Sax man Bobby Keys was one of the great sidemen of all time, blowing his horn in a wide variety of recording and touring situations with the Rolling Stones, and making scenes including Joe Cockerâs âMad Dogs & Englishmenâ and John Lennonâs âlost weekend.ââ
When Abingdon native Jerry Castle saw a chance to record music with Keys, he took it. Unfortunately, the last-minute tracks Castle put together for a one-off, Nashville, Tennessee, recording session in 2013 were not so hot, Castle said.
The singer, songwriter and band leader found a way to rescue the late Keysâ work from that session, and a soon-to-be-released single, âWith The Band,â is about to receive attention from Rolling Stone magazine online and the Ultimate Classic Rock website.