This was an eclectic fifteen years! It started with Merle Haggard and ended with Grand Funk Railroad. There are #1 Country music videos from Alabama, John Anderson, and Eddie Rabbitt along with videos from Pop Icons Don McLean and The Monkees. And then there’s a left turn into German Heavy Metal with Accept. Also look for mini documentaries for Keith Whitley, Travis Tritt, and Hal Ketchum. And while all this was going on, Hard Rock Cafe was also in the mix. And that's just a portion of the name dropping. There’s something here for everyone!
MERLE HAGGARD
“Going’ Home”
Concert Tour Opener (1985)
My first job in Nashville was working for cable television network, TNN - The Nashville Network. [A video page for TNN will be coming soon.] I was the Entertainment News video editor. I was given a great amount of control over many projects as well as full television shows, so there were times when I acted as a de facto post-production director. One of those jobs was this video for Merle Haggard. He was going back on the road after a few years off. He didn’t want a warm-up act when he toured, so instead he played this 13-minute TNN mini documentary and then began his performance after it ended. This was the first time I had my work as part of a concert tour. There would be more after this. • Sadly, when transferring this video, it jammed and generally fell apart in the machine and so I don’t have anything to show. I am searching for the back-up. When I find it, I’ll post the video.
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Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd gave me my first break directing major label Nashville music videos. And they have been kind enough through the years to keep calling for more. There are 12 F&L videos for this era. Rather than post those videos here, you can watch them on their own special Foster & Lloyd page. Click the photo and it will take you to the page.
JO-EL SONNIER
"Rainin' In My Heart" (1988)
Jo-El had just come off a big hit with Richard Thompson's "Tear Stained Letter" which starred Judge Reinhold (!!) and the label wanted something as interesting and different as a follow-up video. They had decided on a director but they weren’t impressed with his concept and so they called me. When I heard the song and title I thought it would be fun to have a storyline where it would rain on the main character no matter where he went, until he meets his match. The label called back immediately and said I had the video! Of course, rigging streets, a phone both, a car, a dive bar as a restaurant and a closed down Wagon Wheel honky tonk on Lower Broadway all with two-foot by two-foot area of moving rain was a feat in itself. After all these years, there is still no other music video like this one! And yes, this was also a hit - not as big as “Tear Stained Letter” but certainly big enough for the label to call back for more.
ALABAMA
"Song Of The South" (1989)
Normally record labels bid out music videos to three or four directors, looking for the best ideas. I was called and told there would be no bids, I had the video. They liked what I did with archives for Foster & Lloyd “Texas In 1880” and wanted another video with archives. When I read the lyrics to this Bob McDill song, I got it right away! This is a great story of a family struggling through the 1927 Flood, the Dust Bowl and Herbert Hoover’s Depression with the moral to the story of, if everyone works together like Roosevelt's New Deal, we can all survive and do well. I followed the storyline with archives along with integrating shots of Randy Owen in a cotton field and the band in a New Deal march in tiny Temperance Hall, Tennessee (which is a story all to itself!) and finally wrapping with a modern day performance at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The video quickly went to #1 and stayed there for what seemed like forever. • This video also put me in the nomination group for CMA Music Video Director of the Year. As of this writing, the video has over 31 million views on YouTube. And my biggest compliment was from the songwriter, Bob McDill. He has over 30 #1 songs, and said that of all the videos created for his songs, this is his favorite.
ALABAMA
"Song Of The South"
Alternate “LIVE” version (1989)
Since I had the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for the day, along with an audience, I thought it would be fun to shoot the entire song and offer it to the label as a bonus performance video. The first two-thirds of the video are new, the last third is the same as the concept version. Note all of those folks singing along on stage, such as Baillie & the Boys, Jo-El Sonnier, Williams and Ree, and BMI’s Frances Preston. Alabama did a great job with continuity. I shot all of the handheld close-up and and general stage shots earlier in the day. When the audience came in, there was a small crew of cameras shooting wide shots to catch their performance within a couple of takes. As I watch the video today, it all cuts together surprisingly well!
