by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 28, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys had been trying to get me to record with him for three years. He wanted me for three days in his studio in Nashville. Three days? What you figuring on doing? I committed and went in early spring. I recorded the Cypress Grove album in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 27, 2019 | A Southern Soul
Walking this morning and thinking about the Souls community and the stories of cancer, losing a son to a drug overdose, or barely making it to Christmas that you have shared in the comments. Or a story of losing everything in Hurricane Ivan and the gift of dishes that...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 26, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“We met in jail and got out yesterday. Now we are all that we have. God puts us in places for a reason. He’s an alcoholic and I am a drug addict. I am not going to let him drink and he is not going to let me do drugs. We are trying to help each other...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 25, 2019 | A Southern Soul
As I was writing a summary of Our Southern Souls in 2019, news of a gun shots at Bel Air Mall quickly spread through Facebook along with fear, anger, and criticism. One comment read, “Mobile has turned ghetto. All the decent people are moving away and turning it...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 25, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“We have been walking for nine days and have walked over 100 miles so far. We are trying to get to Tennessee to see my niece. I haven’t seen her in 11 years and I made her a promise on the phone that I would get there. We have been homeless for a year and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 24, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I have worked since I was 16. I work at McDonald’s in Fairhope and part-time at Island Wings. I am big on priorities and getting my bills paid early. I am a people person and like to make people happy. When I open the window at the drive-through line I am...
