A 2008 email to me from Al Kooper:
Roberto
Thanks for your attempts with the Alabama curator BUT
his slight was not as glaring as Skynyrd's complete non-mention at
the R&R Hall of Fame.
My favorite slap-in-the-face was when Van Zant's widow got up
and thanked TOM DOWD for all the help he gave Ronnie before they
were famous. Dowd did not inherit producing Skynyrd til after the third
album - WAY AFTER Sweet Home & Freebird. I would venture to say that
in 1972, when I financed the band after their van got robbed
that Tom Dowd probably would have mispronounced their name if he
even read it BACK THEN....
Widow's Peak ?????
Unlike Rodney Dangerfield, I can live with this
Al Kooper
A few years ago, CMT aired a documentary on Southern Rock. Below you will find a list of the scenes devoted to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The difference between CMT's documentary & SOUTHERN ROCK PILGRIMAGE will be the focus will be upon the cities instead of the groups.
11] Funochio's
Atlanta
Al Kooper
Gary Rossington
12]elementary school baseball field
5300 Park St.
Jacksonville
Van Zant Brothers
13] Robert E. Lee H.S.
1200 S. Mc Duff Ave.
Jacksonville
14]
1000 ALABAMA AVE.
Sheffield [ed. note: I believe this should be the old address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: 3614 Jackson Highway ]
Billy Powell
Ed King
15] HELL HOUSE
somewhere outside of Jacksonville {need to get the address}
16] 3864 Oak Cliff Industrial Blvd.
Doraville, Ga.
17] 2600 Geneva Avenue
San Francisco, Ca.
Judy Van Zant
18] Lasalle Square
Providence, R.I.
some Carter guy
19] Lakeside Amusement Park
Lakeside Road
Macon
20] Amite County, MS
LARGE TIME
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 1978
Actually from Doraville in Georgia (which is near Atlanta). ARS were another fine southern band who rarely troubled the UK. LARGE TIME, the opening track from seventh album CHAMPAGNE JAM, shied away from their radio friendly sheen to pack a serious Confederate punch, referencing their southern credentials in its lyrics
'We played Macon, Georgia with Lynyrd Skynyrd, it was a rock 'n roll hoedown/ Van Zant let that Free Bird fly, don't you know he wasn't foolin' around'.
Al KOOPER on the SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH CURSE:
From: "Al Kooper"
Subject: Re: Hey, AL Kooper: After Reading Dean & Nix , Check Out The Stuff On Randy Lewis of MOSE JONES
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 02:45:18 -0400
To: "robert register"
The Mose Jones story took a totally bizarre turn in 2001.
When Randy
was dying in Florida, Bryan Cole and Jimmy O Neil who lived in Atlanta,
went down to pay their last respects to Randy in FL. Upon their return,
they BOTH were admitted to the hospital in serious condition with two
different ailments.
Jimmy O Neil (guitar-MOSE JONES) passed away after
a week in the hospital. Bryan Cole (drums-MOSE JONES) lost a leg but
pulled through and lives today. You couldn't find two sweeter guys in
the world. Steve McRay (keys-MOSE JONES) is the only one who hasn't
been sidelined by this weird Mose Jones "curse", but he was NOT
actually an original member. He replaced Clay Watkins, who decided drug
dealing was more important at the time. He died shortly after making
that decision.
If you couple this with Skynyrd's life losses (Ronnie
Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, Cassie Gaines,
Leon Wilkerson) and the tough fight I myself had in 2001 (lost 2/3 of
my sight and had unrelated brain surgery) you must surely give some
creedence to a SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH curse of some sort.......
Cole, McRay
and Kooper live on nonetheless (....so far)
- Al Kooper http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2006_03_26_archive.html
2004 NIX EMAIL
ROBERT,
YOU KNOW THAT AL KOOPER IS ONE OF MY MENTORS( BESIDES
ROY ORBISON) AND IDOLS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT HE IS ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN ROCK HISTORY?!!!!
EVERYONE THINKS OF KOOPER AS A B-3 GUY ( BOB DYLAN'S 'LIKE A ROLLING STONE), BUT HE REALLY PLAYS THE SHIT OUT OF GUITAR!! HE EVEN PLAYED SESSION SOLOS ON RECORDS LIKE CONNIE FRANCIS' 'STUPID CUPID', WHICH SOUNDS A LOT LIKE JAMES BURTON AND JOHN RAINEY ADKINS!!(BEFORE EITHER ONE OF THEM).
I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART, THAT THIS IS WHY LYNYRD SKYNYRD IS SO BIG TO THIS DAY! AL KOOPER RELATED TO THEM AS A GUITAR ARMY TYPE OF BAND!! YOU CAN ASK ED 'GUITAR' KING, AND I THINK HE WOULD AGREE THAT RONNIE VAN ZANT AND AL KOOPER WERE BOTH VERY MUCH THE REASON FOR SKYNYRD'S HUGE SUCCESS!!
I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PLAY DRUMS ON SUCH A GREAT SONG AS 'TUESDAY'S GONE' BY BOTH OF THESE INCREDIBLY TALENTED PEOPLE!!!!
KEEP THE BABY FAITH!!!
GOOD EVENING!
