1. HORNET HAWKINS- This is the story of my grandfather, who was a moonshiner/bootlegger in Georgia in the depression and early years of World War II. One night when the Treasury Agent got too close to his still, he picked up a 50 pound bag of black [...]

FOGERTY PLAYS “SECRET” SHOW IN NASHVILLE
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> Last night, CMR’s Jefferson Ross enjoyed a “secret” concert featuring
> roots music legend John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
> fame. Nashville’s Mercy Lounge was packed with attendees of the 10th
> Annual Americana Music Association’s annual convention and festival
> and only the press [...]

BUDDY MILLER TAKES TOP PRIZE PLUS LOTS MORE AT AMERICANA MUSIC AWARDS

No one could have guessed when Buddy Miller took the stage of the Ryman Auditorium last [...]

What a month! We sure had a big time down in Savannah and Tybee Island this month. Shot a video of our single, THE LAST SONG, with John Baer, in Monterrey Square, my favorite square in Savannah, and in Bonaventure Cemetery. Johnny Mercer’s grave made a cameo appearance and I left him a few pennies, [...]

Hi gang!
There is fun stuff afoot in Jefferson World. (Sounds like a theme park for children who love The Declaration of Independence.) We are shooting a video in Savannah, Georgia, on, Sunday, August 2nd to support a single (THE LAST SONG) that we are releasing in Great Britain on, Saturday, August 1st. [...]

This week our album, AZALEA, will be featured on Colin Roke’s The Album Zone on CMR Nashville, a 24/7 internet radio network based in England. Just go to www.cmrnashville.net or www.cmrnashville.com and check us out. There is a tab for schedule listings and just look for Colin Roke’s schedule. Please remember that these are on [...]

2009 IS GONNA SHINE!

We only have a couple of weeks until the official release of Azalea, even though we’ve been selling on-line for a couple of months, and we’re already getting some very good press. It’s an exciting time! have come in and, we think, some local
Everybody seems to comment on how [...]

Had a great time at the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival in Florida in November. 350 writers this year!!! Many thanks to Joe Gilchrist, owner of the Flora-Bama, for hosting all of us this year. I got to play seven rounds and this was my first year. Lucky boy am I!
I couldn’t have done [...]

JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF FAULKNER

Well, this past weekend, the brisk autumn breezes blew me down yonder to the Oxford, Mississippi, area (Home of Nobel Laureate William Faulkner, with whom I share a birthday, September 25th) to render up a set or two of original songs to delight the local music absorbers. At [...]