Which Led Zepplin bassist arranged Meic Stevens first single for Decca Records?
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Meic Stevens Meic Stevens (born March 13, 1942) is a Welsh singer-songwriter often referred to as "the Welsh Dylan", who has been compared with Syd Barrett. Stevens's songs have a mystical, faintly psychedelic flavour, and are mostly sung in his native Welsh language. Still largely unknown outside Wales, he was discovered by DJ Jimmy Savile, who saw him performing in a Manchester folk club in 1965. This led to Stevens recording his first single - with arranger John Paul Jones (later of Led Zeppelin) - for Decca Records that same year, though it sold badly.
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John Paul Jones (musician) John Richard Baldwin (born 3 January 1946), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist for the English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career. A versatile musician, Jones also plays organ, guitar, koto, lap steel guitars, mandolin, autoharp, violin, ukulele, sitar, cello, continuum and recorder.
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Yellow Ledbetter "Yellow Ledbetter" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Mike McCready, "Yellow Ledbetter" was an outtake from the band's debut album, "Ten". "Yellow Ledbetter" was selected by the band to be on the B-side 1992 single for the song "Jeremy", where it was first released. The song eventually found its way onto radio, peaking at number 21 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on the 2003 B-sides rarities album "Lost Dogs", and on the 2004 greatest hits album "Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003)".
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In a Sentimental Mood "In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington that is also performed as a song. Ellington composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra the same year. Lyrics were later written for the tune by Manny Kurtz; as was the custom of the day, Ellington's manager Irving Mills cut himself in for a percentage of the publishing, the song credited to all three.
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Dolton Records Dolton Records was a record label based in Seattle that was originally known as Dolphin Records. It was owned by Bob Reisdorf and Bonnie Guitar. Success for the label came early with "Come Softly to Me" by the Fleetwoods, the first single to be released on that label. Reisdorf was soon informed that there was another Dolphin Records in circulation (which was a subsidiary of Laurie Records), so he changed the name to Dolton after the first release, the second release being an instrumental by the Frantics called "Straight Flush" b/w "Young Blues" (Dolton 2). The new label retained the fish symbols on the logo and the fonts associated with the Dolphin name. The first major hit on the newer Dolton label was the Fleetwood's "Mr. Blue", a number one hit, and the fifth single released by that company. Other major Dolton artists included the Ventures, Vic Dana, and the Frantics. It was acquired in 1963 by Avnet and merged with its Liberty Records parent label in 1966. Liberty had distributed Dolton releases when "Come Softly To Me" became a hit.
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Ezra Rachlin Ezra Rachlin (5 December 191521 January 1995) was an American conductor and pianist.
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Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on May 11, 1956 and October 26 in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, "Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet", "Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet" and "Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet". Track 2 is a composition written for Davis by Eddie Vinson (see "Blue Haze" for more details). "Trane's Blues" (also known as "Vierd Blues", a tongue-in-cheek reference to Blue Note founder Francis Wolff's heavily accented verdict on it), also credited to Davis, is in fact a John Coltrane composition (originally titled "John Paul Jones", and from an earlier session led by bassist Paul Chambers; before the closing statement of theme, Coltrane and Davis play a bit of Charlie Parker's "The Hymn").
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Mama (Genesis song) "Mama" was the first single from Genesis' 1983 self-titled album. It is recognisable for its harsh drum machine introduction composed by Mike Rutherford, which leads into minimalist synthesizer lines in minor keys and finally Phil Collins' reverb-laden voice. It remains the band's most successful single in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It also made the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Ireland and the Netherlands. It was less popular in the U.S., only reaching No. 73 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. A 1992 re-release of the single managed to reach the Top 40 in Germany.
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Dusty Hill Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is the bassist, keyboardist, and co-vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.
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Mark Stein (musician) Mark Stein (born March 11, 1947) is the lead vocalist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger for Vanilla Fudge, and was for the Tommy Bolin band, and Alice Cooper's band during 1978 to 1979.
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Jammin' (Andrews Sisters song) "Jammin'" is a 1937 hit song by the Andrews Sisters (Brunswick 7863). The song established the Andrews Sisters' popularity with their first record. The song was recorded in New York with Leon Belasco and his orchestra on March 18 1937, in the same session that also recorded their other Brunswick Records release "Wake Up and Live" (Brunswick 7872). By October 1937 the sisters had signed with Decca Records.
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Eminence Front "Eminence Front" is a song written and sung by Pete Townshend of The Who. It appears as the sixth track on the group's 1982 studio album, "It's Hard". The single reached number 68 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It is the only song from the album that the band has opted to play live after the initial post-release tours. Lead singer Roger Daltrey, vocally critical of the album, described "Eminence Front" as the only song on it that he felt was worthy of being released.
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Sting (musician) Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 2 October 1951), better known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band The Police from 1977 to 1984, before launching a solo career.
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Glasgow Monday Glasgow Monday is the 47th release, third live album, and second-ever double album release, from avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. It is his fifth release of the year (counting the DVD version of "Glasgow Sunday") and features "The Corwood Representative" on piano and vocals, along with the same rhythm section he performed with at the shows documented on "Glasgow Sunday" and "Newcastle Sunday", bassist Richard Youngs (playing upright bass) and drummer/percussionist Alex Neilson who accents the music with chimes and echoing percussion. It was recorded live at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland on May 23, 2005 and features a prelude and nine parts to a single song, "The Cell".
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Synchronicity II "Synchronicity II" is a song by the Police, and the third single from their album "Synchronicity". Written by lead singer and bassist Sting, it was released as a single in the UK and the U.S. by A&M Records, reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in December 1983. It featured the non-album track "Once Upon a Daydream" on the b-side. The song was described by "People Weekly" as "aggressive" and "steely."
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First of May (Bee Gees song) "First of May" is a song by the Bee Gees with lead vocals by Barry Gibb, released as a single from their 1969 double album "Odessa". Its B-side was "Lamplight". It also featured as the B-side of "Melody Fair" when that song was released as a single in the Far East in 1971 as well as in 1976 and 1980 on RSO Records. It was the first Bee Gees single to be released after lead guitarist Vince Melouney had left the group.
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Peggy Sue "Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, recorded and released as a single by Holly in early July of 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), but band members Joe B. Mauldin (string bass) and Jerry Allison (drums) played on the recording. This recording was also released on Holly's eponymous 1958 album.
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Ammonia Avenue Ammonia Avenue is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released on 7 February 1984 by Arista Records. The Phil Spector-influenced "Don't Answer Me" was the album's lead single, and reached the Top 15 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as the fourth position on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in several countries and represents the last big hit for the Alan Parsons Project. "Prime Time" was a follow-up release that fared well in the top 40. "Since The Last Goodbye" was a minor hit.
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Hustlin' (album) Hustlin' is the tenth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Kenny Burrell, Bob Cranshaw, and Otis Finch.
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All the Greatest Hits (Zapp &amp; Roger album) All the Greatest Hits is the first official greatest hits album by American funk band Zapp (then credited as Zapp & Roger), released October 26, 1993 via Reprise Records. The album contains songs Zapp performed as a band from their first four albums, as well as songs from Roger Troutman's solo albums. It peaked at No. 39 on the "Billboard" 200 and No. 9 on the R&B chart.
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Muses for Richard Davis Muses for Richard Davis is the debut album by bassist Richard Davis recorded in 1969 and released on the German MPS label.
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Follow You Follow Me "Follow You Follow Me" is a love song written and recorded by the English rock band Genesis. It was released in February 1978 as the first single from their ninth studio album, "...And Then There Were Three...". The music was composed by the band and the lyrics were written by bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford.