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CHARLIE MORGAN
Rickie Lee Jones…
I had my iTunes on "random" in the car the other day, and this song came on..... Last Chance Texaco by Rickie Lee Jones. It had been a while since I had heard it. I
The annual Sammys Awards show
In Orlando for the annual gala at the Hard Rock: 10 artists, 36 songs. 8 hours rehearsal followed by a 3 hour gig. Then onto a cruise ship for 36 hours. Two gigs in 18 hours
Portsmouth, OH – Front Street – Labor Day Festival
Lance Hoppen, Mike Malfesi (engineer - road manager) and I drove up to Portsmouth, OH to meet with the rest of the band (who flew in from NY and FL). This was a weird show: set
Copper Mountain Ski Area – Copper Mountain, CO – John Jorgenson
For the 3rd year running, I was part of John Jorgenson's effort at Guitar Town in Copper Mountain, Colorado. This is a whole weekend of guitar noodling! Saturday is the acoustic day. JJ played with
Rocketman Show – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
After Chastain Amphitheatre last night, I set off early on my drive to Charleston. My route took me through some "interesting" back roads in the Deep South! No more need be said. I love Charleston,
Chastain Park – Atlanta, GA – Richard Marx
Nice to get back to "familiar ground" - having spent so much time in the Atlanta area during my tenure with Elton, I am at least vaguely familiar with this town. I drove from Nashville,
Henry Maier Festival Park – Milwaukee, WI – Richard Marx
Full circle: almost! When the "Face to Face" show came through here in 1994, we played the Brewers stadium, and one of the guests back stage was - Richard Marx! That was the first time we
UK Bikes – Chesham, England
As you probably know, I am a keen cyclist. While I was in the UK I took advantage of the warmer weather to go on a few rides with my sister and brother-in-law. This is
Visit with David Mackay – Sevenoaks, England
While I was in the UK I paid a visit to producer/arranger, David Mackay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mackay_(producer) I've known David for a while. Most recently, we worked together on Frankie Miller's "Double Take" album: David lifted Frankie's
Esbjerg, Denmark – Richard Marx
We left the hotel at the crack of dawn, for Dortmund airport. The airport itself was chaos, so Sam and I used our collective Status with Delta (we were on KLM, Delta’s code share airline)
Hamm, Germany (show day) – Richard Marx
Next morning, early Steve Hornbeak and I went over to the venue with Sam, and set up our stuff. At the time there was a possibility of “a few scattered thunderstorms” in the area. Before
Hamm, Germany (arrival) – Richard Marx
We were originally supposed to be doing at least 3 shows in Europe, but one in Sweden got pulled, so we ended up with Hamm, Germany on the 3rd and Esbjerg, Denmark on the 4th.
The Cannery, N. Las Vegas, NV. Orleans with Ambrosia and Firefall
Lots of fun with these guys. We're all old friends.
Some months are simply perfect!
I love my job.... who wouldn't? For over 4 decades I have been privileged to play drums for some of the top artists on the planet. And the apparently appreciate what I do (I mostly
John D Loudermilk Tribute show – Franklin Theatre, Franklin TN
24 March: John D Loudermilk Tribute show Ð Franklin Theatre, Franklin TN John Jorgenson called me and asked if I would consider playing on a show he was organizing (with his wife, Dixie Gamble) as