The 31st Of February are Scott Boyer (Charles Scott Boyer II) : guitar, vocal David Brown (David Warner Brown) : bass Butch Trucks (Claude Hudson Trucks) : drums
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ex-The Bitter Ind
ex-The Tiffany System
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The 31st Of February's NON-LP 45 Vanguard 45 VRS-35087 (Apr. 1969)
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A1 : Sandcastles (by Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Chips Moman) [YouTube Video]
Produced by Johnny Sandlin for EXIT Records by Special Arrangement with Phil Walden & Associates, Inc.
Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia
Engineered by Johnny Sandlin
Re-mix Engineered by Johnny Sandlin
Executive Supervision : Frank Fenter
MELTING POTS
Jerry Thompson : Drums, Percussion
Dick Gentile : Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3)
Kenny Tibbets : Bass, Organ, Lead Vocals (tracks: A5, B1, B4)
Bill Witherspoon : Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Lead Vocal (track: A4)
Howie McGurty : Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trumpet
Steve Nichols : Trombone
Paul Hmurovich : Trumpet
Mickey Smith : Lead Guitar (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B2, B3)
Joe Rudd : Lead Guitar (tracks: B1, B4)
Produced by Andreas Werner
Recorded at :
--Creative Workshop in Nashville, TN. (Engineered by Joe Funderburk)
--NuttHouse Recording Studio in Sheffield, AL. (Engineered by Jimmy Nutt )
Mixed by Joe Funderburk
Mastered by Joe Funderburk for Thunder Audio Productions
MUSICIANS
Jayce Guerin aka Jayce : Lead Vocals on all tracks
DICK50
Lynn Williams : Drums on all tracks
Steve Mackey : Bass on #2, #3, #8, #9, #11, #12
Rob McNelley : Electric Guitar on #2, #3, #8, #9, #11. #12
Kevin McKendree : All Keyboards on all tracks except #5
THE MUSCLE SHOALS ALL STARS
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar on #5, #7 & #10
David Hood : Bass on #5, #7 & #10
Lynn Williams : Drums on all tracks
Clayton Ivey : Wurlitzer Electric Piano on #5, #7 #10
Will McFarlane : Electric Lead Guitar on #5, #7 #10
Mickey Buckins : Percussion on all tracks
Harvey Thompson Jr. : Hammond B3 Organ on #5 #7 #10
THE FUNKY CHESTER RHYTHM SECTION
Lynn Williams : Drums on all tracks
Paul Ossola : Electric Bass on #1, #4, #6, #7Acoustic Bass on #13
Andreas Werner : Acoustic Guitar on #8, #11
with
Tom Britt : Slide Guitar on #1, #4, #6, Acoustic Guitar on #13
Jimmy Hall : Vocals on #7, Harp on #11
THE SHOALS SISTERS
Cindy Walker : Background Vocals on #1, #5, #5, #12
Marie Lewey : Background Vocals on #1, #5, #5, #12
MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS
Charles Rose : Trombone & Horn Arrangement on #2, #5, #7, #10, #12, #13, Strings Arrangements on #3, #9
Jim Horn : Bariton Saxophone on #2, #5, #7, #10, #12
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Saxophone on #13
Steve Herrman : Trumpet on #2, #5, #7, #10, #12, #13
Doug Moffet : Tenor Saxophone on #2, #5, #7, #10, #12, Clalinet on #13
Ronnie Eades : Tenor Saxophones Solo on #5 #10
Produced by Jimmy Thackery & Randy Labbe
Recorded at Sounds Unreel, Memphis, TN. in October, 2001
Engineered by Dawn Hopkins
MUSICIANS
Jimmy Thackery : Guitar, Vocals
Ken Faltinson : Bass, B3 Organ, Piano
Mark Stutso : Drums, Vocal on Track 08
Jimmy Carpenter : Saxophone
Reba Russell : Backing Vocals
with THE CATE BROTHERS
