
14, 1975, as he announced his qualification for federal matching funds. The photo accompanying that Rolling Stone story showed a grinning candidate Carter, surrounded by a dozen microphones in Washington, D.C., on Aug.

“I’ve always been interested in American politics, and I was fascinated to read that the Allman Brothers had played a critical role in getting some early funding for this ‘peanut farmer with principles,’” Gabriel reminisces on a recent Zoom call from his Real World Studios in Southwest England. He doesn’t remember the exact date, but a 1975 article about Georgia’s Allman Brothers Band and their support for Carter’s presidential campaign is likely what caught his eye.

Peter Gabriel first learned about former U.S.
