In 2016, Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) was awarded five million dollars in back royalties. For years, Sly lived in an...
The Divine Spark of Sly and the Family Stone
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Dispatches
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,...
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...
2006 Interview with the Georgia Sea Island Singers’ Frankie Quimby
I conducted this interview in the spring of 2006 with Mrs. Frankie Quimby. Her husband, Doug, passed away later that year. Frankie She grew up on the Georgia sea islands. Her ancestors were traced all the way back to the Foulah Tribe in Africa. This interview is American history of the highest order. Frankie Quimby died on July 22, 2024.
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...
Down Home General Store: Hawkins County, TN
Somewhere in Hawkins County, Tennessee, the Down Home General Store was a rural business that, if it were in...
Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters Play Liverpool’s Famous Cavern Club Tonight (Recollections from Georgia)
“Where was that, Where'd I go Never been there before But it was beautiful I needed it, it opened the door…” “A Big...
Alto, Georgia’s School Bus Graveyard
"In a sea of steel I see a golden glow Screaming the message anyone could know Like a walking translation on a street...
Hunter S. Thompson’s Final Story: “Shotgun Golf with Bill Murray”
I discovered a printed copy of Hunter S. Thompson's last article--"Shotgun Golf with Bill Murray"--yesterday. I...