Smile - Ghost Of A Smile (1997) Pseudonym Records - CDP 1049 DD

 

FLAC/186MB

Pop Rock, Beat, Mod

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Smile were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 and was the predecessor of the band Queen. The band was formed by Tim Staffell and Brian May, who later went on to form Queen. They were later joined by drummer Roger Taylor, who also went on to form Queen. They recorded six songs and disbanded in 1970. These songs were titled "April Lady", "Step on Me", "Polar Bear", "Earth", "Blag", and "Doin' Alright" (later re-recorded by Queen for their self-titled debut album in 1973). These songs exist on the CD Ghost of a Smile.

Tracks:

1. Earth (T. Staffell) (4:00)

2. Step On Me (T. Staffell/B. May) (3:10)

3. Doin' Alright (Stereo) (T. Staffell/B. May) (3:48)

4. April Lady (S. Lucas) (2:43)

5. Blag (R. Taylor) (3:12)

6. Polar Bear (B. May) (3:56)

Bonus tracks: performed by Eddie Howell (featuring Brian May and Freddie Mercury. Recorded at the Sarm East Studios, London, England August 1975)

7. The Man From Manhattan (E. Howell) (original) (Stereo) (3:20)

8. The Man From Manhattan (E.Howell) (back again) (Stereo) (4:56)

Tracks 1-3 recorded in July 1969 at the Trident Studios, Soho, England.

Tracks 4-6 recorded in September 1969 at the De Lane Lea Studios, Holborn, London, England

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar – Eddie Howell (tracks: 7,8)

Backing Vocals – Brian May (tracks: 7,8), Freddie Mercury (tracks: 7,8), Roger Taylor (tracks: 1 to 6)

Bass – Jerome Rimson (tracks: 7,8), Tim Staffell (tracks: 1 to 6)

Drums – Barry De Sousa* (tracks: 7,8), Roger Taylor (tracks: 1 to 6)

Guitar – Brian May (tracks: 1 to 6)

Lead Guitar – Brian May (tracks: 7,8)

Lead Vocals – Eddie Howell (tracks: 7,8)

Piano – Brian May (tracks: 2), Freddie Mercury (tracks: 7,8)

Vocals – Brian May (tracks: 1 to 6), Tim Staffell (tracks: 1 to 6)

6680 Lexington (1971/Vinyl) MGM Records - SE-4783

 

MP3/320Kbs/87MB

Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Southern Rock, Classic Rock

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6680 Lexington was a studio project that released an album in 1971 on MGM Records, catalog number SE 4783. The band consisted of various musicians, including Art Munson, who was involved in producing and playing guitar, and Mike Patterson, who contributed vocals and piano. The album featured a mix of original songs and covers, with some tracks like "Can't You See" and "Gonna Love You Right" standing out. The project was reportedly financed by Mike Curb and brought together talented musicians, some of whom were previously part of the band Big Foot. The album is categorized under genres such as Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Southern Rock, and Classic Rock.

Tracklist:

1. Can't You See 3:03

2. Sara Lee 3:38

3. Be My Woman 4:10

4. Fire And Rain 3:48

5. Drink My Water 3:03

6. Gonna Love You Right 6:29

7. Feeling Alright 4:25

8. Slippin' And Slidin' 2:56

9. Damn Good Friend Of Mine 4:05

Personnel:

Bass – Joe Lamanno

Drums – Ernie Earnshaw

Guitar – Virgil Beckham

Harmonica, Engineer – Tony McCashen

Violin – George Poole

Vocals – Bonnie Bowden, Chris Morgan, Darlene Love, Edna, Tony McCashen (9)

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Art Munson

Vocals, Organ, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Percussion – Dave Garland

Vocals, Piano – Mike Patterson

Osibisa + Woyaya (1971/2008) Repertoire Records

 

MP3/320Kbs/196MB

Afrobeat, Funk, Jazz Rock

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Osibisa is a Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London-based Caribbean musicians.

Osibisa (1971/2008) Repertoire Records

Osibisa is the self-titled debut album by Afro-rock band Osibisa, released in 1971 by MCA.

