The music I most associate with North Carolina, my time living in the mountains and the Reunion comes from a musician known as Tommy G. I first heard Tommy on a dubbed cassette my Dad had. He played it often. The tracks shared below is a digitization from that very tape. Above the Blue Ridge.
My Dad, brother and I cherish this music. If I want to feel closer to them I press play. Every year my brother and I play the entire double album when we grill and bullshit about at the beach. The music is family music.
Many years after my first tape listen, I heard Tommy G live at the Reunion itself. An epic return. It’s the best show I’ve ever been too. The anticipation of the crowd. He was a local legend that hadn’t been heard from for some time. The songs elevated the moment. Tommy G and the band’s playing took it to the stratosphere. And I knew all the words as the crowd became one in the feel. The very best of the peace, love, music tradition that was started so long ago. And it’s still 50 years going. Thanks to the love and music of so many.
Two of my favorite Tommy G tracks:
More Songs on Reverbnation below.
