James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by

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biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America". Howard Sounes. ''Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan'' Doubleday. 2001 p329.

Career

Keltner was inspired to start playing because of an interest in jazz, but the popularity of jazz was declining during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and it was the explosion of pop/rock in the mid-1960s that enabled him to break into recording work in Los Angeles. His first gig as a session musician was recording " She's Just My Style" for the pop group Gary Lewis and the Playboys. Keltner's music career was hardly paying a living, and for several years at the outset he was supported by his wife. Toward the end of the 1960s, he finally began getting regular session work and eventually became one of the busiest drummers in Los Angeles. His earliest credited performances on record were with Gabor Szabo on the 1968 album ''

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''. In 1968, Keltner was also working in a music shop in Pasadena just down the street from the old Ice House coffeehouse when he was recruited to play drums in a "psychedelic" vocal group named "MC Squared" along with Michael Crowley, Michael Clough, Linda Carey, (all from the folk group The Back Porch Majority) and session guitarist/bassist Randy Cierley Sterling. They were signed by Mo Ostin and recorded an album for Warner/Reprise originally titled "MC Squared" which has later been re-mastered and re-released in 2012 with the album title "Tantalizing Colors." They appeared live that same year on the

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Magazine television show

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playing two songs: an original by MC Squared members Michael Clough and Michael Crowley titled "I Know You" and a version of the Fred Neil song Everybody's Talkin'. Both

performances with Keltner playing drums can currently be viewed on

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. It was his work with

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playing on Delaney & Bonnie's ''

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'' that attracted the attention of

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, who recruited Russell and everyone else he could out of the Delaney & Bonnie band for his '' Mad Dogs & Englishmen'' tour. Playing with Joe Cocker led to work in 1970 and 1971, on records by

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(''No Secrets''),

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('' Barbra Joan Streisand''),

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(''Booker T. & Priscilla''),

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('' The Concert for Bangladesh'') and

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('' Imagine'').

Former Beatles

Keltner is well known for his session work on solo recordings by three members of

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, working with George Harrison, John Lennon (including Lennon solo albums, as well as albums released both by the Plastic Ono Band and

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), and

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. Keltner played on many key former Beatle solo releases, including Harrison's 1973 album '' Living in the Material World'' and Lennon's 1974 album '' Walls and Bridges''. When

recorded his first full-fledged pop album, ''

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'', Keltner was featured on several tracks. Following this, Keltner joined George Harrison on his 1974 tour of the United States. In 1974 Keltner played on the Lennon-produced Harry Nilsson album '' Pussy Cats'' alongside Ringo (and

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) on "Rock Around the Clock". Keltner was featured on the Nilsson albums ''

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'' with Harrison, Starr and Beatles associate Klaus Voormann as well as '' Duit on Mon Dei'' with Starr and Voormann. Keltner's relationship with the former Beatles was such that his name was used to parody

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on albums released by Harrison and Starr in 1973. Early that year, McCartney, the only Beatle not to have worked with Keltner, included a note on the back cover of his '' Red Rose Speedway'' album, encouraging fans to join the " Wings Fun Club" by sending a "stamped addressed envelope" to an address in London. Later that year, both Harrison's '' Living in the Material World'' and Starr's ''

'' contained a similar note encouraging fans to join the "Jim Keltner Fan Club" by sending a "stamped undressed elephant" to an address in Hollywood. Keltner played the role of the judge in the music video for George Harrison's 1976 Top 30 hit, " This Song". In 1989, Keltner toured with

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Equipment

Keltner is an endorser of

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, hardware and pedals, Ahead drumsticks/gloves/griptape, Paiste Cymbals, Remo drumheads and world percussion and

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electronics.

Little Village

In 1987, Keltner, along with guitarist

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and bassist

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, recording an

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album.

Traveling Wilburys

Keltner played drums on both albums released by the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, playing under the pseudonym "Buster Sidebury".

Ry Cooder

Keltner became

's go-to drummer, recording with him on many of his albums for over 40 years, including the following, as well as playing with him in

. *'' Boomer's Story'' (1972) *''

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'' (1974) *'' Chicken Skin Music'' (1976) *'' Bop till You Drop'' (1979) *'' Borderline'' (1980) *''The Slide Area'' (1982) *'' Get Rhythm'' (1987) *''

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2011)

List of artists

Keltner, as a freelance drummer, has worked with a long list of artists.

