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Red Headed Stranger Turns 50 and SAM Had a Front Row Seat

Many folks might not be familiar with Garland, Texas, but they have most certainly heard it, whether they realize it or not. This artsy town northeast of Dallas is home to Audio Dallas (formerly Autumn Sound Studios) where Willie Nelson recorded one of his most celebrated albums, Red Headed Stranger, in January of 1975. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this seminal work and the City of Garland decided […]

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Interview with Pearl Jam’s Dave Abbruzzese

It’s not every day that you get to talk shop with a true legend of grunge rock, so when Modern Drummer Magazine reached out asking if I might interview fellow Dallasite, Dave Abbruzzese of Pearl Jam, I didn’t hesitate. Dave Abbruzzese didn’t start out in Seattle — the birthplace of grunge — but he got there as quick as he could when fellow Texan and drum extraordinaire Matt Chamberlain gave […]

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