"So, you're an animal psychic?" --Don Johnston The 2005 Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers stands the test of time. The cast includes Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Frances Conroy, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy and Jeffrey Wright. In this comedy, Bill Murray...
Davis contributed to albums by Bob Dylan, Albert King, John Lennon, John Lee Hooker, Buffy Sainte Marie, Bert Jansch, Albert Collins, Ringo Starr, Arlo Guthrie, Mac Davis, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Lightning Hopkins, B.B. King, the Pointer Sisters, Jackson Browne, Captain Beefheart, Ry Cooder, Gene Clark and Leonard Cohen to name a few.
The only staged photograph in this book--a fully restored and "hot rodded" 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle on a rutted dirt road next to a hay field on Sandy Creek Farm. I parked the car on that clay and gravel track from early morning until after sunset. The sky and lighting...
Greetings Folks, I've been nominated for the 2023 Georgia Author of the Year in the Specialty Book category for Ghostland America. I'm humbled and flattered by the nomination. I'm in formidable company. No matter the outcome I'd like to thank the Georgia Writers...
I first heard tell of James Calemine when my band was playing a little club in Valdosta, Georgia, back in the early 90s. Griffin Bufkin was behind the bar; he was the one who booked us to play, and he was the bartender that early evening. He served up the beers and...
Johnny Colt doesn’t waste time. Colt ranks as a top-shelf bassist, businessman, photographer and graphic artist. He’s best known as the original Black Crowes bassist. Colt played in the Crowes from 1989-1997. Later, Colt played in the groups Asphalt Blaster, Brand...
Abandoned charm. At first glance it's not apparent what this heap of parts comprises, but inspecting it more closely reveals a magic bus with amazing details such as chrome hubcaps, lamp, rusty ladder and house windows retrofitted into this conveyance. It looks like...
In 1970, Sly Stone missed 26 of 80 gigs. In 1971, he missed 12 of 41. The group began to stagnate due to Sly’s nefarious distractions. In November 1970 a Greatest Hits album was released that shot to #2, selling one million copies in two months. In the fall of 1970,...
“He trusted in a woman/And on her he made his bets…” –Neil Young “Barstool Blues” Marc Ford ranks as one of the world’s most gifted guitar players. He’s the former lead guitarist of Burning Tree, The Black Crowes, Ben Harper and The Magpie Salute. He’s an underrated...
Published in 1976, Robert Sabbag’s book Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade made a splash. It tells the story of smuggler Zachary Swan in the 1970s. Swan’s ingenious plans to outwit government agencies and dangerous rivals to get rich in the drug trade lace...