HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Author Stephen King of Bangor, Maine, signed off his 7-year-long gig as a pop culture columnist with Entertainment Weekly by praising a Huntsville blues band.
King wrote in his final “The Pop of King” column that Microwave Dave & the Nukes’ slide guitar “will change your way of life” and encouraged readers to check out the band on YouTube.
Band member Dave Gallaher said he was “stunned” when he heard King wrote about the band’s song “Highway 49,” which came out in 2003. The band was formed in 1989 and has released six studio albums and performed across the globe.
The issue of Entertainment Weekly with King’s last column is set to hit newsstands Jan. 7.
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