Jim Gaines & Sandy Carroll on "The Highway"

We were honored recently to meet Jim Gaines and Sandy Carroll. Sandy is a great blues artist that has appeared on Beale Street for years and Jim is a Grammy-Award winning producer/engineer that has worked with some of the biggest names in rock & roll. First, we had Sandy on the show and Jim made the mistake of driving her here to Jackson to do so.

Of course, after meeting Jim and learning of his very successful career we just had to have him come on as a guest at a later time. A couple of weeks later, because we wouldn't take no for an answer, they came back and was with us while Jim was on the show.

It was two excellent rides down the music highway with these super guys and we learned immediately they are genuine people that love their work and appreciate the opportunity to do what they do.

Sandy has toured extensively and released several recordings. Her latest is entitled, "Rhythm of the Rivers". RHYTHM OF THE RIVERS is a personal snapshot in music and words of the area between the Tennessee and the Mississippi rivers. Although a departure from the more blues oriented recordings of the past, this CD is a tribute to Sandy’s roots and the love she has for a place she can finally call “home”.

Jim has worked with artists like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Miller, Carlos Santana, and many others for many years and has produced some of Rock's biggest mega-hits and albums ever while doing so.

The day we interviewed Jim our good friend Kirk Newcom from ABC-7 TV brought a television crew and videotaped the interview to air on his show, In Good Company, that airs on WBBJ-TV Sunday mornings. Watch for the show that features Music Highway and Jim Gaines' interview. It has yet to air and Kirk tells me it will be on soon.

Be sure to check out Jim & Sandy's website at: http://www.bessieblues.com/. There is a lot of information on the couple there, music samples, pictures, and the like.

Thanks, Jim & Sandy! You were great guests on the Music Highway, and we look forward to having you back real soon! Thank you for all the contributions you have made over the years, and you both are always welcome to take a ride down the Music Highway!