Jacksonville Was a Hotbed of Music
In the spring of 1968, my dad would be transferred from Central California to Naval […]
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The Guitars that Ate the World (and Florida)
Nineteen-Sixty was the year the electric-guitar conquered the world. There was no escaping it. The […]
Flirtin’ with Disaster: The Rise and Demise of Molly Hatchet
Jacksonville made a name for itself in the world of music as the motherlode of […]
Much Ado about Nada: Beatles Brouhaha at the Gator Bowl
It was the biggest thing since the Great Fire of 1901—maybe the biggest thing ever […]
The Night One Percent Became Leonard Skinner
In 1968, the psychedelic era arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, on a wave of Orange Sunshine. […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Allen Collins Was the Craziest Sumbitch I Ever Met
The first time I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins was in 1969, when I […]
Bob Dylan and The Beatles Were Unlikely Influences on Southern Rock
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from “Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock“, written by Michael […]
What Is Southern Rock?
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from “Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock“, written by […]