Al Kooper
AL KOOPER
Black Coffee and Some Lynyrd Skynyrd, Please
by Michael Buffalo Smith
October, 2005
No introduction is necessary. If you listen to rock and pop music, you know who Al Kooper is. For those of us entangled in the world of "Southern Rock," he is best known as the man who "discovered" Lynyrd Skynyrd. We spoke with Al about that legendary band and a whole lot more.
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zien55 says...
AL, GREAT STORY LOVED IT--HAVING THE PRIVALGE OF KNOWING RONNIE, GARY, ALLEN AND THUMPER WHO I DEARLY MISS--WAS VERY ENLIGHTING--I WAS MENTIONED IN A BOOK CALLED FREEBIRDS OF ROCK AND ROLL ABOUT INSPIRING RONNIE TO SING AND YES HE WAS VERY FOCUSED. I DID MET YOU ALONG TIME AGO IN STUDIO ONE IN GA. WAS INTRODUCED BY A GTR. NAMED STEVE PULIAS WHO WAS PLAYING WITH THE CLASSIC LOVED YOUR SNAKE SKIN BOOTS! LESTER LANGDALE TURNED ME ON TO YOUR SOLO ALBUMS STAND ALONE IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR BEING A B-3 PLAYER AT THAT TIME AND FIRST CAUGHT YOU ON LIKE A ROLLING STONE "PERFECT" AND WAS HOOKED ON THE AL KOOPER------ THANKS FOR TIME JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ--FAMILY PORTRAIT
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