♪ Muscle Shoals To Music Row ♪ (country rock music) [Narrator] The Sam Phillips Music Organization invites you to step behind the music where the hits are made, the stories are told, and the legends are born.

♪ Muscle Shoals ♪ ♪ Music Row, yeah ♪ [Narrator] This program is brought to you by visit the Shoals, Mid River Broadcasting, Sutherland Sight and Sound and the University of North Alabama's David and John Briggs Family Department of Entertainment Industry.

(country rock music) And now live from the Shoals, this is Music Shoals to Music Row, live.

(country rock music fades) (gentle guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Take what you want ♪ ♪ Throw the rest away ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Reach down and touch the road ♪ ♪ See if was paved ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ And one night on your dreams ♪ (singer vocalizing) (upbeat guitar music) (singer vocalizing) (singer continues vocalizing) (singer continues vocalizing) (upbeat guitar music) (lively music) Hey, mom.

(lively music) Oh, I'm feeling great, man.

Blessed to be here.

-I'm scared.

-Got Mitch Mann, on electric guitar.

[Interviewer] How you feeling Mitch Mann?

-It's show day.

-Scared and nervous.

We shall... We shall presevere (laughing).

Persevere, presevere, persevere?

This is, don't interview me, Mike.

(people chattering) [Interviewer] How you feeling, Mike Dillon?

What'd I say?

I'm feeling good, just riding the momentum wave right now.

You know, I'm just trying to not, not train wreck, you know.

There will probably be some, hopefully it'll happen at rehearsal, not the actual show.

-You excited?

-Absolutely, Mann.

It's gonna be wonderful.

Looking forward to this.

A great cause.

A great band.

Lots of fun.

-(rhythmic music) -♪ Know when to fold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to fold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to walk away ♪ ♪ Know when to run ♪ ♪ You better count your money ♪ ♪ While you're sitting at the table ♪ ♪ There'll be time enough for counting ♪ ♪ When the dealing's done ♪ (rhythmic music) ♪ Every man I know ♪ -(Eddie murmuring) -One more.

-One more.

-Yeah.

-My bad.

-And I botched (murmuring).

Well, yeah, that's what I- -Yeah.

-Your fault.

Yeah, let's just do it over.

Let's just start over.

(mellow music) ♪ Imagine all the people ♪ As we started to figure out what the set list would be for night two, we were driving somewhere and Allison said, you know, you need to open Saturday Night Show with a cold opening to pay tribute to Saturday Night Live.

And you and Christopher need to do "Imagine" together.

And... That's like the greatest gift she could have ever given me, man.

(indistinct) Ready?

(mellow music) Yes, sir.

(mellow music) That gave me the idea for Christopher and I to say, live from Muscle Shoals, it's Saturday night and have the band play the Saturday Night Live theme song to lead us into the show.

And Wade Baker, who owns Champy's approached me out of the blue about doing a skit with him being Buford T. Justice from Smokey and The Bandit, which that gave us our host of Saturday Night Live.

Fletch Brown has been a Fiddleworms fan since day one.

He's a great friend and I knew he would be perfect to hold all that together.

What's that little turnaround right there?

(humming) So it's C, C, C. It goes down to, G, A.

-B, C.

-Okay, I got you.

I've always been into music.

I played piano since I was, I think I was nine when I started, and then I've been playing in the band since middle school.

It was really a big honor for me to be able to play in something like that for such a great cause.

And I've always looked up to what he does on stage.

So it was a really great experience just to finally be a part of that.

My oldest son, Christopher, is named after Chris Quillan, who I started this band with.

Chris is the other founder of the Fiddleworms.

Chris passed away in an automobile accident May 26th of 1996, kind of right in the middle as we were kind of getting going, you know.

Chris is the one who helped me put the band together to have my son play with me and sing "Imagine," which "Imagine" is always an important song, but it seems more important right now.

And to sing that song with my son who is named after Chris is like all of the stars aligning.

It's like... It's like one of the most beautiful things I've ever been a part of.

-Alright, night number two.

-(people chattering) -Five minutes out.

-All right, love you.

-Love you.

-We get out there five minutes early to get in place.

Feel good, man.

Normal jitters beforehand, you know?

