I only got to see him live once, the year he passed. We could never afford tickets to shows like that. They were a want, not a need.
He died just a day after my Mom did, so I was in Gainesville when the news broke. It was stunning. He’s just a few days younger than my oldest brother, who has also passed since then. With Tom’s channel on XM radio, it almost seems like he’s still with us. Still miss him. With Tom Leadon gone now, too, no more Mudcrutch either.