Tuscaloosa native Dinah Washington made her mark in the music business, but there are some other well-known musicians with connections to the Druid City.Here’s a look:No. 1: Delta bluesman Johnny Shines, who lived the last 20 years of his life in the Druid City’s Holt area, playing clubs, restaurants and festivals, including the one named for him, when […]
Chuck Leavell has played in two of the most legendary rock ‘n’ roll bands in history — the Allman Brothers and the Rolling Stones — and he’s now hoping to shine a spotlight on Georgia’s music scene.A nonpartisan study group in the Georgia legislature called the Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee was assembled during […]
GREENSBORO — Vincent Adam Paul frequently gets to work with his music idols, including on a project that airs Wednesday in the Triad on PBS.Paul, who is CEO of Greensboro-based 7 Cinematics, said the company was asked to film and produce “A Night of Georgia Music” last March in Macon, Georgia’s historic Grand Opera House […]
The 60-year-career of prolific Athens musician Davis Cauley came to an end Sunday when he died unexpectedly.Davis Causey’s death was confirmed by posts on his Facebook page.Davis Causey plays with the band Sea Level in 1978 Widely known in Athens as a member of The Jesters, a group of high school buddies, that churned out rhythm […]
Keith Richards has teased new music is “on its way”.The Rolling Stones guitarist was seemingly referring to new tunes from the Start Me Up legends in a new clip to his fans.In a belated Happy New Year video message on Instagram this week, the Gimme Shelter rocker said: “Hi guys, here we are again.“Wishing you all a belated Happy […]
On a January day in 2019 I met Chuck Leavell in Georgia’s geographic center. We met to write a magazine cover story. Our story would lead to a feature on his wife, Rose Lane, and later Chuck’s profile-interview for the James Dickey Review. Earlier, Chuck had written back-cover praise for my book on the Carolina […]