GEORGIA JAM NEWS:
Stevie wraps up 2006 producing a new CD for Eric Quincy Tate titled "Thirty-Seven". The show was
recorded live September 9, 2006 at Northside Tavern, Atlanta, GA. This is a historic event in Georgia music
history. The band celebrated 37 years of making music together. Preview tracks from the new CD.
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THE NEW CD FROM STEVIE:
Stevie has released a new solo CD titled "High Time". A cross-genre mix of retro Soul, Blues and Rock. Take a
listen and have a read about it. High Time
Recent reviews of the Georgia Jam CD.
Musiktemple.de
STEVIE HAWKINS - Georgia Jam
Note! Southern skirt and Jamfans watch out!
Here geht's in this direction correctly well off, live.
Veterans of the Southern of skirt, everything the guitarists Barry Richman(Wet Willie, Col. Bruce
Hampton), Spencer Kirkpatrick(Hydra), Wayne "Bear" Sauls(Eric Quincy Tate) and Reddog by the
Drummer and singer Stevie Hawkins was met here in front, supported by Kerry Creasy, bass,
Justin Hawkins, drums and Rich Iannucci, key board.
Southern skirt with all its typical elements goes here "fully off"!
Strong, rau and spontaneously self-compositions and classical authors are ordered here.
Since it is probably a project of Hawkins, we hear it insert also the-more frequent or other solo ones,
which lets it constitute as imaginative and good Rock drummer.
In the long run a successful mixture from classical skirt, Bluesrock and Southern skirt, occasionally even
with easy Hendrix resemblance and on "tributes tons of James Brown" (with horns) strongly is even
transmitted!
Result: This Livescheibe makes fun!!!!!!!!!
Reviewer: Wolfgang
A great,great,great CD !!!!!
Reviewer: Steffen from Germany
A great voice, a great Drummer, Rock/Blues/Funk/Soul, great timeless music !!!!!
The very finest pickers, doing it up right. One of the hottest Cds of the year.
Reviewer: GRITZ Magazine (http://gritz.net)
Former Leon Russell drummer Steve Hawkins kicks up some serious, live, Southern Rock jam with a
little help from his friends, Spencer Kirkpatrick (Hydra), Barry Richman (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels),
Reddog (Jimmy Thackery), and Wayne "Bear" Sauls (Eric Quincy Tate), accompanied by bassist Kerry
Creasy (Jerry Garcia). The CD opens with "Rebels Yell," the latest shout-out to the great Southern
Rockers of old, and there's even a Gov't Mule reference. Cool. "Locomotive 22" proves to be an early
set promise of more great things to come, with Kirkpatrick leading the jam into some "Allmans meets
Ten Years After" territory. Rich Iannucci wails on the B-3. Excellent. Bear Sauls picks up the guitar on
"Dancing Bear," and brother does he ever smoke. Bear has always been one of the best, and his band
Eric Quincy Tate was one of the finest bands to ever come out of the beautiful South. Bear continues to
rip it up on (our favorite) "Grits and Gravy." Other outstanding tracks include "The Dazed and Confused,"
featuring Barry Richman; "Honest Man" featuring Jeff "Reddog" Higgins, and a most excellent all-star
tribute to James Brown, -n- talk about your funk and rock? This is the epitome. Georgia Jam is a red hot,
still smoldering set that embodies everything good about Southern Rock and Soul. The very finest
pickers, doing it up right. One of the hottest Cds of the year. -Michael Buffalo Smith-
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 Gracious thanks to Michael and to Gritz Magazine
for this wonderful review. Everyone please visit the Gritz website and purchase your subscription to this
informative and historic music digizine.
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 Reviewer: Jaroslav Jakubovic
"When a group of truly great musicians get together, then you get a great album"
I am a professional musician myself so I will not be writing a review of this great album Georgia Jam, I
will only write a few words of thank you to Steven Hawkins and his fantastic, best of the best musicians
friends, for putting together an album that keeps alive the best of American music. Every note on this CD
played by all these unbelievable artists, comes from the heart. You can feel it here, that these guys had a
great time playing together on this album. I am honored and humbled to write about Georgia Jam.
Sincere thanks to Jaroslav and to Visiting Moon Music. Check out Jaroslav and his band "Illusion" as well
as the dynamic talent of "Daniel J". http://www.musicvmm.com
Bands Of Dixie Magazine/France
Reviewer: Alain Berger (translated from French to English)
To define the music of "Georgia Jam", I had to return to the origins of American music and to blues in
particular. The good times past when the small white paid patrimony and learned from the creators, the
genre founders who rest in anonymity and we unfortunately know the reprises better than the originals.
A special mention to Lynrd Skynyrd for their homage to the work of people of color in the song "The Ballad
Of Curtis Loew". Those who do not like the early period of Allman and priceless registered works for
Capricorn, will not have an attentive ear, but the others!!!
In any case I, with an insert which mentions the legend Hydra, Eric Quincy Tate, and another guitarist who
worked with Charlie Daniels and Lynyrd Skynyrd, could not help but be persuaded to part with my door money.
