About The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band were an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. The eponymous brothers Duane (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards) founded it with Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). Subsequently based in Macon, Georgia, they incorporated elements of blues, jazz and country music and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals. The band's first two studio albums, The Allman Brothers Band (1969) and Idlewild South (1970), both released by Capricorn Records, stalled commercially but their 1971 live album At Fillmore East was a critical and commercial breakthrough. It included extended versions of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", showcasing the group's jamming style. Group leader Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971; however the band continued, releasing Eat a Peach in 1972, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity and featured Gregg's "Melissa" and Betts's "Blue Sky". Following the motorcycling death of Oakley in 1972, the group recruited keyboardist Chuck Leavell and...
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Discography
The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
Idlewild South (1970)
Eat a Peach (1972)
Beginnings (1973)
Brothers and Sisters (1973)
Fanstastic Allman Brothers Original Hits (1974)
Win, Lose or Draw (1975)
The Road Goes On Forever (1975)
The Story Of (1977)
Enlightened Rogues (1979)
Reach for the Sky (1980)
The Best of the Allman Brothers (1981)
Brothers of the Road (1981)
Dreams (1989)
The Allman Brothers Band (1990)
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