Leavell was featured speaker Friday at the Legacy Parks Foundation luncheon and fundraiser at Seven Islands State Birding Park.KODAK, Tenn. — We all — here in East Tennessee and across the planet — owe it to our children and our neighbors to be good stewards of the land, famed musician and conservationist Chuck Leavell told […]
I was honored to be asked to play on two tracks on the great Paul Rodgers upcoming release on Sun Records…”Take Love Where You Find It” and “Midnight Rose”. “Take Love…” is the first single from the album… This song was sometimes played in Queen’s live sets, my friend Paul Rodgers has given “Take Love” the […]
Turn back the clock about 50 years, though, and it was Bear Bryant himself prowling the sidelines for the Crimson Tide, and, instead of a fire station, the Fort W.W. Brandon Armory. It’s a Friday night (maybe Nov. 25, 1966) and you’ve paid $1.50 to watch what’s been billed as a “gigantic show and dance” […]
This week we have a world famous musician, Mr. Chuck Leavell. While he’s been the keyboardist for The Rolling Stones for 40 years and now the musical director, he was also with the Allman Brothers in their heydays in the 70’s. There are too many more musical accolades to list. You may be wondering why […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new 20-mile river trail on the French Broad River is coming to Knoxville. The Legacy Parks Foundation announced the new trail along with several other projects during their annual legacy luncheon.Rock legend Chuck Leavell, who is a respected leader in conservation, helped the foundation celebrate their efforts of conserving natural resources […]
I felt like I’d been tied to the whipping post. I was as low as the proverbial snake’s belly. May 30 a tornado destroyed my Athens, Georgia, home. My marriage was floundering, and I found myself with nothing but the clothes on my back and a banged-up stereo system. Thank heavens that sound system survived […]