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Excerpt from the Book “From Macon to Jacksonville” The following interview took place over
RED DOG
18 years ago, but in a way it seems like only yes- terda. That’s a pattern I seem to be repeating continually as I get older. Red Dog Campbell, possibly the most legendary roadie of all time, sat down to speak with me regarding his years with the Allman Brothers band, his new book and much more. That was August 2001. In 2019, my latest book was published by Mercer University Press in Macon, a second collection of southern rock interviews called From Macon to Jacksonville. This interview is from that book. The book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target,
mupress.org and many other retailers. As we celebrate 50 years of Allman Brothers band music, we salute the hard work- ing road crew that was there from the begin- ning, especially the legendary Red Dog.
••• He’s the most famous “roadie” on the
planet, no matter how you slice the pie. Joseph “Red Dog” Campbell, the hard working, hard tripping, hard loving road crew legend was there during the glory days of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, and remained with the band into the 21st century, setting up the drums for Butch, Jaimoe and Marc’s percussion. Red Dog had long been known for his
“tales,” his road stories shared between broth- ers and the few select and special friends. In 2001, Red Dog had collected the best of those “tails” into a book called A Book of Tails. The Legendary Red Dog really iwas a legend. Cameron Crow, long time writer for
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Rolling Stone and the producer of Almost Fa- mous, a movie that drew heavily upon the rea- life adventures of The Allman Brothers Band, actually wrote Red Dog into his movie by name. What a tribute to the “world’s most famous roadie.” The following is a letter Crowe sent to Red Dog. Further proof that the Dog has been a legend since time began. “I’ll admit it right now. I am a big fan of Red Dog, and have been even before he allowed me to interview him back in 1973 for a story in Rolling Stone. Hell, he was already legendary back then. But now I just have to say that I am extremely jealous of the Great Dog, because I’ve just finished reading A Book of Tails. True rock, the kind that lasts forever, is about honesty and humor and love and chasing the elusive buzz of greatness. Red Dog’s book captured all this and
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