LET'S SEE...I FINISHED SONGS WITH BILLY GIBBONS FOR A NEW ZZ TOP CD, FINISHED PRODUCING BB KING, WROTE A BUNCH OF NEW SONGS AND RECORDED THEM WITH DELBERT MCCLINTON AND FINISHED MY NEW CD "BOOGIEMAN" WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT CDBABY.COM.
ME AND THE RATTLESNAKES PERFORMED ON BACK TO BACK CRUISES. FIRST THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD SIMPLE MAN CRUISE WHICH LEFT OUT OF MIAMI FLORIDA AND CRUISED THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. WE PARTIED WITH ABOUT 5000 OF OUR FRIENDS INCLUDING: LYNYRD SKYNYRD, MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, 38 SPECIAL, MOLLY HATCHET, BLACKBERRY SMOKE AND MANY MORE. WHAT A BALL. WE DID 3 CONCERTS ON THE SHIP. MY BUDDIES JOHNNY AND DONNIE VAN ZANT SAT IN WITH US ON "GOES DOWN EASY" TO THE DELIGHT OF A JAMMED PACKED AUDIENCE.
WE GOT BACK TO AMERICA AND FLEW TO SAN DIEGO TO SET SAIL DOWN THE MEXICAN COAST ON THE SANDY BEACHES CRUISE WITH DELBERT MCCLINTON, RAUL MALO, MARCIA BALL, CYRIL NEVILLE, MIKE FARRIS, PAUL THORN, AL ANDERSON, BRUCE CHANNEL ("HEY BABY") AND MANY OTHERS. WHAT A GREAT TIME. WE DID 3 SHOWS ON THAT CRUISE AND I DID A SONGWRITER NIGHT. OH YEA PLAYED DRUMS WITH GARY NICHOLSON TOO. WHAT FUN. MET SO MANY GREAT FRIENDS ON THE SHIP. HOPE WE GET ASKED BACK NEXT YEAR!
I HEAD TO LOS ANGELES THIS WEEKEND FOR THE GRAMMYS. WIN OR LOSE, IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOUR WORK BE NOMINATED.
WE WILL BE HITTING THE ROAD AND DOING SOME GREAT SHOWS WITH BUDDY GUY AND GEORGE THOROGOOD IN THE COMING MONTHS SO KEEP CHECKING THE TOUR DATES.
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Tom, Good Luck! Some of what I wrote was posted here. After soul man Mike Ferris and The Roseland All Stars blessed us with an inspirational morning montage of angelic revival music, the demons seemed to have cleared out only long enough for the Devil to walk in. Tom Hambridge and The Rattlesnakes are one band you’ve got to see live. This is headbangin’ country! And as they say, “We got cha’ Country right here!” Bringing 38-Special back to the future with Brian Love and Sal Baglio on guitars. Rob Wilbourn and Tom McDonald steady the groove as they serve up some kick ass deep Southern Fried Rock! The next day at Miramar Beach, Mazanillo I was able to speak with Grammy(R) Nominated Tom Hambridge. As we stood on the edge of the shore watching his daughters play, I asked him about his legacy. Producing and writing for such legends as Johnny Winters, Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeski along with working with Chuck Berry, ZZ Top, and George Thorogood to name a few. With over 250 songs written, what else is there to accomplish? He lifts up his daughter and says that she has won a songwriting award of her own. I am reminded of my own daughter. A humble answer from a proud father. Tom adds, “I don’ want to make a bunch of records, I just want to make twenty really great collaborative recordings.” He is well on his way.
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