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Michael Buffalo Smith, Paul T. Riddle to promote new book on the Allman Brothers Band at Hub City Bookshop

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By DAN ARMONAITIS As a ninth grader at Byrnes High School in 1972, Spartanburg resident Michael Buffalo Smith received his introduction to the Allman Brothers Band. A fellow student “brought the ‘At Fillmore East’ album to school,” Smith recalled recently. “We had a really cool teacher who would let us Read More

David Haddox, longtime Spartanburg drum educator who taught Marshall Tucker Band’s Paul T. Riddle, has died at age 74

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By DAN ARMONAITIS The first time Marshall Tucker Band co-founder Paul T. Riddle ever heard the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet recording of “Take Five,” which featured Joe Morello on drums, it was over the phone. Riddle was just a kid and his drum teacher, David Haddox, called the Riddle home Read More