Crusader Of Cool

Coolologist: Blake Ells Trade: Novelist / Music Writer / RaconteurGuild: al.com / Weld for Birmingham / Arcadia Publishing / Auburn FanRecorded at the 2016 SouthSounds Music Fest Podcast Live event writer and reporter Blake Ells talks about the SouthSounds Music Fest, up and coming southern bands, music writing, and his book Muscle Shoals and the Legacy of Fame. A whole new crop of great songwriters and bands starting with Patterson Hood, Drive-By Truckers, Fiddleworms, Jason Isbell, to the inclusion of The Pollies, Alabama Shakes, and St. Paul and the Broken Bones have put FAME studios back on the music map and Billboard charts. Blake shares with the Crusader of Cool (and our live studio audience) the stories and the causes of the rebirth and the next generation of the legendary Shoals music sound and magic.  Plus, we find out what he thinks passes for "what's cool" and why Johnny won't get a little "beer buzzed" before his next live interview.What you will hear:> Who's the next great North Alabama m