My Favorite Bands/Artists From the Atlanta (Georgia) Area (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite bands/artists from the Atlanta (Georgia) area. See if you agree with any of these!

The Atlanta Rhythm Section is an American Southern rock band formed in Doraville, Georgia, in 1970, emerging from a group of seasoned session musicians who had been backing artists at Studio One, a recording studio near Atlanta owned by producer Buddy Buie. The original core included Rodney Justo on vocals, Barry Bailey on guitar, J.R. Cobb on guitar,

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My Favorite Guitar Players (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite Guitar Players. See if you agree with any of these!

Jimmy Page, born James Patrick Page on January 9, 1944, in Heston, Middlesex, England, is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative guitarists in rock history. Rising to prominence as a prolific session musician in the 1960s, he played on recordings by artists such as The Who, Donovan, and The Kinks before joining The Yardbirds in 1966. After their dissolution, he founded Led Zeppelin in 1968,

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Stacks of 45’s – Amos Moses/The Preacher And The Bear

“Well the sheriff got wind that Amos was in the swamp trappin’ alligator skins
So he snuck in the swamp gonna get the boy but he never come out again
Well I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to
Well you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou”

When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange for them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.

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