Love of the Land

Chuck Leavell has been the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones since 1972. He was previously a member of the Allman Brothers Band and he has played with Eric Clapton, The Black Crowes, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, Train, Montgomery Gentry, Lee Ann Womack and many, many more.

 

In addition to being a well-known musical artist, Leavell is an avid environmentalist and the author of Forever Green, The Tree Farmer, and Between a Rock and a Home Place. He has been a featured guest on CNN, The Today Show, the Fox News Channel and has been profiled by The New York Times, Fortune, People magazine, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. 

 

Chuck and his wife Rose Lane were named National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year in 1999 for their management of Charlane Plantation in Macon, Ga. He is a board member of the U.S. Endowment for Forest Communities and he was the keynote speaker at The Presidential Seminar and Fortune Magazine’s Green Summit. He serves on the MNN Board of Directors and is MNN’s Director of Environmental Affairs.