Over the weekend, Chuck Leavell made his rounds at Mempho Music Festival in Memphis, Tenn. The celebrated keyboardist not only joined Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit for a take on The Allman Brothers Band’s classic “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” but also Widespread Panic for an original and a handful of choice covers to […]
Hope of Alabama, the star-studded theme song for The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, is officially in consideration for multiple Grammy award nominations in 2023, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop Duo/Group performance. Read on to find out more about the nominations and the meaning behind the song.From The World […]
The Rolling Stones‘ next album will feature drumming by their late sticksman Charlie Watts.According to The Sun, guitarist Ronnie Wood said that the band’s new album will be released next summer. The record will have some of Watts’ drumming work included alongside that of touring drummer Steve Jordan’s.Watts died last year at the age of 80. He had been […]
Georgia is synonymous with great music history, whether it’s OutKast, R.E.M., Luke Bryan or Gladys Knight — and the list goes on. Now, several musicians and industry leaders are hoping to make their case for why Georgia should have tax incentives for the music industry. The move would mirror the success of incentives provided to […]
With news of the passing, on August 24, 2021, of the Rolling Stones’ drumming legend, Charlie Watts, tributes began pouring in from fellow musicians and entertainers. News of Watts’ death at age 80 was announced by the Rolling Stones that day at 12:45 p.m. ET.Later that day, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood posted photos in tribute […]
Thirty years ago today, Eric Clapton released what has become the best-selling album of his career, Unplugged.The 14-track acoustic live collection features performances from an episode of the MTV Unplugged series that was shot in front of an intimate audience in January of 1992 at Bray Studios outside of London and premiered in March of that year.The Unplugged album spent three weeks […]