But I'm a sicko.

I like it.

(mellow music) (mellow music continues) ♪ Imagine there's no heaven ♪ ♪ It's easy if you try ♪ ♪ No hell below us ♪ ♪ Above us, only sky ♪ (mellow music) ♪ Imagine all the people ♪ ♪ Living for today ♪ ♪ Ah ha ♪ ♪ Imagine there's no countries ♪ ♪ It isn't hard to do ♪ ♪ Nothing to kill or die for ♪ ♪ No religion too ♪ ♪ Imagine all the people ♪ ♪ Living live in peace ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ You may say I'm a dreamer ♪ ♪ But I'm not the only one ♪ ♪ Hope someday you'll join us ♪ ♪ And the world will be as one ♪ ♪ Imagine no possessions ♪ ♪ I wonder if you can ♪ ♪ No need for greed or hunger ♪ ♪ A brotherhood of man ♪ ♪ Imagine all the people ♪ ♪ Sharing all the world ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ You may say I'm a dreamer ♪ ♪ But I'm not the only one ♪ ♪ Hope someday you'll join us ♪ ♪ And the world will live as one ♪ (audience cheering) [Both] Live from Muscle Shoals!

It's Saturday Night!

-(audience cheering) -(rhythmic music) (rhythmic music continues) (rhythmic music continues) (audience clapping) (audience clapping fading) Thank ya, nice lady.

(audience laughing) Are you Fletch?

Yes, Sheriff.

I'm Fletch, Kicks 96.

Funny, you sound a little taller on radio.

(audience laughing) I get that a lot.

You okay, Sheriff?

You look kind of tired.

Somebody chasing you?

Ain't nobody chasing me, Fletch.

I've been in a hot speed pursuit of a black TransAm for over 700 miles!

(audience cheering) He's been driving through people's backyards, knocking down mailboxes.

He's gotta broad in the car.

I don't think he's got a permission.

That's kidnapping.

How's that for hijinks?

(tires squealing) Oof!

That's the bandit.

(audience laughing) Wade Baker is the owner of Champy Shoals and he and his crew have been a sponsor of this concert since the very first one.

He was a sponsor of Muscle Shoals meets the Beatles.

I can't really speak for Russell.

Earlier on, I think we were just kind of doing the best we can.

We were just kind of winging it and it was like, kind of fly by the seat of our pants and let's just see what can do to raise as much money as possible.

And with that, make sure everybody has a good time.

(laughs) Some of it seemed so ludicrous.

(static whirring) (electronic beep) ♪ Champy's ♪ (laughs) Me dressing up as, you know, fat Elvis and you know you know, we're gonna do, we're gonna do a shoot for this.

And had an old Muddy Waters tune in the background.

And I'm pulling up in a '73 Cadillac.

And I mean, you know, I never, never would've dreamed that it would lead to something like that.

But I was just so honored to be a part of it.

One, 'cause I was asked, but two, because of what it entailed and what we're involved in and you know, what we were trying to accomplish.

When an opportunity comes along to say, "Hey, would you like to be a part of something worthwhile?"

And are we sure it's gonna be worthwhile?

Well, you're helping children, you're helping needy people, you're helping people that at some point or some place may not be able to help themselves.

I needed a leg up.

Karma's a you know what, and you gotta pay it forward.

And now, eight years in, thousands and thousands of dollars raised.

All Russell did was bring a community together over the course of two nights and 53 songs and whatever.

But he brought hundreds and hundreds of people together for one reason.

And that's to help somebody else.

And that's why you do it.

So I never intended to do another show.

I mean, there was no ambition of it being anything other than that one single show to try to help out two local charities.

As we were leaving, we were loading out after the Beatles show, Jimmy Nuts said, "Hey, we need to do this every year."

So we started thinking about it and put together Muscle Shoals Meets the Stones.

Again, there were a lot of Muscle Shoals contacts with the Rolling Stones actually having recorded here.

Corey Hanna and I went over and had the honor of filming and interviewing Jimmy Johnson at Muscle Shoals Sound before the show.

We presented kind of a mini documentary that Corey had made of Jimmy describing the Rolling Stones coming and how that recording all happened.

Well, in the first session I was not really to do the session.

