“[W]hen you think about how Mick is engaging the public, that’s his gig, and sometimes it’s not unusual for him to have a question like, ‘Do I come in here?’”The Rolling Stones’ longtime touring keyboardist and musical director Chuck Leavell is the subject of a new USA Today feature. Leavell gave a glimpse inside what it’s like […]
Georgia’s favorite son will be honored at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on September 17.A celebration of music-loving former president Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday will take place at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on September 17. The all-star lineup for “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” is topped by Maren Morris, Eric Church, Chuck Leavell and Drive-By Truckers.D-Nice, Grouplove, The War and Treaty and The […]
With months separating Jimmy Carter from his 100th birthday on Oct. 1, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre has announced a celebratory concert to mark the landmark occasion. Deemed Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song, the event doubles as a benefit that supports The Carter Center, an organization that began 40 years ago with the mission of […]
Tens of thousands in a sold-out stadium are visually stapled to Mick Jagger belting “Start Me Up.” But the band’s eyes will frequently dart to the snow-haired presence stationed stage right.Chuck Leavell is perched behind his bank of keyboards, electric piano and organ, his hand occasionally airborne, his glances with Jagger and Keith Richards subtle.But those aren’t just friendly nods. […]
Fresh off his latest tour with the Rolling Stones, the legendary keys player talks some of his biggest musical moments—and reveals Nick Saban’s post-game song of choiceWhen Chuck Leavell recently wrapped his latest concert tour playing keys for the Rolling Stones, his main gig for the past four decades, he got as far from the […]
The Rolling Stones and the Ozarks don’t seem like the most natural pairing. But nature itself, and of all things fishing, have brought them together.The Stones announced Thursday that they will end their summer Hackney Diamonds Tour on July 21 at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, a brand new monument to mountain beauty in Missouri built […]