Entries by AlanPaul
The story of Texas Flood on the 35th anniversary of its release
Today is the 35th anniversary of the release of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’sTexas Flood. To celebrate, I present the following story of the making of the album. This was written for and originally published in Mojo circa 2001. A new version of the album was released five years ago and holds up really well: Texas […]
Derek Trucks’ first interview as a member of the Allman Brothers – 1999
Derek Trucks made his debut with the Allman Brothers band on June 12, 1999 at Red Rocks. He had just turned 20. To honor the anniversary, I present this Guitar World Inquirer, which ran that month. I’m pretty sure it was the first interview with Derek as a member of the Allman Brothers Band, and […]
The amazing, insane totally true story of Col. Bruce Hampton’s death
A year ago today, May 1, 2017, Col. Bruce Hampton died in the most dramatic possible fashion during his 70th birthday party concert at the fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta. I wrote the following story for the Wall Street Journal and was pleasantly surprised to watch it be one of the most read and most […]
Duane Betts New EP, available now
Big congrats to my friend Duane Betts on the release of his debut EP Sketches of American Music. You can buy it from Amazon here, or stream it on Spotify here. The collection features five original tunes with echoes of country and blues lacing the roots rock. Great stuff. Proud of Duane. We’ve been buddies since he […]
Roots Rock Revival back and better than ever – with Jaimoe!
Roots Rock Revival, an annual instructional music camp in the Catskill Mountains, will return for its sixth year this August with an all-star lineup of musicians including hosts Oteil Burbridge and North Mississippi Allstars brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson. The trio were the first artists to join Roots Rock Revival when the camp was founded […]
An interview with Bill Russell
You can make a strong argument that Bill Russell is the greatest NBA player ever. I watched less NBA this year than any year in decades, but have already been digging the Playoffs, which inspired me to post this interview I did with Russ for Slam. All hail a brave, complex, misunderstood man. by Alan […]