I was first hired just to kinda, I knew where all the bodies was buried in the studio.

And so I was going to assist their engineer, Jimmy Miller.

And he didn't show, he didn't show up.

And so about eight hours before that, they told me, "You're gonna do it."

And I said, "Oh, (beep)," you know.

-(upbeat music) -(band singing) ♪ House boy knows that he's doing alright ♪ ♪ You shoulda heard him just around midnight ♪ The next year we did Muscle Shoals meet Sam Phillips.

♪ 'Cause I ♪ ♪ Just can't ♪ ♪ Help ♪ ♪ Falling in love ♪ ♪ With ♪ ♪ You ♪ And we were really lucky.

That show was on February of the 27th of 2020.

And of course, two weeks later, the whole world shut down.

In fact, there was a time period shortly after that show that I was worried, "Oh my gosh, what if we got a bunch of people sick?"

♪ Well, go on down to Jackson ♪ ♪ Go ahead and wreck your health ♪ ♪ Go play your hand, you big-talking man ♪ ♪ And make a big fool of yourself ♪ ♪ Yeah, go to Jackson ♪ (record scratching) So I'm not a Steely Dan fan.

I respect them.

I respect what they do.

Scott Todd is an incredible musician.

So Scott came in during the Muscle Shoals meets the Eagles Shows.

We needed an extra guitar player to cover all those parts.

And Mitch brought Scott in and he did a fantastic job.

And then as things evolved, we brought him in and made him a full-fledged member of the Fiddleworms.

What an amazing invitation that was.

And so just, you know, just a super hard yes.

I'd absolutely love to and just had a blast during the show and such an honor to be asked to participate in the Fiddleworms 'cause when I moved up here in '95, you know, I was an instant fan, instant fan boy.

And working around town, they would also be playing.

And I always try to go out and see 'em when I could.

So to just be on the same stage with those guys was just such a blessing, a really, really, really great moment for me.

During this time, John Tomball, our drummer, we found out that he had cancer and he battled a courageous fight with liver cancer.

His daughter wanted us to try to write a song from her to her father.

I wanted to be with Johnny anytime he would allow me to be there while he was sick and I was very fortunate that he wanted me to be there.

So I walked that with him and his wife Ashley and his children.

And it's a huge honor.

I was dropping the ball on this song and Scott picked up the ball and took a sheet of things that Mary had written down and wrote this beautiful song and sang it.

And at that point I told him, I was like, you're not getting away with this anymore, man.

You know, you're gonna have to sing.

♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering the tears ♪ ♪ Bet you had enough of mine ♪ Yeah, that was something new for me.

I've never done that.

When it comes to being a singer, I don't even put myself in that category because I work around such great vocalists you know, it's like, why even bother that?

But again, Russell, he's got such a vision for these shows and when he asked me to do a song, he's like, "I think you should do a song and you should do this song in particular."

And he always nails that perfectly.

And I'm like, you know, I trust Russell and if he thinks I can do it, I think I'll give it a try.

-(group vocalizing) -(bright music) Yep.

We'll get it covered.

Figure out who's square or what.

I wish I, you know, if y'all could just take the course- I'm gonna be, yeah.

Just take the course and let me off.

And I had a lot of encouragement from the band, too.

And so they really supported me and oh gosh, and getting to play guitar with Kelvin Holly.

I mean, you know, how much better does that get?

You know, we call him Godfather Fiddle and he's just incredible.

It was surreal playing with him on stage when we were doing that harmony part.

I'm like playing guitar with Kelvin Holly.

That was a surreal moment for me.

Lenny LeBlanc and the Shoal Sisters right over here, y'all.

-(audience cheering) -(electronic guitar music) I love y'all.

(audience cheering) A little Steely Dan for y'all.

