Devon Allman | Mars Music Hall | May 3rd, 2026 | Photo(s): Courtesy of @myglobalmind.com
Two weeks ago today, on Sunday, May 3, I made the trek up to Huntsville, Alabama, to see Devon Allman’s Blues Summit. This one was special for me because my friend Jimmy Hall is a big part of the show. He and I go back a few years, and I’ve worked with him on seven tracks over the past decade. Wet Willie has always been one of my favorite bands, and one of the first 45s I ever bought with my own money was “Street Corner Serenade.” “Weekend” was all over the airwaves in 1979 also. As I look back, it seems that song was THE song of the summer of that year.
I had sent Jimmy a text telling him I would be covering the show. I got there a little early because I didn’t know how bad traffic would be in the most populated and fastest-growing city in Alabama, even on a Sunday. I was outside of the venue, and I saw a man sitting outside who looked really familiar, so I struck up a conversation with him. I told him that he just had to be a bluesman…