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 . 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 fast-riffing rock! This time with extra country flavour thanks to some slide and harmonica. Front-man 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.