3 x NYT best-selling author, Brothers & Sisters, One Way Out, Texas Flood, Big in China/ Friends of the Brothers/ http://alanpaul.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3muuphzzql22bMy wife Rebecca Blumenstein has a new book The Last Free Women out Tuesday. I am so proud of her and hope you’ll check it out. A grilling, uplifting tale following four young Afghan women as they build new lives in America. https://www.wordsbookstore.com/item/1iqMaW6srnOdrLosU2AyWg Amazon: amzn.to/4goRIxW06 Sep 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuphzzql22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3munmyadeu22o"Bob was so explicit and my dad was so explicit that the music should continue....It should outlive its original players. The music is timeless." Grahame Lesh on playing the music of the Grateful Dead his father Phil helped create. Full interview here: https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/my-experience-has-been-universally?r=fls&utm_medium=ios03 Sep 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3munmyadeu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mun4nm764c2yInto the Void with Tony Iommi and James Hetfield In 1991, Brad Tolinski and I brought together the once and future kings of heavy metal for a beer-soaked conversation. The memories are foggy. Luckily, it was recorded. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/into-the-void-with-tony-iommi-and?r=fls&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web03 Sep 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun4nm764c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3muhl4re6l22h"My experience has been universally positive and I am so lucky to be born to the family that I was." Grahame Lesh on his father Phil's musical and familial legacy. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/my-experience-has-been-universally?r=fls&utm_medium=ios01 Sep 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhl4re6l22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mu653zuipk2dLike much of the world. I am horrified by the devastation in Nepal and Tibet. During our 3.5 years in China we spent as much time as we could on the Tibetan plateau, in Sichuan, Yunnan and Lhasa. The people were consistently welcoming, kind, elegant and hospitable. My thoughts are with them.28 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu653zuipk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mu32w3i7ds2gICYMI - Derek Trucks' first interview as a member of the Allman Brothers Band. / I interviewed Derek in 1999, after he had been named a member of the Allman Brothers Band, but before the then-19-year-old had played his first gig with them. Here it is. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/derek-trucks-first-interview-as-a?r=fls&utm_medium=ios27 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu32w3i7ds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtwn43g6d226OK. This is my favorite Dolly Parton clip since I went down this rabbit hole. On vacation in Ireland in 1990 singing "Coat Of Many Colors" impromptu in a pub. https://youtu.be/Ogge0tot2dE?si=M0BTgXD0So35Bk1825 Aug 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwn43g6d226https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtwghzv5kk2wOh damn. Dolly Parton has died at 80. Let's celebrate her life with "Jolene." She wrote it and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day. A truly great American. https://youtu.be/nwBNBcFAFso?si=4STP2HMq9Q2g9RBq25 Aug 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwghzv5kk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtvuukzf5s26Gregg Allman’s Secret Dream: To Score a Movie. My interview with GA about his lifelong love of soundtracks and film scores https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/gregg-allmans-secret-dream-to-score?r=fls&utm_medium=ios25 Aug 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvuukzf5s26https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtuazk2cpk2bHappy birthday Oteil Burbridge. We both look a little different than we did in 2014 at the Wanee Festival, but I value your friendship and support the same way. A marvelous musician and man. Proud every year that my son Eli shares the birthday. Happy birthday E!24 Aug 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuazk2cpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mto7pzptv22wGhalia Volt on why musical lineage matters. Whole interview here: https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/i-love-these-weird-old-guitars?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=fls&utm_medium=ios22 Aug 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto7pzptv22whttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtlvykqh5k2w“I love these weird old guitars.” A video tour of Ghalia Volt’s very cool guitar collection. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/i-love-these-weird-old-guitars?r=fls&utm_medium=ios21 Aug 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlvykqh5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtgs3t6ni22oRemembering Frank Beard. Last man standing Billy Gibbons on ZZ Top's most iconic songs. Let's revisit the band's milestones with the right Reverend Billy F. Gibbons. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/remembering-frank-beard-last-man?r=fls&utm_medium=ios19 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgs3t6ni22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtf47pzvmk2oWith the news of Frank Beard's passing, I am listening nonstop to ZZ Top, and you should be too. "Tush," 1976, when they still sort of looked like normal-ish guys. Sending Billy F Gibbons and the Beard family all best wishes. https://youtu.be/xqagtKXK4g0?si=eDXhjpq_fA7kdqWN18 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf47pzvmk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mtexf4u7hk26Oh, no. RIP Frank Beard and ZZ Top. "It was announced today that Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer for the past 56 years, has died. Beard, together with guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill were one of music’s most enduring line-ups continuing until 2021 when Hill passed away."18 Aug 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtexf4u7hk26https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mt2pr7wabc24Claude Monet, Waterlilies, circa 1915-1926. