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Part 11: We're rollin' on the (Singing) River Tina who? Yeah, I said it. Welcome to my hot take on one of my favorite hot local artists....

Not My Idea, Garbage, 1995 Just a few days ago, I was standing (maybe?) three feet away from one of my living/breathing contemporary...

Part 10: Friday night and the lights were low Two weeks ago, toward the end of the first set of night one of Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s,...

Part 9: Enter James the Fang Ramone Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s was history in the making, friends, in oh so many ways. Not only did the...

Part 8: Rob x 2 x 2 = 50 ways to stay alive Ladies and gentlemen: May I have your attention, please. Keep your hands inside the ride at...

Part 7: Gary said, “It’s all right now,” and I believe him I confess, Friday was a week ago at Florence’s historic Shoals Theatre -- Gary...

Push It, Garbage, 1998 This is the noise that keeps me awake at night. Or, more importantly, this is the noise waking me up this morning....

Part 6: We are the 70s Lenny LeBlanc and Gary Baker took the Shoals Theatre stage during night one, set one of Muscle Shoals Meets the...

Closer to Fine, Indigo Girls, 1989 Hello, friends. Right now, my head is spinning with several songs all tangled up and swirling in a...

Part 5: If the house is a rockin’ … *Just sayin'. I am heartbroken over losing Steve Price. I don't remember ever not knowing him. I...

Part 4: Overnight sensation Hey friends. Lean in closer … can we talk about Eric Erdman? How in the world am I just now finding out about...

Part 3: Name that tune Fiddleworm extraordinaire, Clint Bailey, brought some serious 70s energy to Florence’s Shoals Theatre on Friday...

Part 2: Got me on my knees times two Over the course of two nights and four sets, this past weekend’s Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s show at...

Part 1: Show up and show out Listen, I don’t know much but I do know that those of us born "in the 1900s" know how to party. Am I right,...

Imagine, John Lennon, 1971 Muscle Shoals Meets the 70s edition: Night two, set one, song one Imagine a father and son emerging from stage...

Blue Sky, Allman Brothers Band, 1972 Drumroll please: And ... the winner is ... Blue Sky. Yes. That's what's been my constant earworm...

"20, 20, 24 hours to go." !!! Indeed. Russell Mefford, you read my mind by referencing this iconic Ramones lyric in your Muscle Shoals...

Car Wash, Rose Royce, 1976 Well, how about that, friends? Do you hear it? That's one of the most iconic (opening) hand-clap sequences in...

I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor, 1978 Of all the 1970s songs I've had on repeat for the past month or so, I'm kinda loving waking up to...

Sweet Emotion, Aerosmith, 1975 Isn't this one of the greatest intros ever? The answer is, "Yes." Don't even think about denying the...