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Interview: Kentucky Headhunters on Dixie Lullabies

Joe Charupakorn

Richard Young and Greg Martin talk “Dixie Lullabies” and gear.
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To see the Kentucky Headhunters whipping up a storm, check out the following clips:
A full-length concert clip from the 2011 Lilac Festival in Rochester, New York. This video features great moments aplenty including some killer unaccompanied Greg Martin licks from 8:57–9:32.

Another full-length concert clip. This one is from the 2008 Rochester International Jazz Festival and offers over an hour and a half of Southern-fried pickin’.

Live, all-acoustic renditions of songs from the Kentucky Headhunters’ latest release, Dixie Lullabies. Selections include “Great Acoustics,” “Tumblin’ Roses,” and “Dixie Lullaby.” This was recorded at the Select-O-Hits warehouse and features drummer Fred Young making good use of a Select-O-Hits cardboard box, among many highlights.


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J. J. Bizz
on 01/22/2013 		A friend of mine and me had a band going during the late 80's/early 90's and below our logo on out tee shirts we had "Kountry With A Kick" and I remember I had that idea because of a Kentucky Headhunters song that we were covering at the time.We would play anything from Kentucky Headhunters, Hank Williams to Black Sabbath or Journey, Pink Floyd, George Jones, it just depended on what kind of crowd was at the venue that night as to what songs we put on our songlist. Heck, I can remember walking out on the stage starting the show one July 4th with Jimi Hendrix's woodstock version of "Star Spangled Banner"!!! Thank you Headhunters for showing us that we could play Jimi Hendrix in a venue called "The Country Junction" and play it loud and proud just as Jimi would have! I loved working more of Jimi's songs in our stylist because I was raised on rock and roll and after seeing Jimi play at the Dorton Arena at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds opening up for the Monkees back in 1968 I think...I knew then I wanted to be a guitar player and have a big Marshall Stack behind me!!! Again...thank you Headhunters for breaking down some of the barriers that used too keep us rockers from playing some of the bigger country venues that at the time payed a lot better money than the rock venues were paying at the time!!! Keep on "rockin" Kentucky Headhunters!!!
Dustin
on 05/28/2012 		i think they need to put the singer of Rufus Huff on an album.
Guitar Bob
on 12/05/2011 		I was lucky enough to buy Greg's '64 SG Standard from Dave Rogers.
Thomas Steadham
on 11/26/2011 		I had the pleasure of hanging out in a music store in 1988 with Richard and Fred in the town of Glasgow, Kentucky and also hearing them play at a club in Bowling Green when they had their Itchy Brothers reunion concert. That was before Fred grew his trademark sideburns and the Headhunters were on the brink of busting out. They were just down to earth as you would like anyone to be and was just a part of the group who happened to be there and that carried over with them as stardom hit. They have blessed us with good music and good lyrics and hope it continues for years to come.
Don ~Duckmeister
on 11/23/2011 		I met the Heads @ the Cave City jam. back few years ago..i must say these cats can put it on the table and the tone is pure awsomeness...they are a great bunch of guys with stellar attitudes...a awsome band this side of the Mississippi thats for sure , i hope to get to see them again real soon...Don Brazelton ~ Duckmeister
Dizzy Gillespie
on 11/21/2011 		The Kentucky Headhunters are the greatest bunch of guys you could ever meet.And the way they sound is so killer if you don't find a way to see them you sure are missing something special.So if ya can't see them live get a couple of there C.D's and just sit back and listen,I mean "really listen" they will grab you with there songs and the way they play. I was lucky enough to be with them several times and like i said Great Guy's! Oh yea and Brother Greg's Guitar Tone is something you have to hear.Put it with the rest of the guy's and you have one of the greatest band to ever come out of that part of the U.S. God Bless ya all and Thank's for teaching me so much. Dizzy Gillespie



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