[Band Member] One, two, three, four, five.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Your everlasting summer ♪ ♪ You can see it fading fast ♪ ♪ You grab a piece of something ♪ ♪ That you think is gonna last ♪ ♪ You wouldn't even know a diamond ♪ ♪ If you held it in your hand ♪ ♪ The things you think are precious ♪ ♪ I can't understand ♪ ♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering up the tears ♪ ♪ Have you had enough of mine ♪ ♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering up the tears ♪ ♪ Have you had enough of mine ♪ ♪ You been tellin' me you're a genius ♪ ♪ Since you were seventeen ♪ ♪ In all the time I've known you ♪ ♪ I still don't know what you mean ♪ ♪ The weekend at the college ♪ ♪ Didn't turn out like you planned ♪ ♪ The things that pass for knowledge ♪ ♪ I can't understand ♪ ♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering up the tears ♪ ♪ Have you had enough of mine ♪ ♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering up the tears ♪ ♪ Have you have enough of mine ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) ♪ I spent a lot of money ♪ ♪ And I spent a lot of time ♪ ♪ The trip we made to Hollywood ♪ ♪ Is etched upon my mind ♪ ♪ After all the things we've done and seen ♪ ♪ You find another man ♪ ♪ The things you think are useless ♪ ♪ I can't understand ♪ ♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering up the tears ♪ ♪ Have you had enough of mine ♪ ♪ Are you reeling in the years ♪ ♪ Stowing away the time ♪ ♪ Are you gathering up the tears ♪ ♪ Have you had enough of mine ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (audience cheering) Kelvin Holly, ladies and gentlemen, the Shoal Sisters, and Lenny LeBlanc.

(audience cheering) [Band Member] Scott Todd, everybody!

Scott Todd!

-(audience cheering) -[Scott] Thank you.

Yep.

Huge John Denver fan, would sit out on my swing set, you know, yelling, trying to sing, mostly yelling "Sunshine on my Shoulders," "Country roads," and of course Rocky Mountain High.

So originally, you know, I heard Lenny sing Rocky Mountain High 'cause Lenny can sing anything.

♪ Now he walks in quiet solitude ♪ ♪ The forests and the streams ♪ ♪ Seeking grace in every step he takes ♪ You know, part of this show is that I want everybody to have a really good time.

And Lenny agreed with it.

He said, "Let me check it out."

He got back to me.

He said, "Sure, sounds good."

Rocky Mountain Highs is an awesome song, but you know, some songs you really connect with when you start singing 'em.

I thought, "This is a good fit for my voice."

And I just would work at it and work at it and got together with the band or rehearsals and it just wasn't happening.

-♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ -(mellow music) -(person vocalizing) -It just sounds awful.

(people chattering) It's just dead.

♪ Colorado and Rocky Mountain high ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I've seen it raining fire in the sky ♪ As we go through and rehearse these songs, the songs once again tell us what we should and shouldn't do.

And as we got into it, you know, I learned pretty quickly you know, Lenny just wasn't into it, man.

[Band Member] We don't have to do it.

I don't like the heavy drums on it.

[Band Member] Huh?

I don't like the drums on it.

(people chattering) (people laughing) [Band Member] Is Jimmy Nuts still here or he's gone?

-He's here.

-I mean, that second setup.

(people laughing) It just feels like it's a labor.

-It's like (exclaims).

-(people chattering) (people chattering) Well, why don't you sing it, then?

(group laughing) We can get somebody else to sing it, you know?

-You sure?

-Yeah, We'll figure out somebody else, man.

(people chattering) 'Cause I don't want you to be miserable either.

No words.

Now pause.

Pause.

And I'm really fortunate that we had the friendship because I have the utmost respect for Lenny LeBlanc.

And again, am amazed that he's even willing to be a part of this.

You know, the fact that he has respect for me and that we're friends and he feels open enough to tell me what he likes and doesn't like and doesn't just go along with something, is another thing that just makes him a badass.

I asked Russell, I said, "Russell, this would be a great song for you."

And I didn't know that was his dad's favorite song until my wife told me when I got home.

I said, "I think Russell's gonna do that song.

I hope he does anyway."

She said, "Well, you know, that was his dad's favorite song."

I thought, "He should have been doing it in the first place."

And did an incredible job on it.

So my dad was a B-17 pilot.

(audience cheering) I was a big John Denver fan as a kid.

(audience cheering) And we got to go, my parents took me to go see John Denver perform in Huntsville.

I guess I may have been like nine years old or something.

And you know, nobody knew what his real name was.

We just all knew him as John Denver.

So you would buy like a program at the concert back then.