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.14 Aug 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2pr7wabc24https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mt2getp67c22Jaimoe and Arthur “Sweet Soul Music” Conley. Photo hanging on wall of Jaimoe’s studio.14 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2getp67c22https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3msxxhlxo3k2jRitchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple After 33 Years — For Just One Song Dear Guitar Hero: my Guitar World interview with the Deep Purple legend, who answers all the questions. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/ritchie-blackmore-reunites-with-deep?r=fls&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer13 Aug 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxxhlxo3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mssobbex322pGregg Allman, August 1968 when the Hour Glass played a free concert at Forest Park Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Ray Schulte. From Sue Sanderson, who always finds cool shots.11 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssobbex322phttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3msqcubr73c2i"There was probably no better spirit anywhere." Remembering Michael Houser, founding guitarist of Widespread Panic, on the anniversary of his death. Mikey Houser died August 10, 2022. Today we pay tribute. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/there-was-probably-no-better-spirit?r=fls&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web10 Aug 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqcubr73c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3msq2fpccjk2rWhat America Owes To Afghan Women. A thoughtful, moving piece by Mursal Rahim, whose story is featured in the upcoming book “The Last Free Women.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/opinion/afghanistan-women-america.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4VA.HUMt.J9UAOJx_ugyn&smid=nytcore-ios-share10 Aug 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq2fpccjk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3msjajth3hc2dFriends of the Brothers WITH ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME MEMBER JAIMOE. TONIGHT, August 7 Infinity Hall, Hartford, CT bit.ly/4vXH4Es You do not want to miss this show!07 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjajth3hc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3msinndpvt22jGhalia Volt Burns The House Down — Then Tells You Why. She grew up in Belgium, cut her teeth busking across Europe, and now calls New Orleans home. The rising blues guitarist talks about the long road that got her here — and where she's headed next. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/ghalia-volt-burns-the-house-down?r=fls&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web07 Aug 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3msinndpvt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mruuwfxtc22zHow I Helped Bring Joe Bonamassa and Warren Haynes Together Onstage With Gov't Mule and Joe touring together, I'm finally sharing the videos I shot from the photo pit, and the story of the night these old friends jammed together for the first time in years. https://open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul/p/how-i-helped-bring-joe-bonamassa?r=fls&utm_medium=ios30 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruuwfxtc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mrsaexyobc24Willie Dixon may be the most influential musician ever. The bassist, composer, and Chess Records producer behind "Spoonful," "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "Wang Dang Doodle" — and the reason so much of rock and roll had to be sued into giving him credit. https://open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul/p/willie-dixon-may-be-the-most-influential?r=fls&utm_medium=ios29 Jul 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsaexyobc24https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mrq5l4oygs26Mountain Jam - The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 53 years ago today, 650,000 people flocked to Watkins Glen to see The Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band and the Band. A Brothers and Sisters excerpt.

https://open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul/p/mountain-jam-the-summer-jam-at-watkins?r=fls&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web28 Jul 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq5l4oygs26https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mridn6rtak25July 25, 1965 - Bob Dylan goes eletric at the Newport Folk Festival, backed by Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The world changes. Here's "Like A Roiling Stpne" -> https://youtu.be/a6Kv0vF41Bc?si=jx3QMZyBF1LY4JXx25 Jul 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mridn6rtak25https://bsky.app/profile/alanpaul.bsky.social/post/3mraw4accnc2lHitting the Note with Jaimoe There's no formula for a magical show. Monday night in NYC, I was lucky enough to be on stage for one — sharing it with the last surviving original Allman Brother. https://open.substack.com/pub/alanpaul/p/hitting-the-note-with-jaimoe?r=fls&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web22 Jul 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:du2oiiddptaxzqabbwfys2ul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraw4accnc2l