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David Ramsey

About

David Ramsey is a contributing editor to the magazine. His work has been anthologized in Da Capo Best Music Writing, Best Food Writing, Cornbread Nation: The Best of Southern Food Writing, and The Norton Field Guide to Writing. He last wrote for the magazine about Brother Claude Ely.

Articles

Some Like It Extra Hot

By David Ramsey

The Perfect Man

By David Ramsey

I Will Forever Remain Faithful

By David Ramsey

Ode to Miss Pussycat’s Puppets

By David Ramsey

Prayers for Richard

By David Ramsey

Still Around Here

By David Ramsey
Issue 98, Fall 2017

Honky-Tonk Man

The songs live on as family legend, but I never heard them myself; for all of his acidic bravado, Mr. Chuck could be shy around new people. I think the only time I ever heard him sing was when I...

By David Ramsey
Issue 99, Winter 2017

Tuned Up in the Spirit

By David Ramsey
Issue 107, Winter 2019

Like a Shovel and a Rope

By David Ramsey
Issue 111, Winter 2020

Lingering Could Be Your Doom

By David Ramsey
Issue 115, Winter 2021

Can't You See That I'm Lonely?

I’m not going to tell you a story about the first time I heard “Rescue Me” because I don’t remember ever not knowing the song.

By David Ramsey