Classic Dixie Dregs pic - circa 1977

This was posted on the Steve Morse Mailinglist Yahoo Group, and I just had to put it up here. This photo of the Dixie Dregs was taken in 1977 in front of Peaches Records in Memphis. This originally appeared in Billboard magazine. From left to right: Allen Sloan - violin, Steve Morse - guitar, Rod Morgenstein - drums, Andy West - bass, and (probably) Mark Parrish - keys.

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[Rob Carty]

Neat shot. Take a close look at the keyboard player (I assume it's T Lavitz). Look at the way the chair is perched halfway on an anvil case. Daring!

[Rob Carty]

Oops, now I see it wasn't T Lavitz sitting on the precarious chair. Which makes sense, since he's still alive!

[JP]

I recently heard an old live Dregs performance of the Allman Bro's Jessica. It was pretty straight too. They actually didn't take it out that much-- just kinda stuck close to the original. It was interesting.

[Rich]

JP,
How old was it? I know the Dregs played Jessica live in 1999 and 2001. Was the show you heard from that era, or from the pre-1983 period before they broke up?

[Birney Bull]

That would be Steve Davidowski, their first keyboard player, who appeared on their first album, Free Fall.