And Now for The Particulars:
Side A
1. Ten Years After: Three Blind Mice
(Trad arr. Rick Lee)
Stonedhenge: Derem (London) DES 18021
London UK
Ric Lee, drums, percussion
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1969
Recorded by Martin Smith at Decca Studios, West Hampstread UK, September 1968
Richard Lee b. Mansfield Nottinghamshire UK Oct 20, 1945
2. Crosby Stills & Nash: Long Time Gone
(David Crosby)
Crosby Stills & Nash: Atlantic Records SD 8229
Los Angeles
David Crosby: lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Stephen Stills: lead vocal, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion
Graham Nash: vocals; rhythm guitar
Dallas Taylor: drums
Produced by Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969
Recorded by Bill Halverson at Wally Heider's Studio III, Los Angeles, February–March, 1969
3. Bush: Got To Leave The City
(Roy Kenner / Domenic Troiano)
Bush: ABC Dunhill - DS 50086
Toronto ON
Roy Kenner: vocal, congas
Dominec Troiano: guitar, vocal
Prakash John: Bass
Pentti Glan; drums
Produced by Reb Foster with Tim Alvarado, 1970
Recorded at Wally Heiders Studio 3, Los Angeles
Domenic Michele Antonio Troiano (January 17, 1946 – May 25, 2005)
Roy Kenner (born January 14, 1948 in Toronto)
Prakash John (born August 1, 1947 in Bombay, India)
Pentti "Whitey" Glan (b. Finland July 8, 1946 – November 7, 2017, Innisfil ON)
4. Johnny MacLeod and The Young Pioneers: The Price Is Rising
(J MacLeod)
Dynamite In The Stove: True North Records TN60
Toronto ON
Johnny MacLeod: electric guitar, vocals
Shane Adams: bass
Taras Chonowol: strings
Michael Lengyell: drums
Lee Whalen: bg vocal
Jon Goldsmith: keys
Produced by John Goldsmith and Kerry Crawford, 1985
Recorded by John Naslen at Manta Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Doug Sax at Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
Originally MacLeod lead Toronto new wave band Johnny and the G-Rays.
This was the only album he put out on True North Records under his own name.
Unfortunately, in my opinion, the label were trying to make Johnny palatable
to radio-play through production overkill which inadvertently took the edge
off the politics of the songs. I think it injured his career and ever since
he’s taken refuge in his own recording studio in Toronto, cranking out great
sounding records for other people.
5. Peter Mathieson: Yonge Street
(Peter Mathieson)
45 single bw Heaven Help The Fool: Ixtlan Records ILN-1004
Toronto ON
Peter Mathieson: vocal
Produced by Gaye Delorme 1977
A cover of this song was a hit for Raffi. He put it out on his first album, Good Luck Boy, in 1975.
6. The Youngbloods: Grizzly Bear
(Jerry Corbitt)
Single bw Tears Are Falling: RCA Victor 47-9015
New York City
Jesse Colin Young(vocals, bass),
Jerry Corbitt (guitar),
Lowell Levinger, aka "Banana," (guitar, electric piano)
Joe Bauer (drums)
Produced by Felix Pappalardi, 1966
The Grizzly Bear was an early 20th Century dance. The dance was
purposely rough and clumsy. During the dance, the dancers would yell out:
"It's a Bear!" The song was produced by Felix Pappalardi who was also producing
acts like Cream and Kensington Market at the time.
7. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and His Miliki Sound: Alowo Majaiye
(E Obey)
51 Lex Presents Alowo Majaiye: Decca 258.121
Lagos, Nigeria
Ebenezer Obey: guitar, vocal
Others Not Listed
Produced by K Cress, 1973
Recorded by K Cress
Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi b. 3 April 1942, Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria
The Chief formed a band called The International Brothers in
1964, playing highlife–jùjú fusion. The band later metamorphosed
into Inter-Reformers in the early-1970s which, on this album are called His
Miliki Sound.
8. The Monkees: Sweet Young Thing
(Michael Nesmith / Carol King / Gerry Goffin)
The Monkees: Colgems / RCA – COM-101
Los Angeles CA
Lead vocal: Michael Nesmith
Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and John London
Guitars: Peter Tork, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Michael Deasy
Bass: Bob West
Dano bass: Peter Tork, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Mike Deasey
Drums: Hal Blaine, Frank DeVito, Jim Gordon
Violin: Jimmy Bryant
Percussion: Gary Coleman
Piano: Larry Knechtel
Produced by Michael Nesmith, 1966
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California; July 18, 1966 (8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.)
