#mudcrutch

[vancruejovi]

Tom Petty ❤️

[single-every-single-day]

Tom Petty? more like Tom PRETTY

[hewasanamericangirl]

[krispyweiss]

Al Kooper Turns 80 Today and Remains Bafflingly Anonymous

One of the few things the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has done right in recent years was finally - finally - inducting Al Kooper in 2023.

It’s just too bad the RRHOF’s tone-deaf brain trust waited until Kooper was nearly 80 - which he is as of today, Feb. 5, 2024 - to do it.

For while Kooper’s name is known by virtually no one, virtually everyone knows his music and his accomplishments. And he’s revered by his fellow musicians.

“I would describe Al as the best musician I have ever seen,” Joe Walsh once said.

Here are a few of the restless genius’ career highlights.

* He co-wrote Gary Lewis and the Playboys’ “This Diamond Ring.”

* He co-founded the Blues Project.

* He co-founded and fronted Blood, Sweat & Tears on Child is Father to the Man before ceding the band to David Clayton-Thomas.

* He played the signature organ riffs on Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone.”

* He played the French horn for the Rolling Stones on “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

* He organized and produced Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield’s Super Session.

* He declined to sign Tom Petty’s first band, Mudcrutch, because, they “weren’t that good yet.”

* He discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd and produced their initial run of LPs.

“I think Lynyrd Skynyrd owes its success to Al Kooper,” Ed King once said. “Being a Yankee from the North, he provided a bird’s-eye view of how the Southern band should be presented to the world.”

Kooper’s the one turning 80 today. He’s also the one who’s been doing the gift-giving for decades.

2/5/24

[dadrockconfessions]

[run-down-that-dream]

[rabid-dog-steve-horn]

[balladofsallyrose]

[veneskaa]

i felt like these were for you, please enjoy this old man

i am literally so indebted to u please let me know if you ever need me to lie to the police.

[thewildoneforever70s]

💔

Tom Leadon and Tom Petty in Mudcrutch times.

[pettyappreciation]

Rest in peace, Tom Leadon. Sincerest condolences to his family and friends.

“When I left the Epics, Tom Leadon came with me. Like me, Tom was a teenager who wanted to play originals.” - Tom Petty, Runnin’ Down A Dream

“Peter [Bogdanovich] told me when he came to Nashville to film my part of the movie [Runnin’ Down A Dream] that Tom was thinking about it [reviving Mudcrutch]. Tom’s daughter, Adria, watched some of my interview from the movie with him (a lot of which was not in the movie) and she says that’s what sealed the deal. That Tom said some wonderful things about me then, how I just loved him and had never asked him for anything, and how he just had to get back together with me. [...] Tommy was the closest friend I’ve ever had in my life and he was truly a wonderful, unique person who was a natural entertainer and so much fun to be with. And I miss him terribly.” - Tom Leadon, American Blues Scene, October 11, 2019

[vancruejovi]

Tom Petty 🐴

[pennielane]

now caro, with peace and love, why would you put up a paul vs george poll, as if the gorlies aren’t fighting enough as it is

i love chaos and drama

[hewasanamericangirl]

[albumswhatilistenedto]

[thelastdj]

rest in peace tom leadon,, you’ll be very missed by everyone 💔