Alan Paul
@alanpaul.bsky.social
3 x NYT best-selling author, Brothers & Sisters, One Way Out, Texas Flood, Big in China/ Friends of the Brothers/ http://alanpaul.substack.com
Laur Joamets’ Long Road From Estonia to Nashville He stepped off a plane from Tartu, Estonia and straight into Sturgill Simpson’s tour van. The Johnny Blue Skies guitarist tells how he got there. alanpaul.substack.com/p/laur-joame...
Laur Joamets’ Long Road From Tartu to Nashville
He stepped off a plane from Estonia and straight into Sturgill Simpson’s tour van. The Johnny Blue Skies guitarist tells how he got there.
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Tom Petty's right hand man, guitarist Mike Campbell has a fantastic new memoir. An interview with him and co-writer Ari Surdoval. alanpaul.substack.com/p/confession...
Confessions of a Heartbreaker: Mike Campbell
Tom Petty's right hand man, guitarist Mike Campbell has a fantastic new memoir. An interview with him and co-writer Ari Surdoval.
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The Smoker: Inside the Making of An Iconic Jerry Garcia Portrait Jay Blakesberg tells the tale about how he captured an unguarded Jerry. “I was standing three feet away and we connected in that moment.” alanpaul.substack.com/p/the-smoker...
The Smoker: Inside the Making of An Iconic Jerry Garcia Portrait
Jay Blakesberg tells the tale about how he captured an unguarded Jerry.:“I was standing three feet away and we connected in that moment.”
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Today is the 109th anniversary of the genius Thelonious Monk's birth. Check out this family photo, by Jim Marshall. His son TS Monk is a fine drummer and my longtime neighbor, living in South Orange, NJ.
Ray Wylie Hubbard explains how he met Joe Walsh. “It was the first time I ever had a police motorcycle escort in front of my car.” Full interview with Ray, about how Stevie Ray Vaughan saved his life, and so much more here: alanpaul.substack.com/p/why-joe-wa...
Joe Bonamassa plays Lonnie Mack’s 1958 Flying V, which is currently for sale. A historical guitar in several regards. Lonnie was a true pioneer and a favorite of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s. youtube.com/shorts/DC1Y3...
Joe Bonamassa Plays Lonnie Mack’s Legendary 1958 Flying V “Number 7”
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Why Joe Walsh, Mike Campbell and Ringo Starr all love this “Redneck Mother.” An interview with Texas legend Ray Wylie Hubbard, who explains how Stevie Ray Vaughan saved his life, and so much more. alanpaul.substack.com/p/why-joe-wa...
Why Joe Walsh, Mike Campbell and Ringo Starr all love this “Redneck Mother.”
An interview with Texas legend Ray Wylie Hubbard, who explains how Stevie Ray Vaughan saved his life, and so much more.
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"Filling up my passport excites me." Catching Up with Derek Trucks in Shanghai In 2007, Eric Clapton came to China, but his young guitarist was the real attraction for me. alanpaul.substack.com/p/filling-up...
"Filling up my passport excites me." Catching Up with Derek Trucks in Shanghai
In 2007, Eric Clapton came to China, but his young guitarist was the real attraction for me.
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Eric Clapton joined Tedeschi Trucks Band onstage for “Layla” at the Crossroads Guitar Festival. youtu.be/Ir8Llzjpf-4?...
“Layla” Eric Clapton with the Tedeschi Trucks Band at Crossroads 2026 in Austin
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My friend Steve rang the bell today. All hail Stevie G and send him prayers and best wishes. One of the greatest guys you’ll ever meet. youtu.be/OHyhTvyXeio?...
Steve's Last Day of Radiation
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Thanks, I needed that. Gov't Mule warms up a frigid New York night Warren Haynes and company brought the heat when it mattered. alanpaul.substack.com/p/thanks-i-n...
Thanks, I needed that. Gov't Mule warms up a frigid New York night
Warren Haynes and company brought the heat when it mattered.
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Friends Of The Brothers at The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA THIS FRIDAY 9/25. Tickets -> tixr.com/pr/h/185914
Duane Betts was named after a legend. On Isle Of Hope, he's writing his own story. “People will always associate me with that lineage. But I want people to hear my songs and consider that there’s more to it.” Duane Betts on legacy and more: bit.ly/4h9B32Z
Duane Betts was named after a legend. On Isle Of Hope, he's writing his own story.
“People will always associate me with that lineage. But I want people to hear my songs and consider that there’s more to it.” Duane Betts on legacy and his guitar right-hand-man.
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My wife Rebecca Blumenstein, her The Last Free Women co-author Diana Kapp and sisters Mursal and Marwa Rahim were on the TODAY Show show again yesterday, with Jenna Bush and Sheinelle Jones. Check it out. www.today.com/video/journa...
Refugee Women Recount Escaping The Taliban in 2021
In the new book “The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America,” authors Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp tell the story of Mursal and Marwa Rahim, two women who...
