Episode 32: Blackberry Smoke Guitarist/Singer Paul Jackson Visits with Says Who Sports
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Blackberry Smoke Guitarist and Singer Paul Jackson visits with Says Who Sports to share his perspectives on a variety of topics, including the first concert he ever saw as a teenager in Pensacola and the life-changing impact it had on him, Blackberry Smoke’s notable longevity (twenty-five years and counting) and the keys to making it work for the long haul as bandmates, his memories of special moments with BBS drummer and founding member Brit Turner, who died earlier this year, his love for many genres of music and the diversity of his record collection at home (think “Dancing Queen” and much more), the legendary guitarist he’d choose above all others to study and learn from, the magical first time Blackberry Smoke opened for one of the biggest bands in rock history, the nuggets of insight he shares with his guitar-playing son about being in a band, his memories of playing little league baseball on his dad’s team and the impact his dad--simply known as “Coach” to everyone in the community--had on numerous kids, his longtime love of the Florida State Seminoles and the special Bobby Bowden era, watching college football games on television on the tour bus in the middle of the night while touring Europe, his favorite Christmas movie, and much more!
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