This morning, the heavens parted for the arrival of a legend, the post reads.
Rock on high, Freddie Salem.
Until we meet again.
Freddie Salem onstage in 1982 and The Outlaws (far left) c. late 1970sGetty/Everett
The disc made the Top 30 on the Billboard 200 and went gold.
The Outlaws toured with The Rolling Stones on theSome Girlstour in 1978, backing opening act Peter Tosh.
It all seemed to click upon my arrival.
All charted in the top third of the tally, withGhost Ridersclimbing to No.
25 and going gold, fueled by their cover of (Ghost) Riders in the Sky.
The single hit No.
The Outlaws rode the Southern rock wave fueled by The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Salem penned a number of Outlaws tracks including White Horses, Long Gone, Devils Road and Dont Stop.
He left the group in 1983, after the band was dropped by Arista Records.
