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Kenny Margolis

Kenny Margolis


Keyboards, Accordion, backing vocals
Kenny started touring with Cracker during the Golden Age tour and has since worked on Gentleman's Blues, Garage d'Or, and Forever. Before joining Cracker, Kenny has worked with many bands as a musician and a producer. There is also a list of movie soundtracks that he has worked on at the end of the discography.

Get more info about Kenny at his website: www.KennyMargolis.com


Lisa Bodnar
Come Hell Or High Water


Released: 2007
Label: Wondershak
Kenny played keyboards + accordion for Lisa.


Finn + The Sharks
Built To Last


Released: 2007
Label: Upsouth
Kenny played accordion + piano for Finn + The Sharks


Victor Krummenacher
The Cock Crows At Sunrise


Released: 2007
Label: Magnetic
Kenny added keyboards + accordion to Victor's latest album.


Elliott Murphy
Coming Home Again


Released: Dec. 2006
Label: Last Call (France)
Keyboards & Accordion


Cracker
Greenland


Released: June 2006
Label: Cooking Vinyl


Cracker
Greatest Hits Redux


Released: 2006
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Cracker's Greatest Hits with keyboard and accordion!


Willy DeVille
Live In the Lowlands [dvd]


Released: 2006
Label: Eagle
Kenny plays keyboards and accordion on this live dvd.


Rogue's March
Whiskey In the Jar/Essential Irish Drinking Songs & Singalongs


Released: 2006
Label: Legacy/Sony
Kenny plays accordion on this release


Carla Lynne Hall
Supernova


Released: 2006
Label: Moxie
Kenny plays accordion on a song.


Elliott Muphy
Murphy Gets Muddy


Released: 2005
Label: Last Call (France)
Kenny plays keyboards and accordion


Cracker
live at Wavefest


Released: 2005
Label: Pitch A Tent
12 tracks of live Cracker


Elliott Murphy
Never Say Never...The Best Of 1995-2005...And More (CD/DVD)


Released: 2005
Label: Blue Rose (Germany)
Kenny played keyboards & accordion on this best-of compilation, which includes 4 brand new tracks.


Smithereens
From Jersey It Came


Released: 2004
Label: Capitol
Kenny plays keyboards,accordion on this 2CD compilation


Buddy Hank Band
Document My Life


Released: 2004
Label: Muba Records
Kenny plays keyboards & accordion on this cd by former member of the great funk bands, Slave/Aurra Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame, Young & Company.


Elliott Murphy
Strings Of the Storm


Released: 2004
Label: Big Daddy Music
Kenny plays Keyboards and Accordion.


Camper Van Beethoven
In The Mouth Of The Crocodile


Released: 2004
Label: Pitch A Tent
Live from Seattle's Crocodile.


Cracker
Countrysides


Released: 2003
Label: iMusic/Cooking Vinyl
Sort out the whole 'Ironic Mullet' thing.


Lucky 7
Light of Day - A Bruce Springsteen Tribute


Released: 2003
Label: Schoolhouse
Kenny and Lucky 7 added Valentine's Day to this tribute album (both the 2 cd set and the Spanish version only 3 cd set).


Susan Greenbaum - Hey Hey Hey! Susan Greenbaum
Hey Hey Hey!


Released: 2003
Label: available through CD Baby
Kenny helped out on a track on Susan Greenbaum's latest.

Susan Greenbaum's website



The Roues Brothers - Undaunted The Roues Brothers
Undaunted


Released: 2003
Label: UpSouth
Kenny plays keyboards.


