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Koerner, Ray & Glover: The Return Of Koerner, Ray & Glover

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On October 22, 1965, “Elektra” label released “The Return of Koerner, Ray and Glover”, the third and final Koerner, Ray & Glover studio album. It was recorded in August 1965, by Paul Rotchild.

Personnel:

  • Tony “Little Sun” Glover – vocals, harmonica, liner notes
  • “Spider” John Koerner – vocals, guitar
  • Dave “Snaker” Ray – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Frymire – remix, mastering
  • Eric Peltoniemi – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. I Want to See My Baby – John Koerner
  2. Titanic – Lead Belly
  3. You’ve Got to Be Careful – John Koerner
  4. Looky Looky Yonder – Lead Belly, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  5. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  6. Eugene C. – John Koerner
  7. Goin’ to the Country – John Koerner
  8. The Boys Was Shootin’ It Out Last Night – John Koerner
  9. Poor Howard – Lead Belly, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  10. I Don’t Want to Be Terrified – John Koerner
  11. Don’t Let Your Right Hand Know What Your Left Hand Do – Tony Glover
  12. Lonesome Road – traditional
  13. England Blues – John Koerner
  14. Packin’ Truck – Lead Belly, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  15. John Hardy – traditional

The Gregg Allman Band: Uncle Sam

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On September 20. 2024, “Sawrite Records” label released “Uncle Sam”, a live album by Gregg Allman Band (The). It was recorded in July 1983, at “Uncle Sam’s” in Hull, Massachusetts.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – lead vocals, Hammond B-3 organ, acoustic guitar
  • Dan Toler – lead guitar
  • Greg Voorhess – bass
  • Frankie Toler – drums
  • Bruce Waibel – guitar
  • Chaz Trippy – percussion
  • Donn Finney – saxophone, flute
  • Larry Finney – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Dreams – Gregg Allman
  2. Sweet Feelin’ – Candi Staton, Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Rick Hall
  3. Hot ‘Lanta – Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jai Johanny Johanson, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks
  4. Queen of Hearts – Gregg Allman
  5. Trouble No More – McKinley Morganfield
  6. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ – Gregg Allman
  7. Melissa – Gregg Allman, Stephen Alaimo
  8. Statesboro Blues – Willie McTell

Taj Mahal: Same

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In February 1968, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in August 1967, and was produced by Bob Irwin and David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – vocals, harmonica, slide guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis – lead and slide guitar
  • Ry Cooder – rhythm guitar, mandolin
  • Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar
  • James Thomas – bass
  • Gary Gilmore – bass
  • Sanford Konikoff – drums
  • Chuck “Brother” Blackwell – drums
  • Raphael Valentin, Roy Halee – engineer
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Guy Webster – photography

Track listing:

  • Leaving Trunk – Sleepy John Estes
  • Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell, arranged by Taj Mahal
  • Checkin’ Up on My Baby – Sonny Boy Williamson II
  • Everybody’s Got to Change Sometime – Sleepy John Estes
  • EZ Rider – arranged by Taj Mahal
  • Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
  • Diving Duck Blues – Sleepy John Estes
  • The Celebrated Walkin’ Blues – arranged by Taj Mahal

The Allman Brothers Band: At Filmore East

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On July 6, 1971, “Capricorn” label released “At Fillmore East”, the third Allman Brothers Band (The) album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Duane Allman – lead and slide guitar
  • Dickey Betts – lead guitar
  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, piano
  • Berry Oakley – bass guitar
  • Jai Johanny Johanson – drums, congas, timbales
  • Butch Trucks – drums, timpani
  • Thom Doucette – harmonica
  • Jim Santi – tambourine
  • Aaron Baron – engineer
  • Sam Whiteside – engineer
  • Larry Dahlstrom – engineer assistant
  • Dennis M. Drake – mastering
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • Tom Dowd – liner notes
  • Bruce Malamut – assistant producer

Track listing:

  1. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  2. Done Somebody Wrong – Clarence Lewis, Bobby Robinson, Elmore James
  3. Stormy Monday Blues – T-Bone Walker
  4. You Don’t Love Me – Willie Cobbs
  5. Hot ‘Lanta – Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Tricks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
  6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Dickey Betts
  7. Whipping Post – Gregg Allman

The Big Band of Brothers: A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band

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On November 22, 2019, “New West” label released “A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band”, an album by the Big Band of Brothers. It was recorded in June 2018, at “Bates Brothers Recording” in Hueytown, Alabama, and was produced by John Harvey, Mark Lanter and Charles Driebe.