And we had a program and we were sitting in our seats and we were flipping through 'em.

There was John Denver, you know, in the mountains, John Denver, in the studio.

And there was a picture of John Denver beside an airplane with his dad.

And my father says, that's Dutch.

And my mom and I were like, "What are you talking about?"

He said, "That's John Deutschendorf.

That's who taught me how to fly."

(audience murmuring) So we're gonna do this one for my dad, man.

(audience cheering) (mellow bright music) ♪ He was born in the summer ♪ ♪ Of his 27th year ♪ ♪ Coming home to a place he'd never been before ♪ ♪ He left yesterday behind him ♪ ♪ Might say he was born again ♪ ♪ Might say he found the key for every door ♪ ♪ When he first came to the mountains ♪ ♪ His life was far away ♪ ♪ On the road and hanging by a song ♪ ♪ But the string's already broken ♪ ♪ And he doesn't really care ♪ ♪ It keeps changing fast ♪ ♪ But it won't last him long ♪ ♪ And Colorado Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ I've seen it raining fire in the sky ♪ ♪ The shadows from the starlight ♪ ♪ Is softer than a lullaby ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ He climbed to see the mountains ♪ ♪ He saw silver clouds below ♪ ♪ He saw everything as far as you can see ♪ ♪ And they say that he got crazy once ♪ ♪ And he tried to touch the sun ♪ ♪ Well he lost a friend, but kept the memory ♪ ♪ Now he walks in quiet solitude ♪ ♪ The forests and the streams ♪ ♪ Seeking grace in every step he takes ♪ ♪ His sight has turned inside himself ♪ ♪ To try to comprehend ♪ ♪ The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake ♪ ♪ And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ I've seen it raining fire in the sky ♪ ♪ Talk to God and listen to the casual reply ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ Now his life is full of wonder ♪ ♪ But his heart still knows some fear ♪ ♪ A simple thing, he cannot comprehend ♪ ♪ Now they wanna tear the mountains down ♪ ♪ To bring in a couple more ♪ ♪ More people, more scars upon the land ♪ ♪ And Colorado Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ I've seen it raining fire in the sky ♪ ♪ And though he'd be a poorer man ♪ ♪ If he never saw an eagle fly ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ Colorado Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ I've seen it raining fire in the sky ♪ ♪ My friends around the campfire ♪ ♪ And everybody's high ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ ♪ In Colorado ♪ ♪ Rocky Mountain high ♪ (group vocalizing) (mellow guitar music fades) (audience cheering) Kirk Russel on the mandolin!

(audience cheering) So "All Right Now" is a situation where with Gary Baker, I mean, over-the-top world renown song writer, if I have an idea, Gary and I are close enough that I can pitch it to him but more times than not, once I say, 70s, 80s, Gary immediately snaps off with you know.

I'd like to do "All Right Now" by Free.

And I said all right.

♪ All right now ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ I've always liked that song, you know.

And always felt like it was a really cool song to play and sing and so that's how that happened.

But he said, "Cool, well if you didn't like it, I wouldn't have done it."

It was one of those songs that felt fun to play, it was kind of powerful.

But yet the verses are open.

It's just a guitar and a singer and drummer, you know.

So it's kind of pretty cool.

♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ (groovy rhythmic music) ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ (groovy rhythmic music) ♪ There she stood in the street ♪ ♪ Smiling from her head to her feet ♪ ♪ I said, "Hey, what is this, now, baby" maybe ♪ ♪ Maybe she's in need of a kiss ♪ ♪ Well I said, "Hey ♪ ♪ "What's your game, baby ♪ ♪ Are you trying to put me to shame" ♪ ♪ Well she said, "No, no, no ♪ ♪ Let's move before they raise the parking rate" ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ (groovy rhythmic music) Let me tell you about it.

(groovy rhythmic music) ♪ So I took her home ♪ ♪ To my place ♪ ♪ Watching every move on her face ♪ ♪ Well she said, "Look, what's your game, baby ♪ ♪ Are you tryin' to put me in shame" ♪ ♪ Well I said, "Slow, don't go so fast ♪ ♪ Don't you think that love can last" ♪ ♪ She said, "Love, Lord above ♪ ♪ Now you're tryin' to trick me in love" ♪ ♪ I said all right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ Yeah, here we go.