This is from the first Monkees album which was mostly produced by songwriters
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Mike Nesmith was allowed to produce two of the
songs on the record, Sweet Young Thing and Papa Jean’s Blues. The Canadian
release claims on the back cover that you can “Watch for THE MONKEES in color
every Sunday night on the CTV network, 7:00 p.m. (EDT).”
I purchased my copy from Holcan Records in Cooksville, ON (now Mississauga) on Saturday, October 22, 1966.
9. Big Amos: You’re Too Young
(Amos Patton)
River Town Blues: Hi / London SHL 32063
Memphis TN
Big Amos: guitar, vocals
Produced by Hi Records, 1970
Amos Patton b. 1921 in Sardis, MS
Big Amos Patton came to music with one of the more extraordinary
pedigrees a man could have, as a nephew of Charley Patton. He was heavily
influenced by that of Rice Miller, aka Sonny Boy Williamson II. He moved
to West Memphis, AR, after serving in World War II, mostly working with Joe
Willie Wilkins, doing radio shows and playing local juke joints.
10. The Ravens: Young Blood
(Leiber / Stoller)
Rock & Roll Comes To Newfoundland & Labrador CD Compilation
St John's NL
Bob Rowe, guitar
Rod French, guitar
Don Oakley, lead guitar
Jim Hennessey, Fender Bass
Rocky Wiseman, drums
Paul Rumsey, vocal
Produced 1965
Originally released on Arc Records A-1099
Recorded in Toronto ON
Reproduced by Wayne Sturge, 2007
Jim Hennessey ordered his Fender bass guitar from Peet’s Music
in Montreal. When Leo Fender heard about this, he wrote Hennessey a letter
to go along with the guitar claiming that it was the first one Fender had
sold in Newfoundland.
The Ravens didn’t name themselves after a bird. It was the combination of
surnames: Ryan and Evans, who formed the band in 1960. They went down to
Toronto to record at Arc Sound and released Young Blood bw Sincerely in 1965
which hit Number One at CJON in Vancouver. But the band had no recording
contract with Arc Records & they saw no royalties from their record which
sold an estimated 20,000 across Canada.
11. Mott The Hoople: All The Young Dudes
(David Bowie)
Mott The Hoople Live: Columbia BL33282
London
Ian Hunter: vocals, guitar
Overend Watts: bass, vocals
Ariel Bender: guitar, vocals
Dale Griffin: drums, vocals
Morgan Fisher: keyes, vocals
Mick Bolton: organ
Tan Tippins” vocals
Produced b y Dale Griffin, 1974
Recorded at the Uris Theatre, NYC by James Reeves
Mastered at The Record Plant
12. The Kinks: Young Conservatives
(Ray Davies)
State of Confusion: Arista Records AL8-8018
London UK
Mick Avory: drums
Dave Davies: lead guitar
Ray Davies: rhythm guitar, lead vocal
Jim Rodford: bass
Ian Gibbons: keys
Produced by Ray Davies, 1982
Recorded by John Rollo and Damian Korner at Konk Studios, North London
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYC
Recorded by John Rollo & Damian Korner, October 1982 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Released 19 November 1982
I’m not a Conservative: never was, never will be. This is the
only song I know that explains the dilemma of being a young conservative,
written by a man who had no use for them.
13. Oscar Peterson Trio: I Get A Kick Out Of You
(Cole Porter)
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra: Verve 8334
Montreal QC
Oscar Peterson: piano
Ray Brown: bass
Ed Thigpen: drums
Produced by Norman Ganz
Recorded in Paris, France, May 18, 1959
Released 1961
14. Murray McLauchlan: When You’re Young (And You Don’t’ Know Nothing)
(M McLauchlan)
Whispering Rain: True North Records – TN 36
Toronto ON
Murray McLauchlan: guitar, piano, vocals
Ben Mink: mandolin, fiddle
Eric Robertson: keys
David Wilcox: guitars
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Barry Keane: drums
Lloyd Green: steel
Produced by Murray McLauchlan, 1978
Recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto & Woodland Sound, Nashville by Ken Friesen
15. Leslie Gore: Young Lovers
(Paul Anka)
Leslie Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts: Mercury Records MG20849
Tenafly NJ
Leslie Gore: vocals
Claus Ogerman Orchestra
Produced by Quincy Jones, 1963
Lesley Sue Goldstein b. May 2, 1946 / d Feb 16, 2015
Written by Paul Anka of Ottawa.
