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While on the way to Jackson, MS for Cathead Vodka’s Distillery Grand Opening Tim and I decided to stop and visit David Bryant. David’s mother, Cora Mae Bryant was a Music Maker artist for many years. Music Maker helped her by donating a vehicle, fixing her home, producing three albums,  and giving her a sustenance […]

Early in Music Maker’s history, blues legend Taj Mahal traveled to visit. My wife Denise and I were renting an old farmhouse in Pinnacle, NC that was both our home and Music Maker’s headquarters. It was not fancy, in fact it was very rural, but it worked for us; during his visit Taj graciously slept […]

This is by far my favorite version of “Old Time Religion.” The song itself has managed to stay popular since the mid 1800s. It’s been featured in a handful of movies, television shows, and plays. There are hundreds of recorded versions, and yet the Goins’ version stands on its own. Their simple, stripped down style […]

Music Maker’s new exhibit, Our Living Past: A Platinum Portrait of Music Maker is on display at the Atlanta International Airport until January, 21st 2016. Atlanta’s local NPR affiliate WABE did a piece about the exhibit.   Listen here