1970s

Jim Keltner recorded two albums with his band Attitudes for George Harrison's

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label. The band also included Danny Kortchmar,

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and Paul Stallworth, and recorded ''Attitudes'' in 1975 and ''Good News'' in 1977. He is featured on

's 1971 album, '' Anticipation''. He played on various tracks on

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's albums '' Sail Away'' and ''

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'', including " You Can Leave Your Hat On", " Short People", and "Jolly Coppers On Parade". He also played drums on the

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1973 album '' Life in a Tin Can''. He played on 5 songs on Jackson Browne’s “For Everyman” album recorded in 1973 including the song “These Days.” In 1973, he was the session drummer on Bob Dylan's '' Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid'', which includes the hit " Knockin' on Heaven's Door". He described that session as "a monumental session for me because it was such a touching song, it was the first time I actually cried when I was playing". In 1974, he played on most tracks on the

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album '' Out of the Storm''. Other demonstrations of his style and range can be found in "Jealous Guy" on John Lennon's Imagine, the hit single "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright, and "Watching the River Flow" by Bob Dylan. Keltner is the drummer on the Steely Dan tune " Josie" (released in 1977). In the DVD "Steely Dan - Classic Albums: Aja",

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states that in the bridge of the tune, Keltner overdubbed a 16th note based pattern played on a metal trash can lid. Keltner is credited as the drummer on the 1979 album by

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and Gatemouth Brown, ''Makin' Music''. Keltner appears on Marc Jordan's 1979 album "Blue Desert" on tracks "Twilight" and "Lost in The Hurrah".

1980s

Keltner specialized in R&B, and developed a deceptively simple drumming style that melds a casual, loose feel with extraordinary precision. He is said to have influenced

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and Danny Seraphine of

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. Keltner played on the '' Saved'' and '' Shot of Love'' albums by

. Keltner performed on many classic recordings by J. J. Cale and often worked with bassist

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. He played on most of the tracks on

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's swansong '' Mystery Girl''. He played on four Richard Thompson albums: '' Daring Adventures'' (1986), ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991) and ''

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'' (1996). Keltner played drums on the song "

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" from the hit album ''Crowded House'' (1986). Also, he was a session drummer for the reunited

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on the album '' A Momentary Lapse of Reason''.

1990s

In the mid-1990s, Keltner joined the London Metropolitan Orchestra on its recording of "An American Symphony" on the movie soundtrack for '' Mr Holland's Opus''. In 1992, he played (together with Booker T. & the M.G.'s) at Bob Dylan's The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. In 1993, he toured with

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and Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He played on

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's 1995 album, ''

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''. He guested on

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's 1996 self-titled album, on the track "The Book". He played on Gillian Welch's album '' Revival'', on the track "The Only One and Only". Keltner played on the 1997 Bill Frisell album ''

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'' with

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and toured as a member of the trio in support of the album. He also played on the 1999 Frisell album ''

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'' and is pictured in the CD leaflet and back cover (Nonesuch 79536-2).

2000s

In 2000, Keltner toured with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their "Tour of America". In 2000 he was the drummer on

's album ''Silver & Gold''. In 2000, Keltner collaborated with

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, drummer of

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, on an instrumental album entitled ''The Charlie Watts–Jim Keltner Project''. Watts played drums for each track, while Keltner contributed sequenced sounds and percussion. Tracks were named after famous drummers. In 2002, he briefly joined Bob Dylan's band during the European gigs while its main drummer, George Receli, recuperated from a hand injury. Later in the year, Keltner played in Concert For George, a tribute to George Harrison a year following his death. Wearing a sweatshirt with a Bob Dylan logo, he reprised his role as the Wilburys' drummer, joining Tom Petty and

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for " Handle with Care." During that project and performance, he worked with Paul McCartney along with other percussionists, including Ringo Starr. In 2003, he toured with

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in their ''Old Friends'' tour. In 2004, he was one of the "Hot Licks" on Dan Hicks' ''Selected Shorts'' CD. In 2006, he toured with

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in '' The True False Identity'' tour and was featured on

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's album '' Last Man Standing''. He played on Mavis Staples's album ''We'll Never Turn Back'', produced by Ry Cooder. He also lent his drumming skills to the tracks on Richard Shapero's full-length album entitled ''Wild Animus: The Ram'', recorded the same year. In 2007, he appeared with Lucinda Williams on ''

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''. The album was listed No. 18 on ''

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s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. He also played on

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keyboardist's self titled debut album Page McConnell, released in 2007. In 2008, Keltner appeared on '' Break up the Concrete'' by

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, on ''

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'' by

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and on

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's "The Boy with the Blues", a non-album-track from '' Dig Out Your Soul''. Also in 2008, Keltner participated in the production of the album ''Psalngs'', the debut release of Canadian musician John Lefebvre. In 2009, Keltner played drums on singer/songwriter Todd Snider's Don Was-produced album, '' The Excitement Plan''.

2010s

In 2010, Keltner produced

's ''Mean Old Man'' duets CD. He played drums on Fistful of Mercy's debut album, '' As I Call You Down'', which one of the band's members, Dhani Harrison, described in an interview as the first project of his that he felt worthy to bring to Keltner, who was an old family friend (Dhani is the son of George Harrison). Keltner also played on '' The Union'' by

and

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, produced by

and released on October 10, 2010. He also appeared on the

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album, on 8 of the 14 tracks. Joseph Arthur's 2011 album, '' The Graduation Ceremony'', features Keltner on drums, reprising a partnership that began with the Fistful of Mercy project. He has recorded twice with the indie band She & Him, on 2011's '' A Very She & Him Christmas'' and 2014's ''

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''. He played drums on Michael Buble’s 2011 “Christmas” album. The tracks are “All I Want for Christmas is You,” and “Blue Christmas.” For the 2012 release, ''Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International'', Keltner sat in a studio with Outernational covering Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In". In 2012, he also played drums on

