Brick Stick House - Granny’s Good Eye (1974) [AI]

[AI] Music and Images Brick Stick House, the Southern rock legends, had humble beginnings. The original seven members met in the fall of 1971 when they were all enrolled in the same shop class at Cherokee High School. Druzzy Butler was carving out the guitar that would soon be known worldwide as ’Black Alice.’ The other boys took notice, and they quickly bonded over their shared love of what they called ’Branch Music.’ Within a week, they formed their band. Afternoons and weekends were spent jamming, and the boys began to believe they had something special. As luck would have it, ’Wandering’ Slim Berry was passing by their practice shack one evening after one of his tires blew out (but that’s a story for another time). Curious about the noise, Slim investigated and was amazed by what he found—a group of young boys playing handmade instruments and sounding exceptionally good. Slim spent the night at the boys’ shack and promised to call his old record company to put in a good word for the band. A year later, Slim remembered to make that phone call, and executives from the company sought out the old shack. Since it was a Saturday, the boys were there playing song after song. After several rounds of handshakes, the boys were signed to Swing-A-Phone Records, and within a few months, they found themselves in the recording studio. The resulting album, ’Happy Holler,’ was well-received, and the group went on to record eight more albums before a series of tragedies struck. The band continued to tour, but almost every year brought a freak accident, prison time, or an odd disappearance, leading to the departure of nearly all the original members. As of 2024, the original bassist, Olaf ’The Hammer’ Magnusson (no relation to the former king of Norway), is the last surviving original member. He still performs under the original name, and the band remains a staple on the Summer Legacy Circuit. Swing-A-Phone Records - The Greatest Music That Never Was (Until Now). [AI] Words By: JAYMES_T Voices And Music By: