Tag Archives: Nashville

My first awareness of Chris Gantry came when I heard his name in the spoken word introduction of Kris Kristofferson’s song The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 in 1971. Iwas a high school student who played guitar and had become fascinated with … Continue reading →

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Les Kerr | Leave a comment

He was a “char-actuh” – remembering Dr. John

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Les Kerr

About 5:15 Thursday afternoon, June 6, 2019, I was listening to Nashville’s fine Americana radio station WMOT FM and noticed that a Dr. John song was playing. I’ve heard Dr. John on that station many times before and was happy … Continue reading →

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Playing Guy Clark’s guitars

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Les Kerr

On a September morning in 2013, I found myself in the home of a hero. I had come to Guy Clark’s house to interview him for a column in 2nd & Church, a quarterly literary magazine published for several years … Continue reading →

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In reverence of reverie

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Les Kerr

Are “devices” “the vices” of our age? No. It is our dependence upon anything with a screen that seems to make them so. As an independent career person, I strive to  to lead a balanced life between personal happiness and … Continue reading →

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Tracks

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Les Kerr

  The memorial service at a little West Tennessee country church was followed by fried chicken, green beans and potato salad. Mixed in between the homemade banana bread and sweet tea were, “It’s good to see you,” “How have you … Continue reading →

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Southerners and Irishmen, revisited (song link included)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Les Kerr

Songwriters are often asked where they get song ideas.  I hope you’ll enjoy this story behind my song, Southerners and Irishmen. When I lived in Mobile, Alabama in the 1980s, I developed a near-addiction fondness for coffee with chicory, readily available in … Continue reading →

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To do: 1-meet Jimmy Dean. 2-do laundry.

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Les Kerr

The apartment I rented when I moved to Nashville in 1987 was high on a hill in a complex surrounded by beautiful trees. I was fortunate because mine was on the hill side of the highest point in the complex. … Continue reading →

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Saints of Houston

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Les Kerr

The Houston Astros are the saints of their hometown today after winning the 2017 World Series in a hard-fought, seven game contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the people of Houston are real heroes, too, having gone through Hurricane … Continue reading →

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October 18: Dewey’s Tune

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Les Kerr

Railroad Man October 18, 1900: My grandfather’s birthday.  It was just a few months after legendary  railroad engineer Casey Jones was killed in a train wreck and later immortalized  in song.  My grandfather, George Dewey Pittman, became a railroad man, … Continue reading →

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Comfort Music

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Les Kerr

First course: comfort food Sometimes a good shrimp po’ boy does the trick. Shrimp Creole, the way my mama used to cook it, always made me feel better, even when I was feeling fine already. Boiled shrimp, Trout Amandine or … Continue reading →

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