Ghalia Volt on why musical lineage matters. Whole interview here: alanpaul.substack.com/p/i-love-the...
Alan Paul
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3 x NYT best-selling author, Brothers & Sisters, One Way Out, Texas Flood, Big in China/ Friends of the Brothers/ http://alanpaul.substack.com
“I love these weird old guitars.” A video tour of Ghalia Volt’s very cool guitar collection. alanpaul.substack.com/p/i-love-the...
“I love these weird old guitars.”
Watch now | A video tour of Ghalia Volt’s left field guitar collection
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Remembering Frank Beard. Last man standing Billy Gibbons on ZZ Top's most iconic songs. Let's revisit the band's milestones with the right Reverend Billy F. Gibbons. alanpaul.substack.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Frank Beard. Last man standing Billy Gibbons on ZZ Top's most iconic songs.
Let's revisit the band's milestones with the right Reverend Billy F. Gibbons.
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With the news of Frank Beard's passing, I am listening nonstop to ZZ Top, and you should be too. "Tush," 1976, when they still sort of looked like normal-ish guys. Sending Billy F Gibbons and the Beard family all best wishes. youtu.be/xqagtKXK4g0?...
ZZ Top -Tush 1976
YouTube video by Aliaksandr Saifulin
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Oh, no. RIP Frank Beard and ZZ Top. "It was announced today that Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer for the past 56 years, has died. Beard, together with guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill were one of music’s most enduring line-ups continuing until 2021 when Hill passed away."
Claude Monet, Waterlilies, circa 1915-1926. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
Jaimoe and Arthur “Sweet Soul Music” Conley. Photo hanging on wall of Jaimoe’s studio.
Ritchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple After 33 Years — For Just One Song Dear Guitar Hero: my Guitar World interview with the Deep Purple legend, who answers all the questions. alanpaul.substack.com/p/ritchie-bl...
Ritchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple After 33 Years — For Just One Song
Dear Guitar Hero: my Guitar World interview with the Deep Purple legend, who answers all the questions.
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Gregg Allman, August 1968 when the Hour Glass played a free concert at Forest Park Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Ray Schulte. From Sue Sanderson, who always finds cool shots.
"There was probably no better spirit anywhere." Remembering Michael Houser, founding guitarist of Widespread Panic, on the anniversary of his death. Mikey Houser died August 10, 2022. Today we pay tribute. alanpaul.substack.com/p/there-was-...
"There was probably no better spirit anywhere." Remembering Michael Houser, founding guitarist of Widespread Panic, on the anniversary of his death.
Mikey Houser died August 10, 2022. Today we pay tribute.
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What America Owes To Afghan Women. A thoughtful, moving piece by Mursal Rahim, whose story is featured in the upcoming book “The Last Free Women.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
Opinion | What America Owes to Afghan Women (Gift Article)
Five years after giving up on Afghanistan, America still has a responsibility to the country’s women.
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Friends of the Brothers WITH ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MEMBER JAIMOE. TONIGHT, August 7 Infinity Hall, Hartford, CT bit.ly/4vXH4Es You do not want to miss this show!
Ghalia Volt Burns The House Down — Then Tells You Why. She grew up in Belgium, cut her teeth busking across Europe, and now calls New Orleans home. The rising blues guitarist talks about the long road that got her here — and where she's headed next. alanpaul.substack.com/p/ghalia-vol...
Ghalia Volt Burns The House Down — Then Tells You Why
She grew up in Belgium, cut her teeth busking across Europe, and now calls New Orleans home. In this interview, the rising blues guitarist talks about the long road that got her here — and where she's
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How I Helped Bring Joe Bonamassa and Warren Haynes Together Onstage With Gov't Mule and Joe touring together, I'm finally sharing the videos I shot from the photo pit, and the story of the night these old friends jammed together for the first time in years. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
How I Helped Bring Joe Bonamassa and Warren Haynes Together Onstage
With Gov't Mule and Joe touring together, I'm finally sharing the two videos I shot from the photo pit — and the story of the Chicago night these old friends jammed together for the first time in year
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Willie Dixon may be the most influential musician ever. The bassist, composer, and Chess Records producer behind "Spoonful," "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "Wang Dang Doodle" — and the reason so much of rock and roll had to be sued into giving him credit. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
Willie Dixon may be the most influential musician ever.