Cracker - Hello Cleveland! (Live From The Metro) Cracker
Hello Cleveland! (Live From The Metro)


Released: 2002
Label: Cooking Vinyl / UK
The same track listing as the bonus cd with Forever - and different versions (radio edits) of the following songs:
  • Guarded by Monkeys
  • Forever
  • Merry Christmas Emily
  • Shine


Cracker - Forever Cracker
Forever


Released: 2002
Label: Backporch / Virgin
  1. Brides of Neptune
  2. Shine
  3. Don't Bring Us Down
  4. Guarded by Monkeys
  5. Ain't That Strange
  6. Miss Santa Cruz County
  7. Superfan
  8. Sweet Magdalena of My Misfortune
  9. Merry Christmas Emily
  10. Forever
  11. Shameless
  12. One Fine Day
  13. What You're Missing


Cracker
Forever - bonus cd


Released: 2002
Label: Backporch / Virgin
  1. Seven Days (Live)
  2. Good Life (Live)
  3. Lonesome Johnny Blues (Live)
  4. Big Dipper (Live)
  5. Around the World
  6. Teen Angst (Live)
  7. Crackersoul (Live)
  8. Sweet Thistle Pie (Live)
  9. World Is Mine (Live)
  10. Low (Live)
  11. Pictures of Matchstick Men (Live)


Stormy Mondays
dias de lluvia


Released: 2002
Label: Dusty Roses / Spain
Kenny helps out some of Elliott Murphy's friends, the Stormy Mondays.

The Stormy Mondays (ordering info at their site, but it's in Spanish)



Elliott Murphy - Soul Surfing Elliott Murphy
Soul Surfing


Released: 2002
Label: Dusty Roses / SpainKen
Kenny again joins Elliott Murphy.

Elliott Murphy's website (has ordering info)



Cracker - Flash Your Sirens Cracker
Flash Your Sirens


Released: 2001
Label: Pitch A Tent

1. Be my Love
2. Dr Bernice
3. Tania
4. Cracker Sells out (audience baiting)
5. 100 Flower Power Maximum
6. I Ride my Bike
7. Mao
8. Payed Vacation: Greece
9. Cruel (audience participation)
10. I'm A Little Rocketship
11. Eye of Fatima Pt I and II
12. Wedding Day
13. Dixie Babylon
14. Shiner Song
15. White BMW 928 (post game interview)

Cracker Traveling Apothecary Show live recordings from the 2000 tour featuring ex-Camper Van Beethoven members.



Elliott Murphy - Last of the Rock Stars Elliott Murphy and the Rainy Season Band
Last of the Rock Stars ... and me and you


Released: 2001
Label: Dusty Roses / Spain
Kenny captured live as part of Elliott Murphy's Rainy Season Band.

Elliott Murphy's website (has ordering info)



Cracker - Garage d Cracker
Garage d'Or


Released: 2000
Label: Virgin

1. Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)
2. This Is Cracker Soul
3. I See The Light
4. Low
5. Get Off This
6. Sweet Potato
7. Euro-Trash Girl
8. Shake Some Action
9. Sweet Thistle Pie
10. I'm A Little Rocket Ship
11. Big Dipper
12. Seven Days
13. Been Around The World
14. Be My Love
15. Heaven Knows I'm Lonely Now
16. The Eyes Of Mary [a.k.a. The Pagan Birth Of Jesus]

1. Surf Billy
2. The Golden Age (live)
3. You Ain't Going Nowhere (live)
4. Hollywood Cemetary
5. Whole Lotta Trouble
6. I Want Out Of The Circus (live)
7. Steve's Hornpipe
8. Mr. Wrong (live)
9. Sunday Train
10. Lonesome Johnny Blues (live)
11. Rainy Days And Mondays
12. China


The Other 99 - At The Eleventh Hour The Other 99
At The Eleventh Hour


Released: 2000
Label: Cropduster
Kenny played accordion, keyboards, piano (electric), clavinet, organ, and piano.



Elliott Murphy - Rainy Season Elliott Murphy
Rainy Season


Released: 2000
Label: Blue Rose Records
Kenny is part of Elliott's band too. This album can be bought as an import from .


Damian Boucher - Give To Get Damian Boucher
Give to Get


Released: 2000
Label: The Orchard
Kenny plays accordion.


The Best of the Del Lords Del Lords
Get Tough / The Best of the Del Lords


Released: 1999
Label: Restless
Kenny contribution to the Del Lords also ended up on a greatest hits album, right along with Frank Funaro drumming.