16. The Who: Young Man Blues
(Mose Allison)
The Who Live At Leeds: Track Records MCA-2022
London UK
Pete Townsend: guitar, vocals
Keith Moon: drums
John Entwistle: bass
Roger Daltry: vocal
Produced by Kit Lambert and Jon Astley, 1970
Recorded by Bob Pridden at the University Refectory, University of Leeds on 14 February 1970
17. Frank Zappa: Peaches En Regalia
(Frank Zappa)
Hot Rats: Bizarre Records / Reprise Records RS 6356
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: guitar, octave bass, percussion
Ian Underwood: piano, oganus maximus, flute, clarinets, sax
Ron Selico: drums
Shuggy Otis: bass
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1969
Recorded by Dick Kunc, whitney Studios; Jack Hunt, TTG; Cliff Goldstein, TTG; Brian Ingoldsby, Sunset Sound
Vintage Voices w DJ Lucille
18. Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orch: Don't Fence Me In
(Cole Porter)
78 single bw the Three Caballeros: Decca L3475
Los Angeles
Produced 1944
Harry Lillis Crosby Jr. b. May 3, 1903 Tacoma, WA / d. October 14, 1977 (74) Alcobendas, Spain
The B Side
1. Lee Cremo: Cock of the North
(Trad)
Lee Cremo & The Eastern Variation: Audat Records 477-9010
Eskasoni, Cape Breton Island NS
Lee Cremo: fiddle
Gabriel Sylibay: bass
Wilfred Paul: lead guitar
Joseph MacMullen: piano
Peter Stevens: drums
James Poulette: rhythm guitar
Produced by Dr. A Feeney, 1972
Recorded by Mas Kikuta at Audio Atlantic, Halifax NS
Lee Cremo b. Barra Head, Nova Scotia 30 December 1938 / d. 10 October 1999 Eskasoni, NS)
2. Loretta Lynn: You’re Lookin’ At Country
(Loretta Lynn)
Youre Lookin At Country: Decca Records DL 75310
Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
Loretta Lynn – lead vocals
Harold Bradley – bass guitar, electric bass guitar
Ray Edenton – guitar, acoustic guitar
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Buddy Harman – drums
Junior Huskey – bass
The Jordanaires – background vocals
Grady Martin – guitar, lead electric guitar
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Bob Moore – bass
Hargus Robbins – piano
Hal Rugg – steel guitar
Dale Sellars – guitar
Jerry Shook – guitar
Bobby Thompson - banjo
Dave Thornhill – guitar
Pete Wade – guitar, electric guitar
Produced by Owen Bradley, 1971
Darrell Johnson - mastering
April 14, 1932 Butcher Hollow, Kentucky / d. October 4, 2022 Hurricane Mills TN (90)
Lynn's fourth studio album of 1971.
3. The Pyramids: Penetration
(Steve Leonard)
45 Single: Best Records 45 13002
Long Beach CA
Skip Mercier: lead guitar
Willie Glover: left handed rhythm guitar
Steve Leonard: bass guitar
Tom Pitman: saxophone
Ron McMullen: drums
Produced by John Hodge, 1963
The Pyramids were active between 1961 and 1965.
Will Glover a.k.a. Willie Glover was a founding
member of the surf group The Pyramids. He has the distinction of being one
of the very few or possibly the only black musician in surf music. They were
formed by Glover and fellow Long Beach High School student Willie Mercier
who were teaching each other songs by The Ventures. Having established the
band, they would arrive at venues by unusual means like in a helicopter while
acts like The Beach Boys would arrive by limousine. They also decided to
shave their heads to wear Beatle wigs which they would take off during their
shows.
