Robert McDuffie got back on stage a little early after intermission Friday during a dress rehearsal for Saturday’s “A Night of Georgia Music” at the Grand Opera House. McDuffie was all smiles and fist-bumped a number of the 26 Mercer University student-musicians already back and seated deep on stage in orchestral fashion. The young artists […]
Though you may not see his name on the marquee or his face on an album cover, Chuck Leavell has played an active hand in the formation of rock music for nearly half a century. Just as serious as his commitment to the music, however, is his fierce environmental work. A new documentary, titled Chuck Leavell: The Tree […]
In a posh hotel room in Copenhagen, Keith Richards pulls out a cigarette. Richards is wearing a denim jacket and Rasta headband. He looks the camera dead in the eye and offers his assessment of Chuck Leavell, the Tuscaloosa raised virtuoso whose been The Rolling Stones’ keyboardist since 1982. “The man’s a gentleman,” Richards says. “The […]
MACON, Ga. — Music lovers will be flocking to the Grand Opera House on Saturday for a chance to see three Georgia grown musicians perform live.A Night of Georgia Music is a one night only concert being headlined by bassist and songwriter Mike Mills of R.E.M., keyboardist Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones and Allman […]
Concert featuring Robert McDuffie, Mike Mills, Chuck Leavell and Mercer’s McDuffie Center for Strings to be Taped for Distribution to PBS Stations Across AmericaMACON – Tickets for A Night of Georgia Music, a March 5, 2022, concert at Macon’s historic Grand Opera House featuring students from Mercer University’s Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, internationally renowned violin […]