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Deep Purple: Turning to Crime

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On November 26, 2021, “earMusic” label released “Turning to Crime”, the twenty-second Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Steve Morse – vocals, guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – vocals and backing vocals, bass, additional keyboards, percussion
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Bob Ezrin – vocals and backing vocals
  • Leo Green – tenor saxophone, horns arrangement
  • Matt Holland – trumpet
  • Gina Forsyth – fiddle
  • Bruce Daigrepont – squeeze box
  • Julian Shank – percussion
  • Nicole Thalia – backing vocals
  • Marsha B. Morrison – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. 7 and 7 is – Arthur Lee
  2. Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
  3. Oh Well – Peter Green
  4. Jenny Take a Ride! – Bob Crew
  5. Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan
  6. Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore
  7. Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
  8. Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Ralf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  9. The Battle of New Orleans – Jimmy Driftwood
  10. Lucifer – Bob Seger
  11. White Room – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  12. Caught in the Act
  13. Going Down – Don Nix
  14. Green Onions – Booker T, Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.
  15. Hot Lanta – Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
  16. Dazed and Confused – Jake Holmes, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  17. Gimme Some Lovin’ – Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Symphonion Dream

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In September 1975, “United Artists” label released “Symphonion Dream”, the seventh Nitty Gritty Dirt Band studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by William McEuen.

Personnel:

  • John McEuen- vocals, guitar, steel guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Jimmie Fadden – vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums
  • Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Jimmy Ibbotson- vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
  • Les Thompson – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Leon Russell – vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, chimes, gourd
  • Linda Ronstadt- vocals
  • Gary Busey- drums, timbales, bells, cowbell
  • Paul Harris- piano
  • Alice McEuen, Kae McEuen, Rae Hanna, Jim Ratts, Mary McCreary, Mary Stevens – backing vocals
  • Richie Cicero, Michael Denecke, Gary Mullen – recording
  • William McEuen, Baker Bigsby – mixing
  • John Tobler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Winter White (Wind Harp) – Jimmie Fadden
  2. Raleigh-Durham Reel – John McEuen, Jeff Hanna, James Ibbotson, Jimmie Fadden
  3. The Battle of New Orleans – Jimmy Driftwood
  4. Bayou Jubilee – Jeff Hanna
  5. Sally Was a Goodun – John McEuen, Jeff Hanna, James Ibbotson, Jimmie Fadden
  6. Hey Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
  7. Classical Banjo 1/Malaguena/Classical Banjo 2 – John McEuen, Ernesto Lecuona
  8. Daddy Was a Sailor – Jimmie Fadden
  9. Sleeping on the Beach – Jimmie Fadden
  10. Santa Monica Pier – John McEuen
  11. Ripplin’ Waters – James Ibbotson
  12. All I Have to Do is Dream – Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant
  13. Mother of Love – Ken Edwards
  14. The Moon Just Turned Blue – D. Souther
  15. Got To Travel On – Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, Dave Lazar
  16. Joshua Come Home – James Ibbotson
  17. Solstice (Wind Harp) – James Ibbotson
  18. Symphonion Montage – James Ibbotson

Johnny Cash: America: A 200 Year-Salute in Story and Song

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In July 1972, “Columbia” label released “America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song”, the 40th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in July 1972, and was produced by Larry Butler. The album comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar, dialogues texts
  • Carl Perkins – electric guitar
  • Bob Wootton – electric guitar, gut-string guitar
  • Norman Blake – rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo
  • Red Lane – rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar
  • Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar
  • Chuck Cochran – piano
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica, bass
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • WS Holland – drums
  • Mark Morris – percussion
  • Bill Barnes – design
  • Al Clayton – photography

Track listing:

  1. Opening Dialogue – Johnny Cash
  2. Paul Revere – Johnny Cash, Glenn D. Tubb
  3. Begin West Movement – Johnny Cash
  4. The Road to Kaintuck – Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
  5. To the Shining Mountains – Johnny Cash
  6. The Battle of New Orleans – Jimmie Driftwood
  7. Southwestward – Johnny Cash
  8. Remember the Alamo – Jane Bowers
  9. Opening the West – Johnny Cash
  10. Lorena – Charles Williams
  11. The Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln
  12. The West – Johnny Cash
  13. Big Foot – Johnny Cash
  14. Like a Young Colt – Johnny Cash
  15. Mister Garfield – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
  16. A Proud Land = Johnny Cash
  17. The Big Battle – Johnny Cash
  18. On Wheels and Wings – Johnny Cash
  19. Come Take a Trip in My Airship = Johnny Cash
  20. Reaching for the Stars – Johnny Cash
  21. These Are My People – Johnny Cash