4. The Chambers Brothers: A New Time A New Day
(Brian Keenan / Joseph Chambers)
A New Time A New Day: Columbia CS 9671
Los Angeles CA
Lester Chambers - harmonica
Joe Chambers - guitar
Willie Chambers - guitar
George Chambers - bass
Brian Keenan - drums
Produced by Tim OBrien 1968
Recorded by Fred Catero & Roy Segal
Brian Edmund Peter Keenan b. January 28, 1943 / d. October 5, 1985 (42) Winsted, Connecticut
Keenan was part of the Chambers Brothers from 1965 to 1971, and
also played with the pre-"Doo Wah Diddy Diddy" Manfred Mann group in England
where he grew up. After playing briefly with Manfred Mann, Keenan returned
to New York in the mid-1960s. Prior to joining The Chambers Brothers, Keenan
was a member of the Ondine night club house band, The Losers, which was formed
around 1965. In 1966 at age 21, he joined The Chambers Brothers.
Bill Graham, the rock impresario behind the Fillmore West and East,
felt that Brian was an exciting live rock drummer. The Chambers Brothers
were in need of such a drummer and Graham introduced them to Brian, the sole
white guy in the band. The Brothers affectionately referred to Brian as Curley
and introduced him onstage as Brian "Chambers" Keenan. The Chambers Brothers
were an original, exciting band who predated Sly and the Family Stone as
harbingers of psychedelic soul. The band broke up in 1971, mostly due to
a money dispute with their management which went unresolved. He later started
up his own recording studio in Connecticut but died of a heart attack, only
42 years old.
5. John Lennon: Borrowed Time
(John Lennon)
Borrowed Time EP: Polygram / One Music PDSX 2252
NYC
John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken – guitar
Tony Levin – bass guitar
George Small – keyboards
Andy Newmark – drums
Arthur Jenkins – percussion
Produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1984
Recorded 6 August 1980
Released May 11, 1984
Mastered at Sterling Sound NYC by Greg Calbi
A demo of the song with acoustic guitar and double-tracked vocals was recorded in Bermuda on 22 June 1980
6. Styx: Borrowed Time
(Dennis De Young / Tommy Shaw)
Cornerstone: A&M Records – SP-3711
Chicago IL
John Panozzo: drums
Chuck Panozzo: bass
Tommy Shaw: guitars, mandolin, autoharp, vocals
Dennis De Young: keys
James Young: guitars, synths, autoharp
Produced by Styx, 1979
Recorded by Gary Loizzo and Rob Kingsland at Piumpkin Studios, Oaklawn IL
Originally called The Tradewinds – band formed by Bros., Chuck & John Panozzo. 1972 – present have recorded 15 studio albums
7. Ken Davidson: Oriental Melody
(Ken Davidson)
Spotlight On Guitar with Ken Davidson: Banff Rodeo Records – RBS 1070
Halifax NS
Ken Davidson: guitars
Produced by George I Taylor, 1961
Ken Davidson b. Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 9, 1924 / d. Dartmouth NS 2001
At sixteen, he began playing the Hawaiian guitar and went on
to study at Acadia University where he perfected his style with the Spanish
guitar. He later included classical and jazz in his repertoire and also became
an accomplished fiddle and banjo player. In the 1940's and 1950s, Ken worked
as an announcer for local radio stations in the Maritimes. While working
as a radio announcer with CBG in Gander, Newfoundland Ken met the CFRA Happy
Wanderers on one of their Wilf Carter cross-Canada tours. He was offered
the lead guitarist position by Ken Reynolds, the band's manager, and in 1956
Ken and his family moved to Ottawa, Ontario where the band was based. This
popular country band consisted of Joe Brown, Ward Allen, Bob King, Vince
Lebeau and Ron Sparling. Played with this band for over 10 yrs.
