The Runaways Los Angeles, California, United States Hard rock, punk rock
The Runaways (1976)
Queens of Noise (1977)
Live in Japan (1977)
Waitin' for the Night (1977)
And Now... The Runaways (1978)
Flaming Schoolgirls (1980) Comp.
Born to be Bad (1991) Comp.
Prophet New Jersey, United States Hard rock, progressive rock
Prophet was an American Melodic Rock band from New Jersey, United States. The last lineup of the group was Russell Arcara (vocals), Dave DiPietro (guitar), Ken Dubman (guitar), Scott Metaxas (bass), Joe Zujkowski (keyboard) and Jim Callahan (drums). However, the band had many lineups along its career. Ted Poley (later in Danger Danger) played drums on first album.
Prophet (1985) Cycle of the Moon (1988) Recycled (1991)
The Law were an English rock group formed in 1991 comprising drummer Kenney Jones (ex-SmallFaces/Faces and The Who) and singer Paul Rodgers (ex-Free, Bad Company, and The Firm). The two teamed up with the idea of using different supporting musicians, in order to allow Paul Rodgers to pursue whatever musical style he felt like. They assembled a core band of studio musicians, Jim Barber being the main Guitarist (whose credits include The Rolling Stones, Ruby Turner and MickJagger solo album), and guitarist John Staehely (ex-Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne) and bassist Pino Palladino (formerly of Paul Young's and Jools Holland's bands, and later to work with The Who), and landed guest spots from guitarists like David Gilmour, Bryan Adams, and Chris Rea. They produced Billboard's #1 AOR Chart hit "Laying Down the Law" written by Rodgers, but the album peaked at a disappointing #126 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. An album of outtakes from the first album has been released as a bootleg, often referred to as The Law II.
The Crucified Fresno, California, United States Christian hardcore, hardcore punk, crossover thrash, thrashcore, speed metal
KGB (1985) Demo
Take Up Your Cross... (1986) Demo
Nailed (1987) Demo
The Crucified (1989)
Live at the New Order (1989) EP
The Pillars of Humanity (1991)
Solomon Grundy Ellensburg, Washington Alternative Rock, Grunge
Solomon Grundy was a alternative rock band from Ellensburg, Washington. They formed in 1989 and released their debut album release in 1990. The band featured Van Conner from the ScreamingTrees as a guitarist and vocalist. They released an album called Stone Soup and Other Stories which was later changed to solely Solomon Grundy.
Solomon Grundy (1990)
Spirit of Radio / I'm Not a Freak (1991) Single
Bon Scott with The Valentines Perth, Western Australia Pop, rock
The Valentines were an Australian pop band active from 1966–1970, chiefly noted for their lead singers, Bon Scott, who later went on to great success as lead vocalist with AC/DC; and Vince Lovegrove, who subsequently became a successful music journalist and manager of Divinyls.
Shadow King Los Angeles Hard rock Shadow King was a hard rock supergroup. Formed by former Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, former Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Riverdogs, (currently Def Leppard) guitarist Vivian Campbell, Lou Gramm's former Black Sheep and then future Foreigner bandmate bass player Bruce Turgon, and drummer Kevin Valentine.
Papa Charlie Jackson (November 10, 1887 – May 7, 1938) was an early American bluesman and songster who accompanied himself with a banjo guitar, a guitar, or a ukulele. His recording career began in 1924. Much of his life remains a mystery, but his draft card lists his birthplace as New Orleans, Louisiana, and his death certificate states that he died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 1938.
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1924-1926
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1926-1928
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1991) 1928-1934
Walter Vinson Bolton, Mississippi, United States Memphis blues
Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World". He is erroneously known as Walter Vincson or Walter Vincent. He sometimes recorded as Walter Jacobs, using his mother's maiden name.
Sonny Boy Williamson Madison County, Tennessee, United States Blues
John Lee Curtis "Sonny Boy" Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is often regarded as the pioneer of the blues harp as a solo instrument. He played on hundreds of recordings by many pre–World War II blues artists. Under his own name, he was one of the most recorded blues musicians of the 1930s and 1940 and is closely associated with Chicago producer Lester Melrose and Bluebird Records. His popular songs, original or adapted, include "Good Morning, School Girl", "Sugar Mama", "Early in the Morning", and "Stop Breaking Down".
