On September 2, 2001, Jay Migliori died aged 70. He was a musician (saxophone), a founding member of Supersax, a Charlie Parker tribute band. Some artists he performed and recorded with include Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Frank Sinatra, Maynard Ferguson, The 5th Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Gene Ammons, Paul Anka, David Axelrod, Hoyt Axton, The Byrds, Captain & Tennille, Harry Chapin, Leonard Cohen, Albert Collins, Dick Dale, Neil Diamond, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, The Manhattan Transfer, Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, Esther Phillips, Helen Reddy, The Righteous Brothers, The Tubes, Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Williams, Brian Wilson, and Neil Young. As a leader, Migliori released three albums.
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Todd Rundgren: Nearly Human
On May 18, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Nearly Human”, the twelve Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded June 1988 – February 1989, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley and “The Plant” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren – guitar, arranger, artwork, typography
- Lyle Workman– guitar
- Brent Bourgeois– keyboards
- Byron Allred – keyboards
- Jimmy Pugh – Hammond organ
- Roger Powell – synthesizer
- Larry Tagg – bass guitar
- Michael Pluznick- congas, shekere and percussion
- Scott Mathews– vocals
- Bobby Womack- vocals
- Narada Michael Walden– choirmaster
- Paul Shaghoian – trumpet
- Mike Rose – trumpet
- John Tenney – strings
- Clarence Clemons- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Todd Rundgren, except where noted.
- The Want of a Nail
- The Waiting Game
- Parallel Lines
- Two Little Hitlers – Elvis Costello
- Can’t Stop Running
- Unloved Children
- Fidelity
- Feel It – Todd Rundgren, The Tubes, Vince Welnick
- Hawking
- I Love my Life
Tubes: Love Bomb
In February 1985, “Capitol” label released “Love Bomb”, the seventh Tubes album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Bill Spooner – vocals, guitar
- Roger Steen – vocals, guitar
- Vince Welnick – keyboards
- Michael Cotton – synthesizer, cover art
- Prairie Prince – drums, cover art
- Todd Rundgren – engineer, mixing
- Stacy Baird, Wally Buck – engineer
- Tom Size – engineer assistant
- Jim Welch – art direction
Track listing:
- Piece by Piece
- Stella
- Come as You Are
- One Good Reason
- Bora Bora 2000/Love Bomb
- Night People
- Say Hey
- Eyes
- Muscle Girls
- Theme from a Wooly Place (Wooly Bully/Theme from a Summer Place)
- For a Song
- Say Hey (Part 2)
- Feel It
- Night People (Reprise)
The Tubes: Same
In June 1975, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Tubes album. It was recorded March-April, 1975, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Al Kooper.
Personnel:
- Fee Waybill– vocals
- Bill Spooner– vocals, guitar
- Roger Steen – vocals, guitar
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Vince Welnick– keyboards
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Prairie L’Emprere Prince– drums
- Dominic Frontiere– string and horn arrangements
- Lee Rhett Kiefer – engineer
- Al Kooper– mixing
- Lee Rhett Kieger – mixing
- Roland Young – art direction
- Michael Cotten – design
- Prairie Prince – design
- Ian Patrick – photography
- Harry Mittman – photography
Track listing:
- Up from the Deep – Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Cotton, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson, Ray Trainer
- Haloes – Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
- Space Baby – Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter, Vince Welnick
- Malagueña Salerosa – Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez
- Mondo Bondage – Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Cotton, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson
- What Do You Want from Life? – Bill Spooner, Michael Evans
- Boy Crazy – Bill Spooner
- White Punks on Dope – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans
The Tubes: Now
In May 1977, “A&M” label released “Now”, the third Tubes (The) album. It was recorded in 1976, at “His Masters Wheels” and “Funky Features” in San Francisco, “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “The Record Plant” in Sausalito, and was produced by John Anthony.
Personnel:
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Bill “The Swami” Spooner- vocals, guitar
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Mingo Lewis – drums, percussion
- Prairie Prince- drums
- Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
- Vince Welnick- keyboards
- Harry Duncan – harmonica
- Don Van Vliet- soprano saxophone
- Roberta Burger – violin
- Re Styles – vocals
- Bud Scoppa – voices
- Don Wood – engineer, production assistant
- Roland Young – art direction
- Michael Cotten, Prairie Prince – design
Track listing:
- Smoke (La Vie en Fumér) – Bill Spooner, Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick
- Hit Parade – Bill Spooner, Vince Welnick
- Strung Out on Strings – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans
- Golden Boy – Bill Spooner, Michael Evans
- My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains – Don Van Vliet
- God-Bird-Change – Mingo Lewis
- I’m Just a Mess – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
- Cathy’s Clone – Fee Waybill, Bill “The Swami” Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson
- This Town – Lee Hazlewood
- Pound of Flesh – Ron Nagle, Scott Mathews
- You’re No Fun – Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick
The Tubes: Young and Rich
In April 1976, “A&M” label released “Young and Rich”, the second Tubes (The) album. It was recorded in 1976 at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Scott.
