The genesis of Grinderswitch occurred in 1972 when Allman Brothers crew member, Joe Dan Petty, decided to put together a band of his own. Word reached guitarists Dru Lombar and Larry Howard and along with drummer Rick Burnett, they relocated to a farm outside of Macon, GA and began writing and rehearsing the band into shape. They soon gained the attention of Capricorn head honcho Phil Walden and the following year they recorded their debut album, "Honest To Goodness." Over the course of the next three years, the band would work virtually non-stop. They released two more critically acclaimed albums, Macon Tracks and the most recent at the time of this performance, Pullin' Together. Grinderswitch were perpetually on the road, opening concerts for label mates, the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels, and Marshall Tucker, all of whom had audiences that embraced the band's sound. Grinderswitch would soon face major challenges, with the onslaught of Disco music changing the musical landscape and the downsizing and eventual collapse of Capricorn Records right around the corner.