Lucky 7 - Rockin At The Barn Lucky 7
Rockin' At The Barn


Released: 1999
Label: Dusty Records / Sweden
Lucky 7 added the track 'Holiday Depression' to this compilation.


Cracker - Gentleman Cracker
Gentleman's Blues


Released: 1998
Label: Virgin
  1. The Good Life
  2. Seven Days
  3. Star
  4. James River
  5. My Life is Totally Boring Without You
  6. Been Around the World
  7. The World is Mine
  8. Lullabye
  9. Waiting For You Girl
  10. Trials and Tribulations
  11. Wild One
  12. Hold of Myself
  13. Gentleman's Blues
  14. I Want Out Of The Circus
  15. Wedding Day
  16. Hallelujah
  • Cinderella


Blastered - A Tribute to Blasters Lucky 7
Blastered - A Tribute to Blasters


Released: 1998
Label: Run Wild
Kenny's band Lucky 7 contributed to the Blasters tribute album.

Blaster's website



Rogues March - Chaser Rogues March
Chaser


Released: 1998
Label: Arbaon
Kenny joined Rogues March for another album playing accordion and cowriting three songs.


Little Bob
Blue Stories


Released: 1997
Label: Griffe / France
In addition to cowriting songs, playing keyboards and playing accordion Kenny also produced the album.


One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen Ben E King
One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen


Released: 1997
Label: The Right Stuff
Kenny joined Ben E King's band on this tribute album for Bruce Springsteen.


September 67
Harry Dean Stanton (single)


Released: 1997
Label: The Enclave / UK


Marshall Crenshaw - Miracle of Science Marshall Crenshaw
Miracle of Science


Released: 1996
Label: Razor & Tie
Kenny played piano.


Parlor James - Dreadful Sorry Parlor James
Dreadful Sorry


Released: 1996
Label: Discovery
Kenny played accordion and keyboards.


Attack of the Smithereens Smithereens
Attack of the Smithereens


Released: 1995
Label: Capitol
Kenny played on various songs on this rarities collection from the Smithereens.


For the Love of Harry: Everybody sings Nilsson Richard Barone (of The Bongos)
For the Love of Harry: Everybody sings Nilsson


Released: 1995
Label: Music Masters
Kenny helped out Richard Barone by playing keyboards on this Nilsson tribute album.

Richard Barone website

For those that like '6-degrees' type stuff, Don Was, Ron Sexsmith, Aimee Mann, Marshall Crenshaw, Joe Ely, Al Kooper, Randy Newman, Stevie Nicks, Peter Wolf, Brian Wilson, Victoria Williams, Ringo Starr, Fred Schneider, and Stevie Nicks were all involved in the making of this tribute album.



Brace Yourself:: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Smithereens
Brace Yourself:: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell


Released: 1994
Label: Shanchie
Kenny helped the Smithereens on this tribute album to Otis Blackwell. Kenny played clarinet (alto), Piano and sang backing vocals.


Lukcy 7 One Way Track Lucky 7
One Way Track


Released: 1994
Label: Deluge
Kenny plays accordion, keyboards, sings and produces this album.

Song List:

  1. One Way Track
  2. You Got It Comin'
  3. Spider Kiss
  4. Ai Yi Yi
  5. Rebel Heart
  6. Rosalie
  7. C'est Parti mon Kiki
  8. Nine Ways to Sunday
  9. Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda
  10. Cajun Man
  11. Half a Boy, Half a Man
  12. I Ain't Broke, I'm Shattered
  13. Tomorrow Night

More info on Lucky 7



Rogues March - Never Fear Rogue's March
Never Fear


Released: 1994
Label: Arbaon
Kenny plays accordion and cowrote one song.

Rogue's March website



The Waldos - Rent Party The Waldos
Rent Party


Released: 1994
Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry
Kenny played accordion and piano.


