Twenty-five years. Two-and-a-half decades. A quarter of a century. A long time no matter what you are talking about. So it’s no surprise J.D. Wilkes wanted to celebrate that milestone for his band, the Legendary Shack Shakers.
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.