In March 2005, I was scheduled to interview Hunter S. Thompson after three requests over a year’s period. I considered...
Dispatches
The Divine Spark of Sly and the Family Stone
In 2016, Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) was awarded five million dollars in back royalties. For years, Sly lived in an...
Georgia Tree Farm
This lone structure is near Jordan, Georgia. Another cultural symbol from a bygone era. A portrait that represents...
Gov’t Mule: Peace…Like A River
Peace…Like a River counts as Gov’t Mule’s twelfth studio album, and it’s one of their most complex. The first cut,...
Don Nix: Road Stories And Recipes
"After Chicago we played Miami again, and some one-nighters in northern Florida and Georgia, with a two-night stand at...
Get In Union: Bessie Jones with the Georgia Sea Island Singers and Others: Alan Lomax Recordings 1959-1966
Alan Lomax once declared the Golden Isles of Georgia home of the American song. Get In Union: Bessie Jones with the...
2006 Interview with the Georgia Sea Island Singers’ Frankie Quimby
I conducted this interview in the spring of 2006 with Mrs. Frankie Quimby. She grew up on the Georgia sea islands. Her...
John Coltrane: Coltrane Plays The Blues
“I’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their...
Crossroad Blues: A Nick Travers Novel by Ace Atkins
“And the days keep on worryin' me Of a hellhound on my trail..." --Robert Johnson "Hellhound On My Trail" This year...
The Exotic Ones: That Fabulous Film-Making Family from Music City, USA-The Ormonds by Jimmy McDonough
“I think Nashville is one of the best places to make money…” –Ron Ormond The Ormond family survived a plane crash in...