Tag: Doug Dillard

"Four Wheel Drive"

Zero to Infinity: Buddy Emmons

This week we said goodbye to Buddy Emmons, one of the world’s great musicians and subject of three prior Zero to 180 pieces. Here is but a *45-second live demonstration (beginning to end) of Buddy Emmons’ singular genius with the pedal steel guitar: “Four Wheel Drive” (live) Buddy Emmons (1965)

July 31, 2015 1 Comment

"Last Morning"

“Last Morning”: Goodbye City Life

“Last Morning” – from Dillards LP Roots and Branches – probably best embodies the back-to-the-land ethos conveyed in both the album’s title and cover image: Last Morning – The Dillards [Pssst: Click on the triangle above to play “Last Morning” by The Dillards.] How interesting then to discover that the

June 11, 2014 3 Comments