(1)Hello
gentlemen.
The
"Southern
Rock
Allstars"
is a
mix
of
"Blackfoot",
"Molly
Hatchet",
and
"The
Rossington
Collins
Band".
Would
you
individually
introduce
yourselves
and
give
our
readers
a
little
backround?
Jakson
Spires
is
co-founder
of
Blackfoot,
drummer,
vocalist
&
songwriter.
He
co-wrote
HIGHWAY
SONG
&
FLY
AWAY
as
well
as
all
other
Blackfoot
material
from
1975
until
the
original
band
broke
up
in
1986.
Jakson
also
performed
on
various
studio
sessions
with
artists
such
as
Benny
Mardones,
Phil
Lynott
of
Thin
Lizzy,
Blues
legends
Willie
Dixon &
Albert
King.
Dave
Hlubek
is
founder
of
Molly
Hatchet,
lead/slide
guitarist,
vocals
and
co-wrote
FLIRTIN'
WITH
DISASTER,
GATOR
COUNTRY
&
BEATIN'
THE
ODDS,
as
well
as
all
other
Hatchet
material
from
1978-1984.
Jay
Johnson
is
lead
guitarist,
vocalist,
producer,
engineer
&
songwriter.
He
was
a
charter
member
of
the
Rossington
Band
&
Radio
Tokyo.
While
Jay
was
with
the
Rossington
Band,
he
appeared
on
the
Lynyrd
Skynyrd
Tribute
Tour
from
1987-1988
&
in
the
Lynyrd
Skynyrd
video
movie
from
the
tour.
He
co-wrote
the
Rossington
Band
singles
LOSIN'
CONTROL
&
RETURN
TO
THE
SCENE
OF
THE
CRIME.
He
also
played
guitar
on
THE
RIGHT
TIME,
by
Blues
diva
Etta
James.
Charles
Hart
is
bassist,
vocalist
&
engineer.
He
founded
Cruize
Control
in
1986
&
in
1987
joined
Tempera,
who
appeared
with
Richard
Marx's
first
tour.
He
then
joined
Radio
Tokyo
in
1988,
&
in
1993
saw
the
release
of
that
band's
hit
SONGSCAPE.
As
an
engineer,
he
has
worked
with
Gov't
Mule,
Lynyrd
Skynyrd,
Widespread
Panic
&
SRA.
(2)All
three
bands
were
very
successful
in
the
music
business.
Can
you
tell
us
what
happened to
those
bands
that
caused
you
to
form
SRA?
Jakson
Spires:
Basically,
all
the
bands
eventually
went
their
separate
ways
because
of
the usual
bad
management
&
artistic
differences.
SRA
came
about
by
the
four
of
us
knowing
each
other
well,
getting
along
well
&
knowing
better
than
to
sign
what's
left
of
our
lives
away!
(3)I
understand
ya'll
just
got
back
from
Europe.
What
kind
of
response
did
you
recieve
and
would
you
like
to
go
back
and
if
so,
is
that
in
the
band's
near
future?
Jakson
Spires:
SRA
has
a
huge
fan
base
in
Europe
&
Scandinavia.
The
response
to
our
live
show
was
incredible!
We'd
love
to
go
back
-
this
is
in
the
works
for
2003.
(4)2002
is
just
about
over.
What
is
in
store
for
SRA
in
2003?
Jakson
Spires:
Getting
a
video
&
live
CD
released,
touring,
writing
&
seeing
as
many
fans
as
possible!
(5)SRA's
new
release
"Danger
Road"
is
great.
Would
you
tell
us
about
its
conception?
Jakson
Spires:
We
just
wanted
to
do a
good
album
with
alot
of
different
influences.
It
has
had
great
reviews
&
is
available
through
our
Web
Store
or
at
any
of
our
shows.
Our
website
is www.southernrock.com.
(6)Would
you
tell
us
where
ya'll
are
playing
next
so
some
of
can
catch
the
shows?
Jakson
Spires:
Our
website
-
Tour
Dates
-
keeps
our
fans
in
touch
with
us
&
where
our
shows
are.
Some
upcoming
dates
are:
November
23 -
The
Klick
in
Greensboro,
NC;
November
27 -
Granada
Theatre
in
Lawrence,
KS;
November
29 -
Park
Inn
in
Topeka,
KS;
November
30 -
Desert
Rose
Saloon
in
Grand
Island,
NE;
December
7 -
Shady
Brady's
Backroom
in
Winchester,
VA;
December
13 -
T&C
Lounge
in
Waynesboro,
VA;
December
14 -
Club
66
in
Edgewood,
MD;
December
20 -
Wagers
Tavern
in
Trainer,
PA;
December
21 -
Route
33
Rhythm
&
Brews
in
Wapakoneta,
OH.
Hope
to
see
everyone
at
some
of
our
shows!
Thanks,
John,
&
hope
to
see
you
soon!
(7)We
would
certainly
like
to
thank
ya'll
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
busy
schedule
to
speak
to
us
and
we
wish
you
more
success
and
well
being.
Thanks...John
Lanham
for Southbound
Beat
Magazine.
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