On September 10, 1996, “Matador” label released “What Would the Community Think”, the third Cat Power studio album. It was recorded in February 1996, at “Easley Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Steve Shelley.
On September 5, 1989, “MCA” label released “Up to Here”, the debut Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Smith. The album was certified Diamond status in Canada.
Personnel:
Gord Downie – vocals
Rob Baker – guitar
Gord Sinclair – vocals, bass
Paul Langlois – vocals, guitars
Johnny Fay – drums
Bruce Barris – engineer, mixing
Don Smith – engineer, mixing
Andy Udoff – engineer assistant
Jeff DeMorris – engineer assistant
Paul Eberson – engineer assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Jeanne Bradshaw – design
Michael Going – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Gord Sinclair, Paul Langlois and Johnny Fay.
Blow at High Dough
I’ll Believe in You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
On September 5, 1971, “Epic” label released “From the Inside”, the third Poco studio album. It was recorded in May 1971, at “Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Steve Cropper.
Personnel:
Richie Furay – vocals, acoustic and rhythm electric guitar
Paul Cotton – vocals, acoustic and lead electric guitar
Rusty Young – vocals, pedal steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro
On July 21, 2023, “Lava” and “Republic” labels released “Starcatcher”, the third studio Greta Van Fleet studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Low Country South” in Savannah, Georgia, and was produced by Dave Cobb.
Personnel:
Joshua Kiszka – lead and backing vocals, harmonica
Jacob Kiszka – guitar, backing vocals
Samuel Kiszka – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
On July 7, 1987, “Warner Bros” label released “Hold On”, the seventeenth Nitty Gritty Dirt Band studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Josh Leo, Marshall Morgan and Paul Worley.
Personnel:
Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitars
Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards, accordion
John McEuen – mandolin, acoustic guitar
Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, electric bass, guitars, mandolin
On July 1, 1990, “MCA” label released “The Hard Way”, the fourth Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Joe Hardy and Steve Earle.
Personnel:
Steve Earle – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, Mandoblaster, 6-string bass, guitar synthesizer, percussion programme, harmonies
The Dukes
Bucky Baxter – Mullins pedal steel guitar
Ken Moore – organ, synthesizer, string arrangements
Dwayne “Zip” Gibson – vocals, electric guitars
Kelly Looney – vocals, bass
Craig Wright – drums
John Jarvis – piano
Lester Snell – organ, chorus director
Patrick Earle – percussion
Stacey Earle Mims – harmony
The Christ Missionary Baptist Church Choir – chorus
Amy Dotson, Billy Baker, Billy Steele, Chip Phillips, Chuck Allen, Craig Wright, Denis Colby, Doug Baker, Ian Earle, Justin Townes Earle, Katryna Haddrick, Kelly Looney, Ken Moore, Patrick Earle, Peter Keppler, Robyn Gibson, Scot Bonner, Stacey Earle Mims, Tommy McRae, Zip Gibson – backing vocals
Patricia Snell, Susan Jerome, William C. Brown III – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.
The Other Kind
Promise You Anything – Steve Earle, Maria McKee, Patrick Sugg
On June 29, 1999, “Arista Austin” label released “A Far Cry from Dead”, a posthumous Townes Van Zandt album. The recordings were constructed from DAT tapes provided to by the singer’s widow, Jeanene, and were produced by Eric Paul. Townes Van Zadt’s original vocals and guitar were recorded 1989 – 1996, at “Texhoma Music Group Studio” and “Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa” in Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel:
Townes Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
Richard Bennett – guitar
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
Jed Hackett, Jim Skinner, Niles Clement – engineer
On June 6, 1989, “Epic” label released “In Step”, the fourth Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble studio album. It was recorded January – March 1989, at “Kiva Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Sound Castle” and “Summa Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Gaines, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Reese Wynans, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton.
Personnel:
Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitar
Reese Wynans – keyboards
Tommy Shannon – bass guitar
Chris Layton – drums, percussion
Texacali Horns:
Joe Sublett – saxophone
Darrell Leonard – trumpet
Track listing:
The House Is Rockin’ – Doyle Bramhall, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Crossfire – Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth
Tightrope – Doyle Bramhall, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
Leave My Girl Alone – Buddy Guy
Travis Walk – Stevie Ray Vaughn
Wall of Denial – Doyle Bramhall, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Scratch-N-Sniff – Doyle Bramhall, Stevie Ray Vaughan
On May 23, 2011, “Metal Blade” label released “Testimony 2”, the eight Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at Morse’s house in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Neal Morse.
Personnel:
Neal Morse – vocals, guitars, synth, piano, organ
Randy George – bass
Mike Portnoy – drums
Steve Morse – guitar
Paul Bielatowicz – guitar
Jim Hoke – saxophones
Mark Leniger – saxophone
Kenny Barnd – violin
Chris Carmichael – violin, viola, cello
Eric Brenton – electric violin
Nick D’Virgilio – vocals
Alan Morse – vocals
Dave Meros – vocals
Matthew Ward – backing vocals, soulful wailing
Debbie Bressee, April Zachary, Mark Pogue, Mita Pogue – backing vocals
In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Bump City”, the second Tower of Power album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Ron Capone, Rick Stevens, Skip Mesquite, Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Stephen “Doc” Kupka, Mic Gillette, Francis Rocco Prestia, Willie James Fulton, David Garibaldi and Brent Byars.
Personnel:
Rick Stevens – lead vocals
Willie James Fulton – vocals, guitar
Francis Rocco Prestia – bass
David Garibaldi – drums
Brent Byars – conga drums, vocals
Skip Mesquite – vocals, first tenor saxophone, flute
Emilio Castillo – vocals, second tenor saxophone
Stephen “Doc” Kupka – vocals, baritone saxophone
Greg Adams – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, piano
Mic Gillette – vocals, trumpet, trombone, French horn
Jay Spell – piano
Memphis Strings
Greg Adams – conductor, strings arrangements
Ron Capone, Steve Cropper – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka, except where noted.
You Got to Funkifize
What Happened to the World That Day?
Flash in the Pan
Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite) – Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite
You Strike My Main Nerve – Stephen “Doc” Kupka, Emilio Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon
Down to the Nightclub – Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi
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