Gary Jeffries interview

The common thread between Asphalt Ballet, Coup De Ville, the Regulators, Alligator Stew? Gary Jeffries of course! Here is an endearing rocker, an honest and uncompromising artist who doesn't calculate and who gives all to the music he loves... Southern rock!

English version of Bands Of Dixie interview.

Road To Jacksonville interviews

Interviews on Road To Jacksonville with WILL LESTER, GENERAL STORE and ALMOST FAMOUS BAND

Bands Of Dixie interviews archives on SweetHomeMusic.fr (English versions)

• Billy Crain (The Henry Paul Band - The Outlaws)
• Bruce Brookshire (Doc Holliday)
• Tom Coerver (Bobby Ingram Project - China Sky)
• The Gibsons
• Sam Morrison

All the interviews listed here

Some of it:

• Larry Pearson (Judge Parker)
• Rick Cash (Silver Travis)
• George Hatcher
• Robert Nix (Atlanta Rhythm Section) and The Days Of Love & Blood
• JoJo Billingsley (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie)
• Stevie Hawkins
• Russell Gulley (Jackson Highway)
• Neil Carswell (Copperhead). There is another interview with him by Michael Limnios (*)
• Wayne Bruce (Hydra)
• Bryan Cole (Mose Jones)
• Dennis Winters (The Winters Brothers Band)
• Buzzy Gruen (Point Blank)
• Dru Lombar and Larry Howard (Grinderswitch)
• Paul Hornsby. There is another interview with him by Michael Limnios (*)
• Bobby Golden (Stillwater)

(*) Michael Limnios publishes a lot of interviews on Michalis Limnios BLUES @ GREECE.
One is with Dick Wooley (Capricorn records).

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Short Moonshine video for "Cheap Sunglasses" from the 2010 demos...

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The Dudek, Finnigan, Krueger Band - Live (1978)

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In 1980 Les Dudek, with the help of Mike Finnigan and Jim Krueger, released the terrific album "DFK". Before that, being all signed by Columbia at the time, they already toured together. And making some fine music on the road, as you can tell by getting yourself this splendid live recording. Not a lot of live Les Dudek out there, I'm afraid. But this makes up for that. It's a FM broadcast for WPIX, recorded in 1978. Great sound, great songs, great musicians. Really, it's all great (such a fine word). And I just love hearing Les pick that guitar of his. And the Mike Finnigan songs are very good as well. As are Jim Krueger's. So, how could there be any stopping you from getting this now? Merry Christmas all! Enjoy some City Magic...

Rusty Wier - Kum-Bak Bar & Grill (1987)

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This Rusty Wier album is his most Country album. Er.. Hey, but it's excellent. I've said it a couple times before and I'll say it again: do yourself a favor, go get yourself some Rusty! He has a magnificent voice, sings great songs, he has that Outlaw thingy I love so much and... I added 3 live tracks as a bonus. Come on y'all, do some Daytime Drinkin'!

Blackberry Smoke DVD

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Excellent Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke have issued two albums ("Bad Luck Ain't No Crime" from 2003 and "Little Piece Of Dixie" from 2009) and they will be releasing their "Live From The Georgia Theatre" DVD on December 6. You can already pre-order, you can also get it for free. That is, the people of Blackberry Smoke have made two DVD's available to the first two people who will mail me the Georgia Satellites song which Blackberry Smoke covered for their debut. Edit: the first two people with the right answer (Another Chance) are Karen and Drew. Congrats.



For those wanting a taste of this fine music, you can get a couple of mp3's for free here (there's a cover of "Yesterday's Wine" featuring George Jones too!).
Do good sounding soundboards of these guys exist? Cause I'd love to get me some more of this great rock & roll.

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Off The Wall (1978)

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This album was requested and I am happy to share this nice rip with all of you Outlaw Country aficionados. As a matter of fact, this is right up there with any classic produced by artists such as Joe Sun, Rusty Wier or Randy Howard. "Of The Wall" is Ray Wylie Hubbard's second solo album. Before that, he did make an album with a group called Three faces West. A nice article about that period can be found on A Truer Sound. His first solo album, "Ray Wylie Hubbard & the Cowboy Twinkies" has recently been released on CD. Not this one, though. "Off The Wall" was released on Willie Nelson's Lone Star Records and is much harder to find. It features the Outlaw classic "(Up Against The Wall) Redneck Mother", made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker, which is a bit of a parody on Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee". Though Merle apparently didn't care much for Ray Wylie's effort. Vocally Ray Wylie is somewhat reminiscent of David Allan Coe. 10 songs on this piece of vinyl, and it's all good. Yes. Bittersweet Funky Tuesday...

Rich Mountain Tower - Playin' To The Radio (1976)

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Excellent third - and final - release by Tennessee pickers Rich Mountain Tower. This should please fans of early The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and fans of Country Rock in general. Tight and fiery, great songs, splendid musicians, lovely harmonies. It's got banjo and steel guitar, yet it will have you rocking alright. Dana Paul, one of the original members of the band commented on my previous Rich Mountain Tower post and provided some worthy information. Especially considering the fact that there's hardly any info to be found on the net. Thanks again to Pete for this beaut. And it's a hot sounding transfer too. Good time music band!

Archives interviews Bands Of Dixie sur SweetHomeMusic.fr

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Jay Boy Adams en français
JJ Muggler Band en français
Plug & Play en français
Mose Jones in English
Hogjaw in English
Jeff Prine in English
MelonHeadMan in English

Illusion - I Like It Loud (1986)

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This is the second album by Illusion and it would turn out to be their last. Featuring Gary "Moses Mo" Moore (Mother's Finest) on guitar, this is another blast of commercial sounding 80's Hard Rock. I quite like both albums, I do enjoy the squeaky vocals and think the songs are worth repeated listening. Why they re-recorded "Call In The Law" from their first album is beyond me, but it doesn't bother me. The first album had a more recognizable Southern tone to it, but this record you should not pass by if you dig some punchy rocking. Shake!

Marcia Waldorf - Memoranda (1975)

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Marcia Waldorf released (as far as I can tell) only one album and did so for the legendary Capricorn label. Musically it's very much a Singer-Songwriter type of album. But a very good one, let me assure you. Fans of early (folky) Heart will eat this up, as will fans of artists like Carole King and such. So, how Southern is this? Well, it's got the Capricorn Rhythm Section playing along as well as some great guests. People like Chuck Leavell, Jimmy Nalls and Davis Causey (Sea Level) and Paul Hornsby. If you're in a reflective mood (or want to impress your woman with some thoughtful and easygoing tunes), this will definitely work. The woman's got a very pleasant voice, there are some good lyrics and well written songs. The rhythm of the South?

Wet Willie - Drippin' Wet (1973)

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Here's a fine, raunchy Southern Rock & Soul show for ya. After having released two studio albums, Wet Willie turned in their third offering with this hot live registration. You can just imagine the sweat drippin' from your speakers. I'm at a loss for words. All I need is a beer and a Red Hot Chicken..