Woo!

(rhythmic music) (groovy rhythmic music) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) (groovy rhythmic music continues) ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ Scott Todd!

-(groovy rhythmic music) -(audience cheering) Mitch Mann!

-(groovy rhythmic music) -(audience cheering) Yeah.

Let me tell you something about it.

(groovy rhythmic music continues) ♪ Well, I took her home ♪ ♪ To my place ♪ ♪ Watching every move on her face ♪ ♪ And she said, "Look, what's your game, baby ♪ ♪ Are you trying to put me in shame" ♪ ♪ Well I said, "Slow, don't go so fast ♪ ♪ Don't you think that love can last" ♪ ♪ She said, "Love, Lord above ♪ ♪ Now you're trying to trick me in love" ♪ ♪ I said all right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ -♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ -♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Let me hear it ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ -♪ Yeah, it's all right ♪ -♪ All right now ♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ -♪ Baby, it's all right ♪ -♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ It's all right, it's all right ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ (groovy rhythmic music) ♪ We're so happy together ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ ♪ All right now ♪ ♪ Baby, it's all right now ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ -(groovy rhythmic music) -(audience cheering) -Gary Baker!

-(audience continues cheering) Thank you so much.

Appreciate your support.

Michael, we gonna hit Amos Moses.

-I don't care.

-It's on the list.

We all have our Fiddleworm names.

And Mike is Grumpy Fiddle, which I think he wears that name with a badge of pride.

I ain't digging that at all.

Pisses me off actually.

I think it's a bunch of BS.

Mike, do you wanna do it again or?

(people chattering) I think everybody should listen to it.

-I'd like to do again.

-I'd like for you -to listen to it.

-Okay.

(people chattering) We can listen to it too.

(laughing) The situation with how he came into this band and the things that he has done for me and this band, he is an unbelievable human being.

He is also someone that you will never tell Mike Dylan what to do or how to do it.

You can make suggestions.

Boy, don't give me talk about stupid songs again!

I love Jerry Reid.

Again, the whole Smokey and the Bandit.

But also Jerry Reid is an incredibly talented player and songwriter and there was a song of his cut here called "She Got Gold Mine, I Got the Shaft."

In my mind trying to tie together Muscle Shoals and the seventies, I pitched to, you know, I was like, "Hey Mike, would you do that song for the show?"

He said, "I'll do Amos Moses.

It was a bigger hit."

And plus I already know the lyrics to the song.

So I didn't tell him that, actually tell him that.

But unbeknownst to him, I already knew it, had been doing the song up in Tennessee, which is a whole 'nother story.

(soulful rhythmic music) ♪ Hey, here come Amos y'all ♪ ♪ Well Amos Moses was a Cajun ♪ ♪ He lived by hisself in the swamp ♪ ♪ He hunted alligator for living ♪ ♪ He'd just knock them in the head with a stump ♪ ♪ The Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos ♪ ♪ It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy ♪ ♪ Now everybody blamed his old man ♪ ♪ For making him mean as a snake ♪ ♪ When Amos Moses was a boy ♪ ♪ His daddy would use him for alligator bait ♪ ♪ Tie a rope around his waist ♪ ♪ And throw him in the swamp (laughing) ♪ ♪ Alligator man in the Louisiana bayou ♪ ♪ About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana ♪ ♪ Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah ♪ ♪ Raised up a son ♪ ♪ That could eat up his weight in groceries ♪ ♪ Named him after a man of the cloth ♪ ♪ Called him Amos Moses ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Set out on 'em, son ♪ (Mike exclaiming) (soulful rhythmic music) ♪ Woo ♪ (soulful rhythmic music) ♪ Well the folks around south Louisiana ♪ ♪ Said Amos was a hell of a man ♪ ♪ He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator ♪ ♪ And just use one hand ♪ ♪ That's all he got left cuz alligator bit it ♪ ♪ Left arm gone clean up to the elbow ♪ ♪ Well the Sheriff got wind that Amos ♪ ♪ Was in the swamp tracking alligator skin ♪ ♪ So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy ♪ ♪ But he never come out again ♪ ♪ Well I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to ♪ ♪ You can sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou ♪ ♪ About forty-five minutes ♪ ♪ Southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana ♪ ♪ Lived a cat called Doc Millsap and his pretty wife Hanna ♪ ♪ They raised up a son ♪ ♪ That could eat up his weight in groceries ♪ ♪ They named him after a man of the cloth ♪ ♪ Called him Amos Moses ♪ ♪ Woo, that's what I'm talking about ♪ ♪ About forty-five minutes ♪ ♪ Southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana ♪ ♪ Lived a cat called Doc Millsap and his pretty wife Hanna ♪ ♪ They raised up a son ♪ ♪ That could eat up his weight in groceries ♪ ♪ They named him after a man of the cloth ♪ ♪ Called him Amos Moses ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Sit down on it, boy ♪ (Mike exclaims) ♪ Woo ♪ (audience cheering) Michael Dillon!

