Inside this issue:

FEATURES
Gregg Allman: A Brother Off the Road
Matt Abts: New School and Beyond
Dickey Betts: Looking Forward, Moving On
Robert Randolph: A Star on the Rise

SPECIAL NOTES
Shaking Hands with The North Mississippi Allstars
A Tribute to Duane Allman & Berry Oakley
Jeff Pevar: Jammin' with the Peev

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Notes
Letters
Music Heritage Series: Blind Willie McTell
Down Home Cookin: R. L. Burnside
Compact Dreams
Book Review: A Book of Tails: Red Dog Cambell
HTN 6-Pack (In-Depth CD Reviews)
   Anders Osborne: Ash Wednesday Blues
   J.J. Cale: Live
   John Hermann: Smiling Assassin
   The Holmes Brothers: Speaking in Tongues
   Lucinda Williams: Essence
   Widespread Panic: Don't Tell the Band
CD Reviews
   The Songs of Robert Johnson: Hellhound on My Trail
   Soulive: Doin' Something
   Billy Joe Shaver: The Earth Rolls On
   The Black Crowes: Lions
   Bruce Hornsby: Here Comes the Noise Makers
   Roy Buchanan: Deluxe Edition
The Mule Stall
Trading Post

ON STAGE
Phil Lesh and Friends: New York, NY
Widespread Panic: Macon, GA
The Allman Brothers Band: New York, NY
Stained Souls Reunion: Atlanta, GA