THE SHOOTERS
"If I Ever Go Crazy" (1989)
I never liked all of the soap opera music videos coming out of Nashville. So, in this case, I created an anti-soap opera video by having a staged and somewhat surreal visual storyline. The concept has the camera locked down and the sets and actors constantly moved in and out of the set. The idea is a good one but ahead of its time. Due to film weave I couldn’t get a truly locked shot so that the transitions could be seamless. The color shifting due to the film stock and transfer also gives it all away. If Sony wants to send me the film, I would love to remaster this to what it is supposed to be with technology that will now give me the concept I originally had in mind. Otherwise, it’s still a fun and very different music video for Nashville and works well with the band and song.
KEITH WHITLEY
"I Wonder Do You Think Of Me"
Long-Form (1989)
This was a sad phone call. Keith Whitley’s new album was about to come out when he died. The label called and wanted a tribute long-form video to be released along with the album and so partner Greg Crutcher got the call for us to put the video together. Greg took on the heavy lifting by digging deep into the archives and shooting a bit of film, while I put it all together in post-production. It was a delicate project to work on, but it worked well. I had bumped into Keith Whitley a number of times around TNN and nudged him once backstage at the Opry about having me direct a video for him someday. This was not the video I had in mind, but certainly honored to have been part of it.
EDDIE RABBITT
"On Second Thought"
TNN News Story & Music Video (1989)
I love classic 50s/60s television! When I worked at TNN I would stay late or sometimes come in on weekends and check out the two-inch videotape kinescope transfers of the early 1960s Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry shows and the 1955-1956 Purina Grand Ole Opry shows, and work each restoration transfer to what was the up-to-date format of one-inch videotape. I volunteered to do this as an excuse to watch the shows. The 50s shows were brilliant! Besides all of the great staging, some of the camera work was totally outrageous. So, I was waiting for a song to recreate this era as a music video. I thought this would work well as a Foster & Lloyd video, but when I received the call for Eddie Rabbit’s song, I knew this was the one! We went full 1950s Opry production on this video with 25 cast members and 23 crew. The costumes were from the 1950s and shipped in from Hollywood. The instruments were of era. And we kept the look of the stage in era too. I had an intro to the video as a fake television show (which is seen here). And, I stole a few shots from the Purina Opry show. • The "On Second Thought" song and music video went straight to #1 and put me in the nomination group for CMA Music Video Director of the Year for the second year in a row. It received an Addy award for Best Music Video as well as winning the Addy Best of Show along with making headlines in Ad Age magazine. It received a Special Achievement Award from Music Row Magazine. And this is the only Country music video to be judged at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Wow!!
B.B. WATSON
Target Promo (1991)
I was commissioned to create a Target in-store commercial for B.B. Watson. It was simple enough to make and certainly eventful. It connected me with B.B. to the point where I was offered his next music video "Lover Not A Fighter" (I did not direct the music video in this commercial) and, I wound up as the Target announcer at the end of the spot! Now, that’s fun!
B.B. WATSON
"Lover Not A Fighter" (1991)
I used archives as the storyline with Foster & Lloyd “Texas In 1880” (1988) to great success. I was asked to do it again with Alabama “Song of the South” (1989) with continued success. I don’t like to repeat myself, but in that case, I felt they were on the right track and so I was happy to use archives. Once again I was asked to use archives, this time for B.B. Watson, but I didn’t see the need for it. The label insisted and I liked the song and B.B. so it’s there, but in the background. The label also wanted to bring in a girl singer for some Meat Loaf / Karla DeVito interaction. I liked the idea and was introduced to Jonell Mosser who plays the girl. This was the first time I had met Jonell. I was instantly knocked out with her voice, her sizzling personality and that head full of curls! I’ve been a big fan ever since. Jonell and B.B. worked very well together and I like that the video is a structured studio performance video with hints of 60s Pop star staging.
JOHN ANDERSON
"Straight Tequila Night" (1991)
When I received the call for "Straight Tequila Night," I had friends in the business telling me not to take the video since I was an up-and-coming director and John’s star had come-and-gone. But I was a big fan of John Anderson and so there was no way I was going to say no to the opportunity to work with him. Since I didn’t like soap opera storyline music videos I thought it would be fun to do a stagy semi surreal version of the song with John acting as the troubadour telling the story. The bathtub scene was a big deal back then, to the point where after this video originally aired, it seemed like every other video coming out of Nashville had a girl in a bathtub. Ha! • This song and music video hit #1. Not so come-and-gone, huh!
