Author: lou@americanbluesscene.com

This bluegrass article was originally published by Bluescentric.com, the official Bluegrass store, who graciously allowed us to repost it with permission. While the phrase “My Grass Is Blue” has been around for decades, it was made famous by the cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1977 album Street Survivors. Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkeson was wearing a t-shirt that read “My Grass Is Blue” on the cover. Find the original My Grass Is Blue T-Shirt here The album, which featured the band members standing in flames, gained unfortunate massive notoriety because the band’s plane crashed in Mississippi just three days after the album’s…