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Chuck Leavell Upstate History Museum Greenville, SC April 12, 2016
Mayer. He is also an activist conservationist, tree farmer, and owner of Charlane Planta- tion in Georgia. The evening was fabulously catered by Liq-
uid Catering of Greenville, and featured everything from Shepherds Pie to stone ground grits with all the trimmings. A nice crowd assembled for the event, including hometown blues legend Dr. Mac Arnold and fast rising guitarist Marcus King. Leavell spoke to the crowd about his wife
Article and Photos by Michael Buffalo Smith Greenville, South Carolina’s Upcountry
History museum is currently hosting an un- precedented collection of historic rock and roll photography of the 1960’s and ‘70’s by legendary rock photographer Baron Wolman. The exhibit, The Early Years of Rolling Stone, features iconic photos from the pages of Rolling Stone magazine. The collection in- cludes images used on the cover of the maga- zine as well as on the inside the pages. As a part of their celebration of the exhibit,
the museum presented Backstage Pass, a spe- cial program with Chuck Leavell on April 12. Leavell has been the keyboardist and musical director for The Rolling Stones since 1982. Prior to that, Leavell was a member of The Allman Brothers Band, beginning in 1973. He has worked with a veritable “who’s who” of rock and roll, from Eric Clapton to John
Rose Lane (who was at the show) and how he first met her when she was assistant to Frank Fenter at Capricorn Records in Macon, Geor- gia during the early ‘70’s. He went on to talk about his time as a member of the Allman Brothers Band, and shared tales of his joining The Rolling Stones. Chuck also gave a shout out to The Allman Brothers Band Big House Museum in Macon, who donated items for the VIPO goodie bags and generally lent sup- port to the event. When he sat down at the grand piano, he
let his talent do the talking, performing songs from his solo albums, along with Rolling Stones hits like “Honky Tonk Women,” All- man Brothers classics like “Statesborro Blues” (which he made sure to credit as a composi- tion by Blind Willie McTell), and “Alberta Al- berta,” which was one of the songs from Eric Clapton’s iconic MTV Unplugged session. Leavell shared stories about each song, and the audience just loved him. Backstage Pass was another feather in the
cap of The Upcountry History Museum, an outstanding destination for anyone interested in local and state history. The Museum is a “must visit” destination. •
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