JIM ED BROWN & HELEN CORNELIUS
“Who’s In The Mood” (1991)
I would bump into Jim Ed Brown from time to time at TNN when I worked there in the mid to late 80s. When I received the call asking me to direct a music video with Jim Ed and Helen Cornelius I had to do it! The duo was legendary and so was their break-up as a singing partnership in the early 80s. Which made this reunion ten years later was even more fun. I was honored to be part of their legacy in directing this music video. Both Jim Ed and Helen are true Country and Opry legends.
SAMMY KERSHAW
Mini-Doc / EPK (1991)
This video offers some heartfelt insights to Sammy as an up-and-coming star. I created this Mini-Doc / EPK while also shooting the music video.
SAMMY KERSHAW
"Cadillac Style" (1991)
"Cadillac Style" is Sammy’s premiere song and video. I was told he was from the New Orleans area so I picked up a AAA travel guide and wrote a concept of showing off New Orleans in a 1960s cinéma vérité style. When I explained it to Sammy, I said cinéma vérité was the same style as “A Hard Day’s Night.” He had never seen the film. I was stunned! But I shouldn’t have been. That was my fault for assuming the entire planet had seen the movie. But, folks at the label had seen the film and so this video is my runaround travelogue of New Orleans circa 1991. • "Cadillac Style" song and music video was a hit and won a Director’s award from Music Row Magazine for Best New Artist Music Video. • This video was remastered as 4K 60fps in 2023.
CEE CEE CHAPMAN
"A Winter's Night" (1991)
As much as I disliked the hundreds of soap opera style videos coming out of Nashville and as much as I had spoofed them and generally turned the concept on it’s head, this time and for this song, I had to keep pretty close to the style. To give it a slight twist, so it wasn’t a visually flat storyline, I continued the technique from The Shooters with matching shot dissolves throughout the scenes.
THE REMINGTONS
Mini Doc / EPK (1991)
Jimmy Griffin was a neighbor and fellow local gym member. We used to hang together for a time. He was an original member of the 70s Mellow Rock band Bread. I used to love going over to his place because he had an Oscar sitting on top of his TV! He won it for writing “For All We Know” which was the 1970 Song of the Year. I used to love picking up that Oscar and just feel the weight of it! Wow!! Jimmy was also a member of The Remingtons and so, when I was asked to create this EPK, I took the job in hopes that I could nudge my way into directing a music video for them. I was asked to make this video simple and straight forward, which is what you see. Today, it makes a nice document of the band members. The music video at the end is not mine.
THE REMINGTONS
"I Could Love You (With My Eyes Closed)" (1991)
My obsession with The Beatles, their movie “A Hard Day’s Night” and the directorial style of Richard Lester, culminates in this music video. I had the set rebuilt from the “And I Love Her” scene of the movie and re-created a number of shots from the film too. To this day, I’m still very happy with the results of this video. And in the ultimate of cliché typecasting, I cast myself as the director’s voice at the beginning of the video.
SAMMY KERSHAW
“Don't Go Near The Water” (1992)
With the success of “Cadillac Style” I was asked to go back to New Orleans and direct this second video for Sammy. It’s a fun storyline of a young couple sneaking out to fool around. When the local casting agent showed me the photos for the girl in this video, I cast her right away. She reminded me of Sara Wood (aka Sara Lynn Moore), who was the girl in my first major label music video, Glassmoon “On A Carousel.” It was a nice bit of nostalgia for my 10 year anniversary of creating major label music videos.
DEBRA BURNS
"Runaway Heart" (1992)
Debra was an independent artist who brought in some great Nashville pickers and players to her project. As for the video, I had fun playing with colors and cut out pieces of paper to use as keys. Otherwise, this is a nice fast-paced in-studio performance video.
JOHN ANDERSON
"When It Comes To You" (1992)
With the success of “Straight Tequila Night" I was asked to work on this follow-up. Since this is a Mark Knopfler song and he’s playing guitar on it, I was hoping he was going to be in the video too. There was a lot of talk, but in the end, no Mark. But that’s okay, the video did very well without him. The video was shot in the Fort Negly park and offers a series of color games with the film along with interesting visuals to go along with the lyrics. I was going through a divorce at the time, so images like parchment with the word “Freedom,” “Dissolution” and “Free” on fire, was me getting a little personal. Ha! BTW - The pretty girl in the video is Mrs. John Anderson. • The song and music video were a hit, won BRONZE at the Houston International Film Festival and once again put me in the nomination group for CMA Music Video Director of the Year for the third year in a row!
