In March 2002, Widespread Panic’s original guitarist Michael Houser received a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. He passed away on August 10 of the same year. Houser’s instrumental album Door Harp was released posthumously on September 24, 2002.
Music Review Posts
The Mark of Cain by Tyler Keith
In Holmes County, Florida, the number one law is “mind your own business”. Tyler Keith’s debut novel, The Mark of Cain, revolves around Ronnie Harrison who was just released from prison in Pensacola after six years. Harrison only wants to reconnect with his daughter,...
King Curtis: Live at Fillmore West
King Curtis, born Curtis Montgomery, was a seminal saxophonist from Fort Worth, Texas. Curtis turned down scholarships to join the great Lionel Hampton’s jazz band. Curtis later became a session musician in New York where he recorded with Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings,...
The Black Crowes & The Allman Brothers Smoke Up Telstar Studios: April 6, 1995
"I got a girl just as fine as she can be..." --Elmore James On April 6, 1995, while enjoying a day off in Sarasota, 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...
Guitar Hero James Burton Reflects on Gram Parsons (Excerpt from Insured Beyond The Grave)
James Burton ranks as one of America’s finest guitarists. A true heavy in the business. He’s recorded with all the greats. This is an excerpt from Insured Beyond The Grave when I interviewed Burton in 2008. His resume exceeds all the standards of excellence. ...
Mysteries and Legends of Georgia: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained by Don Rhodes
“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...
John Hiatt’s Vegetable Senegalese Stew
"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’s If I Could Only Remember My Name
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 Cinema Speculation
Cinema Speculation, Quentin Tarantino’s first non-fiction book, revolves around his love for movies, storytelling and filmmaking. Born in 1963, Tarantino’s childhood influences consisted of mostly 70s films. Tarantino describes watching countless movies as a kid in...
James Calemine “Author on the Porch” at Sundog Books in Conjunction with the 30A Songwriters Festival January 14, 2023
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...