On September 30, 2016, “Oh Boy” label released “For Better, or Worse”, the seventeenth John Prine studio album. It was recorded January – February 2016.
Personnel:
John Prine – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Howard – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Susan Tedeschi – vocals, electric guitar
Jason Wilber – acoustic and electric guitar
Lloyd Green – pedal steel guitar
Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
Pat McLaughlin – mandolin
Tim O’Brien – mandolin, fiddle
Pete Wasner – piano, Wurlitzer piano
Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
Shad Cobb – fiddle
Dave Jacques – upright bass
Kenneth Blevins – drums
Iris DeMent – vocals
Alison Krauss – vocals
Miranda Lambert – vocals
Kathy Mattea – vocals
Kacey Musgraves – vocals
Fiona Prine – vocals
Amanda Shires – vocals
Morgane Stapleton – vocals
Holly Williams – vocals
Lee Ann Womack – vocals
Track listing:
Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out – Johnny Tillotson, Teddy Wilburn
Storm Never Last – Jessi Colter
Falling in Love Again – Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner
Color of the Blues – George Jones, Lawton Williams
I’m Tellin You – Billy Hughes
Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming) – Scott Wiseman
Look at Us – Max T. Barnes, Vince Gill
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) – Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
Fifteen Years Ago – Raymond Smith
Cold Cold Heart – Hank Williams
Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
Mental Cruelty – Buck Owens, Dixie Davis, Larry Davis
On January 21, 2022, “Rude Girl” label released “The Light at the End of the Line”, the 23rd Janis Ian album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Janis Ian and Viktor Krauss and Randy Leago.
Personnel:
Janis Ian – vocal, acoustic and nylon guitar, guitars
John Cowan – lead and backing vocals
Diane Schuur – scatting, backing vocals
Vince Gill – acoustic guitar
Jim Oblon – electric guitar
Jon Perry – guitar, engineer
Sam Bush – mandolin
Roy Agee – banjo, trombone
Viktor Krauss – upright bass, resonator guitar, synthesizer, percussion, engineer
Randy Leago – harmonica, clarinet, cymbals, piano, engineer, editing, mixing
John Whelan – button accordion, engineer, arrangements
On June 15, 1983, “Mushroom” label released “Escapade”, the debut Tim Finn studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at “Festival Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Ricky Fataar and Mark Moffatt. At the 1983 “Countdown Australian Music Awards” the album won “Best Australian Album”.
On January 24, 2006, “Coconut Bay” label released “There You Are Again”, the 17th Livingston Taylor album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Paragon Studios”, “Vertical Sound Studio”, “Skylight Studio” and “Oxford recording Studio” in Nashville, “Avatar Studio”, “Dark Horse Recording”, “The Tracking Room”, “Sound Kitchen”, “Verité Music”, “Hiatus Studios”, “Q Division Studios” and “ Parr Audio”, and was produced by Glenn Rosenstein.
Personnel:
Livingston Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Carly Simon – lead vocal
Take 6 – lead vocals
James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jeffrey Mirinof – acoustic and electric guitar
George Marinelli – electric guitar
Danny Toroll – electric guitar
Chris Rodiguez – electric guitar
Vince Gill – electric guitar
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
Aybrie Haynie – mandolin
Shane Keister – piano, Hammond organ
Matt Rollings – piano, organ
Gary Corbett – Hammond organ
Glenn Worf – bass
Leland Sklar – bass
Tommy Sims – bass
Chad Cromwell – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
Bashiri Johnson, Ken Lewis – percussion
Gary Burton – vibraphone
David Sanborn – saxophone
Jerry Vivino – tenor saxophone
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Tony Kadleck – trumpet
Rich Rosenberg – trombone
Gary Corbett – glockenspiel
Paul Franklin – dobro
Tim Davis – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
New Day Jubilee Choir – backing vocals
Kim Flemming, Kim Mont, Vicki Hampton, Kate Taylor, Pam Tillis, Lisa Cochran, Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
On October 4, 2011, “Egyptian Records”, “Columbia”, “Country Music Foundation Records” and “Third Man Records” labels, released “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams”, album by various artists. It was recorded at “Emerald Sound Studios”, “Minutia Studios”, “The Village Studios”, “Levon Helm Studio”, “Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research”, “Blackbird Studio” and “Odditorium Studio”.