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's "Something Like Olivia", the fifth track of the album '' Born and Raised''. That same year, he recorded with Italian instrumental band Sacri Cuori on their second record, ''Rosario''. In 2013, Keltner appears on the track "If I Were Me" from '' Sound City: Real to Reel'' with

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and Rami Jaffee. Also, on "Our Love Is Here To Stay", a classic Gershwin jazz standard recorded by Eric Clapton for his album, '' Old Sock''. In 2014, Keltner played on Peter Himmelman's album ''The Boat That Carries Us''. In 2016, Keltner recorded drums for Neil Young's thirty-seventh studio album, '' Peace Trail''. In 2016, Keltner also appeared on the Rolling Stones' CD "Blue & Lonesome", playing percussion on "Hoo Doo Blues." In 2017, Keltner played drums and percussion as well as co-producing Conor Oberst's '' Salutations'' album. Oberst described Keltner's production as "flawless". In 2018, he played drums and percussion on

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' 19th album, '' Out of the Blues,'' and

's '' Happy Xmas''. In 2019, Keltner played drums along with bassist

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for guitarist

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's ''Wall of Flowers'' album released in March. Keltner played drums on the original soundtrack for the movie "

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". The music was written by

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. Keltner plays drums on the song included on

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's 2020 album ''The Best of Mike Viola''.

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artist Naoki Urasawa, who wrote the original song, also performs on it and drew a short manga of the experience for his " Musica Nostra" series that features Keltner.

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* '' Imagine'' (Apple Records, 1971) * '' Mind Games'' (Apple Records, 1973) * '' Walls and Bridges'' (Apple Records, 1974) * '' Rock 'n' Roll'' (Apple Records, 1975) With

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* '' Wandering Spirit'' (Atlantic Records, 1993) * '' Goddess in the Doorway'' (Virgin Records, 2001) With Nerina Pallot * '' Fires'' (Idaho Records, 2005) With Dion DiMucci * '' Born to Be with You'' (Phil Spector Records, 1975) With

Patti Scialfa Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into ...

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Rumble Doll ''Rumble Doll'' is the debut full-length album from singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. It features twelve tracks, eleven by Scialfa and one co-written with Mike Campbell. It also features a number of guest stars in production and playing roles, n ...

'' (Columbia Records, 1993) With Debby Boone * '' Surrender'' (Sparrow Records, 1983) With Livingston Taylor * '' Three Way Mirror'' (Epic Records, 1978) With Bruce Cockburn * '' Nothing but a Burning Light'' (True North Records, 1991) With J. D. Souther * '' Black Rose'' (Asylum Records, 1976) With Keb' Mo' * '' The Door'' (Epic Records, 2000) With Rob Thomas * '' Cradlesong'' (Atlantic Records, 2009) * ''Someday'' (Atlantic Records, 2010) With

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* '' Nomads Indians Saints'' (Epic Records, 1990) With

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How to Become Clairvoyant ''How to Become Clairvoyant'' is the fifth solo release from Canadian singer-musician Robbie Robertson. It was released on April 5, 2011, and peaked at No. 13 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. Critical reviews were generally positive. Th ...

'' (429 Records, 2011) * '' Sinematic'' (UME, 2019) With

Jessie Baylin Jessica Baldassarre, known as Jessie Baylin, is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. Career Her album ''Firesight'' was written by Baylin, Jesse Harris, Mike Daly, Mark Goldenberg, Greg Wells and Danny Wilde, and was produced and engineered by ...

* ''Little Spark'' (Blonde Rat, 2012) With Kim Carnes * '' Kim Carnes'' (A&M Records, 1975) With Bob Bennett * ''

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'' (Star Song, 1985) With

* '' Silver & Gold'' (Reprise Records, 2000) * '' Peace Trail'' (Reprise Records, 2016) With

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...

* '' Hard Times for Lovers'' (Elektra Records, 1979) With

* '' Life in a Tin Can'' (RSO Records, 1973) With

Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard'' maga ...

* ''

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'' (Verve Records, 2015) With

Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...

* ''One of the Fortunate Few'' (Rising Tide, 1997) With Delaney & Bonnie * '' The Original Delaney & Bonnie & Friends'' (Elektra Records, 1969) * '' Motel Shot'' (Atco Records, 1971) With Ted Gärdestad * '' Blue Virgin Isles'' (Polar, 1978) With Michel Polnareff * ''Michel Polnareff'' (Atlantic Records, 1975) With Gillian Welch * '' Revival'' (Almo Sounds, 1996) With

Steely Dan Steely Dan is an American rock band founded in 1971 in New York by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Initially the band had a stable lineup, but in 1974, Becker and Fagen retired from liv ...

* '' Aja'' (ABC Records, 1977) With

Lesley Gore Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop hit " It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She ...

* ''Love Me By Name'' (A&M Records, 1976) With Melissa Etheridge * '' Breakdown'' (Island Records, 1999) With Wayne Watson * ''Field of Souls'' (Warner Alliance, 1995) With

Shannon McNally Shannon Maureen McNally (born March 17, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. Biography McNally was born in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, she began singing and playing ...

