In Memory: Phil Walden, Jan. 11, 1940 - April 23, 2006

It was three years ago today that the music industry lost a hero, the South lost a favorite son and a family lost their patriarch.

“That's the old American way – if you've got a good thing, then overdo it."

- Record Executive Phil Walden

Pictured is Phil Walden, Alan Walden and Atlanta Rhythm Section drummer Robert Nix at the Capricorn Barbecue and Summer Games held at Lakeside Water Park, Macon, Ga., circa 1978.