Unfamiliar to Radio


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drove the band west to muscle shoals highway twenty was the road with demo tapes, that were truly unfamiliar to radio the “shoals gang ” didn’t think we were right at “fame” we just weren’t their type ended up at “studio piranha” in a desperate part of town this hole in the wall liked our sound "you were lost boys but now you’ve been found" albums, money, women and i'll have you opening for the Allman Brother's Band like the fool, fool that i am well i fell for whole damn scam grease me once again here comes the red georgia slam my feet my feet saying go it was a bad deal and i should have known naïve to the end here comes the red georgia slam a year and a day passed us by we heard every damn legal alibi no albums, no women no opening for the Allman Brothers Band tied up in contracts we didn’t understand drunk one night we all shook hands with a spark and gas we drove to the parasites part of town well we burned that misery to the ground and we left it with the fire trucks all around payback was my friend here’s comes the red georgia slam well all the years and bands has passed us by sure as hell can’t say that we never tried every now and then I stop and think about the red georgia slam
	David Humphrey: guitar, vocals & overdubs Roger Stephenson: bass guitar Bill Thomson: lead and slide guitars Larry Chandler: drums What I remember: This song is dedicated to every band, songwriter and artist who's received the contractual shaft. It's a story that seems to replicate itself over time. Trapped in a B movie with a bad script and a cast of stock characters. Ah, there's nothing like a good pain and how it can change your life. It could be Nashville, LA, New York, Muscle Shoals, or Atlanta. The original story took us to "Studio Atlanta" in a Peachtree part of town. During one attempt to lay down a vocal I uttered the line "Studio Piranha" in a desperate part of town. It was just a demo anyway, so it remained. Ah but the red georgia slam.... just a gift from the studio executives. The song highlights Bill Thomson's lead and slide guitar work, Larry Chandler's rock steady drums and Roger Stephenson's fantastic bass guitar. Play: mp3 version