Allman Brothers Band

Iconic in their own way, and a guilty pleasure in these parts for well over forty years. Mileages will vary, but over the years the interplay between Duane Allman and Dickey Betts has remained one of the benchmarks for stellar guitar pyrotechnics. Dickie diehards will dispute the suggestion, but having carried on as the band's single guitarist after Duane's untimely passing, Betts' good fortune in finding Warren Haynes, Jack Pearson and Derek Trucks to spark off in a return to the twin lead configuration helped conceal the fall-off in his own playing in the years leading up to his ouster in 2000.At their best, Iconic.   Mountain Jam!

File under: Prototypes and archetypes (Southern rock department).

An Introduction     

Discography: Studio and "current" live albums 1969-81     1990-Present     Archival releases     Compilations and box sets

In the Music Library: The Allman Brothers Band     At Fillmore East     Brothers and Sisters     Eat A Peach     

The Fillmore Concerts     Fillmore West '71     Hittin' The Note     Idlewild South     One Way Out     Peakin' At The Beacon     

The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings

Links: Wikipedia     Official web site     FaceBook     AllMusic

Video:  2010 United Palace Run (Moogis)     2010 Wanee Festival (Moogis) 2011 Beacon Run (Moogis)     YouTube footage

February 23, 1991 show at Rafter's in Crested Butte, Colorado

© Ian Hughes 2015