Best Of Robert Cray: 20th Century Masters Of The Millennium Collection CD

Best Of Robert Cray: 20th Century Masters Of The Millennium Collection songs This San Francisco sextet became cult favorites for their self-titled 1969 debut and their semi-hit single "White Bird." This 1970 follow-up wasn't as commercially successful as its predecessor, and after long-simmering intraband tensions, the original lineup of the group split shortly after this album's completion. The result is that MARRYING MAIDEN is unknown to all but the most ardent fans of folk-psychedelia, a true shame since the album is the equal of the band's more celebrated debut. The band is considerably tighter on these 11 songs, with the sometimes aimless jams of the debut shortened into more concise yet still complex pop song structures. David LaFlamme's violin and Patti Santos' soaring voice--vocally, she is was Grace Slick tried to be--are an unbeatable combination. Photographer: Bruce Steinberg. It's A Beautiful Day: Patti Santos (vocals); Hal Wagenet (guitar); David LaFlamme (violin); Linda LaFlamme (keyboards); Mitchell Holman (bass); Val Fluentes (drums). Personnel: Hal Wagenet (vocals, guitar); David LaFlamme (vocals, violin, flute); Mitchell Holman (vocals, harmonica); Fred Webb (vocals, keyboards); ...

Best Of Robert Cray: 20th Century Masters Of The Millennium Collection album for sale Released in 2007, this 16-track compilation presents an excellent overview of Robert Cray's first 25 years of recording. Although it shares many tracks with 1999's HEAVY PICKS--including, of course, the Georgia-based bluesman's ominous '86 hit, "Smoking Gun"--DEFINITIVE COLLECTION tops that set by extending its reach to '05 with the wistful "Poor Johnny," making it the more comprehensive anthology. Liner Note Author: Scott Schinder. Recording information: Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Music Lab, Los Angeles, CA; Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA; Sound City Recording Studios, Van Nuys, CA; Studio 890, Oakland, CA; Studio D, Sausalito, CA; Sunnyside Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Woodland Studios, Nashville, TN. Photographers: Robert Knight ; Paul Natkin; Jeff Katz. Personnel: Robert Cray (vocals, guitar); Robert Cray; Robert Gray (vocals, guitar); Tim Kaihatsu (guitar); Jim Horn, Jim Spake, Ed Manion, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet, trombone); Mark Pender (trumpet); Jack Hale (trombone); Jim Pugh (keyboards); Richard Cousins (bass instrument); Kevin Hayes (drums); Dave Olson (drum); Steve Jordan , Lee Spath (percussion); Warren Rand (saxophone); Mike Vannice, Peter Boe (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Don Smith ; Jeff Hendrickson; John Hampton; Mark Needham; Martin Pradler; Skidd Mills; Steve Savage; Bill Dashiell.