ruiz Jr.
- Pa’ gozar – Arístides Soto
The Tractors: Same
On August 2, 1994, “Arista” label released the self-titled, debut Tractors album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, and was produced by Steve Ripley and Walt Richmond. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Steve Ripley– lead vocals, electric guitar, drums, engineer, original art, design
- Ron Getman – acoustic and slide guitar, steel guitar, Dobro, mandolin, high harmony vocals
- Walt Richmond – Steinway piano, Hammond Bnd electric –a3 organ, accordion, Wurlitzer, clavinet, drums, horns, bassvocals
- Casey van Beek – bass guitar, low harmony vocals
- Jamie Oldaker– drums, “groove snares”, tambourine, percussion
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Ry Cooder– slide guitar
- Eldon Shamblin– guitar
- J. J. Cale– guitar
- Waddy Pass – steel guitar
- Steve Collier – steel guitar
- Steve Bagsby – steel guitar
- Gene Crownaver – steel guitar
- Bonnie Raitt– slide guitar
- Steve Hickerson – guitar
- Tommy Tripplehorn – guitar
- Elvis Ripley – tremolo guitar, engineer
- Steve Allen, Rick Beilke, Mike Bruce, Mark Bruner, Jim Byfield, Robert Coggins, Jon Crowder, Gary Cundiff, Jim Edwards, Richard Feldman, Huey Flannery, Ron Flynt, Michael Garrett, Gary Gilmore, Doc James, Roger Linn, Steve Pryor, Jim Pulte, Gordon Shryock, “Skee”, Roger Tillison, Don White – guitar
- Spencer Sutton – piano
- Glen Mitchell – Hammond B-3 organ
- Angelene Ripley – Hammond B-3 organ
- Glen Mitchell, Larry Bell, Carl Bickhardt, Dick Sims, Angelene Ripley, Ed Robinson – Hammond B-3 organs
- Angelene Ripley – Hammond B-3 organ
- Leon Russell– synthesizer, MIDI
- Jimmy “Junior” Markham – harmonica
- Ron Morgan – upright bass
- Ron Morgan – bass guitar riffs
- Jim Strader – bass guitar licks
- Jimmy Karstein – drums
- Chuck Blackwell – drums
- Chuck Browning – drums
- David Teegarden – drums
- Chuck DeWalt, Bill Belknap, Rich Brown, Jim Keltner – additional drums
- Joe Davis – saxophones
- Pat “Taco” Ryan – saxophone
- Charlene Ripley – trumpet
- Stacey Grant – trombone
- Joe Davis – horns
- Ed Richmond – fiddle
- Curly Lewis – fiddles
- Curly Lewis – fiddle
- Rick Morton – fiddle
- James Burton– “Master of the Telecaster”
- Junior Markham & the Tulsa All-Stars
- Jim Pulte – bass vocals
- Debbie Campbell – backing vocal
- John Crowder – backing vocals
- Jim Sweney – backing vocals
- Danny Mayo– life observations and noises
- Ron Getman – engineer
- Walt Richmond – engineer, photography
- Angelene Ripley – engineer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Maude Gilman – art direction
- Señor McGuire – photography
Track listing:
- The Tulsa Shuffle – Steve Ripley
- Fallin’ Apart – Steve Ripley, Ron Getman
- Thirty Days – Chuck Berry
- I’ve Had Enough – Steve Ripley
- The Little Man — Jim Pulte, Ripley, Tim DuBois
- Baby Likes to Rock It – Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond
- Badly Bent – Steve Ripley, Richmond, Martha Ellis
- The Blue Collar Rock – Steve Ripley
- Doreen – Steve Ripley
- Settin’ the Woods on Fire – Fred Rose, Ed G. Nelson
- Tryin’ to Get to New Orleans – Steve Ripley, Richmond, DuBois
- The Tulsa Shuffle (revisited) – Steve Ripley
Little Feat: Same
In January 1971, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Little Feat album. It was recorded August – September 1970, at “United Western Recorders” and “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman.
Personnel:
- Lowell George– lead and backing vocals, alead, rhythm and slide guitars, harmonica
- Bill Payne– lead and backing, keyboards, piano
- Roy Estrada– bass, backing vocals
- Richard Hayward– drums, backing vocals
- Russ Titelman– percussion, backing vocals, piano
- Ry Cooder– slide guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
- Kirby Johnson – string and horn arrangements
Track listing:
- Snakes on Everything – Bill Payne
- Strawberry Flats – Bill Payne, Lowell George
- Truck Stop Girl – Bill Payne, Lowell George
- Brides of Jesus – Bill Payne, Lowell George
- Willin’ – Lowel George
- Hamburger Midnight – Lowell George, Roy Estrada
- Forty-Four Blues/ How Many More Years – Roosevelt Sykes, Chester Burnett
- Crack in Your Door – Lowell George
- I’ve Been the One – Lowell George
- Takin’ My Time – Bill Payne
- Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie – Bill Payne, Lowell George
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban: Mambo Sinuendo
On January 28, 2003, “Nonesuch” label released “Mambo Sinuendo”, album by Manuel Galbán and Ry Cooder. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Ry Cooder. In 2004, it won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album”.
