Jacksonville, Florida.

My mother put me on the piano at 3 years old.

Elvis, The Beatles, Dylan, Peter Gabriel and The Stones, with a little Beethoven on the side.

Allen and I were buddies from the 7th grade until he went to Forrest High School so he could smoke cigarettes and grow his hair long. We would go to his house and play music after school and sometimes Gary was there too. There's a story in Gene Odom's book "Lynyrd Skynyrd-Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock" about this very subject.

Underground Construction, Semi, Alford Borg's Traveling Zoo.

Rolling Stones, Beatles, Yardbirds, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry.

Jimmy and I were in the 7th grade would meet at Good Shepherd Church for the Friday night dances. We all had our bands; Jimmy-The Loved Ones; Allen-One Percent; Donnie Van Zant-Son's Of Satan and mine Underground Construction.

It's not a common lineup. After Skynyrd Jojo was available for a project so I added her to the lineup. One of my favorite bands was Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett. Jimmy and Jojo gave me that vocal opportunity.

Alias was a film project. A black and white film about the rehabilitation and inspiration to put my friends back in the world of music after the tragedy. Jimmy and I had been working on songs since we played with Frampton in 1976. Billy Powell, Tim Ingles and Artimus Pyle sat in on the demo sessions in 1978. That same year a group of us with Gary Rossington and Leon Wilkeson went to a studio in More, North Carolina and left with the song "Wanted Dead Or Alive". The Alias sessions followed in Saint Augustine in the summer of 1978. Mercury Records picked the project up in Jan. 79'. It was recorded at Bee Jay Studios in Orlando, Florida in July. The film was never made.

The song was created in Carolina with Rossington and Wilkeson but not recorded (and recorded later in 80'). These were the demos for "Rugged Water" and were recorded at Homestead Studios. "Rugged Water" was the working title for the 2nd Alias album. These demos were what the record company Mercury wanted, so I recorded I think 5 demos [Editor's note : "Wanted Dead Or Alive" - "Gator Bait" - "Breakin' Loose" - "How About That" - "Please Call Home". All these songs are included on "Action Figures" and "Alien" by the Beat Poets band, and on the CD Streetfighter release of "Contraband".] which they accepted as tracks for the future album that was never released. I did my work in Florida and the rest of the band was in Atlanta at Apogee Studios.

That's right it was recorded at Homestead Studios 1980.

Yes.

No, we opened for him in 1976 on the Frampton Live Tour in Florida.

During the recording of Alias, Allen and Gary were still injured as was Leon and Artimus. They acted as producers for the first time in their careers and with the help of Andy Deganahal and Steve Gibson (Dark Horse - George Harrison's Producer) the album was finished.

By the time the Alias project was over a lot of pressure had built up and some of the personalities were clashing so we went to Steve Gibson in Nashville to help finish.

Not very well, Mercury didn't understand the creative process of southern rock n roll musicians or their potential. I'm not some hillbilly with a degree, so it was hard to deal with the suits.

Yes, we were only three but everybody else had already signed on to the sessions prior to the deal.

Yes, "Alias - Contraband"

Older brother.

Leon: "Dagger In The Night", "Cafe Deluxe". Ricky played on the rest. Leon at the time had no extension of his left arm so he had to play with the bass sitting on the floor like an upright. But he still did well.

Bee Jay Studio - Orlando (Alias musicians commune) using the first Fairlight Digital Console to record. Artimus and Barry's band Studebaker Hawk, as well as all the other musicians, all had group breakfast, lunch and supper. Skated in the parking lot and stayed in houses around Orlando. Quad Studio -Nashville with Stan Dacus doing final mix and mastering but it was still to analog tape and we had recorded in the digital domain at Bee Jay. There was no good analog to digital conversion then so we had to go through some wacky stuff to get the signal to tape so it could be mastered.

Jimmy and I wrote all of the material. Jimmy usually wrote the words and I wrote the music and sometimes lyrics too. Jojo was not really a writer on the songs but she added color and presence with her vocals. "Live nobody was better than Jojo". "Dead Giveaway" was written by Jojo and me but was taken off the album [Editor's note: on the CD. The song is on the LP] because of legal issues that came about later.

100,000 or better.

November 1979 live from the Agora Ballroom in Atlanta, Georgia. [Editor's note: Lately Streetfighter Records offers this concert on disc.]

No, mostly studio only stuff now.

Jimmy, Jojo, Dorman, Steve Pratt, Chuck Covey, Chuck Hasley and Skip Veahman.

Yes, it was filmed, I'm looking for Jim Phicken from Jacksonville, Florida in the 70's. He's the one who made the film but I haven't been able to locate him or the film. The recording of the show was done on a radio promo disc. I don't have that either.

Analog yes, digital no. I own the digital rights, Streetfighter Music.

Legal issues.

Jojo's name was removed from the writer credits after the management made changes and it became a legal issue and I walked with the publishing company.

Stolen!

"Gator Bait" is a reissue of "Alias Contraband" with added demos.

Singles from Alias 2, "Rugged Water". Musicians Sonny Clyatt [Editor's note: on bass] and Jimmy Charles [Editor's note: on bass] with me.

Yes!

It was abandoned by the management

The original sessions for Alias "Contraband" were held in Saint Augustine the summer of 78' at Hansford Studio. That's where "Laid On The Wing", "Streetfighter" and "Holiday" all were born. Original demo from Saint Augustine were with Jimmy, Dorman Artimus Billy and Tim.

On "Action Figures" [Editor's note: Beat Poets album with Dorman Cogburn and Jimmy Dougherty], "Devil's Bride" and "Child Of Fortune" are alternate versions from the BJ sessions in Orlando, FL.

Summer of 78'-81' then jimmy joined Allen Collins Band and Jojo got married and had a child. After legal matters concerning a flashlight and a policeman in Savannah. an incident that happened in Savannah, GA. Jojo ended up in the hospital and couldn't continue the tour so the last few dates Jimmy was without Jojo.

30.

Allen would ask me to come up with solos for his Horsepower sessions, being a friend we all help each other and Allen had been my friend since the 7th grade. He sat behind me in junior high. He always knew I was an original but, Randall Hall and Barry Harwood were Allen's guitar players. So that was 3 guitar players and they didn't need another one.

Jimmy and I got back together in 88' and recorded, Action Figures, Alien Beat Poets, Beat Poets Marx Brothers albums. We finished in 95' as the market crumbled. But the songs keep coming and are available now on www.cdbaby.com search Dorman Cogburn.

There are a lot of different styles, kind of music soup du jour.

Bari Crook and I are working on new tunes at Jamie DeFrates studio in Saint Augustine.

Jimmy and I were childhood buddies. He went to John Gorrie and Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the son of a blind baker on I-95 where the trucks turn around. We were musically connected from the beginning, as was Allen and I. From the Comic Book Club to the Jacksonville Coliseum we played them all. From Jimmy Hendrix to the Rolling Stones, we saw them all. Our lives are in our songs.

Jimmy plays drums on the CD and sings "Common Man" and that's it, I don't know any more info. Other than Jimmy's drums were covered in Scottish "plaid".