LISTEN: GPB’s Orlando Montoya speaks with Chuck Leavell about his friend and former Allman Brothers bandmate, Dickey Betts, who died April 18 at age 80.___Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, was known as one of the world’s great guitarists and a progenitor of Southern rock. He wrote the band’s 1970s FM […]
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When the Rolling Stones close out their North American “Hackney Diamonds” tour on July 21, their concert venue will be a far cry from the bustling cities they have visited on the road.The rockers will perform in Ridgedale, Missouri, with a population of less than a thousand, taking to the stage at the picturesque Thunder Ridge Nature […]
During a recent week off from the Rolling Stones’ current U.S. tour, the band’s keyboardist and musical director wasn’t lounging around at a swanky resort or jetting off to a private island retreat. Those hedonistic pursuits are for pampered rock stars. For Twiggs County-based multi-instrumentalist Chuck Leavell, the break was much better spent resting in […]
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. […]
As the legendary Stones eye two big shows in Chicago — the closest they’ll come to Michigan — their keyboardist chats with Local Spins about the tour, which will also feature Albion-bred The War & Treaty.Even after more than four decades as The Rolling Stones’ keyboardist and music director, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck Leavell still gets […]