donolea Loc: Nashville, TN

I was able to spend two days with country music legend Larry Gatlin for a project we did with Time Life cruising around Springfield, Tennessee down to Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga.

Larry is, without a doubt, the funniest and nicest man I have ever met! While traveling on the bus, he told us some of the greatest stories back in the day when he was starting out as a backup singer with Johnny Cash. He also shared stories that we are sworn to secrecy forever, but I can tell you they involved Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson.

If anyone is interested in music and the other photos in my Music Scene series, here are the links:

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342307-1.html

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342308-1.html

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342309-1.html

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342640-1.html

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342650-1.html

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342668-1.html

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-344833-1.html#5791593

On the bus with Larry as he is recording a quick scratch vocal for soemthing he wrote the day before while we were enroute.


The Sgt. on the left was with us the entire day we were in Chattanooga. He apparently got word out to his chief where we were having lunch. Turns out the chief's wife is a huge Larry Gatlin fan.


This is a stop we made at the Nick-A-Jack Reservoir on the Tennessee River.


Our host was Alecia Davis of Great American Country (GAC) network with Larry at stop we made at the Nick-A-Jack Reservoir on the Tennessee River.






This a cool tree that we had to pass on Lookut Mountain to get where we were setting up our shot for Larry.


Larry calls this his "album cover pose" ... always a profile looking to his right.


The cast and crew ... and no, we weren't all on the same bus.

Quixdraw Loc: x

I suspect that stories about the "Highwaymen" are beyond legend! Great shots as always.

plessner Loc: North Dakota

WOW very impressive
Congratulations--I would say you have made it!

donolea Loc: Nashville, TN

Thanks quix! Most of his stories are beyond legend! Just the greatest guy .. truly.

donolea Loc: Nashville, TN

Oh, I don't know about that, but thank you kindly. ;-)

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good series Don.

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

Very nice photos Don that must have been a blast traveling with them.

donolea Loc: Nashville, TN

Thanks, Walt and it definitely was.