By Bradburger (172.182.106.230 - 172.182.106.230) on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 12:39 am:

Just a few questions that maybe someone can answer regarding the Darrell Banks Stax Album 'Here To Stay'.

I was wondering if any one can confirm where the sessions took place. To me the album sounds as if they took place in both Detroit & Memphis.

The engineers on the album are listed as Ron Capone, Ed Wolfrum & Don Davis. Ron Capone was the Stax Engineer in the mid to late 60's. Also the arrangers are listed as Burt Keys & Rudy Robinson. So there is a Detroit-Memphis connection there.

Seven of the songs have a definite Detroit feel to the rhythm tracks but the other 4(Just Because Your Love Has Gone , We'll Get Over,When A Man Loves A Woman & Beautiful Feeling) have a definite Stax feel.

The Guitar fills on 'Just Because Your Love Has Gone' sounds very much like Steve Cropper.The other guitar that plays the intro sounds as if it is a Detroit guitarist (Eddie Willis or Dennis Coffey perhaps?) but the general feel of the basic track is that of a Stax session.

I assume that the vocals were recorded in Detroit and any other elements of the assumed Stax sessions overdubbed there as well.

I may be totally wrong of course but I'd be grateful if someone could claryify/add any info to this.

Cheers

Paul

By Bradburger (172.183.43.74 - 172.183.43.74) on Thursday, June 06, 2002 - 09:04 pm:

Bump!

Forgot I posted this one!

Cheers

Paul