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Music
Five Essential Muscle Shoals Albums
Bassist and former owner David Hood reflects on five essential albums that came out of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

The Southern Agenda
A Roots-of-Rock Primer
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum curator Michael Gray shares five essential Sam Phillips–produced tracks

Food & Drink
Frito Pie, Alabama-Style
Just don’t skimp on the fat in the roux

Food & Drink
Southern Skillet Cornbread
Try this recipe from Garden & Gun’s The Southerner’s Cookbook

Southern Masters
Lonnie Holley
With a gift for seeing meaning in the things others throw away, Lonnie Holley is showing the art world that beauty is where you find it

Artists
Benjamin Booker: Rock Star
A Florida kid from a conservative family, twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Booker may seem an unlikely candidate to lead a new wave of blues-influenced musicians. Until he gets onstage, where it’s plain to see his talent is off the charts

The G&G Interview
Catching Up With Bill Withers
Thirty years after walking away from music, Bill Withers joins the ranks of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame royalty

Music
The Interview: Norah Jones
The Texas songbird on her latest album, Willie Nelson, and dirty jokes