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Review Of The Jake Landers Benefit
By Terry Pace
Multi-Grammy Award nominees The SteelDrivers (featuring Muscle Shoals' own Gary Nichols) with legendary Muscle Shoals songwriter and bluegrass music legend Jake Landers ("Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine," "Beyond the Gate," "Soldier's Return") at the Ritz Theatre in Sheffield, Alabama, during a special Oct. 16, 2012, benefit concert that raised funds to help pay Jake's medical bills. In addition to The Steel Drivers, the all-star show featured performances by Muscle Shoals songwriters Walt Aldridge, Chris Tompkins, Peanutt Montgomery and Rusty Moody as well as the bands Iron Horse and Doctors, Lawyers and Such. An inductee of the Alabama Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, Jake was a member of Bill Monroe's famed Bluegrass Boys as well as the Dixie Gentlemen, an influential Shoals-based bluegrass band that also featured Vassar Clements, Rual Yarborough and Herschel Sizemore.
Photo of Gary Nichols, Richard Bailey, Jake Landers, Mike Fleming,Tammy Rogers & Tony Robertson
Big River Broadcasting Program Director Fletch Brown is Growing Up!
Fletch is celebrating the beginning of his Midlife Crisis by bringing together friends and fans for a good cause. Come join the fun. 100% of proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
December 13, 2012
Sundance Saloon, Muscle Shoals, AL
7pm
$5 cover
David's Diary
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Bassist David Hood has kept all of his work diaries from the mid-sixties to the present. Because they contain information that spotlights the rich history of Muscle Shoals Music, he will share one segment of his diary in this column each month.
By David Hood
Of the many great records associated with Muscle Shoals, most were recorded in the local studios. A notable exception is Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years". Because of Simon's busy schedule, Roger Hawkins, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Beckett and David Hood flew to New York City on October 1, 1974 to record with Paul and his co-producer Phil Ramone at CBS studios.
The entire first day was spent while Paul and Barry worked out the electric piano intro and first verse. The next day the rest of the rhythm section got to work and knocked out the rest of the track in short order. They were joined on the recording by Micheal Brecker’s overdubbed sax solo and strings and woodwinds arranged by Bob James. “Still Crazy After All These Years” would become one of Paul’s signature songs and would reach Number 1 on the U.S. album chart on December 6, 1975.
MSMA 2012
Board
of Directors
Jimmy Nutt - President
Rodney Hall - Vice President
Larry Bowser - Sec/Treasurer
David Hood - Past PresidentWiley BarnardDick Cooper
Nick Martin
Suzanne Bolton
Terry Pace
Kathie Adams, Scott Boyer, Russell Mefford, Wayne Bridge, Scooter Muse & Nancy Bridge at the Fiddleworms CD Listening Party for "See The Light."
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