* '' Jukebox Sparrows'' (Capitol Records, 2002) With

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world mus ...

* '' Slow Down World'' (Epic Records, 1976) * ''

Beat Cafe ''Beat Cafe'' is the 23rd studio album, and 28th album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It is his first collection containing newly written songs since his 1996 album ''Sutras (album), Sutras''. ''Beat Cafe'' was released worldw ...

'' (Appleeseed Records, 2004) With Richie Furay * ''Seasons of Change'' (Myrrh Records, 1982) With Dave Mason * '' Alone Together'' (Blue Thumb Records, 1970) * '' It's Like You Never Left'' (Blue Thumb Records, 1973) With

Arlo Guthrie Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie. Gu ...

* '' Hobo's Lullaby'' (Reprise Records, 1972) * ''

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys ''Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys'' is a 1973 album by the American singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Track listing All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where indicated # "Farrell O'Gara" (Traditional) – 2:49 # " Gypsy Davy" (Traditional, Wo ...

'' (Reprise Records, 1973) * ''

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Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

* '' On the Line'' (Warner Bros. Records, 2019) With Lindsey Buckingham and

Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...

* '' Buckingham Nicks'' (Polydor, 1973) With Céline Dion * ''

Taking Chances ''Taking Chances'' is the tenth English-language and twenty-third studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 7 November 2007. Dion returned to the music scene after almost five years of performing '' A New Day... ...

'' (Columbia Records, 2007) With Eye to Eye * ''Eye to Eye'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) With

Jill Sobule Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film '' Clueless''. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic ...

* '' California Years'' (Pinko Records, 2009) With Willis Alan Ramsey * '' Willis Alan Ramsey'' (Shelter Records, 1972) With Carlene Carter * '' I Fell in Love'' (Reprise Records, 1990) * '' Carter Girl'' (Rounder Records, 2014) With Melody Gardot * '' The Absence'' (Decca Records, 2012) With Frank Black * '' Fast Man Raider Man'' (Cooking Vinyl, 2006) With Joseph Arthur * ''

Come to Where I'm From ''Come to Where I'm From'' is the second studio album by Joseph Arthur, released by Real World Records on April 11, 2000. The album was co-produced by T-Bone Burnett, and features the singles "Chemical" and "In the Sun". Arthur said, "I wanted to ...

'' (Virgin Records, 2000) * '' The Graduation Ceremony'' (Lonely Astronaut Records, 2011) * ''

The Ballad of Boogie Christ ''The Ballad of Boogie Christ'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, released on June 11, 2013 on Real World and Lonely Astronaut Records. A concept album, ''The Ballad of Boogie Christ'' follows "a fictionaliz ...

'' (Lonely Astronauct Records, 2013) With

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* '' Smokey & Friends'' (Verve Records, 2014) With

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often in ...

* '' Mr. Lucky'' (Virgin Records, 1991) With

Delaney Bramlett Delaine Alvin "Delaney" Bramlett (July 1, 1939 – December 27, 2008) was an American singer and guitarist. He was best known for his musical partnership with his wife Bonnie Bramlett in the band Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, which included a ...

* ''Sounds From Home'' (Zane, 1998) With Johnny Rivers * ''Home Grown'' (United Artists Records, 1970) * ''Outside Help'' (Big Tree Records, 1977) * ''Not a Through Street'' (CBS, 1983) With Joe Henry * ''

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'' (Anti-, 2003) With Lonnie Mack * ''Second Sight'' (Alligator Records, 1986) With

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* '' We'll Never Turn Back'' (Anti-, 2007) With Tanita Tikaram * '' Lovers in the City'' (East West Records, 1995) With

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Sand and Water ''Sand and Water'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman. It was released in 1997 via Reprise Records. The title track was the only single released, peaking at number 22 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks a ...

'' (Reprise Records, 1997) With Phoebe Bridgers * '' Punisher'' (Dead Oceans, 2020) With

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* '' Zazu'' (A&M Records, 1986) With

Rhett Miller Stewart Ransom "Rhett" Miller II (born September 1970) is the lead singer of the country rock band Old 97's. He also records and performs as a solo musician, and has been published as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Early life Mill ...

* '' The Instigator'' (Elektra Records, 2002) With

Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as "Someday, Someway," a US top 40 hit in 1982, "Cynical Girl," and "Whenever You're on My Mind." He is ...

* '' Jaggedland'' (429 Records, 2009) With Kiki Dee * ''Stay With Me'' (Rocket, 1978) With Diana DeGarmo * '' Blue Skies'' (RCA Records, 2004) With

* '' Living in the Material World'' (Apple Records, 1973) * ''

'' (Apple Records, 1974) * '' Extra Texture (Read All About It)'' (Apple Records, 1975) * '' Somewhere in England'' (Dark Horse Records, 1981) * ''

Gone Troppo ''Gone Troppo'' is the tenth studio album by English rock musician George Harrison, released on 5 November 1982 by Dark Horse Records. It includes "Wake Up My Love", issued as a single, and " Dream Away", which was the theme song for the 1981 Han ...