Ernie Cate : Keyboards, Vocal on Track 03
Earl Cate : Guitar, Backing Vocals
Produced by Johnny Sandlin
Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studio
MUSICIANS
Bonnie Bramlett : Vocals, Tambourine
Eddie Hinton : Guitars
Scott Boyer : Guitars
Tommy Talton : Slide Guitars
Johnny Sandlin : Guitars
KennyTibbetts : Bass
Big Bill Stewart : Drums
Jerry Thompson : Drums, Percussion
Butch Trucks : Congas
Chuck Leavell : Electric Piano, Piano
Paul Hornsby : Organ
Gregg Allman : Organ
Tom Ridgeway : Arp Synthesizer
Randall Bramblett : Soplano Sax
Leo LaBranche : Trumpet
Clydie King : Background Vocals
Sherlie Matthews : Background Vocals
Produced by Tom Dowd
Recorded at Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida
Engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, Howie Albert, Carl Richardson, Ronnie Albert
MUSICIANS
Sam Samudio : Vocals, Guitar, Mouse Harp
The Sweet Inspirations : Backing Vocals
Freddy Hester : Acoustic Bass
DEXIE FLYERS
Charlie Freeman : Guitar
Tommy McClure : Bass
Sammy Creason : Drums
Mike Utley : Organ
Jim Dickinson : Piano, Guitar
MEMPHIS HORNS
James Mitchell : Baritone Saxophone
Andrew Love : Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Ed Logan : Tenor Saxophone
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Roger Hopps : Trumpet
Jack Hale : Trombone
SPECIAL GUEST
Duane Allman : Dobro, Guitar on Track A2, B5
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Me And Bobby McGhee [Mono]/[Stereo] produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Duane Allman : Dobro [YouTube Video]
John Wyker III's previously unissued Muscle Shoals Recordings* in 1972 ~ 1978.
Produced by David Hood
Recorded at :
--Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (#1), 3614 Jackson Highway, Sheffield, Alabama
--Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (#2), 1000 Alabama Avenue, Sheffield, Alabama
--Widget Recording Studios, 3804 North Jackson Highway, Sheffield, Alabam
Mixed at Mix Masters, Cullman, Alabama.
MUSICIANS
John Wyker III (ex-Sailcat) : vocal and guitar
Pete Carr (ex-Sailcat producer) : 12 string electric guitar on 08
Chuck Leavell (ex-Sailcat) : piano
Lou Mullenix** (ex-Sailcat) : drums
Roger Hawkins : drums
David Hood : bass and production
Clayton Ivey : hammond B-3
Tommy Patterson (Jackson Highway) : piano Max Lee (Jeanie Green's 2nd husband) : keyboards
Butch Ledford (Mirage) : bass
Owen Brown ( owner of the Birdland Studios, AL.) : bass
Wayne Perkins (the Mt. Zion Singers) : guitar and vocals on 09
Marlin Greene (the Mt. Zion Singers) : vocals on 09
Jeanie Greene (the Mt. Zion Singers) : vocals on 09
Guy Higginbotham (Little Richard's Back Band) : sax on 03 and flute on 08
Ronnie Brown (ex-Sailcat live band): slide guitar
Mike Lawley*** : guitar
Rodney Davis (ex-Sailcat live band) : guitar
Art Shilling : guitar
Bill Connell (The Allman Joys) (ex-Sailcat live band) : percussion
Charlie Hodge (Elvis Mafia) : back up vocals
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*Track 06 : Baby Ruth (by John Wyker III ) Skyhill Music Publ. BMI
1st issued as A side of Elektra 45 EK-45817 (Oct. 1972) credited as "Produced by Sailcat & Muscle Shoals Sound for Widget Productions. Engineered by Jerry Masters"
Iain Matthews covered this song in 1970, Alex Taylor covered in 1971, John Prine covered in 1980, Delbert McClinton covered in 1981, Russell Gulley (ex-Jackson Highway) covered in 2002.
