Please share your thoughts on the other members of the Outlaws. As a person, Huey (Thomasson) was very dif- ferent from the iconic guitarist he presented on stage. He was a simple mountain boy from Buchanan, VA, who loved old time music and played banjo and pedal steel. To me he was Clarence White meets Jimi Hendrix. Billy (Jones) was a very sensitive and deep person, as his music showed. He was probably my closest friend in the band; we spent many nights just talking. Henry (Paul) was the one who came to The Depot gig, and was very in- strumental in my hiring and tremendously helped me get settled in. He found me a house near his in Sulfer Springs. Monte (Yoho) is a sweetheart who would talk me down when I wondered what was going on. He was a calming force and a really solid drummer which helped me a lot.
nights. I fondly recall horseback riding in Santa Barbara and our three-months stay at 461 Ocean Boulevard during the Sundown sessions.
Who were some of the other bands you met and befriended during those days? A lot of our first shows were with the south- ern rock brotherhood . I became friends with the Caldwell brothers of Marshall Tucker, the Allman Brothers, the Eagles, Charlie Daniel’s band, Grinderswitch, Molly Hatchet and Lynyrd Skynyrd. I also got to know bands such as Bad Company, Boston, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and meeting people like Eric Clap- ton and Steven Stills was a thrill.
How many years were you in the band? From 1976 to 1980.
You played on my favorite Outlaws album, Hurry Sundown. Actually, my favorite song by them is the title track. How many other albums did you work on with them? I recorded on Hurry Sun- down, Bring it Back Alive, Playin to Win and In the Eye of the Storm.
Outlaws, 1977
What are some of your fondest memo- ries of being in the Outlaws. So many, from recording Hurry Sundown [with the BB King and Eagles producer Bill Symczyk], to the Stones shows at Anaheim Stadium. Plus all the other great venues, like Madison Square Garden where we sold out 2
Y’all were among the southern rock bands who played Jimmy Carter’s 1977 inauguration. Your thoughts on that experi- ence, and on Carter as a
man. My experience was our visit to The White House with Bad Company as our guest. I am a huge fan of Jimmy Carter because of his hu- manitarian compassion and his honesty. He is a decent human being, a trait sorely lacking in today’s politicians.
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