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1937-1938
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1938-1939
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1991) 1939-1941
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1991) 1941-1945
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1991) 1945-1947
Bessie Tucker Rusk, Texas, United States Classic female blues, country blues, Texas blues
Bessie Tucker (c. 1906 – January 6, 1933) was an American classic female blues, country blues, and Texas blues singer and songwriter. Little is known of her life outside the music industry. She is known to have recorded just twenty-four tracks, seven of which were alternate takes. Her songs include "Penitentiary" and "Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues".
Cripple Clarence Lofton Kingsport or Burns, Tennessee, United States Blues, boogie-woogie, twelve-bar blues
Clarence Lofton (March 28, 1887, 1896 or 1897 – January 9, 1957), credited as Cripple Clarence Lofton, was an American boogie-woogie pianist and singer born in Tennessee.
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1935-1939
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1939-1943
Blind Lemon Jefferson Near Coutchman, Texas, U.S. Blues, gospel blues
Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter, and musician. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas Blues". Jefferson's performances were distinctive because of his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing. His recordings sold well, but he was not a strong influence on younger blues singers of his generation, who could not imitate him as easily as they could other commercially successful artists. Later blues and rock and roll musicians, however, did attempt to imitate both his songs and his musical style.
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1925-1926
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1927
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1991) 1928
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1991) 1929
Buddy Boy Hawkins Alabama or, somewhat less definitively, the northern Mississippi Delta area Country blues
Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins was an American country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded only 12 songs, between 1927 and 1929, but Paul Oliver opined that "Hawkins was a major figure in black country music". AllMusic noted that he was "one of the most distinctive country-blues performers of the pre-war era, a gifted vocalist whose taste for slow, dirge-like songs was ideally suited to his intricate guitar work." Details of Hawkins's life outside of his brief recording career are minimal.
Complete Recorded Works (1991) 1927-1929, split with William Harris
William Harris Mississippi Delta area (probably) Country blues
William Harris was an American country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded sixteen songs between 1927 and 1928, of which fourteen were released on record. AllMusic noted that Harris was "a fine second-level blues and folksong performer". His best known works are "Kansas City Blues," "Early Mornin' Blues," and "Hot Time Blues." Details of Harris's life outside of his brief recording career are minimal.
Complete Recorded Works (1991) 1927-1929, split with Buddy Boy Hawkins
Memphis Jug Band was an American musical group active from the mid-1920s to the late 1950s. The band featured harmonica, kazoo, fiddle and mandolin or banjolin, backed by guitar, piano, washboard, washtub bass and jug. They played slow blues, pop songs, humorous songs and upbeat dance numbers with jazz and string band flavors. The band made the first commercial recordings in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded more sides than any other prewar jug band. Beginning in 1926, African-American musicians in the Memphis area grouped around the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player Will Shade (also known as Son Brimmer or Sun Brimmer). The personnel of the band varied from day to day, with Shade booking gigs and arranging recording sessions. The band was as a training ground for musicians who would go on make careers of their own.
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1927-1928
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1928-1929
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1991) 1930
Sam Collins (August 11, 1887 – October 20, 1949), sometimes known as Crying Sam Collins and also as Jim Foster, Jelly Roll Hunter, Big Boy Woods, Bunny Carter, and Salty Dog Sam, was an early American blues singer and guitarist.
Barbecue Bob Walnut Grove, Georgia, United States Piedmont blues, country blues
Robert Hicks, better known as Barbecue Bob (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), was an early American Piedmont blues musician. His nickname was derived from his working as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two extant photographs of him show him playing a guitar and wearing a full-length white apron and cook's hat.
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1927-1928
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1928-1929
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1991) 1929-1930
Blind Blake Jacksonville, Florida, or Newport News, Virginia, United States (uncertain) Piedmont blues, ragtime, country blues
Arthur "Blind" Blake (1896 – December 1, 1934) was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He is known for numerous recordings he made for Paramount Records between 1926 and 1932. Little else is known about his life.
Kokomo Arnold Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, U.S. Blues
James "Kokomo" Arnold (February 15, 1896 or 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense style of playing and rapid-fire vocal delivery set him apart from his contemporaries. He got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for Decca Records, a cover version of Scrapper Blackwell's blues song about the city of Kokomo, Indiana.
Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (1991) 1930-1935
Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 (1991) 1935-1936
Complete Recorded Works Vol. 3 (1991) 1936-1937
Complete Recorded Works Vol. 4 (1991) 1937-1938
Contraband Los Angeles, California Hard rock, glam metal
Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, and Vixen. Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV.