While a career as a player in a country & western rhythm section might lead to the right person's phone ringing off the hook, the musical activities of this Tennessee native don't seem to have maintained his interest. A decision to attack country music from another angle, that of a journalist, turned out to be the right thing to do. Although certainly not the entrance to a gold mine, the door leading to this noble profession is one that upon occasion can be found to have at least a bit more ready cash on hand than the life of a player. In early pictures from his career, Bob Al...