time capsule because it tells a story of what really happened during important times in music history.
Why do you think that the Johnny San- dlin and Capricorn era continues to generate such a devoted following? Capricorn had a way of making music that was different at the time. They focused more on bands and allowed the bands to create their own unique sound. Capricorn made music that was the sound track for a lot of people’s lives during a time of turmoil. I was told a story by a Vietnam vet who explained how the music Johnny helped produce was played over in ‘Nam as the soldiers went about their deadly business. He said it was the one good thing they had. I personally think that’s why the older generation still loves the music and I think the younger ones, who have been allowed to hear it from their fathers and grandfathers have come to love the music too.
What is a funny story that you’ve heard from Johnny’s life and career? One of the ones I’ve heard people talk about is when he told Duane to get the slide off his finger and play right. Johnny finally re- sponded, in his defense, that Duane wasn’t a great slide player when he first started. In fact, they used to call songs in the Hour Glass that didn’t allow Duane to play slide. He said he’s not proud of his lack of vision but at the time he just didn’t know what was around the corner and as good as Duane was eventually on slide, he was an equally good guitar player without it!
What do you miss most nowadays from Muscle Shoals and Capricorn era? I miss Phil Walden. He was a unique man with an enthusiasm for things I’ve never en- countered in anyone else. He had big dreams right up to the end of his life and he made you dream them along with him. Had he lived
even two years longer I believe he’d have ac- tually gotten the Capricorn studios back up and running.
Who from the Allman Brothers had most passion for cooking? I don’t know if any of them did. I asked Johnny and he doesn’t remember any of them being into cooking. Eating yes, cooking no.
Ann with Gregg Allman.
How important was the role of South- ern culture in the music of the early 70s to rock, blues, and soul explosion? It was the foundation from which a lot of the music was derived. Without the rich Southern history there wouldn’t be the same music.
If you could go anywhere in a time ma- chine, where would you visit and why? I’d like to go to ancient Egypt to find out how the pyramids were really built.
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