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Derek Trucks got some ink

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I was at the Allman Brothers' second Beacon rehearsal Friday and Derek was talking to Jaimoe about getting a mushroom tattoo on his calf. Wanting to make sure that his would…
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RIP Brian Farmer, another good man gone too soon.

  Re-posting this today, marking two years since Farmer's death. I am very proud that I own his Strat. Miss this guy very much.  * Warren Haynes’ longtime and much beloved guitar tech Brian Farmer died Sunday August 24,…
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One Way Out excerpt: The recording of At Fillmore East

In honor of the release of the expanded The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings, I present the following excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. This is a partial, very abridged version of Chapter 8. To read…
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That infamous interview with Duane Allman

On December 3, 1970, Duane Allman sat for an infamous interview with Dave Herman of New York's WABC. Why was it infamous? Well, he was pretty hopped up and he said some crazy stuff, and some not-so-nice things about being a husband and…

Jaimoe and Junior Mack – an interview

The interview below originally ran on Guitarworld.com and WSJ.com's Speakeasy blog - I combined two stories into one here. Over the ensuing two-plus years I have only gained more respect for Jaimoe's Jassz Band and for Junior Mack, whom…

From the archives: Derek Trucks, Family Man

I moved back from Beijing just before New Year's 2009 and was a bit adrift after a tremendous 3.5 year run there. I had left an award-winning column, an award-winning band and an exciting life I loved. I was sitting in an empty, drafty house…
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Letters from Oteil and readers – feedback is always welcome

So I saw Oteil behind the Mushroom Stage at Wanee and he gave me a big hug and said, "Thank you for this wonderful book. What a gift to receive it at the end of this chapter of my career. You helped me put the last 17 years of my life in…
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Col. Bruce Hampton and the ARU: An Appreciation

This story originally ran in Relix' 40th Anniversary Issue. In February 1992, the reunited Dixie Dregs were coming to New York’s Ritz and I was excited to check them out. Though I had always considered their music sterile if brilliantly…
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“One Way Out” with Mike Barnes

Well, you have to give me this much: you get more than blah blah blah at my book talks. What other author sings you his title? I started out my book talk at Malaprop's Books in Warren Haynes' hometown of Asheville, NC by playing and singing…
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An Interview With Albert King

Let's take another look at this old story, one of the highlights of my years at Guitar World. I wrote the intro a few years ago when the piece ran in Hittin' the Note. See many more great rock, blues and country photographs at www.kirkwestphotography.com. * Just…