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Musical
Profile Index
Welcome to our summary page of musical artists that
we profile. This is our high level snapshot. Many of the bands
mentioned on the page we have more detailed profiles, which include
topics ranging from reviews, commentary, discography, cd recommendations,
photos, and related subjects.
We're always adding new recommendations so stop
back frequently.
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Band
overviews
[ Merle Haggard ] [ George Harrison ] [ Jimi Hendrix ] [ Honeytribe ] [ Lightnin' Hopkins ]
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Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
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The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years |
In 2006 the early Capital Merle Haggard releases were brilliantly remastered and repackaged with two albums combined together, two for one. Further, there are bonus tracks to supplement the original albums.
They sound great and are linked below.
Strangers/ Swinging Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive/ Branded Man
Sing Me Back Home/ The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde
Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am
Hag/ Someday We'll Look Back
I've listed some of the many Merle compilations to consider. I'm not certain if they have the stunning sound that the Capital remastered do.
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
Product Description
The first-ever career spanning, cross-label (Capitol, MCA, Epic, Anti, Compendia), single disc, "Best of" compilation. 26 classic songs all remastered from the original studio tapes. Features duets with Johnny Cash, Toby Keith and Willie Nelson. This collection focuses on Haggard's songwriting--23 of the 26 songs were written or co-written by Merle Haggard. Includes 13 #1 Country Singles.
Additional Merle Haggard
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40 #1 Hits
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Down Every Road
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| Strangers/Swinging Doors & The Bottle Let Me Down |
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive/ Branded Man |
Sing Me Back Home/ The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde |
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| Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am |
Hag/ Someday We'll Look Back |
Going Where the Lonely Go / That's the Way Love Goes |
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All Things Must Pass |
Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison |
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Things Must Pass is fantastic album. It takes elements of
rock, blues, pop, and even country. It is not country in the
style of say Dylan's Nashville Skyline, but the pedal
steel riffs when used, do give the music country undertones,
sometimes in a Hawaiian kind of way like on "Behind Those
Closed Doors." There is a full review of this album
and more George Harrison solo material including video in our
George Harrison section
Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison is a
solid collection released in 2009.
Additional George Harrison content
George Harrison profile
Music
Videos
Official George Harrison website
Beatles
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| We tend
to be more of a latter era Beatles fan. Our three favorites
releases are: |
| The Beatles (The White Album) |
Abbey Road |
Let It Be
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| The Beatles Anthology |
| Anthology 1 |
Anthology 2 |
Anthology 3
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| Ronnie
Hawkins |
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Amazon
Editorial Reviews
Reissues 2011 - Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawk
Ronnie Hawkins is a rockabilly singer who may be more famous for his backup musicians than his own music. His
backup group from the early 1960s, The Hawks, evolved into The Band. His two most sought after albums have never been issued on CD, until now. What makes these albums so special is the guitarist on both albums is Duane Allman.
Ronnie Hawkins was originally issued on the Cotillion label in 1970. Along with Duane Allman, it also features
King Biscuit Boy and Eddie Hinton.
The Hawk was originally issued on the Cotillion label in 1971. Besides Duane Allman, it also features Donald
"Duck" Dunn on bass and The Memphis Horns.
From RonnieHawkins.com
RONNIE HAWKINS
Muscle Shoals Sound
Studio, Alabama, September 1969
Ronnie Hawkins (vocals), Duane Allman
(guitar), Eddie Hinton (guitar), Jimmy Johnston (guitar), David Hood
(bass), Barry Beckett (keyboards), Scott Cushnie (keyboards), King
Biscuit Boy (harmonica), Roger Hawkins (drums), Sweet Inspirations
(chorus). Producers Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd.
The Hawk
RONNIE HAWKINS
Atlantic South Criteria Studio, Miami, 1971
Ronnie Hawkins (vocals), Duane Allman (guitar/dobro), Charlie Freeman (guitar), Jim Dickinson (piano, acoustic guitar), Donald 'Duck' Dunn (bass), Mike Utley (organ), Sammy Creason (drums), Memphis Horns (-1). Producer Tom Dowd. |
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1. One More Night
2. Bitter Green
3. I May Never Get To Heaven
4. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
5. Matchbox
6. Little Bird
7. One Too Many Mornings
8. Forty Days
9. Down In The Alley
10. Who Do You Love
11. Home From The Forest
The Hawk
1. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
2. Sick And Tired
3. Lonely Weekends
4. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
5. Red Rooster
6. Ooby Dooby
7. The Lady Came From Baltimore
8. Leaves That Are Green
9. Patricia
10. Odessa
11. Treasure Of Love
12. Black Sheep Boy
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Ronnie Hawkins |
The Hawk |
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are some good value twofeers. Of note, The Dynamic - Early Album Collection
includes four the discs noted below so that is another way
to pick up these releases, see below for the link. Mojo Man/Arkansas Rockpile
is the material that features what
would later become The Band on a
big portion of cuts.