80 minutes of blues, of rock'n'roll and soul funk, crossing to a homage to James Brown. To confirm what I said,
"Going Down" is re-born again in an effective way but which remembers in 2005, the existence of Don Nix
(the son of Memphis lives on).
The only thing there is to deplore, small label obliges, is the quality of recording. Take it as is live authenticates,
and it is at this moment that I would do the unpardonable if I did not give this essential information to you.
This is only the second recording the label has, after the release of Wayne Sauls. Small label, small price, but
what a lesson of music! This is the type of project that is not currently popular nowadays, but the rock'n'roll of
these Southerners is a style rich and varied, I like it all between ABB and Wet Willie....who's with me?
 BandsOfDixie.com. CompactDixie.com To Alain Berger, Didier Demeslay, Dominque Turgot
and everyone at Bands Of Dixie/Compact Dixie in France, we send to you our sincere appreciation for your
writings and support.
iTunes Top 100 Blues Singles:
"Going Down" off the Georgia Jam CD came in at the #37 slot in iTunes Top 100 Blues Singles for 2005.
Not bad for our first outing! Edging out 4 of my influences as a musician and vocalist; B.B. King, Joe Cocker,
Muddy Waters and Little Richard! Look out world, here come the Jam!!! LOL We are very happy about the
positive reception the CD is receiving. .
New Georgia Jam Recording Sessions:
I'm off the road for a while now. After touring heavily in the Southeast. we're now preparing to record
Georgia Jam #2. The new CD will be half live and half studio. Special guest artists will appear on this release
as was with the first. I have spoken to Michael Buffalo Smith about possible involvement in the project and
he is receptive to the idea. We hope to have him on the new record. We are looking into recording the live
segment of the CD in Athens, Georgia, hosting a 2 hour and 30 minute show. We will take the best cuts
from that show to incorporate with the studio cuts on the new CD. Artists interested in possibly being a
part of the jam for the live show, please e-mail us. GeorgiaJam@atlantamusicgroup.com .
Hello and thanks to Brad, Scrubb, White Trash and all the DJs and listeners at All Southern Rock for your
airplay and support. 5 cuts from the CD have been in the ASR Top 100 for several weeks in a row. The
title cut "Georgia Jam" has been hovering at number 10. "CC Rider", "Locomotive 22", "Big Boss Man" and
"Grits And Gravy" have also managed to remain in the ASR chart.
Logon and tune in to hear 24/7 of the best in Southern Rock, old & new.
AllSouthernRock.com
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Also, thanks to Joe "Skydog" Clem and the folks at Red Dirt Music for their airplay support. Logon and tune
in to hear The Southern Rock Block everyday from 9 PM to 10:30 PM EST. http://www.skydogmusic.com
and http://www.RedDirtRadio.net
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Other Recording:
Stevie has begun recording new tracks with Dean Dollar. We are also planning to track part of the
album with Paul Hornsby (Marshall Tucker/Charlie Daniels Band) at the helm at Muscadine Studios in
Macon, Georgia. A new release will be coming from The Dean Dollar Band soon.
Georgia Jam shout-outs:
Hey there Big Daddy & Big Momma, hope all is going great for you and the kids. Oodun-oodun!
A big howdy Kevin Spear and his family.
Kevin Wilkinson, how's thangs in Pennsylvania? Red Johnson says howdy and Bertha Lou says oink!
How's Texas Tina doin'? T.T., I luv u!!! <G>
Hi there Teresa & Van the Man from Pakistan! Well, Murfreesboro, Tennessee actually! Legit, man!
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HYDRA NEWS:
Let it not be mistaken, this is the "original" HYDRA, circa 1968 to present date.
The Hydra CD is available. http://www.atlantamusicgroup.com/HydraCD.html
Hydra continues to receive airplay on XM Radio (DEEP TRACKS-40) from their 1975 Capricorn Records
release, "LAND OF MONEY," and various tracks from the new live CD.
On Monday June 20, 2005, XM Radio aired an exclusive first run of the single which includes the songs
"KEEP YOU AROUND" and "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE" on "Fresh Tracks", a show hosted by Earle Bailey
and a part of XM Radio's Deep Tracks-40 programming schedule. Also featured on this show was new
music from Ringo Starr, Dwight Twilley, Eric Johnson, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Stephen Stills.
xmradio.com
On December 19, 2005 three tracks from the new CD "Glitter Queen", Feel A Pain" and You're The One"
were featured on the XM Radio Fresh Tracks Show.
Hydra, Emphasis Records and Ed Brimer send out sincere thanks to XM and Earle Bailey and to George
Taylor Morris for their belief and support.
Exciting things are happening. Come back often for further updates and news. Hydra Rocks!
Hydra shout-outs: Mark Pucci, Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult), Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf), Ricky Reyer, Sam
Judd, Corky Willis, Eddy & Michelle Gray, Shawn Ryan (The Anniston Star).
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