RENEGADE ROBERT NIX!!!!......... om
Roberto
Thanks for your attempts with the Alabama curator BUT
his slight was not as glaring as Skynyrd's complete non-mention at
the R&R Hall of Fame.
My favorite slap-in-the-face was when Van Zant's widow got up
and thanked TOM DOWD for all the help he gave Ronnie before they
were famous. Dowd did not inherit producing Skynyrd til after the third
album - WAY AFTER Sweet Home & Freebird. I would venture to say that
in 1972, when I financed the band after their van got robbed
that Tom Dowd probably would have mispronounced their name if he
even read it BACK THEN....
Widow's Peak ?????
Unlike Rodney Dangerfield, I can live with this
Al Kooper
A few years ago, CMT aired a documentary on Southern Rock. Below you will find a list of the scenes devoted to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The difference between CMT's documentary & SOUTHERN ROCK PILGRIMAGE will be the focus will be upon the cities instead of the groups.
11] Funochio's
Atlanta
Al Kooper
Gary Rossington
12]elementary school baseball field
5300 Park St.
Jacksonville
Van Zant Brothers
13] Robert E. Lee H.S.
1200 S. Mc Duff Ave.
Jacksonville
14]
1000 ALABAMA AVE.
Sheffield [ed. note: I believe this should be the old address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: 3614 Jackson Highway ]
Billy Powell
Ed King
15] HELL HOUSE
somewhere outside of Jacksonville {need to get the address}
16] 3864 Oak Cliff Industrial Blvd.
Doraville, Ga.
17] 2600 Geneva Avenue
San Francisco, Ca.
Judy Van Zant
18] Lasalle Square
Providence, R.I.
some Carter guy
19] Lakeside Amusement Park
Lakeside Road
Macon
20] Amite County, MS
LARGE TIME
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 1978
Actually from Doraville in Georgia (which is near Atlanta). ARS were another fine southern band who rarely troubled the UK. LARGE TIME, the opening track from seventh album CHAMPAGNE JAM, shied away from their radio friendly sheen to pack a serious Confederate punch, referencing their southern credentials in its lyrics
'We played Macon, Georgia with Lynyrd Skynyrd, it was a rock 'n roll hoedown/ Van Zant let that Free Bird fly, don't you know he wasn't foolin' around'.
Al KOOPER on the SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH CURSE:
From: "Al Kooper"
Subject: Re: Hey, AL Kooper: After Reading Dean & Nix , Check Out The Stuff On Randy Lewis of MOSE JONES
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 02:45:18 -0400
To: "robert register"
The Mose Jones story took a totally bizarre turn in 2001.
When Randy
was dying in Florida, Bryan Cole and Jimmy O Neil who lived in Atlanta,
went down to pay their last respects to Randy in FL. Upon their return,
they BOTH were admitted to the hospital in serious condition with two
different ailments.
Jimmy O Neil (guitar-MOSE JONES) passed away after
a week in the hospital. Bryan Cole (drums-MOSE JONES) lost a leg but
pulled through and lives today. You couldn't find two sweeter guys in
the world. Steve McRay (keys-MOSE JONES) is the only one who hasn't
been sidelined by this weird Mose Jones "curse", but he was NOT
actually an original member. He replaced Clay Watkins, who decided drug
dealing was more important at the time. He died shortly after making
that decision.
If you couple this with Skynyrd's life losses (Ronnie
Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, Cassie Gaines,
Leon Wilkerson) and the tough fight I myself had in 2001 (lost 2/3 of
my sight and had unrelated brain surgery) you must surely give some
creedence to a SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH curse of some sort.......
Cole, McRay
and Kooper live on nonetheless (....so far)
- Al Kooper http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2006_03_26_archive.html
2004 NIX EMAIL
ROBERT,
YOU KNOW THAT AL KOOPER IS ONE OF MY MENTORS( BESIDES
ROY ORBISON) AND IDOLS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT HE IS ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN ROCK HISTORY?!!!!
EVERYONE THINKS OF KOOPER AS A B-3 GUY ( BOB DYLAN'S 'LIKE A ROLLING STONE), BUT HE REALLY PLAYS THE SHIT OUT OF GUITAR!! HE EVEN PLAYED SESSION SOLOS ON RECORDS LIKE CONNIE FRANCIS' 'STUPID CUPID', WHICH SOUNDS A LOT LIKE JAMES BURTON AND JOHN RAINEY ADKINS!!(BEFORE EITHER ONE OF THEM).
I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART, THAT THIS IS WHY LYNYRD SKYNYRD IS SO BIG TO THIS DAY! AL KOOPER RELATED TO THEM AS A GUITAR ARMY TYPE OF BAND!! YOU CAN ASK ED 'GUITAR' KING, AND I THINK HE WOULD AGREE THAT RONNIE VAN ZANT AND AL KOOPER WERE BOTH VERY MUCH THE REASON FOR SKYNYRD'S HUGE SUCCESS!!
I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PLAY DRUMS ON SUCH A GREAT SONG AS 'TUESDAY'S GONE' BY BOTH OF THESE INCREDIBLY TALENTED PEOPLE!!!!
KEEP THE BABY FAITH!!!
GOOD EVENING!
RENEGADE ROBERT NIX!!!!......... om
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