Regarding Arkansas Rockpile,
it's a compilation of tracks between 1959 and 1963. A few
songs from this session are a great match with Mojo Man.
Matchbox
Susie Q
What a Party (Nineteen Years Old)
Further Up the Road
The only missing track is "I Feel Good," that I
assume is the Muddy Waters
song.
RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKS
New York, September
18, 1961
Ronnie Hawkins (vocals-1),
Levon Helm (drums/vocals-2), Robbie Robertson (guitar), Rick
Danko (bass), Jerry Penfound (saxophone-3), King
Curtis (saxophone-3), unknown (chorus). Producer Henry
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Ronnie Hawkins |
Mr Dynamo / Sings the Songs of Hank Williams |
Mojo Man/Arkansas Rockpile
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Ronnie Hawkins
1959
1. Forty Days
2. Odessa
3. Wild Little Willy
4. Ruby Baby
5. Horace
6. Mary Lou
7. Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad)
8. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
9. One Of These Days
10. Oh Sugar
11. What'cha Gonna Do (When The Creek Runs Dry)
12. My Gal Is Red Hot
Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins
1960
13. Summertime
14. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
15. I Gave My Love A Cherry
16. Brave Man
17. A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
18. Virginia Bride
19. Mister & Mississippi
20. John Henry
21. Fare Thee Well
22. One Out Of A Hundred
23. The Death Of Floyd Collins
24. Love From Afar |
Mr. Dynamo
1960
1. Clara
2. Hey Boba Lou
3. Someone Like You
4. Dreams Do Come True
5. Hay Ride
6. Honey Don't
7. Lonely Hours
8. Sick And Tired
9. Love Me Like You Can
10. You Cheated, You Lied
11. Baby Jean
12. Southern Love
Sings the Songs of Hank Williams
1962
13. Cold, Cold Heart
14. Hey, Good Lookin'
15. Your Cheatin' Heart
16. Weary Blues From Waitin'
17. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
18. Nobody's Lonesome For Me
19. Ramblin' Man
20. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
21. You Win Again
22. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
23. Lonesome Whistle
24. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
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Mojo Man
1964
1. Arkansas Rockpile: Who Do You Love
2. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
3. My Gal Is Red Hot
4. Thirty Days
5. Mary Lou
6. Odessa
7. Horace
8. Come Love
9. Arkansas
10. Say Boss Man
11. Mo Jo Man
Arkansas Rockpile
1959 - 1963
12. Bo Diddley
13. Mojo Man
14. Matchbox
15. Susie Q
16. Southern Love
17. What a Party (Nineteen Years Old)
18. One Out of Hundred
19. Lonely Hours
20. Further Up the Road
21. Ballad of Caryl Chessman
22. Your Cheatin Heart
23. Summertime
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other Ronnie Hawkins release recommendations
The Dynamic - Early Album Collection
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Ronnie Rocks
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The Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins |
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Warren Haynes:
Live at Bonnaroo |
By A Thread |
Warren
Haynes is one of the busiest guitarist serving as a member of
the Allman Brothers,
The Dead, his own band, Gov't Mule,
and even some solo gigs. In 2004, he will perform 36 gigs with
The Dead, 50 with the Allman Brothers Band, in addition to
some solo performances as Gov't Mule shows.
Live
at Bonnaroo is a 2003 solo
acoustic set at the annual jam band gig. The material includes
ABB, Gov't Mule, Phil and Friends, as well as many covers of
some Jerry Garcia songs, U2's
"One" The
Eagles "Wasted Time" and many others.
Folk-like arrangements in an intimate setting sums this one
up. Supplemental versions rather than a replacements.
Additional Warren Haynes content
Govt. Mule
Allman Brothers Band
The Dead
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Allman Brothers with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks are
at the top of their game. There are just a few
commercial releases, but there sell tour discs of
individual at their website. |
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Hittin' the Note |
Live at the Beacon Theatre
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Essential Heart |
Dreamboat Annie |
Our
top recommendations for Heart would be their first two albums or the
two disc compilation, Essential Heart. Their debut album,
Dreamboat Annie contains their "Magic Man" and "Crazy
On You" to headline a solid hard rock debut with plenty of fine
acoustic guitar work.
They keep the tradition of excellence on their second release, Little
Queen. That release is available in a few packages at good
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Little Queen
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X2: Little Queen/Dog & Butterfly |
Collection: Little Queen / Dog & Butterfly / Bebe Le Strange |
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Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
2 Discs |
Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
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Hendrix
is one of the greatest guitarist and earned a spot on our
short list of guitar greats.
His natural feel of
music came across whether he was playing blues,
rock, jazz, or gospel.