JOHN ANDERSON w/ DIRE STRAITS
News Story (1992)
Mark Knopfler couldn’t make it to Nashville to be in John Anderson’s music video, so John, me and my film crew traveled to Vancouver, Canada to hang with Mark and Dire Straits to shoot this promotional film.
CORBIN - HANNER
"Just Another Hill" (1992)
This is a fun performance video with bits of interstitial storyline. Check out the color games played in this video as well as the steadicam work and the locations, especially that abandoned bridge!
STEVE THOMSON
"Don't Turn Me Away" (1992)
Steve Thomson is a Swiss Rocker. I was commissioned to create this video for the European market where I was told the video did very well. This was shot in Myrtle Beach, SC. Once again, I’m playing color games with the video, although this time more intensely since this is a Rock video. This really is a fun video and since I not only direct, but I shoot and edit my videos, I like that I was able to show off more movement in my camerawork along with a more active edit compared to the previous Country videos. That and this really is a Classic 90s Rock video! Yeah!
DON McLEAN
"Headroom" (1992)
My producer said Don McLean wanted me to direct a music video for him, but I was told I couldn't because my schedule was full and Don wouldn't leave his house because of an upcoming birth. I got on the phone with Don right away and worked it out. I was NOT going to give up a chance to work with Don McLean. Plus, after all of his hits, this was going to be his first official music video. So, I flew to Maine with a small film crew and stayed at his house for a few days, shooting Don around his property with the idea of Don being "boxed in" which, to me made sense for a song called "Headroom." I then edited bits of Don's performance and played that back in television sets on locations where I would liked him to have performed, such as the old TN State Prison - later known for "The Green Mile" and "The Last Castle." This wound up being a fun shoot since I could visually throw the kitchen sink at this video in post production. In the end, I not only had the chance to work with a Pop icon from my high school record collection, but we also became good friends too. BTW - the home movie of the little boy with the flag, is Don. • This video won SILVER at the Houston International Film Festival and a BRONZE Telly Award.
THE STYLE MONKEEZ
"Gotta Be Heard" (1992)
This Minnesota Funk Punk Metal band was signed to CMC International records and they Rocked! They were fun to work with and even more fun to shoot and edit in this thrashing music video! And yes, I shot this in Nashville at a derelict building just south of town. I liked the location so much that I also used it for part of Bill Lloyd “Channeling The King.” After the shoot, the band discovered that their hotel arrangements got screwed up and so they sprawled out in my living room overnight. Because they came in after my daughter was asleep, when she woke up early the next morning to discover the snoring in the living room, the five-year old calmly woke me up to ask what was going on and I had to explain, oh, don’t worry, that’s The Style Monkeez and they’re sleeping in. Once she knew that, she shrugged and quietly went on with her morning. That’s the sort of thing you get living with a single parent dad in the music television business.
HAL KETCHUM
"Past The Point Of Rescue"
Long-Form (1992)
I met Hal via his manager, Walt Quinn. Hal had just come to town and was looking for a deal. After a record deal and a few hits, it was time for a long form video (retail VHS), I was given the call to tell his story in a very simple way. So, this is a series of interviews where Hal talks about his growing up and the background to his hits. Note that as much as I did the interview and put this video together, I did not make any of the music videos. BTW - you can hear me asking Hal the wrap-up question about mutual pal Walt Quinn at the end of the video.
BILLY JOE SHAVER
"Live Forever" (1993)
I was in a Film Noir mood in the 1993. Working with dark images in the derelict buildings of Marathon Motors made for a wonderfully moody music video. Adding to the mood was having Shaver bringing his head in and out of the light, which I ripped from Apocalypse Now. Some things to look for: a rare chance of seeing Eddie Shaver singing and playing with his dad. Shaver lost two fingers in an work accident as a young man, and so that hand is subtly shown in the video. And if you’re going to have kids, why not work them! So, my daughter Mary is the little girl with the bear. This video played in heavy rotation on VH1 - a rare occurrence for a Nashville music video. At the time, Shaver was living less than a mile from me. When I was done with the edit, he came by my place to review the video for the first time. After watching it, he surprised me with a great big bear hug! I’ve created a lot of videos for a lot of artists and that’s the only hug I’ve ever received as a response to my work.