Personnel:
- Manuel Galbán – guitar
- Ry Cooder – organ, guitar, electric bass, steel guitar, piano, vibraphone, tres
- Orlando “Cachaito” López – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Joachim Cooder – drums
- Miguel “Angá” Díaz – conga
- Herb Alpert- trumpet
- Carla Commagere – vocals
- Juliette Commagere – vocals
- Demetrio Muniz – music cordinator
- Jerry Boys – engineer, mastering, mixing
- Nick Gold – executive in charge of music
- Jimmy Hoyson – engineer assistant
- Simon Burwell – engineer assistant
- Isel Martinez Rodriguez – engineer asistant
- Tom Leader – mastering
- Rail Jon Rogut – digital editing
- Doyle Partners – design
- Sara Daoud – production coordination
- Zita M. “Toti” Morriña – production coordination
Track listing:
- Drume Negrita – Ernesto Grenet
- Monte Adentro – Arsenio Rodríguez
- Los Twangueros – Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder
- Patricia – Perez Prado
- Caballo Viejo – Simón Díaz
- Mambo Sinuendo – Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder
- Bodas de Oro – Electo Rosell “Chepin
- Échale Salsita – Ignacio Piñeiro
- La Luna en Tu Mirada – Luis Chanivecky
- Secret Love – Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Bolero Sonámbulo – Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder
- María la O – Ernesto Lecuona
The Chieftains: The Long Black Veil
On January 24, 1995, “RCA Victor” label released “The Long Black Veil”, the 31st Chieftains album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Lake House Studio” in England, “Windmill Lane” and “Westland Studios” in Dublin, “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, “Utility Muffin Research Kitchen” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Paddy Moloney, Chris Kimsey and Ry Cooder. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”.
Personnel:
- Kevin Conneff– vocals, bodhrán
- Martin Fay– fiddle
- Seán Keane– fiddle
- Matt Molloy– flute
- Paddy Moloney– uilleann pipes, tin whistle
- Derek Bell– harp, tiompán, keyboards
- Colin James- guitar, mandolin
- Dominic Miller, Paul Brady, Arty McGlynn, Foggy Little – guitar
- Kieran Hanrahan – banjo
- Terry Tulley – Scottish pipes
- Carlos Nunez – Galician pipes
- Brendan Begley, James Keane, Martin O’Connor – accordion
- Steve Cooney– didgeridoo
- Wally Minko – piano
- James Blennerhassett, Ned Mann – acoustic bass
- Joe Csibi, Darryl Jones, Nicky Scott – bass
- Noel Eccles, Tommy Igoe, Liam Bradley – drums
- Jean Butler – foot percussion
- Anuna Choir, Brian Masterson – backing vocals
- The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Sting, Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Sinead O’Connor, Phil Coulter, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones – contributors
Track listing:
- Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)
- The Long Black Veil
- The Foggy Dew
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
- Changing Your Demeanour
- The Lily of the West
- Coast of Malabar
- Dunmore Lassies
- Love Is Teasin’
- He Moved through the Fair
- Ferny Hill
- Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka
- The Rocky Road to Dublin
Ry Cooder: Borderline
In October 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Borderline”, the ninth Ry Cooder album. It was recorded 1980 at “Warner Bros. Recording Studio” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Ry Cooder.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder – vocals, guitar, vibes
- John Hiatt– vocals, guitar
- William D. Smith– vocals, piano, organ
- Jesse Harms– synthesizer
- Tim Drummond, Reggie McBride – bass
- Jim Keltner– drums
- George “Baboo” Pierre – percussion
- Bobby King, Willie Greene, Jr. – vocals
- Lee Herschberg – recording, mixing
- Leslie Morris – production assistant
Track listing:
- 634-5789 – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
- Speedo – Esther Navarro
- Why Don’t You Try Me – Billy Young
- Down in the Boondocks – Joe South
- Johnny Porter – Bobby Ray Appleberry
- The Way We Make a Broken Heart – John Hiatt
- Crazy ‘Bout an Automobile – Billy Emerson
- The Girls from Texas – Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, James Lewis
- Borderline – John Hiatt
- Never Make Your Move Too Soon – Stix Hooper, Will Jennings
Ry Cooder: Boomer’s Story
In November 1972, “Reprise” label released “Boomer’s Story”, the third Ry Cooder studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Amigo Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Jim Dickinson and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder – vocals, guitars, mandolin, bottleneck guitar
- Sleepy John Estes- vocals, guitar
- Randy Newman- piano
- Jim Dickinson- piano, bass, vocals
- Gene Finney – harmonica
- Dan Penn- vocals
- Tommy McClure – bass
- Jim Keltner, Roger Hawkins- drums
- Milt Holland- percussion
- George Bohanon- horns
- Charles Lawing – clarinet
Track listing:
- Boomer’s Story – traditional
- Cherry Ball Blues – Skip James
- Crow Black Chicken – Lawrence Wilson
- Ax Sweet Mama – Sleepy John Estes
- Maria Elena – Bob Russell, Lorenzo Barcelata
- The Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
- Rally ‘Round the Flag – George F. Root
- Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer – Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
- President Kennedy – Sleepy John Estes
- Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man – traditional
Ry Cooder: Borderline
In October 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Borderline”, the ninth Ry Cooder studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studio” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Ry Cooder.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder – vocals, guitar, vibes
- William D. Smith – vocals, piano, organ
- John Hiatt – vocals, guitar
- Jesse Harms– synthesizer
- Tim Drummond– bass
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Jim Keltner– drums
- George “Baboo” Pierre – percussion
- Bobby King– vocals
- Willie Greene, Jr. – vocals
- Lee Herschberg – recording, mixing
- Leslie Morris – production assistant
Track listing:
- 634-5789 – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
- Speedo – Esther Navarro
- Why Don’t You Try Me – Billy Young
- Down in the Boondocks – Joe South
- Johnny Porter – Bobby Ray Appleberry
- The Way We Make a Broken Heart – John Hiatt
- Crazy ‘Bout an Automobile – Billy Emerson
- The Girls from Texas – Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, James Lewis
- Borderline – John Hiatt
- Never Make Your Move Too Soon – Stix Hooper, Will Jennings
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