Personnel:
Mark Wilder – mastering
Coco Shinomiya – art direction, design
Jim Sherraden (Hatch Show Print) – art direction, design
Alan Messer, Autumn De Wilde, David Gahr, Dino Perrucci, James Minchin III, Jim McGuire, Jo McCaughey, Mark Seliger, Pam Springesteen, Russ Harrington, Tony Baker – photography
Michael McCall – liner notes
Mary Martin – producer
Jeff Rosen – executive producer
Debbie Sweenie – production coordinator
Track listing:
All lyrics by Hank Williams, Sr., all music as noted.
Alan Jackson – You’ve Been Lonesome, too – music by Alan Jackson
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Duncan – fiddle
Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing
Brendon Bell, Greg Lawrence – recording assistant, mixing assistant
Matt Rovey – additional engineering
Hank Williams – mastering
Keith Stegall – producer
Jason Campbell – production coordinator
2. Bob Dylan – The Love That Faded – music by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan – vocal, guitar
Denny Freeman – guitar
Stu Kimball – guitar
Donnie Herron – steel guitar, violin
Tony Garnier – bass
George Receli – drums
Chris Shaw – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Jack Frost – producer
3. Norah Jones – How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart? – music by Norah Jones
Dave Rawlings – vocals, guitar
Gilliam Welch – vocals, guitar
Paul Kennerley – engineer
Tom Schick – mixing
4. Jack White – You Know That I Know – music by Jack White
Jack White – vocals, electric guitar, mixing, producer
Donnie Herron – steel guitar
Dean Fertita – acoustic bass
Dominic John Suchyta – upright bass
Carla Azar – drums
Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, mixing
Lowell Reynolds – engineer assistant
5. Lucinda Williams – I’m So Happy That I Found You – music by Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams – vocals, guitar, producer
Eric Liljestrand – recording, mixing
Ghian Wright – second engineer
Jolie Levine – project coordinator
6. Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell – I Hope You Shed a Million Tears – music by Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell – vocals, guitar
Vince Gill – vocals, guitar
Don Helms – pedal steel guitar
Dennis Crouch – bass
Kenny Sears – fiddle
7. Patty Loveless – You’re Through Following Me – music by Emory Gordy Jr. and Patty Loveless
Buddy Minnix – acoustic guitar
Leigh Cochran – electric guitar
Butch Lee – lap steel guitar
Deanie Richardson – fiddle
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass, producer
Kerlan Spur – drums
Elerry Durgin – recording, mixing
Lauren Koch – contractor
8. Levon Helm – You’ll Never Be Mine Again – music by Levon Helm and Larry Campbell
Levon Helm – lead vocal, drums
Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, producer
Mike Merritt – bass
Amy Helm, Teresa Williams – backing vocals
Justin Guip – recording, mixing
9. Holly Williams – Blue Is My Heart – music by Holly Williams
Holly Williams – acoustic guitar
Vince Gill – acoustic guitar
Tom Bucovac – steel guitar
Chris McHugh – percussion
Justin Niebank – recording, engineer, mixing
10, Jakob Dylan – Oh Mama, Come Home – music by Jakob Dylan
Jakob Dylan – vocal, guitar
Jason Lader – recording, mixing
11. Sheryl Crow – Angel Mine – music by Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow – vocals
Bill Bottrell – guitar, mixing, producer
Roger Fritz – guitar
Gene Parsons – pedal steel guitar
Steven Bates – mandolin
David Hayes – bass
James Preston – drums
Dave Sinclair – trumpet
Calvin Turnbull – engineer
Steve Marcantonio – additional engineering
Mimi Parker – Pro Tools engineer
12. Merle Haggard – The Sermon on the Mount – music by Merle Haggard
On August 5, 2022, Michael Anthony Lang died aged 80. He was musician (piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer) and composer, recorded more than 2500 film scores, and worked with some of the biggest names of modern music such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Vince Gill, Milt Jackson, Lee Konitz, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Josh Groban, Frank Zappa, Lee Ritenour, Oliver Nelson, Bud Shank, Kenny Rogers, Barbra Streisand, Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Peggy Lee, Vanessa Williams, Jose Feliciano, Bette Midler, Russell Watson, Michael Bolton, Don Ellis, Robbie Williams, Paul Anka, Sarah Vaughan, Amy Grant, Willie Nelson, Natalie Cole, Dusty Springfield, Melissa Manchester, Neil Diamond, Shelly Manne and Stan Kenton.