Tracks:

01. The Dawn (Teddy Osei, Sol Amarfio) 7:02

02. Music For Gong Gong (Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh) 5:28

03. Ayiko Bia (Teddy Osei) 7:51

04. Akwaaba (Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh) 4:19

05. Oranges (Teddy Osei) 4:40

06. Phallus C (Roy Bedeau) 7:13

07. Think About The People (Osibisa) 4:18

Personnel:

Teddy Osei - African drums, flute, tenor saxophone, vocals

Loughty Lasisi Amao - congas, baritone & tenor saxophone

Sol Amarfio - drums

Robert Bailey - keyboards, timbales

Roy Bedeau - bass

Wendel Richardson - lead guitar, vocals

Spartacus A (Roy Bedeau) - bass, percussion

Mac Tontoh - flugelhorn, kabosy, trumpet

Osibisa - Woyaya (1971/2008) Repertoire Records

Woyaya is the second album by Afro-rock band Osibisa, released in 1971 by MCA.

Tracks:

01. Beautiful Seven (Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh) 6:42

02. Y Sharp (Osibisa) 6:18

03. Spirits Up Above (Roland Kirk) 7:15

04. Survival (Mac Tontoh, Teddy Osei) 6:15

05. Move On (Wendell Richardson) 4:33

06. Rabiatu (Loughty Amao) 5:06

07. Woyaya (Sol Amarfio) 4:26

Personnel:

Teddy Osei - tenor saxophone, flute, african drums, vocals

Sol Amarfio - bongos, drums, cowbells, fontonfrom

Mac Tontoh - trumpet, flugelhorn, Cowhorn, habasa

Spartacus A (Roy Bedeau) - bass, prenprensua, percussion

Wendel Richardson - lead guitar, vocals

Robert Bailey - organ, piano, timbales

Loughty Lasisi Amao - tenor & baritone saxophone, flute, congas, fontonfrom

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Osibisa Choir - chorus

The Pretty Things - The Electric Banana Sessions (1967-1969) 2011 Enigmatic Records - ENICD 08

 

MP3/320Kbs/256MB

Rhythm & Blues, Beat, Psychedelic Rock, Score

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This unique sessions will appeal to fans of The Pretty Things, 1960’s psychedelic rock. 

The Pretty Things, a British rock band, adopted the alias "The Electric Banana" for a series of recordings made during the mid-1960s. These sessions were primarily created as incidental music for film soundtracks and were released under the DeWolfe Sound Library label. The band's story began in 1967, when a down-on-their-luck Pretty Things took a job working for the music library firm De Wolfe tracking songs for potential use as incidental music in swinging '60s films, working with the Reg Tilsley orchestra...

Reg Tilsley Orchestra refers to the musical ensemble led by British composer and conductor Reginald Longueville Tilsley (16 August 1926 – 15 October 1987), known for its contributions to library music, which has been featured in various films and television programs.

Tracks:

1. Alexander (03:06)

2. Alexander (instrumental) (03:06)

3. It'll Never Be Me (03:01)

4. It'll Never Be Me (Instrumental) (03:01)

5. Eagle's Son (03:12)

6. Eagle's Son (Instrumental) (03:13)

7. Blow Your Mind (03:35)

8. Blow Your Mind (Instrumental) (03:33)

9. What's Good For The Goose (01:56)

10. Rave Up (01:58)

11. I See You (03:43)

12. I See You (Instrumental) (03:44)

13. Street Girl (02:42)

14. Street Girl (Instrumental) (02:42)

15. Gray Skies (02:31)

16. Gray Skies (Instrumental) (02:41)

17. I Love You (02:16)

18. I Love You (Instrumental) (02:16)

19. Love, Dance And Sing (02:44)

20. Love, Dance And Sing (Instrumental) (02:45)

21. A Thousand Ages From The Sun (02:25)

22. A Thousand Ages From The Sun (Instrumental) (02:26)

23. Walking Down The Street (02:48)

24. Walking Down The Street (Instrumental) (02:47)

25. If I Needed Somebody (03:03)

26. If I Needed Somebody (Instrumental) (03:03)

27. Danger Signs (02:36)

28. Danger Signs [With Extra End] (Instrumental) (02:43)

1-10: The Album “Even More Electric Banana”, De Wolfe DW/LP 3123 (1969) 

11-22: The Album “More Electric Banana”, De Wolfe DW/LP 3069 (1968)

23-28: The Album “The Electric Banana”, De Wolfe DW/10" LP 3040 (1967)

Personnel:

Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Wally Waller

Drums – Skip Alan (11-28), Twink (1-10)

Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Dick Taylor 

Keyboards – John Povey

Lead Vocals – Phil May

Chris Farlowe Out Of Time - The Immediate Anthology (2CD/1999) Immediate - NEECD 310

 

MP3/320Kbs/331MB

Blue-Eyed Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Mod, Beat

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Chris Farlowe (born Islington, London, England, 13.Oct.1940) is one of the great underrated British soul & blues influenced singers...

