Alan Walden To Release His Book ‘Southern Man-Music And Mayhem In The American South’

‘Southern Man’ is the memoir of a life in music during one of the most racially turbulent times in American history.

It presents the voice of Alan Walden—a sensitive, humble and brilliant man; a boy from the country who, serendipitously, along with his brother Phil and best friend Otis Redding, helped to shape a musical renaissance.

It is the story of a son of Macon, Georgia and his passion for R&B and rock ’n’ roll at a time when it took wits and a Southern persistence to overcome the obstacles on the road to success—the tragedy of loss, disappointment and betrayal, along with the joy of victory, optimism and hope of taking a dream right over the mountain. That dream led him to work with and nurture the talents of a virtual who’s who of Southern music, from Sam & Dave and Percy Sledge to Boz Scaggs and Lynyrd Skynyrd. 

Anyone who was alive during the golden age of R&B and Southern rock remembers the music, but Alan’s narrative invites the reader to the center of the story, into the studio and on the road, to backroom deals and backroom brawls. It wasn’t always peaches and cream. The music business is tough, and Alan Walden was one of the toughest kids on the street. He had to be, in order to survive in a world of guitars, guts and guns. This is rock ’n’ roll noir.

Alan Walden with S.E. Feinberg book ‘Southern Man:Music And Mayhem In The American South’ is published November 16th, 2021, by Jawbone Press http://jawbonepress.com/