Tom Adams to Sweet Dixie Band
Tom Adams will be joining Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band on guitar as of September 5.
We reported just two months ago that Tom was launching a new endeavor, Diamond Joe, with banjoist Chris Warner but that group has now disbanded. Tom says that the recordings the band has already made will be incorcorated into an upcoming Chris Warner release on Patuxent Records, and they will continue to track with Chris for this project.
You can find the tour schedule for The Sweet Dixie Band on their MySpace page.
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