Welcome to AthCastMusic, the music of Athens,

Georgia now and then. My name is Marlene Sokol

Stewart, and this is my podcast. Hello, hello,

hello, everyone. I hope everyone's doing well.

It's been crazy flying around this country with

the TSA crap going on, but... We made it back

to Athens fine and I made it here to record this

episode and I'm very happy about that because

my guest today is Randall Bramblett and he is

a fine, fine musician and an Athenian still as

he moved here in 1970. And he's still here. My

conversation was great. It was just great. Randall

Bramblett is a singer, songwriter, and multi - instrumentalist,

born in Jesup, Georgia, but based in Athens,

Georgia. His music is rooted in south funk, blues,

R &B, psychedelic punk, jazz, and wherever the

hell else he wants to go. His music spans a career

of solo work, collaborations, and being the leader

of the band. He played with the Allman Brothers,

Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, Sea Level, Widespread

Panic, Levon Helm, the Atlanta Rhythm section,

Delbert McClinton, Betty LeVette, you name it.

Because there's just too many people to list.

It really is phenomenal what this man has accomplished.

He went to UNC with the intent to major in psychology

and to join the seminary. But that was not to

be after hearing artists like James Taylor, Carole

King, and Bob Dylan and thinking, you know what,

I probably could do this. Once he abandoned that

pathway, he moved to Athens to write songs and

see how it would carry him. It led to much more

than songwriting. It led to a plethora of creativity

that couldn't be stopped. His music continues

to grow like grapes on a vine, always tasting

different and always depending on the weather.

He probably says yes, too many times and plays

wherever time will take him. We talked about

beginning his music, when he went to UNC, how

he got involved with Sea Level, Steve Winwood

and some of these other artists and just how

his life has been since he started this wonderful

journey. So here is my lovely conversation

with Randall Bramblett.