It’s hard when you’re on the road, and the fall is prime touring time… and, yes, John Paul White belongs to one of those north Alabama border-war clans that bleed creamsicle instead of houndstooth or orange and blue (a strange breed).
“I grew up either in Muscle Shoals or Loretto, Tennessee,” White told me when I interviewed him Friday. “My family was all Tennessee fans.”
But when the guitarist for the Florence-based roots-music duo The Civil Wars‘ did manage to catch college football last season, he says he was pulling for the good guys.
“I’m a Tennessee fan,” White said. “But I don’t mind saying I definitely cheered for some Auburn Tigers last year and have over the years.”
You know what they say—the enemy of my enemy is currently a VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist to watch.
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Good for them, getting big and being from Bama and all, but this shit sucks.
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you gota be out of your mind. That is a great song……..WDE
I agree, John. I’m an old fart, but that’s some good stuff. 🙂