Personnel:

  • Mart Avant – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Rob Alley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Barney Floyd – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Gordon – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Billy Bargetzi – trombone
  • Chad Fisher – trombone
  • Bill Huber – trombone
  • Wycliffe Gordon – soprano trombone
  • Brandon Slocumb – bass trombone
  • Jimmy Bowland – alto saxophone
  • Mace Hibbard – alto saxophone
  • Kelley O’Neal – alto saxophone
  • Dick Aven – tenor, soprano saxophone
  • Nathan McLeod – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Collins – baritone saxophone
  • Marc Broussard – vocals
  • Ruthie Foster – vocals
  • Andy Nevala – piano, Hammond B-3, Rhodes
  • Jack Pearson – slide guitar
  • Matt Casey – guitar
  • Tom Wolfe – guitar
  • Abe Becker – double bass, bass guitar
  • Chris Kozak – double bass, bass guitar
  • David Ray – double bass, bass guitar
  • Mark Lanter – drums
  • Dave Crenshaw – congas, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  2. Don’t Want You No More – Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin
  3. It’s Not My Cross to Bear – Gregg Allman
  4. Hot ‘Lanta – Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
  5. Whipping Post – Gregg Allman
  6. Stand Back – Gregg Allman
  7. Dreams – Gregg Allman
  8. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Bickey Betts
  9. Don’t Keep me Wonderin’ – Gregg Allman
  10. Les Brers in A Minor – Dickey Betts

Lucky Peterson: You Can Always Turn Around

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On September 28, 2010, “Dreyfus” label released “You Can Always Turn Around”, the 20th Lucky Peterson album. It was recorded in March 2010, in Woodstock, NY, and was produced by Doug Yoel, Francis Dreyfus, and Lucky Peterson. “You Can Always Turn Around” won “Grand Prix du Disque” (Best Blues Album in 2010 in France).

Personnel:

  • Lucky Peterson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, national duolian, piano, arranger
  • Larry Campbell – acoustic and pedal steel guitar, mandolin, national duolian, arranger
  • Scott Petito – bass, octave mandolin, shaker, arrangements, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Gary Burke – drums, arrangements
  • Tamara Peterson – vocals
  • Doug Yoel- arrangements, cover photo, liner notes
  • Beth Reineke – engineer assistant, inside photo
  • Valérie Lefebvre – package coordinator
  • Djémila Boukhlifa – package coordinator

Track listing:

  1. I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
  2. I’m New Here – Bill Callahan
  3. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  4. Trouble – Ray LaMontagne
  5. Trampled Rose – Tom Waits, Katleen Brennan
  6. Atonement – Lucinda Williams
  7. Why Are People Like That – Bobby Charles
  8. Four Little Boys – Lucky Peterson, James Peterson
  9. Death Don’t Have No Mercy – Reverend Gary Davis
  10. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free- Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
  11. Think – Curtis Mayfield

The Youngbloods: Same

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In January 1967, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Youngbloods  (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, at “RCA Victor’s Studio B” in New York City, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Colin Young– lead vocals, bass, rhythm guitar
  • Jerry Corbitt– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Lowell “Banana” Levinger – lead guitar, electric piano
  • Joe Bauer – drums, percussion
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Bob Cullen – recording supervision
  • Mike Moran – engineer
  • Mickey Crofford – engineer
  • Ray Hall – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Grizzly Bear – Jerry Corbitt
  2. All Over the World (La-La) – Jerry Corbitt
  3. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  4. Get Together – Chet Powers
  5. One Note Man – Paul Arnoldi
  6. The Other Side of This Life – Fred Neil
  7. Tears Are Falling – Jesse Colin Young
  8. Four in the Morning – George Remailly
  9. Foolin’ Around (The Waltz) – Jesse Colin Young
  10. Ain’t That Lovin’ You – Jimmy Reed
  11. C. Rider – Mississippi John Hurt