Personnel:
- Fee Waybill- vocals
- Bill “Sputnik” Spooner- vocals, guitar
- Roger Steen – vocals, guitar, harp
- Rick “Gator” Anderson – vocals, bass
- Vince Welnick- keyboards, synthesizer
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- “Preposterous” Prairie Prince- percussion
- Re Styles (Shirley MacLeod) – “funky-pretty” vocals
- Chuck Domanico– bass
- Don Randi– piano
- Alan Estes, Julius Wechter– percussion
- Jay Migliori, Steve Douglas– saxophone
- Bobby Shew– trumpet
- George Bohanon– trombone
- Allan Harshman, Assa Drori, Harry Bluestone, Herschel Wise, James Getzoff, Jesse Ehrlich, Leonard Malarsky, Lou Klass, Marshall Sosson, Marvin Limonick, Murray Adler, Nathan Ross, Ray Kelley, Samuel Boghossian, Virginia Majewski, William Kurasch – strings
- Armand Kaproff, David Speltz – cello
- Deniece Williams, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Williard Waters, The Ron Hicklin Singers – backing vocals
- David Paich, Jack Nitzsche– arrangements
- Ed Thacker – engineer
- Michael Cotten, Prairie Prince – design
- Harry Mittman, Norman Seeff– photography
Track listing:
- Tubes World Tour – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Fee Waybill
- Brighter Day – Roger Steen
- Pimp – Bill Spooner
- Stand Up and Shout – Ray Trainer, Mike Condello
- Don’t Touch Me There – Ron Nagle, Jane Dornacker
- Slipped My Disco – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
- Proud to Be an American – Bill Spooner
- Poland Whole/Madam I’m Adam – Roger Steen, Bill Spooner
- Young and Rich – Bill Spooner
The Tubes: Remote Control
In March 1979, “A&M” label released “Remote Control” the fifthTubes (The) album. It was recorded 1978-1979, at “Music Annex Studios” in Menio Park, California, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Re Styles – vocals
- Bill Spooner – vocals, guitar
- Roger Steen – vocals, guitar
- Vince Welnick – keyboards
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Prairie Prince- drums
- Mingo Lewis – percussion
- Todd Rundgren – guitar, keyboards
Track listing:
All tracks by Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick and Rick Anderson, except where noted.
- Turn Me On
- V. Is King – Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson, Todd Rundgren
- Prime Time
- I Want It All Now
- No Way Out
- Getoverture
- No Mercy
- Only the Strong Survive
- Be Mine Tonight
- Love’s a Mystery (I Don’t Understand) – Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson, Todd Rundgren
- Telecide
Capitol Records
On June 4, 1942, “Capitol Records” was founded by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn Wallichs. Over the decades, the label became home to artists such as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Glen Campbell, Steve Miller, Dr. Hook, Bob Seger, Tina Turner, Heart, Nat King Cole, the Four Knights, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Stan Kenton, June Christy, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, the Louvin Brothers, Judy Garland, the Andrews Sisters, Harry James, Andy Griffith, Shirley Bassey, the Kingston Trio, Dean Martin, The Four Freshmen, Helen Reddy, Anne Murray, April Wine, Blondie, Bloodrock, Burning Spear, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Kim Carnes, Rosanne Cash, Max Webster, Lee Clayton, Natalie Cole, The Goose Creek Symphony, Sammy Hagar, The Knack, Maze, Mink DeVille, Juice Newton, Raspberries, Minnie Riperton, Diana Ross, Sweet, The Specials, The Sylvers, Ten Wheel Drive, The Stranglers, Tavares, George Thorogood, Triumvirate, Little River Band, Wings, The Persuasions, Richard Marx, The Motels, Billy Squier, Crowded House, Peter Blakeley, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, The Doobie Brothers, Willie Dixon, Glass Tiger, Katrina & The Waves, Grace Jones, Lloyd Cole, Pet Shop Boys, Sawyer Brown, Queen, Roxette, Brian Setzer,The Smithereens, Spandau Ballet, The Tubes, Paul Westerberg, Butthole Surfers, Concrete Blonde, Billy Idol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Megadeth, Exodus, W.A.S.P., Poison, Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche, Beastie Boys, King Tee, Mantronix, Mellow Man Ace, Robbie Robertson, Dave Koz, Ashford and Simpson, Freddie Jackson, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Skinny Puppy and others.
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