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Trucks told Billboard magazine in an interview last year that he "was about to head back to school and get a degree in math and teach...when Duane knocked on my door with Jaimoe, and then the Allman Brothers happened. Duane decided he wanted two drummers -- he told Jaimoe, 'If James Brown can have two drummers, so can I!' -- and Jaimoe kept telling me, 'Butch is your guy. Butch is the guy!'"
"We had all these jams, and I think Duane decided that he was gonna find out what I was made of...It's like he reached inside of me and flipped a switch and this light went off in me and said, 'Dammit, you're a good drummer!' Once I started doing that Duane said, 'OK, he's got it in him' and he added me to the mix and changed my life forever."
The Jacksonville native was 69. No cause of death has been announced.
Sam Hunt is heading out for a 29 date North American tour this summer.
Tickets for the tour go on sale February 3rd, and the dates include a stop in Atlanta at the Verizon Amphitheater on July 13..
Maren Morris, Chris Janson, and Ryan Follese will open for Hunt.
A neon marquee from the legendary LA club Whisky a Go Go has sold at auction.
The 13-foot-long sign brought in a final bid of $48,300 Wednesday night at the Saco River Auction Company in Maine. The buyer asked not to be identified- I'm guessing because they felt like an idiot for paying that kind of money for a neon sign, especially considering that the sign doesn't bear the venue's full name. (Signs are my regular, day-to-day gig. A sign that size would cost you, at most, ten grand.)
The British postal service is commemorating David Bowie with a limited-edition run of 10 postage stamps featuring covers of the late singer's albums and images from his tours.
The Royal Mail stamps include the art from Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Heroes, Let's Dance, Earthling, and Blackstar- his last album.
"For five decades David Bowie was at the forefront of contemporary culture, and has influenced successive generations of musicians, artists, designers and writers,” said Philip Parker, the Royal Mail’s stamp strategy manager,. “Royal Mail’s stamp issue celebrates this unique figure and some of his many celebrated personas.”
Queen is hitting the road this summer, once again enlisting Adam Lambert to handle the vocal duties for a 25 city North American tour that kicks off June 23 at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix.
The group promises a "new show specially designed and created for this outing."
Tickets for the tour go on sale February 3 via Live Nation. The closest they get to our area is an August 2 stop at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Birthdays today include: Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!; Anita Baker; Norman Hassan of UB40; Eddie Van Halen; Lucinda Williams; David Briggs of Little River Band; Derek Holt of Climax Blues Band; and Huey "Piano" Smith. #MusicalBirthdays
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