Which favorite musicians have you met in person?

[Gangsterofboats]

I knew all of the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd except Ronnie Van Zant, I was too young. I grew up around them and many other bands including Molly Hatchet and 38 Special. I only liked Banner Thomas from Hatchet and Jeff Carlisi from 38 Special is still a good friend of mine. My best friend in the music business is a guy named Bobby Caldwell, he was drummer of Captain Beyond and Johnny Winter, And. He wrote some really killer songs like “Dancing Madly Backwards” and “Raging River of Fear” which were hugely influential on later rock bands like Van Halen and Metallica. I know tons of others too but those are the ones I knew best.

 

[Tgood1]

I worked in a country concert hall / night club in Atlanta area in late 90's, got to have a few drinks with waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith and dale earnhardt, all at same table in vip room. Plus a variety of others, had the privilege of bailing out David Allan Coe for evasion of child support as well. Good times

 

[DillonG]

Haven’t met many singers. I worked security for Craig Morgan about 15 years ago at a local, county fair. Got to drink beer with Jason Aldean, and some of his crew at a small bar in my hometown. They came over to hunt deer during the rut. It was probably 10 years ago. Good times.

Most musicians are annoying. Aldean seemed fairly normal.

 

[Philip Glass]

I've met a few here and there but am personal friends with the Los Lonely Boys. My youngest son grew up with Henry and Ringo's boys in school and sports. Friends as in I've been to their home and they have been to mine type of deal! Good guys.

 

[C.W. Richter]

Before he hit the big time, Jim Croce, where he worked operating a bulldozer at Sweeney's dump off of Dutton Mill rd. in southeast Delaware county. This was back in the '60s. There was some nasty chemicals dumped there and IIRC became a superfund site.

Looked it up as i'm in the cleanup business and have worked on other sites nearby... Dutton Mill Properties/Sweeney Landfill, 308 Dutton Mill Road, Middletown Township, Delaware County. Paul Martino, Pennoni Associates, Inc., 1900 Market Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 on behalf of Herbert T. Sweeney III, Dutton Mill Properties, 308 Dutton Mill Road, Middletown Township, PA 19015 submitted a Cleanup Plan/Remedial Investigation Report concerning the remediation of site soil contaminated with organics, metals and PAHs. The Report was disapproved by the Department on August 1, 2018.

 

[C.W. Richter]

I knew all of the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd except Ronnie Van Zant, I was too young. I grew up around them and many other bands including Molly Hatchet and 38 Special. I only liked Banner Thomas from Hatchet and Jeff Carlisi from 38 Special is still a good friend of mine. My best friend in the music business is a guy named Bobby Caldwell, he was drummer of Captain Beyond and Johnny Winter, And. He wrote some really killer songs like “Dancing Madly Backwards” and “Raging River of Fear” which were hugely influential on later rock bands like Van Halen and Metallica. I know tons of others too but those are the ones I knew best.

'Had an industrial jobsite on the W. side of 95 in Jax years back. The crew and I would frequent the Freebird Cafe owned by Ronnie's Widow, and the Artimus Pyle Band (APB) would play there often!