The bassist, composer, and Chess Records producer behind "Spoonful," "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "Wang Dang Doodle" — and the reason so much of rock and roll had to be sued into giving him credit.
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Mountain Jam - The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 53 years ago today, 650,000 people flocked to Watkins Glen to see The Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band and the Band. A Brothers and Sisters excerpt. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
Mountain Jam - The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen
52 years ago today, 650,000 people flocked to Watkins Glen to see The Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band and the Band. A Brothers and Sisters excerpt.
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July 25, 1965 - Bob Dylan goes eletric at the Newport Folk Festival, backed by Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The world changes. Here's "Like A Roiling Stpne" -> youtu.be/a6Kv0vF41Bc?...
Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (Live at Newport 1965)
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Hitting the Note with Jaimoe There's no formula for a magical show. Monday night in NYC, I was lucky enough to be on stage for one — sharing it with the last surviving original Allman Brother. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
Hitting the Note with Jaimoe
There's no formula for a magical show. Monday night in NYC, I was lucky enough to be on stage for one — sharing it with the last surviving original Allman Brother.
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Good Ol' Sunday Morning. Friends Of The Brothers with very special guest Jaimoe, Rock and Roill Hall of Fame member and last man standing of the original Allman Brothers Band! youtu.be/w-NsGrS4cp0?... Back at it TOMORROW. July 20, City Winery NYC ->https://bit.ly/4au0I2z
Friends of the Brothers with special guest JAIMOE - "Ain't Wasting Time No More"
YouTube video by Alan Paul
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An American Beauty Inside Jay Blakesberg's Grateful Dead photo exhibit, 1965–1995 open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
An American Beauty
Inside Jay Blakesberg's Grateful Dead photo exhibit, 1965–1995
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DON'T FORGET: It’s another Friends Of The Brothers show with JAIMOE, Rock and Roll of Fame member and last original Allman Brothers Band member! He is joining us on July 20 at City Winery NYC. You don’t want to miss this show. TICKETS: tickets.citywinery.com/event/friend...
I'm a day late celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Allman Brothers band At Fillmore East, but hey, I'm on vacation and I promise you this complete, inside story of the band and the album is better than whatever you read yesterday! open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
The complete inside story behind At Fillmore East, rock’s definitive live album
Released 55 years ago yesterday, ‘At Fillmore East’ made the Allman Brothers Band famous and kicked off a decade of rock’s finest concert albums
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The Photo That Signaled the Allman Brothers Band Were Back. Seven Turns was released on this day, 1990. Kirk west explains the cover image. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
The Photo That Signaled the Allman Brothers Band Were Back
It's the anniversary of Seven Turns' release. Here's the story behind the album cover.
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Sharing a Kool and a Schlitz with Duane Allman A memorable meeting with Duane and Berry, backstage at an Allman Brothers Band show in 1970. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
Sharing a Kool and a Schlitz with Duane Allman
A memorable meeting with Duane and Berry, backstage in 1970.
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He Was Duane Allman's First Call. An Interview with Jaimoe. He was the first member invited to join the Allman Brothers Band and now he's the last man standing. Jaimoe's got a lot to say. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...
He Was Duane Allman's First Call. An Interview with Jaimoe.
He was the first member invited to join the Allman Brothers Band and now he's the last man standing. Jaimoe's got a lot to say.
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great article and interview from @alanpaul.bsky.social alanpaul.substack.com/p/kevn-kinne...
Kevn Kinney has nothing left to prove — and everything left to say
The Drivin N Cryin singer/songwriter goes deep on their new album and what makes Bruce Hampton, Warren Haynes, Peter Buck, Todd Snider such special musicians and people.
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Kevn Kinney has nothing left to prove — and everything left to say The Drivin N Cryin singer/songwriter goes deep on their new album and what makes Bruce Hampton, Warren Haynes, Peter Buck, Todd Snider such special musicians and people. substack.com/@alanpaul/no...
Kevn Kinney has nothing left to prove — and everything left to say
The Drivin N Cryin singer/songwriter goes deep on their new album and what makes Bruce Hampton, Warren Haynes, Peter Buck, Todd Snider such special musicians and people.
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Jack Pearson, Bill Kreutzmann and Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.) backstage at Warren Haynes' @xmasjam. 2015, I believe. Bruce sat in with Billy and the Kids and he said to me, "I'm the normal one in this group!" I miss him so much.