In February 1981, “Casablanca” label released “Something in the Night”, the ninth Pure Prairie League studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Rob Fraboni.
Personnel:
Vince Gill – vocals, banjo, guitar, violin
Jeff Wilson – vocals, guitar
Michael Connor – keyboards
Michael Reilly – vocals, bass
Billy Hinds – drums
Nicky Hopkins – piano
Gary Mielke – synthesizer
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
David Sanborn – saxophone
Johnny Lee Schell – guitar
Dick Sims – organ
Kristine Arnold – vocals
Renée Geyer – vocals
Janis Oliver-Gill – vocals
Ricky Fataar – percussion
Fredrioco Spumani – percussion
Terry Becker, Tim Kramer – engineer
Steve Gillmor – engineer assistant
Tim Bryant – art direction
Jeff Wack – design
Scott Hensel – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Vince Gill; except where noted.
Don’t Keep Me Hangin’
Love Me Again
Hold on to Our Hearts
Something in the Night – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson, Steve Woodard
Do You Love Me Truly, Julie?
You’re Mine Tonight – Rafe Van Hoy
Still Right Here in My Heart – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson
I Wanna Know Your Name
Feel the Fire – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson, Steve Woodard
On July 16, 2020, James Oldaker died aged 68. He was musician (drums, percussions), member of Rogues Five, Bob Seger Band, Leon Russell Band, Frehley’s Comet, and The Tractors, but was best known as the drummer for Eric Clapton. Oldaker recorded with musicians and bands such as The Bellamy Brothers, Asleep at the Wheel, Peter Frampton, The Gap Band, Marcy Levy, Stephen Stills, Leon Russell, Ace Frehley, Freddie King, and The Bee Gees. In August 2005, Oldaker released “Mad Dogs & Okies”, a collection celebrating the music and musicians of Oklahoma, with guest musicians Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, J. J. Cale, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Dunn, and Bonnie Bramlett.
On July 14, 2009, “RCA” label released “Leave This Town”, the second Daughtry studio album. It was recorded September 2008 – March 2009, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Howard Benson. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and in US by “RIAA”.
On July 1, 2008, “429 Records” label released “Join the Band”, the fifteen Little Feat studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Mac McAnally and Bill Payne.
Personnel:
Paul Barrere – vocals, guitars
Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards
Kenny Gradney- bass
Richie Hayward – drums, backing vocals
Sam Clayton – vocals, percussion
Shaun Murphy- vocals
Fred Tackett- guitars, mandolin, trumpet, backing vocals
Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic guitar
Sonny Landreth – slide guitar
Jim Mayer – slap and standing bass
Brad Paisley – guitar
Béla Fleck – banjo
Michael Utley – Hammond organ, backing vocals
Mike Gordon – bass
Emmylou Harris – vocals
Bob Seger – vocals
Alan Schulman – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
David Alan Kogut – art direction
Track listing:
Fat Man in the Bathtub – Lowell George
Something in the Water – Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero
Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
See You Later Alligator – Robert Guidry
Champion of the World – Will Kimbrough
The Weight – Robbie Robertson
Don’t You Just Know It – Huey “Piano” Smith
Time Loves a Hero – Paul Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne
Willin’ – Lowell George
This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
Oh Atlanta – Bill Payne
Spanish Moon – Lowell George
Trouble – Lowell George
Sailin’ Shoes – Lowell George
I Will Play for Gumbo – Jimmy Buffett (bonus track)
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