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Part 16: Dancing in the sand Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s had me firmly planted in a sea of blue jean babies longing to be the seamstress for the band. I closed my eyes and exhaled in the moment when Clint Bailey lovingly launched into that warm, iconic opening bar of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer.” The moment took over and the troubles of the world faded into nothingness. Sir Elton, Clint and the those world-class Fiddleworms had my pretty eyes pirate smiling. Being amongst my ch

Part 15: You wanted the best Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s reinvigorated my lifelong love of the hottest band in the world. Don’t get me wrong, the KISS fire is always burning, friends, but that Saturday night in Florence’s historic Shoals Theatre, my blood was boiling because heaven was absolutely on fire. Feeling uptight on a Saturday night – I got to get up! Nick Franks, plus those world-famous Fiddleworms with The Demon, Scott Campbell, on bass, had me reliving my flaming y

And Fools Shine On, Brother Cane, 1995 Rediscovering a favorite band is such a powerful experience for me. Case in point: The 90s came and went and I forgot how much I love Brother Cane. What? I can't believe I let that happen. Must. Remedy. Brother Cane's guitarist, Huntsville native Dave Anderson, was recently part of a local charity concert. His rendition of Bowie's "Changes" slayed. Yep. I've been headfirst down the Brother Cane rabbit hole ever since. I have so much resp

Part 13: Meanwhile, I’m still thinking And now here's something completely different. Leave it to Muscle Meets the 70s to pay homage to...

Part 14: ... and these children that you spit on Hey, young and old alike – are we all just trying to change our worlds? Are any of us...

Bang a Gong (Get It On), T. Rex, 1971 Ahh. I saw this one coming. Bang a Gong has been firmly planted as my earworm since last night....

Part 12: Whole lot of rhythm going 'round Remember that time the Godfather of Shoals hip-hop sauntered across the historic Shoals Theatre...

Part 11: Don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone Hey, Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s friends: Who's president of the Ashley Brown fan...

Part 10: Permission to act a fool Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s tasked one of my favorite new-to-me local artists with taking on one of my...

It Must Have Been Love, Roxette, 1992 Hmmm. No clue why this song is on repeat in my head this morning. I totally forgot that it's a...

Part 9: Spread the word around Remember that time Daniel Elias + Exotic (Fiddle) Worms rocked our souls? Yeah you do. I never saw Lynyrd...

Part 8: Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on the Shoals No, I never saw the Grateful Dead (live), y’all, but a few weeks back, I did...

Part 7: Kisses for everyone This. So very this. Carla Russell's rendition of Heart's "Barracuda" during Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s night...

Bringin' on the Heartbreak, Def Leppard, 1981 There's a chill in the house this morning -- fall is definitely in the air. I love that my...

Part 6: The key to every door Night two of the Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s stand had me in what I felt like was the best seat in the...

Part 5: If you ever change your mind If ever there was a heavy-hitter song written by a heavy-hitting legend, "Bring It On Home to Me" is...

Part 4: Tease me like you do Ahhh ... we've made it to The Who/Microwave Dave portion of Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s night two. Double...

Night 2, Part 2/3: It must be the attitude On the heels of a scorching Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s night two rendition of "Layla" by the...

Live from Muscle Shoals, it's Saturday night! Night two of Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s started with a heart-melting rendition of John...

King of Pain, Police, 1983 I'm not great today but I'm feeling grateful to have this song in my head keeping me company. Hello, Sting --...