Film

Richard Johnston UNMANAGEABLE DVD Now on Sale

Richard Johnston UNMANAGEABLE DVD Now on Sale

Several years ago I directed a documentary about Richard Johnston, the Beale Street one-man-band who draws his inspiration from the hill country of north Mississippi. It won several festival awards and many people have contacted me to ask how they can get their hands on a copy. Unfortunately we Full Article

NOT MY SON wins Festival Award

NOT MY SON wins Festival Award

My workplace has had a lot of excitement lately. Wendy Reed, whose office is right next door to mine, won an Emmy, and Dwight Cammeron, whose office is just across the hall, won a first place festival award. The festival award came from the Urban Suburban Film Festival in Philadelphia, Full Article

Music

Rising Star Fife & Drum Band @ the Picnic

Rising Star Fife & Drum Band @ the Picnic

That’s me on the right with the video camera. My wife and I made our annual pilgrimage to the hill country of north Mississippi for the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic on June 25th and 26th. Cindy took some still pictures and I shot some video. The Rising Star Fife & Full Article

North Mississippi Allstars @ the Picnic

North Mississippi Allstars @ the Picnic

The North Mississippi Allstars perform at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, MS on June 26, 2010. The Allstars are are trio but bassist Chris Chew could not be a part of this performance, so they were billed as the NMA DuoLuCo with Luther and Cody Dickinson Full Article

Duwayne Burnside @ the Picnic

Duwayne Burnside @ the Picnic

My wife and I recently attended the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, Mississippi. We’ve attended every one so far and it has become an annual tradition for us. The two-day festival features over 20 bands from the hill country of north Mississippi, an area with Full Article

New Kenny Brown Videos

New Kenny Brown Videos

Kenny Brown learned how to play guitar from Joe Callicott and R. L. Burnside. His guitar accompaniment was an important part of the sound of R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough popularized by Fat Possum Records a few years ago. Now that both Burnside and Kimbrough have passed on, Kenny Brown Full Article

Life

LiveBluesWorld.com

LiveBluesWorld.com

I’ve known about LiveBluesWorld.com for some time but I didn’t take the time to join until recently. I’m glad I’ve joined now as I’m finding both old and new friends there. It is a Ning.com group, a social networking site, devoted to the promotion of live blues [Read More]

Humor

BP Coffee Spill

BP Coffee Spill

If you haven’t seen this video yet, you’ve got to check it out… Coffee spills in the BP conference room and things get out of hand. [Read More]

UA

Where can I go to see the coach?

Where can I go to see the coach?
My office on the University of Alabama campus is near Bryant-Denny Stadium so I frequently park near the stadium. As I was walking to my car not too long ago, a car stopped and a young man asked through the window, “Where can I go to see the coach?” The young man was

TCF Short Film Showcase

TCF Short Film Showcase
The TCF 201 class is hosting a short film screening at the Ferguson Theater at 7pm on May 6, 2010. The admission is free, and there will be fun galore. Invite all your friends, but get there early because the theater will fill up!