Les Dudek - Les Dudek 1976 (USA, Pop-Rock, Funk-Rock)
Les Dudek - American guitarist and vocalist. Born on a military base on the sea, then the family moved to Florida. Has the blood of the Czech-German-Italian-Russian drops ... The very name "Dudek" - from duda, fife. But he plays the guitar ... In early childhood, his idols were The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Ventures ... In the mid 60's a teenager playing in local bands The United Sounds, Blue Truth, Power ... He moved to Los Angeles. He played in The Steve Miller Band (1976-1977), where the producer was Boz Scaggs. Simultaneously released four solo albums for Columbia Records, which represent the first ... Worked with Cher, Stevie Nicks, Dave Mason.
Tracks: All songs written by Les Dudek unless noted otherwise.
01. City Magic - 0:00
02. Sad Clown - 5:31
03. Don't Stop Now - 10:57
04. Each Morning - 14:55
05. It Can Do - 22:24
06. Take The Time - 28:57
07. Cruisin 'Groove - 33:06
08. What A Sacrifice (James Curly Cooke, Les Dudek) - 37:17
Personnel:
- Les Dudek - lead vocals, backing vocals (05), guitars - Jeff Porcaro - drums - Gerald Johnson - bass (01,06,07) - David Paich - piano (01,04,07), Moog synthesizer (04), Rhodes piano (08), organ (01-03,05,07) - Chuck Rainey - bass (05,08) - Jim Hughart - bass (02) - David Hungate - bass (03,04) - Tom Scott - lyricon (03) - David Foster - Rhodes piano (08) - Mailto Correa - congas (08) - Glen Cronchite - percussion (08) - Maxine Green, Pepper Swenson, Jeri Stevens - backing vocals (01,06) - Carolyn Willis, Myrna Matthews, Rebecca Lewis - backing vocals (04,08) - Boz Scaggs - producer, backing vocals (05)
