My Watch Worried About My Heart During the Steelers/Lions Game And this is why we love sports! A trip to Detroit brought me to one of the wildest, most fun events I've ever attended. 
 
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Video Interview with Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud Sheryl Crow guitarist and bandleader Peter Stroud discusses his work with her, Don Henley, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks and more. Plus Close Enemies, his new band with Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Thank you to the outpouring of love since I shared the story of Meimei, who we said good bye to this week. I wasn’t trying to make anyone cry, just be honest. I’m glad my family’s love and grief came through. Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

"It was an #AllmanBrothers show and Dickey and Gregg were both terribly late. ... The roadies came to us and said, ‘They’re starting to throw things. Can you go out and do something?’” – #ChuckLeavell to @alanpaul.bsky.social on the origins of ABB offshoot Sea Level Watch:

All hail MeiMei, gone but not forgotten. A celebration of my dog. And all dogs! open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Thanks for the great story about my interview with Chuck Leavell, Live For Live Music! liveforlivemusic.com/news/alan-pa...

Today, 12/8, should have been Gregg Allman’s 78th birthday. Excellent time to re-share my interview with Jaimoe talking about GA. Jaimoe remembers Gregg: "There's not anybody I ever heard who sang with more truth and passion than Gregory." open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

I really will never forgive the people who voted for this. An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

RIP Steve Cropper. My 2019 profile of the guitar great. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Thanks for your support of Low Down and Dirty. I am offering a Cyber Monday sale for all paid subs. Please take a look at what I've been up to and consider a free or paid sub. alanpaul.substack.com/p/thanks-for...

Chuck Leavell Reveals Untold Stories: Allman Brothers, Dr. John, George Harrison & More Watch now | An exclusive Low Down & Dirty video interview with the Piano Man (who is also the Tree Man).z PM substack.com/@alanpaul/no...

Book Review. "The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told" What Drove Their Music Known for their ‘cool detachment,’ the Cars found a musical sweet spot with spiky power pop buffed into a commercial sheen. Bill Janovitz details it all in “Let The Stories Be Told.” open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

"We're not a makeup band." Catching up with Widespread Panic in 2003. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Exploring Duane Allman's remarkable longevity on his 79th birthday. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Billy Strings enters the pantheon. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

A Video Interview with Brad Barr of the Barr Brothers and The Slip Dig into my conversation with The Barr Brothers' guitarist and producer Brad Barr. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Really interesting to dive back into my 2016 interview with Oteil Burbridge as he was settling into Dead and Company. Check it out. “I’ve never felt something so strong coming off the audience outside the black church.” open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Happy Birthday Susan Tedeschi. I love the Playing for Change videos and love how she killed it on “When The Levee Breaks.” playingforchange.com/videos/when-...

Good Ol' Sunday Morning. Last night, Tedeschi Trucks Band helped celebrate Joe cocker's induction into the RRHOF. This performance of "The Letter" with Leon russell is why, more or less. so cool they did this and the album and video of it is terrific. m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

Photo Finish: hot rod shopping with Jeff Beck. In 1968, Rolling Stone photographer Baron Wolman took the guitar legend car shopping in San Francisco. This is the story and photos. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Light My Fire: Guitarist Robby Krieger on every Doors album. The Doors' ever-versatile and underrated guitar slinger, Robby Krieger, charts the band's career, including the difficulties of working with Jim Morrison. Part One: The Doors and Strange Days. alanpaul.substack.com/p/light-my-f...

King of the Uncool. Celebrating the release of Cameron Crowe’s memoir with the inside story of how his experience with the Allman Brothers Band became Almost Famous. Photo of Cameron and Gregg Allman - Neal Preston open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Phil Lesh: Professor of Improvisation The Grateful Dead bassist, who died one year ago today, mentored younger players and led one of the most influential jam bands of the early 2000s. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Tedeschi Trucks Band Saxophonist Kebbi Williams on how he joined TTB, his charity Music in The Park, how Col. Bruce Hampton babysat him, why he started out as Oteil Burbridge’s tour driver and how his uncle Milan helped write “Brick House.” open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

John Tesh welcomed the NBA back to NBC this morning am on the Today Show by playing his iconic theme song live FOR THE FIRST TIME. He insisted on a real string section and I love him for that. My boss wife Rebecca filmed this.