Career

CD1

1. The Fool (Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood) 3:02 

2. Treat Her Good (Deighton) 1:58 

3. In the Midnight Hour (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) 2:19 

4. Mr. Pitiful (Steve Cropper, Otis Redding) 2:33 

5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 2:28 

6. Who Can I Turn To? (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) 2:31 

7. Think (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 3:37 

8. Don't Just Look at Me (Andrew Loog Oldham) 2:44 

9. My Colouring Book (Fred Ebb, John Kander) 3:01 

10. Lipstick Traces (Naomi Neville) 3:18 

11. Summertime (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) 4:37 

12. That's No Big Thing (Dixon, Emerson) 3:29 

13. Don't Play That Song (Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson) 3:30 

14. Looking for You (Doctor Ragavoy, Jerry Ragovoy) 2:24 

15. It's All over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) 3:39 

16. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (B. Bacharach, H. David) 2:32 

17. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (H. "Piano" Smith, J. Vincent) 2:30 

18. Why Don't You Change Your Ways (Lutcher) 3:28 

19. My Girl Josephine (Fats Domino) 2:13 

20. Yesterday (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 2:30 

21. Out of Time (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 3:14 

22. Baby Make It Soon (Andrew Loog Oldham, Eric Woolfson) 2:17 

23. Ride on Baby (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 2:55 

24. Headlines (Greenslade, Andrew Loog Oldham) 3:25 

25. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (James Dean, Paul Riser, William Weatherspoon) 2:40

CD2

1. We're Doing Fine (Horace Ott) 2:38 

2. Life Is But Nothing (A. Rose, Donald Ross Skinner) 4:06 

3. Paint It Black (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 3:00 

4. Cuttin' In (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 2:59 

5. Open the Door to Your Heart (Darrell Banks) 2:34 

6. North South East West (Farlowe, Lee) 3:55 

7. You're So Good for Me (W. Bell, A. Loog Oldham, A. Rose) 2:15 

8. It Was Easier to Hurt Her (J. Ragovoy, C. Richard, B. Russell) 3:08 

9. I'm Free (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 2:23 

10. I've Been Loving You Too Long (Jerry Butler, Otis Redding) 2:57 

11. Reach Out (I'll Be There) (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) 3:15 

12. My Way of Giving (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) 2:34 

13. Yesterday's Papers (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 2:38 

14. Moanin' (Jon Hendricks, Bobby Timmons) 2:33 

15. What Have I Been Doing (Vincent Crane) 3:53 

16. Handbags and Gladrags (Michael d'Abo) 3:58 

17. Everyone Makes a Mistake (Vincent Crane) 2:03 

18. The Last Goodbye (Michael d'Abo) 2:52 

19. Paperman Fly in the Sky (Vincent Crane) 2:47 

20. I Just Need Your Lovin' (Vincent Crane) 3:13 

21. Dawn (Hammond, Waddell) 3:49 

22. April Was the Month (Vincent Crane) 3:54 

23. Moanin' (Jon Hendricks, Bobby Timmons) 2:30 

24. Paint It Black (Slower Mono Single Version) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 3:35

The Dusty Springfield Anthology (3CD/1997) Mercury Records - 314 553 501-2

 

MP3/320Kbs/315+254MB

Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, French Chanson, Country, Jazz...

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The Dusty Springfield Anthology, released in 1997, is a 3-disc set that compiles a comprehensive selection of Dusty Springfield's work. It was released by Mercury Records and includes 77 tracks. The anthology features a wide range of her songs, including hits and lesser-known tracks, providing a thorough overview of her career.

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire.

