Black Crowes Fire Guitarist

Can you play guitar? Do you like hard, jammin' Southern Rock? Then the Black Crowes might be looking for you. With what they called "musical differences," the Crowes have fired Mark Ford, their guitarist since 1992, when he replaced the band's original guitarist, Jeff Cease.

The Atlanta-based rock combo, who finished touring the country August 3 with the likes of Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, Mickey Hart and moe. on the Furthur Festival, is planning a fall tour and will hopefully have a replacement for Ford by the time they hit the road. The Black Crowes' management, Angelus Entertainment, couldn't comment on whether or not the band has approached any guitarists, but did say that they are planning on heading into the studio soon.

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Song Stories

“(We're Not) The Jet Set”

George Jones and Tammy Wynette | 1973

George Jones and Tammy Wynette were still married when they recorded the tongue-in-cheek "(We're Not) The Jet Set." The lyrics, written by Nashville songwriter Bobby Braddock, who also penned Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," make fun of the good life by declaring, "We're not the Jet Set/We're the old Chevrolet set." Braddock recalled that while writing the song, he needed the name of a city that evened out the rhyme he had with "Riviera" and "Missourah." “I got out a Rand McNally atlas," he said. "In the first part are the maps. The last part is an alphabetical listing of cities. I wanted a rustic, small-time sound. I went to the listing for Missouri. And I found 'Festus.' I loved the sound of it."

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