Released 4 LPs of guitar music. During the 1960s and 1970s, in Ottawa, Ken
operated the Ken Davidson Guitar Studios Returned to Halifax for good in
the late 70s
8. Fraser & DeBolt: Josephine
(D M DeBolt)
This Song Was Borne: Roaratorio Records: roar39
St Stephen NB / Winnipeg MB
Allan Fraser: guitar, vocal
Daisy DeBolt: piano; vocal
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Joe Ferguson: flute
Song Produced by Brian Blain, 1971
LP Produced by Allan Fraser & James Lindbloom, 2015
Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto by Lee De Carlo & Rick Capreol
Donna Marie DeBolt b. Winnipeg MB July 19, 1945 / d. Oct 4, 2011 Toronto (66)
Allan Hugh Fraser born 21 July 1948 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Alan Fraser and Daisy DeBolt first got together around 1969 as
a folk duo, touring the US college circuit. They came to the attention of
Columbia Records and, with the help of Hamitonian Ian Guenther (Lighthouse
and producer of a Barbara Allen dancercise record) recorded a seminal LP
for Columbia in 1971. After an unsuccessful second album, things fell apart
for them but there was enough great, mostly original material for many albums
to come. Some of the recordings from early gigs were eventually compiled
and released on this Roaratorio double album in 2015. This is one of ‘em.
9. The Foundations: Jerking The Dog
(J Shaw)
Baby, Now That I’ve Found You: Uni 73016
London UK
Clem Curtis: vocals
Eric Allan Dale: trombone
Pat Burke: tenor sax, flute
Mike Elliot: tenor sax
Tony Gomez: organ
Tim Harris: drums
Peter MacBeth: bass
Alan Warner: guitar
Produced by Tony MacAulay 1967
Curtis Clements b. Trinidad 28 November 1940 / d. 27 March 2017 (76)
Another song featuring the great vocals of the late Clem Curtis.
Clem arrived in England from his native Trinidad at the age of fifteen and
later found employment as an interior decorator. He took up boxing and won
most of his fights as a professional boxer. In 1966 Curtis joined The Ramong
Sound. He joined the group after hearing from his uncle that Raymond Morrison,
Ramong’s the lead singer, was looking for backup vocalists. After losing
their original lead singer, the band took on board Arthur Brown temporarily,
and went through a few name changes before they became The Foundations. Arthur
Brown stated in an interview that in his time with the group, he enjoyed
singing with Curtis. They both sang separately as well as doing some duets.
The group emerged in January 1967 with Curtis as their lead singer scoring
hits like Baby, Not That I’ve Foiund You and Build Me Up Buttercup.
10. Can: Give The Drummer Some
(Can)
Rite Time: Mercury Records 838883
Cologne GM
Malcolm Mooney: vocal
Irmin Schmidt: keys
Jaki Liebezeit: drums
Michael Karoli: bass, vocals, pocket organ
Hoger Czukay: french horn, dictaphone, synth, bass
Produced by Michael karoli and Holger Czukay 1989
Recorded by Patrick Jauneaud at Outer Space Studio, Nice FR
Mixed by Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay and Rene Tinner at Can Studio, Weilerswist GM
CAN was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968. According to keyboard player, Irmin Schmidt:
When I founded the group I was a classical
composer and conductor and pianist making piano recitals, playing a lot of
contemporary music but also Brahms, Chopin and Beethoven and everything.
And when we got together I wanted to do something in which all contemporary
music becomes one thing. I studied Stockhausen but nobody talked about rock
music like Sly Stone, James Brown or the Velvet Underground as being contemporary
music. Then there was jazz and all these elements were our contemporary music,
it was new.
— Schmidt, in a 2004 interview
Around September 1968, the band enlisted the creative, highly rhythmic, but
unstable and often confrontational American vocalist Malcolm Mooney, a New
York-based sculptor, with whom they recorded the material for the album,
Prepared to Meet Thy Pnoom. Mooney made his last recordings with Can in December
1969 before returning to America around the end of the year on the advice
of a psychiatrist, having been told that getting away from the chaotic music
of Can would be better for his mental health. He stayed away for a long time
but returned 20 years later in 1989 to record Rite Time.