CD1

1. The Springfields – Silver Threads And Golden Needles

2. The Springfields – Island Of Dreams

3. I Only Want To Be With You

4. Stay Awhile

5. Wishin’ And Hopin’

6. Anyone Who Had A Heart

7. Do-Re-Mi

8. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself

9. All Cried Out

10. Guess Who

11. Live It Up

12. He’s Got Something

13. Losing You

14. Your Hurtin’ Kinda Love

15. Now That You’re My Baby

16. In The Middle Of Nowhere

17. Some Of Your Lovin’

18. Oh No, Not My Baby

19. It Was Easier To Hurt Him

20. I’ve Been Wrong Before

21. Needle In A Haystack

22. I Had A Talk With My Man

23. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)

24. Little By Little

25. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me

26. Goin’ Back

27. All I See Is You

28. I’ll Try Anything

29. The Corrupt Ones

CD2

1. The Look Of Love

2. Give Me Time

3. What’s It Gonna Be

4. Chained To A Memory

5. If You Go Away

6. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream

7. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten

8. Sweet Ride

9. Magic Garden

10. I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today

11. Son Of A Preacher Man

12. Just One Smile

13. Don’t Forget About Me

14. Breakfast In Bed

15. The Windmills Of Your Mind

16. Willie And Laura Mae Jones

17. Am I The Same Girl

18. In The Land Of Make Believe

19. A Brand New Me

20. Goodbye

21. Silly, Silly Fool

22. I Wanna Be A Free Girl

23. How Can I Be Sure

24. Spooky

25. What Good Is I Love You

26. Haunted

27. Yesterday When I Was Young

CD3

1. Who Gets Your Love

2. Tupelo Honey

3. Mama’s Little Girl

4. The Other Side Of Life

5. Let Me Love You Once Before You Go

6. You Set My Dreams To Music

7. Give Me The Night

8. Sandra

9. A Love Like Yours

10. I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love

11. Living Without Your Love

12. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me

13. It Goes Like It Goes

14. Bits And Pieces

15. Don’t Call It Love

16. Soft Core

17. Time And Time Again

18. What Have I Done To Deserve This (Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield)

19. Nothing Has Been Proved

20. In Private

21. Where Is A Woman To Go

The Firm & Mean Business (1985/86) Atlantic Records

 

MP3/320Kbs/204MB

Rock, Hard Rock

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The Firm were a British rock supergroup formed in 1984, featuring singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Jimmy Page, drummer Chris Slade, and bassist Tony Franklin.The band released two albums in 1985 and 1986 and eventually saw their greatest chart success with the songs "Radioactive", "All the King's Horses" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed".

The Firm (1985) Atlantic Records - 7 81239-2

Tracklist:

1. Closer (02:53)

2. Make or Break (04:22)

3. Someone to Love (04:54)

4. Together (03:55)

5. Radioactive (02:49)

6. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (04:33)

7. Money Can't Buy (03:34)

8. Satisfaction Guaranteed (04:10)

9. Midnight Moonlight (09:14)

Personnel:

Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, production

Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, production

Tony Franklin – fretless bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals

Chris Slade – drums and percussion

Additional musicians:

Steve Dawson – trumpet on "Closer"

Paul "Shilts" Weimar – baritone saxophone on "Closer"

Willie Garnett – tenor saxophone on "Closer"

Don Weller – tenor saxophone solo on "Closer"

Sam Brown, Helen Chappelle & Joy Yates – backing vocals on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" & "Midnight Moonlight"

Mean Business (1986) Atlantic Records - 7 81628-2

Tracklist:

1. Fortune Hunter (05:01)

2. Cadillac (05:57)

3. All The King's Horses (03:19)

4. Live In Peace (05:06)

5. Tear Down The Walls (04:46)

6. Dreaming (06:03)

7. Free To Live (04:15)

8. Spirit Of Love (05:07)

Personnel:

Paul Rodgers – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, producer

Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, producer

Tony Franklin – fretless bass, keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm guitar on "Dreaming", vocals

Chris Slade – drums and percussion

The Monterey International Pop Festival. June 16-17-18 1967 (4CD Box Set/2013) Salvo - SALVOSBX 102

 

MP3/320Kbs/412MB

Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Folk Rock & Country

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The Monterey International Pop Festival was a three-day music festival held June 16 to18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. The festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Who, the Byrds, the Mamas and the Papas, Ravi Shankar and others, the first large-scale public performance of Janis Joplin, and the introduction of Otis Redding to a mass American audience...

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Tracklist of the 4CDs

The Blues Brothers Complete (2CD/1998) Atlantic Records - 7567 80840 2

 

MP3/320Kbs/290MB

Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul

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The Blues Brothers (formally, The Fabulous Blues Brothers’ Show Band and Revue) are an American blues and soul revue band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, who met and began collaborating as original cast members of Saturday Night Live.

