If you told me once, you told me twice I don’t take anyone’s advice I would rather make my own way down the road Take the gold from the sun I will hold it close when the day is done […]
The Southern Rambler tells the stories of artists, writers, and musicians in the South.
If you told me once, you told me twice I don’t take anyone’s advice I would rather make my own way down the road Take the gold from the sun I will hold it close when the day is done […]
Jimmy Lumpkin lives in a cabin beneath pine, oak and magnolia trees on Fish River in southern Alabama. A painted sign by the front door reads: “The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep.” The green-and-white Wilderness camper that he bought […]
When the roll of thunder comes Rolling like a distant drum And my ship is lost at sea That’s when you rescue me When I have nowhere left to hide The world has stripped me of my pride I […]
How many drops of rain roll off of how many window panes Down to a valley low where a river like me begins to grow I sing a mournful song as I rush and ramble along Oh di oh di […]
Jamestown Revival played for the first time in Mobile in early 2014, days before the release of their debut album, Utah. The band is bigger now, making several appearances on late night shows, headlining their own tours with a crew, and […]
Emmylou Harris is a music legend who was born in Birmingham and returned for family visits in the summer. A folk singer who describes herself as a “Joan Baez wannabe,” Emmylou didn’t have radio success but didn’t need it. […]
“Muddy Waters’ music changed my life, and whether you know it or not, and like it or not, it probably changed yours too.” Eric Clapton about Muddy Waters, who grew up in Clarksdale, Miss. Your life has probably been changed […]
My daddy had a Cadillac My uncle drove a Ford One was Satan’s Angel And one worked for the Lord They had some hard earned wisdom They both became my teachers I was a young disciple of Pimps and preachers […]
“Welcome to the Frog Pond Sunday Social. The kids are home.” — Cathe Steele at the Frog Pond Sunday Social on April 17 “The kids” are the members of Willie Sugarcapps: the popular Americana band born on a stage […]
“You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You get what you need” —The Rolling Stones in Havana on March 25 Change is slowly coming to Cuba. And […]