JEFF ALLEN
"Lonelyville" (1993)
Jeff Allen was an independent Country artist who wanted a unique and fast-paced performance video. I had so much fun at Marathon Motors shooting the Billy Joe Shaver "Live Forever" music video that I went back for more at the location with Jeff. The camera movement in this video was unique to Country videos at the time. This sort of movement is common and easy to do today, but was tough to do then with large cumbersome film cameras. Between the wild camera work and some fun lighting from director of photography Harold Jarboe, this music video receive a lot of airplay. It was so well received that a very famous (not-to-be-named) Country band took the style and concept and had a hit with their video. You know the old say, “the highest form of flattery is being ripped off.” :)
ACCEPT
"Slaves To Metal" (1993)
Note: I have a master quality copy of this music video which I will post as soon as I can find it. Until then, this is the best quality available on YouTube. • German Metal band Accept had big success with their song “Balls to the Wall” in 1983. 10 year later they were back with success in Europe and the US with “Slaves To Metal.” I was given concert footage of the band performing the song in Eastern Europe and was asked to re-track the studio version of the song to the live performance. That was too easy, so I threw the kitchen sink at it in post production with some fun early 90s grunge effects - which means that I drew all over bits of paper, scanned them and then animated that over the frantically edited performance. MTV made a big deal about this video when it was released. When they first reviewed it, they were “wowing” over the furious editing throughout this video.
RICKY LYNN GREGG
“Can You Feel It” (1993)
This video was way ahead of its time. The opening shot of Ricky and those hands kind of freaked people out, but also endeared them to this rockin’ energetic video. There’s a ton of fun camera work in this production, and the girls in their neo-hippie wardrobe are fun to watch too. • NOTE: This is a VHS review copy of the video. A high quality copy will replace this version soon.
SWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO
TNN News Story (1994)
Thirty-second TNN Country Music News teaser for the Sweethearts of the Rodeo "Things Will Grow" music video.
SWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO
"Things Will Grow" (1994)
Note: I have a master quality copy of this music video which I will post as soon as I can find it. Until then, this is the best quality available on YouTube. • My Film Noir mood culminated in this dark and misty music video. Since the song is about growing up, I thought it should include some kids so look for Janis' daughter Jenny, Kristine's daughter Mary Del and my daughter Mary in the video. As dark as this video is, it’s really a very sweet music video with a wonderful performance from the Sweethearts.
TRAVIS TRITT
"Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof"
LIVE (1994)
Music videos are usually a one camera shoot, which I will do as well as direct. But when it’s live, there needs to be a full crew, which is also a fun way to work. This performance video was recorded Live in RCA Studio A as part of the Long-Form home video of the same name, which I also created. This was a fun night in a historic recording studio! Look for Country Music Hall of Famer, Hargus “Pig” Robbins on piano.
TRAVIS TRITT
"Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof"
Long-Form (1994)
I had fun talking to Travis Tritt who offers insights and memories of his hits in this long-form video. Also included is the Live performance of the title track, shot at RCA Studio A. Check out the end credits to see a five camera spread of a portion of the performance.
BOB WOODRUFF
"Alright" (1994)
Bob Woodruff wanted to skateboard and include his tree climbing dog, and that’s how the conversation started for this music video. From there I added a Holstein hearse, a couch on a flatbed truck driving down 2nd Avenue and then using the flatbed as a stage in a rock quarry. With all of that, you know this was a fun video! The audience thought so too. I was told by the head of the label that they had given up on any more sales of Bob’s album and released the music video due to contract obligations. But when the video came out, all of a sudden sales jumped! And quite significantly! I was told that it was totally due to the the feel good music video I created. I then received a basket with a bottle of Cristal champagne and a bunch of expensive chocolates along with a thank-you note. Asylum Records was a class act!! BTW - With the thought of “keeping it in the family” the girl in the video was my daughter’s nanny. She’s also the girl getting the Hard Rock Cafe tattoo in the HRC promo. You can check that out on the Hard Rock Cafe page.
