Y'ALL:
Home from road and about to go into studio.
Been working in studio this past weekend, co-producing (w/ Andy Baker)
next Don Chambers album. His new songs are fantastic, definitely his best
yet, and the band is SMOKING.Working with Andy is always a treat
too.
We
began next DBT album on June 11 (1 day after our 11th birthday as band).
Lots of new songs to cut, including a couple written in last
week.
Tour dates, just added,
will keep us busy through July, including a handful of TDU dates. On a
couple of them, we plan to begin show with acoustic set, then morph into
The Rock Show.That should be lots of fun.
Just received new Centro-Matic EP (Operation Motorcide) which is
fantastic. They just continue to amaze me everytime they get together. I
think it was released on a Spanish label but I know its out on iTunes and
I highly encourage all to check it out.
Been reading "It Came From Memphis" which was written a few
years back by Robert Gordon and explores some of the lesser known histories
of Memphis music. Incredible read and highly recommended.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE A. JOHNSON. He's my Great Uncle and
inspiration of my song "Sands of Iwo Jima." he turned 87 the
other day.
See
you soon at The Rock Show, The Swamp Show and the Combination
Shows.
Best ALWAYS,
Patterson Hood
Drive-By Truckers
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Will
Johnson, Movie Star!
The DBT and Centro-Matic are tight, as any DBT fan well knows.
Centro-Matic has played with DBT at their New Year's shows for several
years now, and is an all-time favorite band of everyone in the entire DBT
family.
Well, Centro-Matic's
front man Will Johnson is a multi-talented man - actually, all the members
of that band are - but Will's got a part in a new movie coming out, called
Salt Creek County. Looks funny as hell. Check it out and keep an eye out
for a release date.
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Spooner
Oldham Y'ALL:
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Everyone has seen The Godfather (I hope at least a time or two) and
knows that a man can't turn down a request on the day of his daughter's
wedding.
With that said, last
weekend I was in memphis attending the wedding of my dear friend Roxanne
Oldham. Her father is Spooner Oldham, who has played keyboards on some of
my favorite records ever made. Spooner and my father have played together
off and on for 40 years. His is that incredible Wurlitzer part that begins
Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved A Man (The Way That I Love
You)." He also played on "Do Right Woman" and has
co-written some of the greatest songs ever recorded. He has additionally
toured and made records with Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Last summer he
toured with Crosby Stills Nash and Young. He also played keys on
"When The Pin Hits the Shell" on our Decoration Day
album.
We had decided some time
back that we wanted him to record again with us this summer. With that in
mind, last weekend we asked him to come out with us on THE DIRT UNDERNEATH
TOUR.
Additionally, John Neff
is all fired up and ready to do some double duty on guitar and pedal steel
on our upcoming shows and the next album. He and Shonna will both be
stepping up to the mic to help with harmonies and such.
Spirits are high all around, as the songs are
continuing to come together and everyone is thrilled and excited to begin
this next chapter of the continuing saga that is Drive-By
Truckers.
See you soon at a venue
near you.
Patterson
Hood
Drive-By
Truckers
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