'' (Dark Horse Records, 1982) * '' Cloud Nine'' (Dark Horse Records, 1987) * ''

Brainwashed Brainwashed may refer to: *Brainwashing, to affect a person's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process Music Albums * ''Brainwashed'' (George Harrison album), 2002, or the title song * ''Brainwashed'' (While ...

'' (Dark Horse Records, 2002) With

* '' Break Up the Concrete'' (Shangri-La Music, 2008) With Karen Alexander * ''Voyager'' (Elektra Records, 1978) With

A. J. Croce Adrian James "A.J." Croce (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter. He is the son of Ingrid Croce and Jim Croce. Biography Croce was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on September 28, 1971. His father died in a plane crash ei ...

* ''

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That's Me in the Bar ''That's Me in the Bar'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter A. J. Croce, released in 1995. Track listing All songs written by A.J. Croce, except where noted #"That's Me in the Bar" (Croce, David Curtis) – 3:54 #"Sign on ...

'' (Private Music, 1995) With

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* '' Takin' My Time'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1973) With

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* ''

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* '' Born and Raised'' (Columbia Records, 2012) * '' The Search for Everything'' (Columbia Records, 2017) With

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 – September 10, 2005) was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist from Louisiana. He won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1983 for his album, ''Alright Again!''. Early life B ...

* ''Long Way Home'' (Verve Records, 1995) With Melissa Manchester * '' Don't Cry Out Loud'' (Arista Records, 1978) With

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* '' Damn the Torpedoes'' (MCA Records, 1979) * '' Southern Accents'' (MCA Records, 1985) With Keith Carradine * ''Lost & Found'' (Asylum Records, 1979) With

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* '' Daybreaker'' (Heavenly Records, 2002) With Matthew Sweet * ''

In Reverse ''In Reverse'' is the seventh album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Volcano Entertainment in 1999. Cover The upside-down cover of the album features an oil painting by artist Margaret Keane, and the liner notes ...

'' (Volcano, 1999) With Denny Doherty * ''Waiting for a Song'' (Ember Records, 1974) With Peter Allen * ''

Taught by Experts ''Taught by Experts'' is the fourth studio album by Peter Allen, released in 1976. It spawned the hit " I Go to Rio". The album featured such musicians as Thom Rotella, Jerome Richardson, Lesley Gore and Dusty Springfield. Track listing #"Put ...

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Civilized Man ''Civilized Man'' is the ninth studio album by the British artist Joe Cocker, released in May 1984, his first on Capitol label. It includes a cover of the 1981 Squeeze hit " Tempted", as well as " There Goes My Baby", a 1959 hit single from Th ...

'' (Capitol Records, 1984) * '' Night Calls'' (Capitol Records, 1991) * ''

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'' (Stax Records, 1971) With Shawn Colvin * '' Fat City'' (Columbia Records, 1992) * '' Cover Girl'' (Columbia Records, 1994) With

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'' (Apple Records, 1973) * '' Goodnight Vienna'' (Apple Records, 1974) * '' Ringo's Rotogravure'' (Polydor Records, 1976) * '' Stop and Smell the Roses'' (RCA Records, 1981) With

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* '' Forget About It'' (Rounder Records, 1999) With

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

* '' Feels Like Home'' (Elektra Records, 1995) * '' We Ran'' (Elektra Records, 1998) With

Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: ''The Spirit Room'' and ''Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Coll ...

* '' Everything Comes and Goes'' (Reprise Records, 2010) With Rickie Lee Jones * '' Flying Cowboys'' (Geffen, 1989) * '' Traffic from Paradise'' (Geffen, 1993) With Richard Thompson * '' Daring Adventures'' (Polydor Records, 1986) * ''

'' (Capitol Records, 1988) * ''

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You? Me? Us? ''You? Me? Us?'' is the ninth studio album by British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson released in April 1996 via Capitol Records. It was Thompson's fourth album for the label, his fifth with Mitchell Froom producing and his second to be n ...

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'' (ABC Records, 1971) * ''

There Is Always One More Time ''There Is Always One More Time'' is an album by the American musician B.B. King, released in 1991. It is dedicated to Doc Pomus, who cowrote the title song. The first single was "Back in L.A." King wrote in the liner notes that ''There Is Always ...

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Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...

* '' Mr. Bad Example'' (Giant, 1991) * '' The Wind'' (Artemis Records, 2003) With Marc Cohn * '' The Rainy Season'' (Atlantic Records, 1993) * ''

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'' (Decca Records, 2007) With Lauren Wood * '' Lauren Wood'' (Capitol Records, 1979) With

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Feeling the Space ''Feeling the Space'' is Yoko Ono's fourth solo album, her last one on Apple Records. History The entire album adopts a feminist theme, focusing on issues affecting women in the 1970s. Its liner notes parody adult advertising, giving the teleph ...

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Warm Your Heart ''Warm Your Heart'' is a 1991 album released by American R&B/soul singer Aaron Neville. It features the singles " Everybody Plays the Fool", "Somewhere, Somebody" and " Close Your Eyes". The "Close Your Eyes" single also featured album produce ...

