Paid In Mullet
Gulf Coast Music • Mobile, Alabama
Gulf Coast Music • Mobile, Alabama
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Paid In Mullet
This song is a call to buy the big fireworks, shoot em’ high, especially the real loud ones and celebrate America in its 250th year! on the 4th of July and all year. To go to Philadelphia, Yorktown, Georgetown, DC, Valley Forge, Mt. Vernon are all worthwhile pilgrimages. Try to go and know what the founders felt and learn a few quotes from a Roosevelt (TR or FDR).
When you shoot the fireworks, remember the wars and the sacrifice of Americans. Fireworks are an ancient human invention and their displays are an international language for celebration and victory.
When a lady holds that lighter or sparkler high like the Statue of Liberty in America though… she says something to our hearts. She says…. "Regard me, revere me, empower me, protect me!!" This is a love song for our dear Lady Liberty. So, it makes sense for the money we spent on a mortar that they call King Kong! Thanks for listening and sharing this song.
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Paid In Mullet & Mobile's Excelsior Band
"Mobile's My Home" is a celebration of culture in Mobile, Alabama, where people love their coastal food and music and look out for one another. The song captures the awe a person feels when they see and hear Mobile's Excelsior Band—something they never forget.
The song came to Will Phillips when he picked up a ukulele after a shoulder injury, and his 18-year-old son said, "Dad, you should write a song about Mobile." He imagined being far from home, with someone asking about his accent and where he was from, and how he'd respond with charm—telling them everything about the place he loves.
It features Mobile's Excelsior Band—believed to be the oldest marching jazz band in the United States and a 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow— with Kenneth "Mystro" Brandon on piano, Nikeland Nichols, and Calep Lewis on violin and mandolin. Produced by Ben Brenner.
Credits
Mobile's Excelsior Band
Will G. Phillips and Britt V. Bethea of Mobile collaborate on strings with songs about fish and Alacoastal people and places. Nostalgia, stories, memories, Gulf Coast oddities, and catchy tunes is what to expect.
There's a reason Jimmy Buffett was inspired here. There's something that makes people keep rebuilding after hurricanes on the west end of Dauphin Island. Why do they do it? Because it's worth it! This band enjoys bringing in friends to celebrate this tidal culture with musical joy. They also enjoy gospel songs and spirituals with reverence for the oldies.
Live
Free Concert
Saturday, June 20, 2026 • 4:00–6:30 PM
Paid In Mullet — Will Phillips, Britt Bethea, and Maddox Bethea — joined by Caleb Lewis (mandolin, guitar, violin & vocals), Rayleigh Lewis (bass & vocals), and Blake Hall (snare drum) will play their Fourth of July single, “Two Hundred Fiddy,” plus other originals and covers.
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