The Silos - Hasta La Victoria The Silos
Hasta La Victoria


Released: 1992
Label: Normal
Kenny played on this album. (By this time Bob Rupe had left the Silos)


Freedy Johnson - Can You Fly Freedy Johnson
Can You Fly


Released: 1992
Label: Bar None
Kenny played accordion.


Little Bob
Alive Or Nothing


Released: 1991
Label: Musidisc / France
Kenny played keyboards and accordion.


The Silos The Silos
The Silos


Released: 1990
Label: RCA
Kenny played accordion, organ, and piano.

There also happened to be a guitar player by the name of Bob Rupe (former bass player for Cracker) in the band ...



The Del Lords - Lovers Who Wander The Del Lords
Lovers Who Wander


Released: 1990
Label: Enigma
Kenny played keyboards, organ (hammond), piano (grand), organ, and piano.

There also just happened to be a drummer in this band by the name of Frank Funaro ...



Lucky 7 - Feed The Snake Lucky 7
Feed The Snake


Released: 1989
Label: Restless
In addition to playing on the album, Kenny also co-produced this album.


Cliff Barnes & Fear of Winning
Spike


Released: 1988
Label: Happy Valley / Germany
Cliff Barnes & Fear of Winning website

warning - some content in German



Smithereens - 11 Smithereens
11


Released: 1989
Label: Capitol
Kenny played accordion, harpsichord, piano (electric), synthesizer, and piano.


Little Bob
Rendez-Vous in Angel City


Released: 1989
Label: Musidisc / France
Kenny played keyboards and accordion.


Smithereens - Green Thoughts Smithereens
Green Thoughts


Released: 1988
Label: Capitol / Enigma
Kenny played accordion, harpsichord, and piano.


The Backbones
The Backbones


Released: 1988
Label: Midnight Records


Sheena & The Rokkets - Happy House Sheena & The Rokkets
Happy House


Released: 1988
Label: Invitation/RCA/Japan
Kenny played keyboards.

Sheena & The Rokkets website

Happy House - info page

Yes, Sheena is a punk rocker (but not that one).

warning - some content in Japanese...



Smithereens - Especially For You Smithereens
Especially For You


Released: 1986
Label: Enigma Records
Kenny played accordion.


Little Bob
Too Young To Love Me


Released: 1986
Label: EMI / France
Kenny played keyboards and accordion.


Lucky 7
Get Lucky


Released: 1986
Label: i.e./Alias
Kenny wrote songs and played keyboards, accordion, and sang.


Lucky 7
Lucky 7


Released: 1984
Label: Midnight
Kenny's own band and their first album.


Mink DeVille
Where Angels Fear To Tread


Released: 1983
Label: Atlantic
Kenny played accordion, keyboards, vibraphone, organ, synthesizer, and piano


Dolly Dots
Thirst


Released: 1983
Label: Ariola/Holland


Peter Zaremba's Love Delegation
Spread The Word


Released: 1982
Label: Moving Target


Mink DeVille
Savoir Faire


Released: 1981
Label: Capitol
This was a collection of earlier Mink DeVille songs, so Kenny played keyboards and accordion.


Mink DeVille
Coup de Grace


Released: 1981
Label: Atlantic
Kenny played keyboards and accordion.


Sprouthead Uprising
Early Spring


Released: 1981
Label: Rocksteady/England


LaChatBleu Mink DeVille
La Chat Bleu


Released: 1980
Label: Capitol
Kenny played accordion, keyboards and did some vocals.


Ronnie Spector
Siren


Released: 1980
Label: Polish
Kenny played keyboards and piano.


Exuma
Penny Sausage


Released: 1977
Label: Inagua
More info on Exuma


Exuma
From Africa to America


Released: 1976
Label: Inagua
More info on Exuma



Kenny has also helped out with several movie soundtracks - check them out too:
  • Breathless
  • Cruising
  • Cutter's Way
  • The Pope of Greenwich Villiage
  • Times Square
  • Italian Movie - Kenny composed and performed part of the original score