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My Lynyrd Skynyrd Odyssey (By Way of Jack Kerouac)

When Lynyrd Skynyrd arrived, the South was still being depicted as a bizarre, bloody land peopled by a race of hateful, backwoods cotton farmers. Bob Dylan sang “Oxford Town,” where everybody had “their heads bowed down” in shame. more »

Jun 6, 2013 by in Music

A Southern Writer's Journal: Johnny Cash at Nickajack

But in 1967, the music men in Nashville were saying that the Man in Black was through. He stood six foot two, weighed 150 pounds and had long been strung out on cocaine, pills and booze. Johnny Cash was sick. more »

Apr 18, 2013 by in 1,000 Words (1 Comments)

Slipping Through The Cracks

Chattanooga’s boom is bypassing many of the city’s working poor. more »

Dec 1, 2011 by | in On The Cover (1 Comments)

Bus Stop Blues

Life's rich pageant on a bus ride from Brainerd. more »

Oct 6, 2011 by in Features