11. Ofra Harnoy & Orford String Quartet: Nowhere Man
(Lennon / McCartney)
Play The Beatles: Fanfare Records DEL 6002
Toronto
Ofra Harnoy, cello
Andrew Dawes, violin
Kenneth Perkins, viola
Terence Helmer, bass
Denis Brott, cello
Produced by Julian Rice, 1984
Recorded by Michael Rice with Anton Kwaitkowski at Flora McRae Auditorium,
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto, September 1984
Arrangements: Doug Riley
Beatles recording for Revolver (British) was 21–22 October 1965
12. Sly & The Family Stone: Stand
(Sylvester Stewart)
Greatest Hits: Epic Records AL 30325
San Francisco CA
Sly Stone: vocals, keys, guitars, harmonica, vocoder
Rose Stone: vocals, keys
Freddie Stone: vocals, guitar
Larry Graham: vocals, bass
Greg Errico: drums
Cynthia Robinson: trumpet
Jerry Martini: sax
Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton (Little Sister): bg vocals
Produced by Sly Stone, 1969
Recorded by Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring and Phil Macey at Pacific High Recording, San Francisco
Sylvester Stewart b. Denton TX Mar 15, 1943
The Family Stone was the first major American rock group to have
a racially integrated, male and female lineup. Formed in 1966, the group's
music synthesized a variety of disparate musical styles to help pioneer the
"psychedelic soul" sound like the Chambers Brothers before them. They released
a series of top ten hits such as "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People"
(1968), and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (1969), as well as
critically acclaimed albums such as Stand! (1969), which combined pop sensibility
with social commentary. I got to see them at the Toronto Pop Festival, June
1969.
13. Jackie Shane: Cruel Cruel World
(Shane)
45 single bw New Way of Lovin’: Paragon Records PA 1028
Toronto ON
Jackie Shane: vocal
Produced by Jackie Shane, 1969
Jackie Shane b. Nashville TN May 15, 1940 / d. Feb 21, 2019 Nashville
Jackie Shane came to Toronto in 1959 and, like Lonnie Johnson,
decided that Canada was to be her new home. She said: “One cannot choose
where one is born, but you can choose your home.” She went on to release
some fabulous records but decided, in 1971, to leave it all behind her. She
returned to the States to look after her mother, who lived in Nashville.
In 2017 an anthology album of Shane’s works was issued by the Numero Group
label and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The liner notes were written
by Toronto’s Rob Bowman who claimed that Shane’s life “story is so remarkable,
that even Hollywood couldn’t dream it up.”
14. Mark Haines & Zippers: Radio Jungle
(Mark Haines)
Radio Jungle: Stony Plain Records – SPL 1082
Souris PEI
Mark Haines: fiddle, guitar, vocals
Thomas Nelson: bass vocals
Doug Jang: drums, vocals
John Theodore: keys, guitar, vocals
Produced by Mark Haines & James McConnell, 1986
Recorded by Robin Brouwers at Phase One Studios Toronto
Thomas Nelson is a bassist and vocalist currently located in the Niagara
Region. As bassist in the late Colleen Peterson’s band he opened nine evenings
at Toronto’s Massey Hall for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.
Thomas has performed alongside top Canadian artists like Toney Springer (Wild
T), Rick Taylor, Willie P. Bennet, and Mark Haines to name a few.
15. Lionel Hampton with The Jazz Allstars: Perdido
(Tizol / Lenk / Drake)
45 single bw Flying Home: Vogue Records – EPV1190
New York City
Lionel Hampton: vibes
Charlie Shavers: trumpet
Willie Smith: alto
Milt Buckner: piano
Barney Kessel: guitar
Slam Stewart: bass
Jackie Mills and / or Lee Young: drums
Produced by Gene Norman, 1947
Recorded live at the Pasadena Auditorium
Released on Vogue Records – 1956
Lionel Leo Hampton b. Louisville, Kentucky April 20, 1908 / d. August 31, 2002 NYC (94)
16. Ringo Starr: Sentimental Journey
(Les Brown / Ben Homer / Bud Green)
Sentimental Journey: Apple Records - SW 3365
UK
Ringo Starr: vocals
George Martin Orchestra
Produced by George Martin, 1970
Recorded by Phillip McDonald at Abby Road Studios, London
Sir Richard Starkey MBE b. 7 July 1940 (82) Liverpool
Here’s rooting for Ringo, now 82 and down with Covid.
After the Beatles split, Ringo wondered what he would do next. He decided
to record songs that he grew up on, his family’s favourites so he asked his
mom and dad what songs they would recommend. He went into Abby Road Studios
with George Martin. The pub on the front cover was The Empress located near
Starr’s birthplace in Liverpool. George Harrison thought it was a great album
but John Lennon told Rolling Stone mag that he was embarrassed by the record.
Rolling Stone called it horrendous. Other reviews were similar in nature
but I’ve always liked it. Looking back on it 50 years later, it definitely
stands the ‘test of time’.