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'' (Reprise Records, 1973) With Bill Withers * '' Just as I Am'' (Sussex Records, 1971) With Colin James * ''

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* '' Mystery Girl'' (Virgin Records, 1989) * '' King of Hearts'' (Virgin Records, 1992) With Van Dyke Parks * ''

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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) * '' Jump!'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) With Christine Lakeland * ''Reckoning'' (Virgin Records, 1993) With

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Free-for-All Free for All may refer to: * ''Free for All'' (film), a 1949 American comedy film * "Free for All" (The Prisoner), a 1967 episode of the British television series ''The Prisoner'' * ''Free-for-All'' (Ted Nugent album), a 1976 album by Ted Nuge ...

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* '' Come On Home'' (Virgin Records, 1997) * '' Out of the Blues'' (Concord Records, 2018) With

* '' Saved'' (Columbia Records, 1980) * '' Shot of Love'' (Columbia Records, 1981) * ''

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* '' Stone Alone'' (Atlantic Records, 1976) With Tim Easton * ''Break Your Mother's Heart'' (New West Records, 2003) With

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* '' Full Moon Fever'' (MCA Records, 1989) With Pops Staples * ''Peace to the Neighborhood'' (Pointblack Records, 1992) * ''Father Father'' (Pointblack Records, 1994) With Sam Phillips * '' Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)'' (Virgin Records, 1996) * ''

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A Boot and a Shoe ''A Boot and a Shoe'' is the tenth studio album released by American singer and songwriter, Sam Phillips. The album was released in April 2004 and produced by T Bone Burnett. Track listing Personnel source: * Sam Phillips – vocals, gui ...

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Fiona Apple Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released five albums from 1996 to 2020, which have all reached the top 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Apple has received numerous awards an ...

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Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as a co-founder of the pop-rock band The Bangles. Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They r ...

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Woman Across the River ''Woman Across the River'' is an album by the American blues musician Freddie King, released in 1973. It was the last of three albums King made for Shelter Records. King's three Shelter albums were re-released as a collection titled ''King of the ...

'' (Shelter Records, 1973) With Neil Finn * '' One Nil'' (Parlophone Records, 2001) With

* '' No Secrets'' (Elektra Records, 1972) * '' Hotcakes'' (Elektra Records, 1974) * '' Another Passenger'' (Elektra Records, 1976) * ''

Christmas Is Almost Here ''Christmas Is Almost Here'' is the 19th studio album, and first Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Rhino Entertainment, on October 22, 2002. Featuring a mixture of seasonal classics and original compositions ...

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The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...

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Coming Out Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...

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Ryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams lef ...

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Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile ...

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Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, includin ...

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...

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* '' A Momentary Lapse of Reason'' (Columbia Records, 1987) With Matraca Berg * ''The Speed of Grace'' (MCA Records, 1994) With

Crowded House Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Late ...

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Aimee Mann Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. Over the course of four decades, she has released more than a dozen albums as a solo artist and with other musicians. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyr ...

* '' Whatever'' (Geffen, 1993) With

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

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Beautiful Noise ''Beautiful Noise'' is the tenth album by Neil Diamond and his third with Columbia Records, released in 1976. "Dry Your Eyes" was performed with The Band at their farewell show and is featured in Martin Scorsese's ''The Last Waltz''. Overview ...

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* '' Sail Away'' (Reprise Records, 1972) * '' Good Old Boys'' (Reprise Records, 1974) * ''

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Randy Newman's Faust ''Randy Newman's Faust'' is a 1995 musical by American musician and songwriter Randy Newman, who based the work on the classic story of ''Faust'', borrowing elements from the version by Goethe, as well as Milton's ''Paradise Lost'', but updatin ...

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Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

* ''Follow My Mind'' (Reprise Records, 1975) * '' Give Thankx'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) With Perfume Genius * ''

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately ''Set My Heart on Fire Immediately'' is the fifth studio album by American musician Perfume Genius, released May 15, 2020 through Matador Records as the follow up to 2017's '' No Shape''. The album received critical acclaim upon release, with s ...

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Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her st ...

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Turbulent Indigo ''Turbulent Indigo'' is the 15th album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in 1994, it won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. John Milward, writing for '' Rolling Stone'', wrote that it was Mitchell's "best album since the mid ...

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* '' Journeyman'' (Reprise Records, 1989) * ''

From the Cradle ''From the Cradle'' is the twelfth solo studio album by Eric Clapton released on 13 September 1994 by Warner Bros. Records. A blues cover album and Clapton's follow-up to his successful 1992 live album, '' Unplugged,'' it is his only UK number ...

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1994) * '' Me and Mr. Johnson'' (Reprise Records, 2004) * '' Clapton'' (Reprise Records, 2010) * '' Old Sock'' (Polydor Records, 2013) * '' Happy Xmas'' (Polydor Records, 2018) With Ted Hawkins * '' The Next Hundred Years'' (DGC, 1994) With Janice Robinson * ''The Color Within Me'' (Columbia Records, 1999) With Tonio K. * ''Note from the Lost Civilization'' (A&M Records, 1988) With

Sara Bareilles Sara Beth Bareilles (, ; born December 7, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She has sold over three million albums and over 15 million singles in the United States. She has earned various awards and nominations including nin ...