(audience cheering) I texted Caleb Elliot who's a very cello player in town.

And I said, Hey, is there anybody in this town that could pull off the fiddle part on "Devil Went Down to Georgia?"

Two seconds later he texted back, Donnie Carpenter.

So the Pine Hill Hanks were performing over at Champy's that night.

I went over to see them play.

After that on the way home I called both Matt and Donnie and left them messages and said, "Hey, there's something I wanna talk to you guys about.

If you would gimme a call back."

And so the next morning Donnie was the first one to call me back.

And I asked him, I said, "Hey, would you be, you know, I've got these shows" and he was familiar with the shows.

I asked him if he would be willing to play the fiddle part on "Devil Went Down to Georgia" and he said, "Let me check my calendar and see if I'm available."

And he said, "Man, I'm sorry, I've got a gig that night and it's a good gig."

He said, "I might could call and talk to the guy who's fronting the gig because you know, we work on this show, it doesn't stop."

So this was probably about six months out from the show when I made this phone call.

And he says "It's far enough out, lemme see if I can call and talk to this guy and see if maybe they could reschedule."

And I was like, "Well I don't wanna cost anybody work.

And he said, "Well it's Matt Prater."

And I was like, "I know that y'all aren't gonna believe me, but I also have a message into Matt about singing 'Devil Went Down to Georgia.'

I didn't have you two tied together as a package deal."

So it was an honest coincidence.

So when I called and asked Matt if he would sing it, thankfully he agreed to sing it.

They were able to move that show.

And it's just crazy the synchronicity of this show and the artists and how things came together.

So they didn't lose a gig.

And I gained Donny Carpenter and Matt Prater.

If you listen to that song, it's such a great music track.

Like Dylan and all of 'em, I mean, the drums are, I mean everybody's gotta be kicking on all cylinders on that one and they were.

My thing is like I'm gonna do my work to honor the people who have done their work to be ready for the show.

So, you know, I do whatever it would take to get ready.

And that one was pretty easy to get ready for.

You know, we always all are playing different places at different nights.

And so it was just really cool, the backstage hang was awesome and then the band was awesome, the rehearsal was awesome, you know.

You get to meet new people, you know, and man, that was so super cool.

I'd do one every weekend if I could, you know.

(lively banjo music) (lively banjo music continues) ♪ The Devil went down to Georgia ♪ ♪ He was looking for a soul to steal ♪ ♪ He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind ♪ ♪ And he was willing to make a deal ♪ ♪ When he came across this young man ♪ ♪ Sawing on a fiddle and playing it hot ♪ ♪ The Devil jumped up on a hickory stump ♪ ♪ And said "Boy, let me tell you what" ♪ ♪ I guess you didn't know it but I'm a fiddle player too ♪ ♪ And if you care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you ♪ ♪ Now you played a pretty good fiddle boy ♪ ♪ But give the devil his due ♪ ♪ I'll bet a fiddle o' gold against your soul ♪ ♪ I think I'm better than you" ♪ ♪ The boy said, "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin ♪ ♪ But I'll take your bet and you're gonna regret ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm the best there's ever been" ♪ ♪ Johnny, rose up your bow and play your fiddle hard ♪ ♪ 'Cause Hell's broke loose in Georgia ♪ ♪ And the Devil deals the cards ♪ ♪ And if you win, you get this shiny fiddle made of gold ♪ ♪ But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul ♪ (lively banjo music) ♪ The Devil opened up his case ♪ ♪ And he said, "I'll start this show" ♪ ♪ And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow ♪ ♪ Well he pulled his bow across the strings ♪ ♪ And it made a evil hiss ♪ ♪ And then a band of demons joined in ♪ ♪ And it sounded something like this ♪ (lively soulful banjo music) (lively banjo music continues) (lively banjo music continues) (lively banjo music continues) ♪ When the Devil finished, Johnny said ♪ ♪ "Well, you're pretty good ole son ♪ ♪ Sit down in that chair right there ♪ ♪ Let me show you how it's done ♪ ♪ Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run ♪ ♪ The Devil's in the house of the rising sun ♪ ♪ The chicken in the bread-pan picking out dough ♪ ♪ Granny, does your dog bite?

