Capricorn Rising: Conversations in Southern Rock (Music and the American South Series) - Softcover

Smith, Michael Buffalo

 
9780881465785: Capricorn Rising: Conversations in Southern Rock (Music and the American South Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 088146578X ISBN 13: 9780881465785
Publisher: Mercer University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Capricorn Rising: Conversations in Southern Rock is a collection of interviews with many of the stars, producers, and associates of the 1970s Southern record label, Capricorn, which was founded in the heart of Macon, Georgia in 1969.

Author Michael Buffalo Smith has been interviewing the movers and shakers in rock and country music for over twenty-five years, and with this volume, he collects word for word, complete interviews with Capricorn artists including Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, George McCorkle, Bonnie Bramlett, Paul Hornsby, Johnny Sandlin, Chuck Leavell, and many others, providing a glimpse into the early 70s when Southern Rock was born in Macon.

Capricorn Rising also includes memorials to the two men who founded the Capricorn studio and record label, Phil Walden and Frank Fenter. The foreword is by Willie Perkins, The Allman Brothers Band tour manager from 1970–1976.

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About the Author

Michael Buffalo Smith is an author, journalist, and musician who was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina during the Southern Rockera, when his hometown heroes, The Marshall Tucker Band became one of the biggest bands on the Capricorn Records label. He is the author ofRebel Yell: An Oral History of Southern Rock, and Prisoner of Southern Rock: A Memoir, both published by Mercer University Press.

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Publisher
Mercer University Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
088146578X
ISBN 13 
9780881465785
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
300