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Bonus Monday Video – Remembering Neal Casal and Donnie Fritts

Monday, September 02, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Last week was another tough one in the music world with the passing of both Donnie Fritts and Neal Casal.  Fritts Fritz was the longtime keyboardist for Kris Kristofferson and a renowned Alabama songwriter while Casal was the guitarist in groups ranging from the Chris Robinson Brotherhood to Ryan Adams & the Cardinals to the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, In Memoriam, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Donnie Fritts, Neal Casal

Undeniably Donnie – A Tribute to Funky Donnie Fritts

Thursday, November 05, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Muscle Shoals musician and journeyman Donnie Fritts is perhaps most immediately recognizable from his nearly 20 years touring and performing with Kris Kristofferson and appearing in a handful of films (including a trio of director Sam Peckinpah classics). Arguably his greatest talent, however, is as a songwriter. What does it say when an writer’s work […]

Filed Under: Americana, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Donnie Fritts

Americana 2015: The Sounds, Part 2

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

JOSH RITTER Ritter and his Royal City Band always put on energetic performances but they seemed particularly excitable as they celebrated the impending release of their new album. They won over the crowd right out of the gate by opening their set with the longtime fan favorite “Me and Jiggs.” DONNIE FRITTS Muscle Shoals legend […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Ashley Monroe, Big Star, Caleb Caudle, Donnie Fritts, John Paul White, Josh Ritter, Kris Kristofferson, Those Pretty Wrongs, Warren Haynes, Whitey Morgan

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