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Marcus King Sends Out An SOS The guitarist and singer recorded Wilco’s “Either Way” for 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and opens up about therapy and mental health stigma alanpaul.substack.com/p/marcus-kin...
Marcus King Sends Out An SOS
The guitarist and singer recorded Wilco’s “Either Way” for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and opens up about therapy and mental health stigma
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On the anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s Egypt performances, behind the scenes of this epic photo by Adrian Boot. alanpaul.substack.com/p/photo-fini...
Photo FInish: Jerry Garcia at the Pyramids
Photo Finish is an occasional series looking behind the lens to tell the stories of some of rock and blues’ most iconic images.
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Shana Tovah. Happy Jewish New Year. It’s the 5787. We’ve been around a long time. This year will be 385 days long, beginning last night at sundown and ending October 1, 2027 at sundown. It’s the longest possible number of days on the Jewish calendar.
Great job by wife Rebecca! Journalist who helped young educated women evacuate Afghanistan shares shares stories | NBC Washington youtu.be/vGiy3djkGd4?...
Journalist who helped young educated women evacuate Afghanistan shares stories | NBC Washington
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My wife covered 9/11 for the Wall Street Journal. I'm still thinking about the ones who didn't come home. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it remains raw to me. alanpaul.substack.com/p/my-wife-co...
My wife covered 9/11 for the Wall Street Journal. I'm still thinking about the ones who didn't come home.
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it remains raw to me.
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Another terrific event for The last Free Women at the JCC New York. Andrea Mitchell interviewed Diana Kapp and Rebecca Blumenstein, and then they brought up Marwa and Mursal Rahim, two of the book's subjects. Then we had a great gathering at the Amsterdam Ale House. Get the book! amzn.to/4goRIxW
So proud of my wife Rebecca Blumenstein, whose excellent new book The Last Free Women brought her to the Today show this morning. Check it out - and then buy the book! Refugees Talk Escaping the Taliban, Pursuing Dreams in the US youtu.be/U9YWAxY7GsQ?...
Refugees Talk Escaping the Taliban, Pursuing Dreams in the US
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Here’s my wife Rebecca Blumenstein’s appearance on the Today Show. Check it out and buy The Last Free Women! youtu.be/U9YWAxY7GsQ?...
Refugees Talk Escaping the Taliban, Pursuing Dreams in the US
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My wife Rebecca Blumenstein and her co-author Diana Kapp will be in the Today Show with Savannah Guthrie around 830 am with Mursal and Marwa Rahim, two of the subjects of the amazing new book, The Last Free Women, out today. Tune in and buy the book! amzn.to/4goRIxW
My wife Rebecca Blumenstein has a new book The Last Free Women out Tuesday. I am so proud of her and hope you’ll check it out. A grilling, uplifting tale following four young Afghan women as they build new lives in America. www.wordsbookstore.com/item/1iqMaW6... Amazon: amzn.to/4goRIxW
"Bob was so explicit and my dad was so explicit that the music should continue....It should outlive its original players. The music is timeless." Grahame Lesh on playing the music of the Grateful Dead his father Phil helped create. Full interview here: alanpaul.substack.com/p/my-experie...
Into the Void with Tony Iommi and James Hetfield In 1991, Brad Tolinski and I brought together the once and future kings of heavy metal for a beer-soaked conversation. The memories are foggy. Luckily, it was recorded. alanpaul.substack.com/p/into-the-v...
Into the Void with Tony Iommi and James Hetfield
In 1991, Brad Tolinski and I brought together the once and future kings of heavy metal for a beer-soaked conversation. The memories are foggy. Luckily, it was recorded.
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"My experience has been universally positive and I am so lucky to be born to the family that I was." Grahame Lesh on his father Phil's musical and familial legacy. alanpaul.substack.com/p/my-experie...
"My experience has been universally positive and I am so lucky to be born to the family that I was." Grahame Lesh on his father Phil's musical and familial legacy.
Grahame is continuing the Grateful Dead legacy. We dig deep into the Terrapin Road Show, what he learned from playing with his father, and much more.
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20 years ago today guitarist #AlSchnier of American jam band #moe. called me up from his home in upstate New York and we had a nice chat about #Gov'tMule and #TheWho and stuff @moeperiod.bsky.social @govtmule.bsky.social @jambase.com @alanpaul.bsky.social @relixmag.bsky.social
Al Schnier of moe., August 30, 2006 | Ear of Newt
I'd never seen or heard Buffalo jam band moe. until I just happened to catch them on a double bill with Gov't Mule in Vancouver. I was might
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Like much of the world. I am horrified by the devastation in Nepal and Tibet. During our 3.5 years in China we spent as much time as we could on the Tibetan plateau, in Sichuan, Yunnan and Lhasa. The people were consistently welcoming, kind, elegant and hospitable. My thoughts are with them.
