Zevon.
b. January 24, 1947.
Of them all, I miss him most.
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“Enjoy every sandwich.”
Tag: Country rock
Charlie
His politics got a little wonky for me in the latter days, but I’ve been diggin’ the CDB since college when Charlie Daniels introduced me to “southern rock.” I was hooked. I met him doing a interview a few years later and I was at his induction into the Grand Ol’ Opry on January 19, 2008. Charlie Daniels IS the genuine article.
South’s gonna do it again …
January 19, 1977 ~ The Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band play the main stage at President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration ball.Legend has it that MTB’s Doug Gray liked to tell the story of smoking a j on the roof of the White House.
Dig it.
Source: South’s gonna do it again … – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up …
Voyager
Kathleen Edwards releases her 4th — any my second favorite Kathleen Edwards album — on January 17, 2012. The album’s produced by Kathleen and Wisco’s own Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
Grievous Angel
January 13, 1974 ~ Gram’s critically acclaimed album is released 4 months after his death.
It’s #425 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
“Fire on The Mountain” turns 45 …
There are times — usually when you’re growing up — when something so totally out of your musical roundhouse — something so different from that which you’re into at the time catches your ear, pushes you in a new direction and broadens your musical tastes. This album did that for me. Everything changed the first time I heard “Long Haired Country Boy.”
November 28, 1974: Fire On The Mountain is released.
Casino
I hope you know I’ll always be there for you. I’ll always be there for you …
5 A.M. (A Love Song)
Blue Rodeo releases their third album on November 20, 1990 …
The Trinity Session
Recorded at The Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Cowboy Junkies release their second album on November 15, 1988 …
Live Rust
Shakey and the band record their performances from the “Rust Never Sleeps” tour and release the album, “Live Rust” on November 14, 1978. Personally, it’s Neil and Crazy Horse at their live best.
Toy
The lead guitarist, main songwriter and founding member of The Marshall Tucker Band — Toy Caldwell — born on November 13, 1947 in Spartenburg, South Carolina. If you’re a fan of southern rock, tip your hat today to Thumbin’ Toy Caldwell …
