Chuck Leavell and his songs from the wood
ATLANTA MUSIC SCENE| Nov 20, 2020
By Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia musician maintains a dual life as a rocker and tree farmer.
BULLARD — He’s often the guy perched behind Mick Jagger on stage, a keyboard altar at his fingertips as he leads The Rolling Stones through their Bible of hits in his role as the band’s musical director.
Other times, he’s ensconced in a studio, maybe adding a dab of piano to an Allman Betts Band song, working on albums with John Mayer or just dropping by the newly revived Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon to offer good wishes to Blackberry Smoke.
But on most days, Chuck Leavell isn’t a rock star, even though his enviable silver mane and crinkled-eyed smile always present an aura of understated cool.