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The Black Sorrows: Endless Sleep Chapter 47

On April 17, 2015, “Head Records” label released “Endless Sleep Chapter 47”, the sixteenth Black Sorrows (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Woodstock Studios” and “Black pearl Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Joe Camilleri and John McAll.

Personnel:

  • Joe Camilleri – vocals, guitar, saxophone, harp
  • Claude Carranza – vocals, guitar
  • John McAll – vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Gray – vocals, bass
  • Angus Burchall – drums

Track listing:

  1. Endless Sleep – Jody Reynolds
  2. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
  3. Hard Time Killing Floor – Nehemiah Curtis James
  4. 61 Highway – Fred McDowell
  5. Done Somebody Wrong – Elmore James
  6. No Such Pain as Love – Willy DeVille
  7. Come Back Baby – Walter Davis
  8. Baby Let Me Kiss You – King Floyd
  9. Blue Light – Louis Jordan, Jessie Mae Robinson
  10. Wallflower – Bob Dylan

Jack Nitzsche

On August 25, 2000, Bernard Alfred Nitzsche aka Jack Nitzsche, died aged 63. He was a songwriter, composer, arranger, record producer, and musician, known for his work with Phil Spector, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Earl Palmer, Leon Russell, Roy Caton, Willy DeVille, Glen Campbell, and Graham Parker. He also worked in film scores, for films such as “Performance”, “The Exorcist” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Nitzsche released four solo albums and five OSR albums.

Willy DeVille

On August 6, 2009, William Paul Borsey Jr. aka Willy DeVille died aged 58. He was a singer and songwriter, founder of Mink DeVille, the house band at the New York club “CBGB”. With Mink DeVille, he released six albums and ten by his own name. DeVille collaborated with musicians from various music genres such as Jack Nitzsche, Doc Pomus, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo, David Hidalgo, Efrain Toro, Mariachi Los Camperos, Jimmy Zavala, Zachary Richard, Jeff Baxter, Freebo, Jim Gilstrap, and Brian Ray.