The Blues Brothers Musical Revue consisted of lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues (Belushi) and his brother, Elwood Blues (Aykroyd), who played a harmonica that he carried onstage in a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. The duo were usually dressed in matching black suits, black pencil ties, black trilby hats and sunglasses. The band itself was carefully constructed, and made up of experienced musicians of the time, including Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, "Blue" Lou Marini, Tom "Bones" Malone, and Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin.

CD1

1. Opening: I Can’t Turn You Loose (1:54)

2. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (3:23)

3. Gimme Some Lovin’ (3:05)

4. Think (3:15)

5. Soul Man (3:05)

6. Soul Finger (1:46)

7. Messin’ With The Kid (2:56)

8. Hey Bartender (2:57)

9. (I Got Every Thing I Need) Almost (2:42)

10. Rubber Biscuit (2:52)

11. Shot Gun Blues (5:22)

12. Groove Me (3:42)

13. I Don’t Know (4:12)

14. "B’"Movie Box Car Blues (4:04)

15. Flip Flop And Fly (3:25)

16. She Caught The Katy (4:09)

17. Peter Gunn Theme (3:49)

CD2

1. Shake A Tail Feather (2:50)

2. The Old Landmark (2:59)

3. Theme From Rawhide (2:40)

4. Minnie The Moocher (3:25)

5. Sweet Home Chicago (7:53)

6. Jailhouse Rock (3:22)

7. Who’s Making Love (3:32)

8. Do You Love Me (2:55)

9. Guilty (3:41)

10. Perry Mason Theme (2:05)

11. Riot In Cell Block Number Nine (3:33)

12. Green Onions (5:45)

13. I Ain’t Got You (2:44)

14. From The Bottom (3:25)

15. Going Back To Miami (4:03)

16. Expressway To Your Heart (3:25)

17. Excusez Moi Mon Cherie (2:41)

18. Closing: I Can’t Turn You Loose (0:49)

Personnel:

Vocals, Harmonica – Elwood Blues

Lead Vocals – Joliet Jake Blues

Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn

Guitar – Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper

Saxophone [Baritone], Trombone, Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Tom "Bones" Malone

Saxophone [Tenor, Alto], Backing Vocals – Lou "Blue" Marini, Tom "Triple Scale" Scott

Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin

Drums – Willie Hall (tracks: 1-2 to 1-4, 2-1, 2-5)

Drums [Additional] – Steve Jordan (tracks: 1-3)

Drums, Backing Vocals – Steve "Getdwa" Jordan

Guitar [Additional] – Elliot Randall (tracks: 1-3)

Keyboards – Murphy "Murph" Dunne (tracks: 1-2, 1-14, 2-5, 2-9)

Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer

Backing Vocals – Brenda Corbett (tracks: 1-4), Carolyn Franklin (tracks: 1-4), Margaret Branch (tracks: 1-4), Patti Austin (tracks: 1-2), Ullanda McCullough (tracks: 1-2), Vivian Cherry (tracks: 1-2)

Leader [Musical Director] – Paul Shaffer (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-7 to 1-9, 1-11, 2-16)

The Long Train Runnin’ The Doobie Brothers 1970-2000 (4CD Box Set/1999) Warner Archives/Rhino - R2 75876

 

MP3/320Kbs/692MB

Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

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The Long Train Runnin' 1970-2000 is a compilation album by The Doobie Brothers released in 1999. It consists of 4 CDs and includes demo recordings, single versions, and live versions from throughout the band's career.

The Doobie Brothers are known for their classic rock style and their focus on good fun and music without major political or religious themes. The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greatest success taking place in the 1970s...

Tracklist of four albums

Members

Current official members:

Patrick Simmons – guitar, banjo, recorder, vocals (1970–1982, 1987–1991, 1992, 1993–present)

Tom Johnston – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, harmonica (1970–1977, 1987–1991, 1992, 1993–present)

Michael McDonald – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers (1975–1982, 1987, 1992, 1995–1996, 2019–present)

John McFee – guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin, cello, pedal steel guitar, harmonica, vocals (1979–1982, 1987, 1993–present)

Current touring members:

John Cowan – bass, lead and backing vocals (1993–1995, 2010–present)

Marc Russo – saxophones (1998–present)

Ed Toth – drums, percussion (2005–present)

Marc Quiñones – percussion, backing vocals (2018–present)