"No, child, no" ♪ (lively banjo music) (lively banjo music continues) (lively banjo music continues) ♪ Well, the Devil bowed his head ♪ ♪ Because he knew that he'd been beat ♪ ♪ And he laid that golden fiddle down ♪ ♪ On the ground at Johnny's feet ♪ ♪ Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back ♪ ♪ If you ever wanna try again ♪ ♪ I done told you once, you son of a ♪ ♪ I'm the best there's ever been ♪ ♪ Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run ♪ ♪ The Devil's in the house of the rising sun ♪ ♪ The chicken in the bread-pan picking out dough ♪ ♪ Granny, does your dog bite?

"No, child, no" ♪ (lively banjo music) (lively banjo music continues) (lively banjo music continues) -(audience cheering) -Woo.

Good job, baby.

This is my boy, right here.

(audience cheering) Matt Prater.

Johnny Carpenter on the fiddle!

(audience cheering) (mellow rock music) (mellow rock music continues) (mellow music continues) (mellow rock music continues) ♪ Maybe I'm a man ♪ ♪ Maybe I'm a lonely woman in the middle of something ♪ ♪ She doesn't really understand ♪ (soulful music) ♪ Maybe I'm a man ♪ ♪ Maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me ♪ ♪ I said, won't you help me to understand ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh baby, my man ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're my man ♪ [DJ] This show's number one hit music station.

(upbeat music) (bell chimes) (upbeat music) (fishing reel whirs) (jazz music) (upbeat music) (people chattering) -(upbeat music) -(people continue chattering) (country rock music) (country rock music continues) (country rock music continues) ♪ What do you do when you get lonely ♪ ♪ No one waiting by your side ♪ ♪ You've been running, hiding much too long ♪ ♪ You know it's just your foolish pride ♪ ♪ Layla ♪ ♪ Got me on my knees ♪ ♪ Layla ♪ ♪ Begging darling, please ♪ ♪ Layla ♪ ♪ Darling, won't you ease my worried mind ♪ We started this thing in 2018 with the Beatles and it's always a fun game to play to try to get them in order how we went, 'cause I know we went the Beatles, the Stones and then, it was either Sam Phillips, the Swampers, Tom Petty, the Eagles, the 80's, now the 70s.

Yeah, we're going on 10 years with this and making music and playing big shows and getting amped up for it and geared up for it and rehearsing with everybody.

And just the fellowship leading up to it.

The rehearsals are, there's no labor involved at it all.

It's food, fun and fellowship.

And maybe what Donnie was doing that might.

(guitar string plucks) -Awesome.

-Yep.

While Russell, certainly he is sort of the, again, the head of this whole thing and it all comes from his mind and his leadership, there is work that we all put into it, but it's fun.

It's a labor of love and it's a pleasure to be a part of it every year.

And I have the utmost respect for those of you who have to learn chords for these songs.

It's enough of a tumble just to try to catch the right feel of the song on drums.

It's been a blessing for me.

I've been playing bars for so many years, winging it.

My guys just kinda say, "Okay, we're gonna do these songs this weekend, no rehearsal and just go in."

And sometimes it's a great thing and sometimes it's not a great thing.

And these guys, they work continuously until they have the song, the little nuances, everything down pat, just like the record.

I tell the guys all the time that this is, I feel like this is the greatest thing that I've ever done musically and I mean it.