Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
This week has been very different from the last. For the most part I’ve kept 2016 close to the canyon (home), but on Monday it was time I took a road trip. So “southbound” I flew. First back to “FLA” to visit my dad in Miami, then Wednesday it was off to the Gulf Coast—a flight to Pensacola, then an hour drive to Mobile, Alabama.
Aside from driving through in the summer of ’76 as a teenager, I’ve never been to Alabama. This year I met a few brilliant people from down here and we’ve been happily working together creating a “home-brew”—a 21st century Alabama music company. I’ve found the warmth and enthusiasm of my new “Bama” friends is refreshing and there’s plenty of cheap oysters and gas. The coffee is surprisingly good too.
Of course music has deep roots here, from the Gulf to Muscle Shoals. Here’s an hour of tunes that contains a bunch of “Bama” classics.
Lord, let’s keep those horns blowin’! Heading back for turkey in the canyon…
The Idelic Hit of the Week: Jimmy Lumpkin and The Revial – My Name Is Love
