Lynyrd Skynyrd : What’s Your Name? [ purchase ]  Growing up in the 1970s, as I did, the life of a rock musician seemed pretty fucking cool...

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Being neither resident in the state, or even the country, my observations from afar lead me to feel Alabama doesn't get much good press,...

purchase [ Second Helping album ] It seemed to me that there were a lot more choices for the 2017 <In Memoriam> theme than for ...

purchase [ Sweet Home Alabama ] If you are talking about coming home, you cannot dismiss this. Granted, I already have a name for pos...

Lynyrd Skynyrd : Gimme Three Steps [ purchase ] A few years back, I wrote a piece for Cover Me that was timed to run on the annivers...

Dixie Dregs : Free Fall [ purchase ] One of my minor pleasures is when I get to write about a band that I like, but which has never b...

[ purchase 20 Feet From Stardom ] One of the best documentaries about musicians was 2013’s 20 Feet From Stardom , which focused on the ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Free Bird [ purchase ] I have thousands upon thousands of cover songs in my collection, comprising hundreds upon hundreds of...

Drive-By Truckers - Ronnie and Neil [ purchase ] Ahhhh. Star Makers. A long time has passed since I last posted here. It wasn't by desig...

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Working for MCA [ purchase ] I've decided to stick to the mainstream today with a little ditty about "white trash ...