Hendrix
has a few sides to his career, but it can first be broken down
between his studio and live recordings. We typically prefer
listening to his studio material of which he has six main albums.
Three with his band The Experience and we consider them all essential.
Then there are three compilations of various studio sessions;
most of this material was previously issued under various
album names. The latest of them, Valleys of Neptune was
released in March 2010
Experience
Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
does a good job of collecting some classic Hendrix songs,
primarily from his first three albums with The Experience.
Additional Jimi Hendrix content
Guitar greats
Hendrix
Profile
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re-issues |
| Are You Experienced |
Axis Bold As Love |
Electric Ladyland |
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| First Rays Of The Rising Sun |
Smash Hits |
Valleys Of Neptune |
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| Live At Woodstock Blu-Ray |
Live At Woodstock DVD |
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Torch
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The Honeytribe is led by Devon Allman, Gregg
Allman's son. Their debut album is entitled Torch. The
music is not southern rock, rather it leans more to hard rock
with an emphasis on blues. Devon voice is not sensational, but
it fits the music quite well. His vocals sounds a bit like
Elvis Costello on "When I Call Home," and
"Nothing to Be Sad About," but more like Rainbow's
Ronnie James Dio (without the high range) on "Perfect
World."
Torch includes two instrumentals,
"Mahalo," and "511 Texas Avenue" both are
quite good and among the best material on the album.
"Mahalo" is a jammed out rocker while "511
Texas Avenue" is an acoustic song bringing back memories of Eat
a Peach's "Little Martha."
The band and songwriting is good yielding a
solid band that has a solid future. Get a microscope out to read the album cover
notes.
Additional Honeytribe content
Honeytribe
Allman
Brothers Sides and Family
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Texas Thunderbolt |
Double Blues |
| In 2007, the Proper label released a four disc box
set titled Texas Thunderbolt that is an exceptional value
covering 1946 - 1954.
We created a page that breaks the Texas
Thunderbolt box set by session and personnel. Also on that
page we note a few other overlooked releases that we enjoy.
Additional Lightnin' Hopkins content
Lightnin' Hopkins profile
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Greatest Radio Hits |
Camp Meeting |
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Hornsby is most known for his work with his band The Range, those
his resume and credits are extensive.
An
excellent songwriter with numerous albums to his credit, Hornsby released
an excellent compilation Greatest Radio Hits, capturing much
of his best of on one disc.
Camp Meeting is a display of jazz standards with a
trio of Bruce Hornsby on piano, Christian McBride's on bass, and and Jack DeJohnette's
handling the drums.
Intersections 1985-2005 is a career
spanning box-set. It includes many live and alternate versions, and
is not a substitute for the studio versions.
In
addition to his solo career, he was a member of the Grateful Dead for a few years,
and in our opinion did a superb job. Not only did he add fills
and melody, he shined strong during the jams. He even took
the initiative to lead the band into new territory. The video
View
From the Vault II captures the Grateful Dead
in concert when Hornsby was a member of the group.
Additional Bruce Hornsby content
Bruce
Hornsby with the Grateful Dead
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| Intersections 1985-2005 |
Three Nights on the Town
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| The Way It Is |
Scenes from the Southside |
A Night on the Town |
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The Haunted
Melody |
Not Necessarily Acoustic |
I heard a number of solo Steve Howe albums, not all, and some I've only find so-so. A few to consider are
The Haunted Melody. This Oct 7, 2007-Oct 8, 2007 recording by the trio of Steve Howe on guitar, his son Dylan on drums, and Ross Stanley on organ.
Steve Howe wailing electric jazz riffs tops our Steve Howe solo
recommendations
There are some live releases worth seeking out. Not Necessarily Acoustic
is from a Philadelphia, PA concert from December 13, 1993. (1) Scharpach 6-string acoustic; (2) Kohno nylon string acoustic; (3) Martin 12-string
acoustic; & (4) Steinberger 6-string electric. Another live release, Pulling Strings has
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Fragile |
Yessongs |
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Avalon
Blues: Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings |
The Complete Studio Recordings Mississippi John Hurt |
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Mississippi
John Hurt is one of the most enjoyable acoustic blues guitarist to
listen to. Not so much for his brilliance as a guitar player, but
the combination of how he blends his finger picking technique, with
his heartfelt vocals.
His
early music focuses more more on traditional folk and blues, where
his later music expands his repertoire with plenty of gospel songs.
His
album Avalon Blues: Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings would be
our top recommendation from Mississippi John Hurt's modest
catalogue. Many of the tracks from that album are standards that are
performed from such diverse artists as Doc Watson to Jerry
Garcia.
The Complete Studio Recordings Mississippi John Hurt
collects the three albums recorded for the Vanguard label during the
1960's.
Additional Mississippi John Hurt content
Acoustic
Blues Innovators |
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