Track 07 : Hooker Boogie
Michael Buffalo Smith covered this song in his 2003 album "Southern Lights"
Track 09 : On The Brighter Side Of It All (in 1972 album) New Recording Version with the Mt. Zion Singers
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**Lou Mullenix : died September 21, 1972
***Mike Lawley : songwriter of "Jackson Highway"'s "Wayne County, Tennessee"
Ronny & the Daytonas John "Bucky" Wilkin (aka Ronny) : vocals, guitar
Paul Jensen : guitar, vocals
Lee Kraft : guitar
Thomas Ramey : bass, guitar
Lynn Williams : drums
Produced, Arranged and Conducted by Don Tweedy
Tracks A5 & B1 : Produced by John Buck Wilkin & John Wyker
Recorded at :
– Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Engineered & Mixed by Jimmy Johnson)
– Liberty Recorders, Hollywood, California (Engineered & Mixed by Bert Agudelo)
– Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee (Engineered & Mixed by Lee Hazen)
MUSICIANS
John Buck Wilkin, Don Tweedy, Anne Soodman, Billy Sanford, Bob Phillips, Brenton Banks, Bruce Naterman, Byron Bach, Charlie Hayward, Chuck Leavell, Courtland Pickett, Dave Pell, Dick Kathan, Don Sheffield, Frank Beach, Frank Friedman, Gary Vanosdale, Gene Cipriano, George Tidwell, Glen Butts, Gloria Strassner, Jerry Carrigan, Jesse Ehrlich, Jim Horn, John Wyker, Kenny Buttrey, Larry Butler, Leonard Malarsky, Lew McCreary, Lillian Hunt, Lloyd Ulyate, Lou Mullenix, Marvin Chantry, Myron Sandler, Norbert Putnam, Ollie Mitchell, Paul Hubinon, Paulo Alencar, Richard Nash, Sam Ghossian, Sam Ross, Samuel Boghossian, Shari Zippert, Sheldon Curtland, Solie Fott, Spiro Stamos, Tom Scott, Wayne Butler, Wayne Moss, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Bill Green
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Chuck Leavell, Courtland Pickett, Lou Mullenix are member of "Sundown"
Produced by Bergen White, Charlie Tallent, Tony Castle
Recorded & Mixed at Jack Clement Studios & Ray Stevens Sound Lab, Nashville, Tennessee, 1975
Engineered by Charlie Tallent, Tony Castle, Rusty McFarland
Assistant Engineer : Curt Allen
Mixed by Charlie Tallent, Tony Castle
Arranged by Bergen White
MUSICIANS
Piano, Keyboards : David Briggs, Bobby Wood, Beegie Cruser Adair (piano intro of track 09), Bergen White
Harpsichord, Hammond B-3 : Bergen White
Drums : Kenneth Buttrey, Jerry Carrigan, Steve Brewster
Guitars : Wayne Moss, Billy Sanford, Reggie Young, John Willis
Bass : Norbert Putnam, Mike Leech, Michael Rhodes, Jack Williams
Percussion : Farrell Morris
Strings : Shelly Kurland Strings, Nashville String Machine-Carlos Gorodetsky
Horns : Don Sheffield, George Tidwell, Dennis Good, Wayne Butler, Billy Puett, Eberhard Ramm
Background Vocals : Bergen White, Buzz Cason, Robert Bailey, Wendy Suits Johnson
Executive Producer : Keith Stegall & Rodney Hall
Recorded at FAME Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
MUSICIANS
Clayton Ivey : B3 Organ, Wurlitzer
Randy McCormick : Pianp, B3 Organ
Spooner Oldham : Keyboards
Larry Byrom : Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Jim "Moose" Brown : Keyboards, B3 Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Steve Natham : Hammond Organ
John Kelton : 12 String Guitar, Bass, Piano, Electric Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Bob Wray : Bass
Norbert Putnam : Bass
Jesse Boyce : Bass
Junior Lowe : Guitar
Kelvin Holly : Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar
James LeBlanc : Guitar, Background Vocals
Will Mcfarlane : Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Troy Lancaster : Guitar
Josh Brown : Guitar
Don Srygly : Electric Guitar
Paul Franklin : Slide Guitar
Gary Nichols : Acoustic Guitar
Mark Beckett : Drums
Steve Potts : Drums
Justin Holder : Percussion
Mark Quioness : Percussion
Jimmy Hall : Harmonica
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Harvey Thompson : Horns
Charles Rose : Horns
James Horn : Horns
Brad Guin : Horns
Vinnie Ciesielski : Horns
Taylor Cheatwood : Horns
Ken Waters : Horns
Chad Fisher : Horns
Tyler Summers : Horns
Cindy Richardson-Walker (The Shoals Sisters): Background Vocals
Marie Thomlinson-Lewey (The Shoals Sisters): : Background Vocals
Carla Russell (The Shoals Sisters) : Background Vocals
The Blind Boys of Alabama : Background Vocals
This album is dedicated to the memory of Rick Hall (1932~2018) the Father of the Muscle Shoals Sound.