Gregg joined the Tedeschi Trucks Band on stage at the Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC last night (July 24). Now, this is interesting, because Derek has really kept his distance from the ABB since it ended in 2014. Also happy to see my man Luther Dickinson out there. Yeah, Gregg messed up the vocal entrance, and […]
I did this interview and wrote the extended intro for Guitar World in 2001. Buddy Guy has a special place in my heart for the reasons described below. Buddy Guy was the first musician I ever interviewed, 15 years ago, for The Michigan Daily, my college newspaper. He mesmerized me with his tales, stories of […]
The New York Times ran this nice AP obit, which notes that McCullough improvised his great solo for Paul McCartney’s “My Love” on the spot, in one take. But I wanted to share the following, much more personal take, focusing on the guitarist’s work with Joe Cocker and written by Bob Lefsetz. Everything below written […]
It would have been easy for memories of Shawn Lane to fade away after his 2003 death. He recorded only two solo albums. His best-distributed work, 1992’s Power of Ten, barely captured his heart and soul and didn’t make a ripple in the day’s shred-saturated market. He spent years playing small clubs in his hometown of […]
I really dig Anders Osborne, the Swedish/New Orleans singer and guitarist. Very cool that brought Phil has brought him into the family. Here’s the full set from Terrapin Crossroads, which was a fundraiser for Phil’s Unbroken Chain Foundation. Setlist: Phil Lesh & Terrapin All-Stars at Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA — 6/9/16 Set: Rockin’ in […]
The Allman Brothers Band, “Statesboro Blues” — last rehearsal before launching Seven Turns tour, 1990. Pretty cool. Imagine how Warren Haynes felt at that moment playing that slide lick. The camera goes to the wrong place often and jumps around, but still… this is cool. I spy Kirk West and a few other folks I […]