Alan Paul

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Senior Writer, Guitar World at Future

3 x NYT best-selling author, Brothers & Sisters, One Way Out & Texas Flood; Friends of the Brothers/ https://t.co/dPD25xj9bX

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Low Down and Dirty

1 month ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Alan Paul

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Happy 56th Birthday Allman Brothers Band! (More or less)

1 month ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Martin’s Press |Alan Paul

It’s the 56th anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band. This story of their formation is adapted from Brothers and Sisters: the Allman Brothers Band and The Album That Defined The 70s, copyright 2023, Alan Paul.If you enjoy this post, please share and subscribe - and consider a paid subscription, which allows me to dedicate more time to this venture, with more new and original writing, and upcoming video and audio interviews. I’ll send a thank you gift to the next 50 paid subscribers.
When Their Time Comes: A Dawes Appreciation And Interview

1 month ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Martin’s Press |Alan Paul

In 2009, while I was writing my first book, Big in China, I shut off most new music, digging deeply into familiar sounds to fuel the writing process. I had Dawes’ debut CD North Hills sitting on my desk for a few months, sent to me by their publicist Ken Weinstein, a longtime friend and publicist I trust. When he bugged me a little, I threw it in and the CD immediately joined the rotation with a lot of beloved classics.
Confessions of a Heartbreaker: Mike Campbell

1 month ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Martin’s Press |Alan Paul

Mike Campbell’sHeartbreaker: A Memoircame out this week and it’s a great read, delving deeply into his complicated, decades-long relationship with Tom Petty. Campbell was the lead guitarist in Petty’s Heartbreakers and before that in Mudcrutch and what becomes clear throughout Heartbreakeris he was also a crucial glue guy in keeping the band together and harmonious for decades.
A (pretty damn good) interview with Paul Westerberg

1 month ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Martin’s Press |Alan Paul

The Replacements were a very important band to me. I saw them in September, 1984, at the late and lamented Joe’s Star Lounge, weeks after arriving in Ann Arbor as a freshman. Per Hoffman – now one of my oldest friends, then a new and exciting acquaintance – told me that his friends were talking endlessly about the Replacements and we had to go.
How Warren Haynes is finishing what Gregg Allman started with Derek Trucks’ help - and why he’s fallen for J Mascis’ Squier Jazzmaster

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alan Paul

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Warren Haynes has been one of the greatest, most active musicians on the roots and jam scene for four decades now, working with Gov’t Mule, the Allman Brothers Band and the Dead, among many others. Yet the new Million Voices Whisper is only his fourth studio solo album across all those years.
Georgia On My Mind: An Epic, Magical Weekend in Macon

2 months ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Martin’s Press |Alan Paul

Discover more from Low Down and DirtyInterviews and insights about rock and blues music, sports, fatherhood and expat life from New York Times best-selling author Alan Paul. Over 4,000 subscribersBy subscribing, I agree to Substack's Terms of Use, and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy. Reporting back from Macon after a needed day of rest. The most common question I got was, is jaimoe Ok? Yes! He just didn’t want to do that travel.
Laur Joamets' Amazing Ride to the Peak of Nashville Guitar

2 months ago | alanpaul.substack.com | Martin’s Press |Alan Paul

When I finally saw Sturgill Simpson live last October 18 in my hometown of Pittsburgh, I was so taken by the music that I broke my ankle. No, really. I have been a fan of Simpson’s for a decade, and I have no reasonable excuse or explanation for why it took me so long to finally see him in person.
Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of Lonnie Brooks, stakes his claim to a place in the Chicago blues hierarchy

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Alan Paul

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ronnie Baker Brooks grew up in the blues.
Home, home again

Feb 11, 2025 | longlivetheabb.com | Alan Paul

Welcome to Long Live the ABB: Conversation from the Crossroads. Notes from a brief stop in Long Live the ABB hq is brought to you by Pink Floyd’s “Time”—specifically the “Breathe” reprise: Home, home again. I like to be here when I can. When I come home cold and tired,It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire. It’s confusing and, quite frankly, really ugly out there.