"I got a girl just as fine as she can be..." --Elmore James On April 6, 1995, while enjoying a day off in Pensacola, Florida, the Black Crowes left Duck Dunn’s (Booker T. & The MGs) house after an old-fashioned barbecue and headed to a local recording studio for...
“I’ve been to Georgia on a fast train, honey…” –Billy Joe Shaver Don Rhodes ranks as a first-rate storyteller. I called him on Tuesday January 24, 2023, at his office on Broad Street in Augusta, Georgia. His music column “Ramblin Rhodes” has been published every week...
"You think you've come so far In this one horse town Then she's laughin' that crazy laugh 'Cause you haven't left the parking lot." --John Hiatt For today’s Sunday Dispatch we dip back into Don Nix’s timeless book Road Stories and Recipes. Two years ago Elizabeth...
David Crosby died yesterday. By my standards I arrived late to the party. In college I lived with a total CSNY freak, but I always leaned towards the Stills/Young material. I heard Deja Vu more times than I could count. I loved the Byrds, in which Crosby played an...
Quentin Tarantino's films speak for themselves... Cinema Speculation counts as Tarantino’s first non-fiction book, which revolves around his love for movies, storytelling and filmmaking. It’s interesting to read about Tarantino’s early exposure to movies. Born in...
Hello, Everybody! On Saturday, January 14, 2023, I’ll serve as the “Author on the Porch” at Sundog Books in conjunction with the 30A Songrwriters Festival in Seaside, Florida. The venerable Sundog Books is located right next to Central Square Records. I’ll be there...
"The fastest dirt track in the South." The racing community in the American south is a formidable one. They started running races at the Golden Isles Speedway in 1970. Dirt track stories revolving around this place echo through the years. Gasoline. Girls. Speed....
Yesterday Elizabeth Josephine and I returned from the 40 year celebration of R.E.M’s Chronic Town shows (Athens & Atlanta) spearheaded by the Black Crowes and we decided to visit Village Creek Landing to shop for local produce at the Creekside Open Market. I ran...
A quick dispatch regarding last night's 40th Anniversary Concert in tribute of R.E.M's Chronic Town... It was a cold and rainy night in Athens, but it did not dampen the spirits of about 700 people who got to experience this singular performance. Spearheaded by the...
The loneliness of an old neighborhood grocery store standing like a tombstone in a green field. The red lettering on the white sign faded to pink and identifies this place as the R.E. Roller Grocery. The ombre coloring and vertical wood plank walls echo the past in...
