Zachariah Out Of The Rut + 1976 Interview on WKEE Radio for Appalachian Lady Hard Country Rock

Read and download at Zachariah appear to have had different members during their existence but the lineup that was touring to promote this single was: Mike Murphy (gtr, lead vox), Bill Hughes (bass) and Jamie Haney (drums), which I discovered from this WKEE radio interview c. 1976. Here the band explains how they used to play covers of ZZ Top, Bad Company and Aerosmith, then slip in a few originals. It seems although this song was popular on many regional radio stations, it never got picked up by a major, which is what the band had hoped when financing their own recording of Appalachian Lady, Out Of The Rut. Another great short, sharp, shock of fastriffing rock This time with extra country flavour thanks to some slide and harmonica. Frontman James Mike Murphy, appears to have been quite a big local music personality, and is credited for writing a song on Billy Ray Cyrus s first album.