AREA CODE 615

AREA CODE 615 (c. 1969–1971: Ken Buttrey [drms, voc]; Wayne Moss [gtr]; David Briggs [kybds]; Mac Gayden [gtr, French horn]; Charlie McCoy [hca]; Weldon Myrick [steel gtr]; Norman Putnam [b, cello]; Buddy Spicher [fdl, viola, cello]; Bobby Thompson [bnj, gtr]) Area Code 615 was the first Nashville supergroup made up primarily of younger session players. They were noteworthy for their tasteful instrumental work, far from the sanitized strings and reverb-laden choirs heard on much of 1960s…