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Amidst the Chaos ''Amidst the Chaos'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, released on April 5, 2019, through Epic Records. The lead single from the album, "Armor", was released digitally on October 26, 2018. The album debuted a ...

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David Pomeranz David Pomeranz (born February 9, 1951) is an American singer, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theatre. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile. Solo career Born and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from ...

* ''It's in Every One of Us'' (Arista Records, 1975) With Shivaree * ''

I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump ''I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump'' is the debut album by American alternative rock band Shivaree, released by Capitol Records in 1999. It contains the song "Goodnight Moon", which appears on the soundtrack ...

'' (Capitol Records, 1999) With Claudia Lennear * ''Phew!'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1973) With Hanne Boel * ''Dark Passion'' (Medley Records, 1990) With Michael Des Barres * ''Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (MCA Records, 1986) With

Jude Cole Jude Anthony Cole (born June 18, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, manager, and record producer. After signing to Reprise Records, Cole's solo career began with his eponymous debut studio album in 1987, which was followed up 4 subsequen ...

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Start the Car ''Start the Car'' is the third solo album from the singer/songwriter Jude Cole. Released in 1992, five years after his self-titled debut solo album. After ''A View from Third Street,'' Jude Cole shifted to a more heartland rock sound. Nowhere is ...

'' (Reprise Records, 1992) With Toto * '' Fahrenheit'' (Columbia Records, 1986) * ''

The Seventh One ''The Seventh One'' is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Toto. It was released in 1988, and became the best-received Toto album since ''Toto IV''. The title track, "The Seventh One", is featured only on the Japanese version of th ...

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Kingdom of Desire ''Kingdom of Desire'' is the eighth studio album by Toto, released in 1992. It is the first album on which guitarist Steve Lukather assumed sole lead vocal duties and the final album to feature drummer Jeff Porcaro, who died during rehearsals fo ...

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* '' Boomer's Story'' (Reprise Records, 1972) * ''

'' (Reprise Records, 1974) * '' Chicken Skin Music'' (Reprise Records, 1976) * '' Bop till You Drop'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) * '' Borderline'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1980) * '' The Slide Area'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) * '' Get Rhythm'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1987) * ''

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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican-American reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians, Bob Marley and Rita Marley, which includes lead singer Ziggy Marley with Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, and ...

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Spirit of Music ''Spirit of Music'' is a 1999 studio album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican-American reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians, Bob Marley and Rita Ma ...

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Don Felder Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 until his termination from the band in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with th ...

* '' American Rock 'n' Roll'' (BMG, 2019) With

Hoyt Axton Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voic ...

* ''Life Machine'' (A&M Records, 1974) * ''Fearless'' (A&M Records, 1976) * ''Free Sailin (MCA Records, 1978) With Murray Attaway * '' In Thrall'' (Geffen, 1993) With

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

* '' Stars'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) With

* '' Leon Russell and the Shelter People'' (Shelter Records, 1971) * '' Carney'' (Shelter Records, 1972) * '' Stop All That Jazz'' (Shelter Records, 1974) * '' Will O' the Wisp'' (Shelter Records, 1975) With

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

* '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) With

Ivan Neville Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers. Career He has released four solo albums and had a Top 30 ...

* '' If My Ancestors Could See Me Now'' (Polydor Records, 1988) With Toni Childs * '' House of Hope'' (A&M Records, 1991) With Martha Reeves * ''Martha Reeves'' (MCA Records, 1974) With

Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Party of One ''Party of One'' is an album by English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Dave Edmunds, it was released in 1990 by Reprise Records and reissued with altered cover art and two bonus tracks in 1995 by Upstart Records. ''Party of One'' is ...

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Tom Pacheco Tomas Pacheco (born November 4, 1946) is an American folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Fol ...

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Frankie Valli Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer, known as the frontman of the Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice. ...

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Closeup A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long s ...

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Oh Yes I Can ''Oh Yes I Can'' is the second solo studio album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young member David Crosby. It was released on January 23, 1989, 18 years on from his previous solo release, ''If I Could Only Remember My Name''. Four songs ("Drive My Car ...

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Thousand Roads ''Thousand Roads'' is the third solo studio album by the rock artist David Crosby, a founding member of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It was released in 1993 on Atlantic Records. Track listing B-sides Personnel * David Crosby – lead and b ...

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Bette Midler Bette Midler (;'' Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden ...

* '' Broken Blossom'' (Atlantic Records, 1977) * '' No Frills'' (Atlantic Records, 1983) With

Maria McKee Maria Luisa McKee (born August 17, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice, her 1990 song "Show Me Heaven", and her song "If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags)" from the film ''Pulp Fiction''. ...

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You Gotta Sin to Get Saved ''You Gotta Sin to Get Saved'' is the second album by the American singer-songwriter Maria McKee, released in 1993. The album includes two Van Morrison covers and a take on Goffin/King's "I Can't Make It Alone". The first single was " I'm Gonna So ...

'' (Geffen, 1993) With Tom Johnston * ''Everything You've Heard Is True'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

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Vagabond Heart ''Vagabond Heart'' is the sixteenth studio album by British recording artist Rod Stewart, released on 26 March 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 10 in the US, and reached No. 2 in the UK. The album features five singles, among ...

