"Music soothes the savage beast. It has no color. That's where I saw God." --Herman Hitson Herman Hitson, born in 1943, counts as another gifted musician on the esteemed Music Maker Foundation roster. Hitson spent his childhood in Ocilla, Georgia. Later, his family...
Essence of old America right here when the cars weren't run on computers. You had to turn the radio dial yourself to find a station instead of some new-fangled digital system. Manufacturing began in the 1930s for the Buick Roadmaster. The Roadmaster parked in the...
Lowside of The Road: A Life of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns In 2009, I interviewed Barney Hoskyns after his book Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits was published. ... “Take an eye for an eye Tooth for a tooth Just like it says in the Bible Never leave a trace or...
Once Upon a Time in Atlanta preserves a vivid portrait of a bygone era.
When Plimpton died in 2003, at 76, Hunter S. Thompson wrote: “You didn’t want to let him down, and George had extremely high standards. Every moment of being in his company was part of my Education.”
The Melancholy Season sounds like a sad farewell as you look through old photographs of a long lost friend.
Hank Crawford’s Indigo Blue was recorded at JAC Studio in New York City on August 22-23, 1983. Crawford arranged the sessions. The supergroup of musicians on this vintage album include Crawford (alto sax, piano), Dr. John (piano, organ), Melvin Sparks (guitar), Wilbur Bascomb (bass), Bernard Purdie (drums) and a horn section featuring Martin Banks, Danny Moore, David “Fathead” Newman and Howard Johnson. This entire laid-back recording clocks in at thirty-five minutes.
WILLIE NELSON: THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SESSIONS “If America had one voice, it would be Willie’s…” - Emmylou Harris Willie Nelson’s music crosses many generations. His life’s work includes 70 years of songwriting, 50 million records sold, over 100 albums released,...
Hilliard, Florida. I'm sure the Pines Bar jumped in its day with an interesting batch of characters, and there's probably someone around to still talk about it. Ever watch the documentary Vernon, Florida? Get my drift? In person, even abandoned, the place emits a...
“Send poker players to the graveyard Dig my grave with the ace of spades I want twelve polices in my funeral march High sheriff playin’ blackjack, leadin’ the parade...” “The Dying Crapshooters Blues” -Blind Willie McTell Stanley Booth once said...