Mac Gayden (far right), promoting the book House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville. E. Mark Windle 23 April 2025. On April 16, 2025, Nashville lost a legend with the death of McGavock “Mac” Gayden, at 83 years of age. I’m sure the anticipated outpouring of accolades will most likely be in regardContinue reading “Mac Gayden, Nashville Singer-Songwriter and Music Producer, Passes”
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One Dollar Cover, Warm Beer and Good Old Soul Music
E. Mark Windle 22 March 2025. I reckon there will be a few tears shed in the Carolina Rock n Roll Remembered and I Remember the Cellar Facebook groups this week. I just discovered on my social media feed that The Cellar burned down early Saturday morning. Once upon a time, this place really meant something to the music-lovingContinue reading “One Dollar Cover, Warm Beer and Good Old Soul Music”
Juke Joint
E. Mark Windle 25 February 2024. “We had to ask the owner of Abe’s BBQ in Clarksdale how to get there. His hand-written directions on the back of a napkin was our GPS for this shack at the edge of a cornfield. Don’t expect signs to point you there. Heck, don’t even expect signs withContinue reading “Juke Joint”
R-E-S-P-E-C-T ! That Woman’s Got Soul!
E. Mark Windle 1 March 2023 Let’s face it. There would be no need for a Women’s History Month over forty years on from inception, if under-recognition of female contributions to culture, society and the workplace wasn’t still a “thing”. The music business is as guilty as any other male dominated industry of inequality andContinue reading “R-E-S-P-E-C-T ! That Woman’s Got Soul!”