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991) With Rita Coolidge * '' Rita Coolidge'' (A&M Records, 1971) * '' The Lady's Not for Sale'' (A&M Records, 1972) * '' Satisfied'' (A&M Records, 1979) With

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and ''Stardust'' (1978 ...

* '' Across the Borderline'' (Columbia Records, 1993) With Thelma Houston * ''

I've Got the Music in Me "I've Got the Music in Me" is a pop song by The Kiki Dee Band, released in 1974. It was written in 1973 by Bias Boshell, Kiki Dee Band's keyboardist. It is also the title of a Kiki Dee Band album released in 1974 and re-mastered and re-issued wit ...

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Nilsson Schmilsson ''Nilsson Schmilsson'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records in November 1971. It was Nilsson's most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the num ...

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Syd Straw Syd Straw (born 1958) is an American rock singer and songwriter. The daughter of actor Jack Straw ('' The Pajama Game''), she began her career singing backup for Pat Benatar, then took her distinct voice to the indie/alternative scene and joine ...

* ''Surprise'' (Virgin Records, 1989) With

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songboo ...

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To Be Loved ''To Be Loved'' is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer, Michael Bublé. The album was released on April 15, 2013, by 143 Records and Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "It's a Beautiful Day", release ...

'' (Reprise Records, 2013) * '' Higher'' (Reprise Records, 2022) With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young * ''

Looking Forward ''Looking Forward'' is the third and final studio album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and their fifth, overall. It is the fourteenth and final album when conflated with releases by the trio of Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was released on Reprise ...

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Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer. She topped the ''Billboard'' charts with the No. 1 singles " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Feel Like Makin' Love", " W ...

* '' I'm the One'' (Atlantic Records, 1982) With

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

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Ain't Living Long Like This ''Ain't Living Long Like This'' is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It failed to enter the Top Country Albums chart. The songs, "Elvira", " Song for the ...

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) With

* '' Barbra Joan Streisand'' (Columbia Records, 1971) With

Irene Cara Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress of Black, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Cara rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and f ...

* '' Carasmatic'' (Elektra Records, 1987) With Ronnie Wood * ''

Gimme Some Neck ''Gimme Some Neck'' is the third solo album by English musician Ronnie Wood, released in 1979. It was a minor hit and his best performance on the US charts to date, peaking at number 45 on ''Billboard'' during a 13-week chart run. The album artw ...

'' (Columbia Records, 1979) * '' 1234'' (Columbia Records, 1981) * '' I Feel Like Playing'' (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2010) With Peabo Bryson and

* '' Born to Love'' (Capitol Records, 1983) With Art Garfunkel * '' Breakaway'' (Columbia Records, 1975) With

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nom ...

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King of America ''King of America'' is the tenth studio album by British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, credited to "The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates" in the UK and Europe and to "The Costello Show featuring Elvis Costel ...

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Painted from Memory ''Painted from Memory'' is a collaboration between Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach. It was released 29 September 1998 on Mercury Records, a division of Universal Music Group. The collaboration commenced with "God Give Me Strength", a commissi ...

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Shades Sunglasses or sun glasses (informally called shades or sunnies; more names Sunglasses#Other names, below) are a form of Eye protection, protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damagin ...

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James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-sell ...

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Gorilla Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four ...

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) * '' In the Pocket'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) With Terry Evans * ''Blues for Thought'' (Point Blank Records, 1994) * ''Puttin' In Down'' (AudioQuest Music, 1995) * ''Walk That Walk'' (Telark Records, 2000) With

Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved ...

* ''Night Flight'' (RSO Records, 1978) * ''Yvonne'' (RSO Records, 1979) With

Les Dudek Les Dudek (born August 2, 1952, at Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. In addition to his solo material, Dudek has played guitar with Steve Miller Band, The Dudek-Finni ...

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Ghost Town Parade ''Ghost Town Parade'' is the third studio album by Les Dudek. It was released in 1979 on Columbia Records. Track listing Side 1 # (1) "Central Park" - 5:11 # (2) "Bound to Be a Change" - 3:14 # (3) "Gonna Move - 4:12 # (4) "Friend of Mine" - 6 ...

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* '' Here You Come Again'' (RCA Records, 1977) * ''

Great Balls of Fire "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by American rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie ''Jamboree''. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 re ...

'' (RCA Records, 1979) * '' Rainbow'' (Mercury Records, 1987) With Carole Bayer Sager * '' Carole Bayer Sager'' (Elektra Records, 1977) * '' ...Too'' (Elektra Records, 1978) * '' Sometimes Late at Night'' (The Broadwark Entertainment, 1981)

References

External links

2015 Audio Interview with Jim Keltner from the I'd Hit That podcast October 2015

"Jim Keltner on Booker T. and the MGs"
2007 Variety article by Jim Keltner)
2005 Interview by
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Modern Drummer ''Modern Drummer'' is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, and columns offering advice on technique, as well as information for the general public. ''Mo ...

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Jim Keltner Billboard biography
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