AJC.com: Chuck Leavell leaves his Middle Georgia farm to tour with the Stones

During a recent week off from the Rolling Stones’ current U.S. tour, the band’s keyboardist and musical director wasn’t lounging around at a swanky resort or jetting off to a private island retreat. Those hedonistic pursuits are for pampered rock stars. For Twiggs County-based multi-instrumentalist Chuck Leavell, the break was much better spent resting in his own studio in the Middle Georgia town of Dry Branch.

“This is my resort. Why would I want to go anywhere else?” said the affable musician during a recent phone chat. “I get to check on our projects out here in the woods, because we’ll be harvesting this season. It’s just nice to see things around here and be a family guy for a minute.”

Musician Chuck Leavell has played alongside some of the most famous rock bands. He told Monica Pearson he played concert tuba for two years in school.

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