4 The Vine - From The Publisher 5 E-Mails & Tweets 5 Know the Difference 6 GREG T. WALKER The KUDZOO Interview


17 TOMMY TALTON Until After Then: An Interview


23 PASSINGS 24 NEWS 26 Muscle Shoals Reunion 29 PREACHER STONE Hard Carolina Country


33 Guitar Review: V-Picks 35 MICHAEL BUFFALO SMITH REBEL YELL Author Interview


39 BOOK EXCERPT: Sweetwater Blues


44 Buffalo’s Book Club 47 BOOKS Johnny Cash FAQ; Sweetwater Blues; Let’s Walk the French Quarter; Magic in a Shaker; Rebel Yell; Farming, Friends and Fried Bologna Sandwiches


48 CDs & DOWNLOADS Twenty-Seven Albums Reviewed!


61 My Back Pages GABBA Fest; Simple Man Cruise; Angelus; Allmans and more! 74 The Southern Thang


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