Here are two articles I wrote for Chuck Reece's publication Salvation South in 2023 and 2024: Escape Into Mayhem Robert Lee Coleman: The Last One Left (All photos by Adam Smith)
Non-Fiction Posts
A Soulful Journey with the Music Maker Foundation
Greetings Folks! I hope 2024 is off to a positive start for everyone. In the future, I will be writing and working in communications for Music Maker Foundation. This year marks their 30 year anniversary! I’m proud to be part of this prestigious team. Music Maker...
On The Beach: Topanga Ranch Motel
Built in 1929 by William Randolph Hearst, the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel remains located across the street from Topanga Beach. This bungalow-style motor court contained thirty rooms that once housed the Pacific Coast Highway construction workers. The Topanga Ranch...
Charlie Louvin Remembers Satan Is Real, Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris (Excerpt from Insured Beyond The Grave)
Charlie Louvin passed away on January 26, 2011. Our interview transpired in 2007 during his reemergence on the music scene, and experienced well-deserved accolades for a lifetime of music. This interview excerpt proves Charlie Louvin knew how to tell a story. What a...
Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Story of the Album That Defined the 70s by Alan Paul
“It seems to me that I once heard Everything is finally cured by time…” –"Come and Go Blues” 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band’s classic album Brothers and Sisters. New York Times best-selling author Alan Paul’s new book, Brothers and...
Three Truck Patina
I considered just a junkyard volume since I have so many shots of abandoned vehicles. The light proved to shine perfectly on these trucks. Patina at its finest. The elaborate details of deterioration give the center truck its own beauty; standing out like a prom queen...
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone with Ben Greenman
“My only weapon is my pen, I’m a songwriter.” “Poet” –Sly Stone Sly Stone finally decided to tell his story. It’s a wild ride. Sly & The Family Stone operated at the top of the music world in the late 60s and early 70s until drugs destroyed everything. Written...
By-Line: Ernest Hemingway: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades
“Democracy don't rule the world You better get that through your head This world is ruled by violence But I guess that’s better left unsaid.” –Bob Dylan One of Ernest Hemingway’s first jobs was serving as an ambulance driver in WWI. The job often entailed Hemingway...
The Gonzo Tapes: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
In March 2005, I was scheduled to interview Hunter S. Thompson after three requests over a year’s period. I considered giving up after my third request until Thompson’s agent called me to say the interview was set for March 1. Unfortunately, nine days before the...
The Divine Spark of Sly and the Family Stone
In 2016, Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) was awarded five million dollars in back royalties. For years, Sly lived in an RV, and before that he was homeless. The story of Sly & The Family Stone cuts to the bone. This article originally coincided with the release of...