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...
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.
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, 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,...
"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...
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. ...
“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...