I have a copy of that album. Got it from a friend in Knoxville. But, alas, I've never listened to it. I'd have to drag a turntable up from the basement and haven't felt the urge.
Dale Ludewig
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There is a KFC in Roanoke, Va. that has a wall with pictures of that band and an album hanging on it. Appears to be the biggest lot of Kay mandolins ever assembled.(LOL) I've always wanted to grab that album off the wall take it home and play it. Would love to hear it.
Their corporate HQ is in Louisville, where I live. I've been hired for a few gigs there. One that didn't quite happen was supposed to mimic this album cover. I think it was when they debuted the new "rotating comedian as the Colonel" ad campaign. They originally wanted a bunch of mandolin players dressed as they were on the album. Wound up just using a more traditional instrumentation.
I also do some tours at the local historical cemetery where the Colonel is buried. He gets so many visitors trying to find him that they painted a line from the entrance to his grave. But I think he's been eclipsed by Muhammad Ali now, who lies nearby (and who has a second directional line of his own).
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