Chas Hodges, the “Chas” of the British rock duo Chas & Dave, and Jerry “J.I.” Allison, drummer for The Crickets, visited Ron Lynn’s Merlot Sound Studio (www.ronnlynn.com/merlotsound.cfm), located just outside of Nashville, to work on tracks for their forthcoming Crickets album, which features a number of special guests. The legendary Jack Clement came in to play dobro, while Lynn manned the Yamaha O2R.
Front row: Chas Hodges and Cowboy Jack Clement. Standing: engineer Ron Lynn and Jerry “J.I.” Allison (seated)