HARD ROCK CAFE (1994-1996)
I had been directing music videos since 1977 so by 1994 I felt it was time to move on. Because music videos had to be shot on film, it was an expensive process. With the amount of time, money, equipment and crew it took to do a three-and-a-half minute music video, I could have produced a half-hour television show. When Hard Rock Cafe asked me to co-create their global music video television network and then asked me to run the network, I was all for the change and the challenge. This was the beginning of my retirement from music videos. . . or so I thought. You can check out the crazy award winning and genre-busting promotional films I created for Hard Rock Cafe (1994-1996) by clicking the photo of the sweet little Hard Rock Cafe bear.
THE MONKEES
"Do I Have To Do This All Over Again" (1995)
I was running Hard Rock Cafe’s music video television network in 1995 when it was announced that The Monkees’ movie “Head” was to be released for the first time on VHS. Being a big fan of the band and the movie, I immediately called the label asking for music video clips from the film. They said they had never thought of that and so I talked my way into being hired to pull music video clips for general distribution. When I saw the clip for the Peter Tork song, “Do We Have To Do This All Over Again” I called the label and asked if it would be okay for me to make a semi-original music video for the song by taking out the jarring black & white 1920s footage and keeping the song totally psychedelic. They approved! So, I re-cut the video making sure I was true to the era as well as being true to the scenes in that portion of the film by re-creating more psychedelic scenes to fill in the deleted black & white footage. When the label received the master, they called to say how excited they were with the music video and went on about their big plans of promoting the video as something "new." Boy, was I excited! I officially had my fingerprints on a small part of Monkees history! Two days later I received another call from the label to say that the original film’s director saw the music video and rejected it, as well as reminding the label that they had permission to pull clips but not re-edit the movie - which I obviously did. I was seriously bummed! I had lost my small part in official Monkees history. Although, I did get permission for Hard Rock Cafe's worldwide music video television network to show the video. So, here it is for you to watch in all of its “unofficial” psychedelic glory.
ANDREW GOLD
“Lonely Boy” LIVE (1995)
BRYNDLE
Andrew Gold, Karla Bonoff, Wendy Waldman, Kenny Edwards
Mini Doc / EPK
I created a mini documentary / EPK for Bryndle which includes short interviews with each band member as well as performance segments from Bryndle Live at the Ryman Auditorium. Unfortunately, I can only find the sub master which is missing numerous elements. So, all I can offer right now is this one-minute Live performance of Andrew Gold I shot at the Ryman. I will post the mini doc / EPK and more as soon as I can find it!
RISING TIDE
Label Teaser (1997)
The folks at Rising Tide were fans of Shane Caldwell and the Hard Rock Cafe promos created with Shane’s character, Pastor Lawrence Fecalson. We where hired to create a 22-minute Teaser video, promoting upcoming releases from Matraca Berg, Delbert McClinton, Kris Tyler, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Annabelle’s Wish soundtrack, J.C. Jones, and Jack Ingram. They wanted something different that stood out from the other labels and we delivered! Shane plays all of the characters and wrote those great sketches and storyline. The concept is the Pastor has an Online streaming worship services and he is perpetually being interrupted by a hacker promoting the Rising Tide artists. This was a fun way to promote the label and way ahead of it’s time with Shane’s funny social commentary.
CLINT BLACK
“Same Old Train” (1998)
One of the very rare music videos of mine that is currently lost in my archive. As soon as I find it, I’ll post it. Until then, you can listen to the song. • This tribute performance features guest star appearances by Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, and Dwight Yoakam. The song was nominated for a Grammy.
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
Concert Tour Opener (1999)
GFRR were about to tour for the last time as the original trio. They didn’t want to have an opening act on the tour and didn’t know what to do about it. Their manager, Jim Della Croce is a friend of mine and said, “I know a guy who did this video for Merle Haggard. . . “ And so I was commissioned to created a short retrospective of GFRR's career. This video played as the opener for their entire 1999 tour. • The videotape is buried deep somewhere in storage. As soon as I find it, I’ll post the video. BTW - The autographed drum head is my souvenir from the tour.
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