The Future of The Blues: An Interview with Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Another Low Down and Dirty video exclusive

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Mushroom magic in Macon, starring Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Kirk and Kirsten West and a cast of thousands. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Book Review: Richard Manuel: His Life and Music. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Hours after Lester Holt and @nbcnews aired a 4-part podcast on the case, a Texas judge stayed a case. Great outcome of great journalism. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Happy 75th to one of the most important people in my life and one of my best friends, the Tour Mystic Kirk West. Read this to understand. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Marcus King and I went deep on his new album, his struggles with mental health and substance abuse and so much more. I was impressed with his honesty. Full interview here: alanpaul.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

David Bowie riding the Soviet rails behind the Iron Curtain. This was a fun one to write! open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

I interviewed Marcus King for Guitar World. It will be in the next print issue, Online now. www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...

Cosmic Country Rising: An Interview With Daniel Donato Daniel Donato is a rising guitar star. I caught up with him on the release of his new album Horizons to discuss the new work, his skyrocketing career and more. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Dave Mason announced his retirement from the road this week. In this interiew we discussed his 60-year career, which included writing “Feelin’ Alright,” “Only You Know And I Know” and collaborating with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and many others. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

ICMYI: B.B. King's Heavenly 100th. A Personal History and Musical Appreciation. PLUS Joe Bonamassa's Tribute to BB featuring Warren, Derek and Susan, George Benson, Keb Mo and many, many others. bit.ly/4nBcQ65

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Never Forget! Pulitzer-winning 9/11 Journalism From My Household. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Never Forget! Pulitzer-winning 9/11 Journalism From My Household. "In New York's Commuter Suburbs It Is a Day of Worrying and Waiting" - The Wall Street Journal 9/12/01 open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

You Never Forget Your First Time. RIP Rick Davies of Supertramp, who were my first concert. alanpaul.substack.com/p/you-never-...

Sail On Sidney Smith. A brother to the Brothers, a photographer with uniquely inside access during the glory years of the Allman Brothers Band. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Warren Haynes on recording with Derek Trucks again and the final Allman Brothers Band album that never was. As Tedeschi Trucks Band and Gov't Mule launch a tour together, an interview with Warren about working with Derek again and so much more. alanpaul.substack.com/p/warren-hay...

FUCK, man.

Chris Blackwell’s memoir "The Islander" is fantastic. Bob Marley's fascinating career arc is well covered, but I honestly did not realize how central Blackwell was to so much great music, incl. Traffic, Cat Stevens Nick Drake 7 U2. My fellow music fanatics, you will dig this book! amzn.to/4nblAj4

I spent a lot of time thinking about Stevie Ray Vaughan yesterday, the 35th anniversary of his tragic death. We lost a musical giant and a mensch. I am very proud of Texas Flood. Andy Aledort and I interviewed hundreds of people and really tried to let you meet the man. -> amzn.to/4mNGRiQ

The story of "Ramblin' Man," the Dickey Betts song that finally gave the Allman Brothers a hit single. Photo - Bob Gruen open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Friends of the Brothers, a continuation of the Brotherhood. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 at City Winery Boston. Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating the music you know and love! Tickets -> bit.ly/4nT4HLp

Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan reviewed. PLUS: A Bonnie interview. Another night of elevated live music. Bonnie is a queen, Jimmie is a king. Plus - my 2022 WSJ profile of Bonnie. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...

Our Friends Of The Brothers/Jaimoe show at The Keswick Theatre has been rescheduled for Halloween, 10/31. Thank you for understanding! All tickets will be honored, or can be purchased here: bit.ly/45E2wEp

WATCH: Talking blues guitar, songwriting and gender identity with Joanne Shaw Taylor. She plays a Telecaster because of Albert Collins. That's enough for me, but check out our conversation and tune in to this articulate talent, who talks as well as she plays. open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul...