I was stopped for speeding. When the officer asked why I was driving so fast, I explained that I was listening to some good music. He asked what I was listening to. I turned up the stereo and he said "I understand. Just slow down. The Allman Brothers are dangerous when driving." Got in his car and drove away.😊
The 60's were THE BEST era for almost every genre of Music. So many Iconic and influential bands and musicians. The 60's set the bar and pace for what was to come after. Think about it and then do a little research. It's actually fun.
Gregg and I were good friends. The last thing that he said to me the last time we hung out was "next time I see you..remind me to tell you a story about having it all." The night before he died..he appeared to me in a dream and told me that he wouldn't be able to tell me the story. I asked him why not. He said that he was headed to "Rock and Roll Heaven." "Really Gregg..I said..He told me that his body wasn't goung to hold up.."too much coke and booze" He also said that he missed his brother Duane more than anybody on Earth could know. I told him thanks for telling me because if I had woken in the morning and seen that news on the internet..I would have been devastated. "Don't look so sad..I'll see you there" ( Rock and Roll Heaven) "I hope no time soon Gregg." I said..We both laughed and hugged. Then He faced me and backed off..slowly waking but we both kept contact as long as we could. Then..as he appeared smaller and smaller..a mist came around him and he was gone.
They were the best. Dickey Betts recently passed away as well, so there is 1 surviving member of the band, Jaimoe, one of the two drummers alongside Butch Trucks. The bands kids have gone on to have stellar careers of their own. Derek Trucks is the nephew of Butch, and is a phenomenal guitar, he was onstage playing with the Allman Brothers when he was 9 years old. He has a band, Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife Susan, who is one of the best female blues singers around. Devon Allman is Greg Allman's son, and has had a great career, solo, with his own band, and with Duane Betts, Dickey Bett's son. They do a yearly tour under the name Allman Betts Family Revival, where they have a revolving door of extraordinarily talented guest musicians join them to celebrate their fathers legacy. I was never able to see the original brothers, but I've seen Warren Haynes who joined the Allman lineup in the 90's, and in December I will be up front for the 2024 Allman Betts Family Revival show in Seattle and I am SO EXCITED! Thanks for your great reactions, you have a deep rabbit hole to dive into!
There was a time...long ago and seemingly far away...we could get outdoor concert tickets to see several groups out in the open air...sun shining...blue sky...other like-minded souls...and the tickets were 10-15 bucks. If you're not a 70s hippie, all I can say is you missed it. Peace and love, y'all. 💞
You hush now angel. Tears are coming to my eyes recalling slipping away from my parents in High Falls to go down to Macon to see the Brothers and Wet Willie at the park in Macon on Sunday for free. And going to eat at Mama Louise's when I was in Macon at lunch. Wow, I could write a book.
Yep. Most have been indoors but I've seen a few outdoor (non-stadium) shows; Quicksilver Messenger Service, Outlaws, Humble Pie, Earth Wind & Fire, The Dead, New Riders, Arlo Guthrie and Judy Collins, Bonnie Raitt, ELP, and others that I was too high to remember now.
@@milesandmiles62 I was born in the late 40s and I tell people I saw the big 3. To me that was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band. I love that era music still.
What is fascinating about Duane is that he had no formal music teaching. He learned to play and always played completely by ear......probably why he was so amazing live.
Never thought of it that way, but yeah it's true. Had the good fortune to see them live in Curtis Hixon hall in Tampa shortly after Duanes passing. After the second encore the house lights come on and nobody heads for the exits. Soon enough Gregg comes out and says we gonna play every song we know. ds ford
Brings back great memories around 1973 traveling up I-75 with my friend in his 66 Mustang, the Eat A Peach 8 track blasting with the windows down, "bass 48" rear deck speakers trying to drown out the noise from the modified engine with Thrush mufflers...those were the days!
Seb’s, if you start the Eric Clapton rabbit hole, remember this tidbit. When Eric Clapton formed Derek and the Dominoes, and were recording Layla and Other Love Songs in Miami, Tom Dowd their producer extraordinaire took them to see the Allman Brothers who happened to be performing in town. Clapton knew of Duane Allman for his guitar work on Wilson Pickett’s cover of Hey Jude, that was recorded at Muscle Shoals studio ( a fantastic documentary). Clapton, and Allman met, became fast friends, and Duane sat in on the Layla sessions, creating some of the best guitar and slide performances ever. Told you it was a rabbit hole. Because of Duane’s death, this album Eat A Peach only has him playing on a few songs, and he and Clapton never got to create again.
My family has been in the Deep South for hundreds of years. These sounds and feelings from the blues, country, and southern rock are as much a part of our soul as our blood is a part of this soil. The sounds and songs are a reflection of us. They are singing and telling stories about our people. That slide guitar is straight emotion.
Forgot to mention you really need to react to their song In Memory of Elizabeth Reed live from their Fillmore East album. It’s an instrumental and really showcases their versatility.
Even for bands in the 1970's, they were a cut above the rest. People just could not believe how versatile they were playing live with the sound systems of 1971, and sounding like it was recorded today. You HAD to be good to sound great live back then.
Fillmore East album and Eat A Peach are my all time favs but I listen to all their music. It never gets old. And I outta know, I’ve been listening to their music since 1973. Seeing them live was a religious experience. I couldn’t be happier to see you enjoying the genius of ABB. They are buried together at Rosehill Cemetery in Macon, GA. It’s a place of pilgrimage for those of us who love them. Thanks, Seb. 🤟🏼 Sorry, Forget to ask for Dreams. You’ll love it.
Derek Trucks, who is Butch Trucks' nephew and who first started jamming with Allman Brothers when he was a child and has since become the best slide player since Duane Allman, recently commented to Rick Beato that the slide is an alternate vocal as much as it is a guitar and when he plays it it's like he's singing in his own language. I know the video of this song has not aged well, but if you go back and watch that version you'll also get an appreciation for how perfectly in sync the drumming of Butch and Jaimoe was.
@jerrymeadows5059 You are dead on target about Duane and now Derek. There are only a handful of guitar players who use/used their guitars as a vocal instrument and their music will be timeless.
I'm lucky enough to have seen the Allman brothers in concert a few times. Nobody was better in concert than these guys. I loved Gregg's voice & the sounds he got out of his organ. The best!
I haven't read all the comments so others have probably already said it (and said it better then me) but I will say it again.... What made the great bands from our generation (I'm 71) SO good can be summed up in a single word - musicianship. These guys were masters of their instruments. You can't go on stage in front of a huge crowd and produce music this good unless you are a MASTER of your instrument and you have practiced with your bandmates until your fingers bleed. Then, and only then, can you go live and do what these guys (and others like them) did.
Southern blues rock-- slide guitar playing! These guys were incredible! They brought the music of the South up to the North for all of us northern Yankees to love, love, love!!!
Being 13 in 1970 I feel very lucky to have grown up then. I play piano, drums for a bit and ended up a singer. There were such diverse artists, most with their own sound. Rock, singer/songwriters, progressive jazz, blues, country rock. I listen to all of it. LOVE The Allman Brothers! ❤
I'm so happy that your generation is exploring the roots of music. It was a special time in the world of music. My kids are now 37 and 41 and I raised them on this music. Now when they are listening to Sublime or the Chili Peppers they hear where it came from. I saw the Allman Brothers in a bar in South Louisiana in 1976 and it was amazing. Listen to The Road Goes on Forever album. Another band to check out is Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band.
Jaimoe, the second drummer, is the only one of the originals left. Derek Trucks later joined the band (Butch's nephew) and is probably the best slide guitarist since Duane.
For those who may not know, Derek married blues artist Susan Tedeschi and they have a pretty good band (The Tedeschi Trucks Band) themselves and the Jacksonville connection continues. : )
@@757optim "Pretty good" doesn't do them justice! 😯 The Tedeschi Trucks Band is the tightest, most accomplished band in recent years. Susan's voice is pure soulful blues, and she's pretty damn good on the guitar herself. Derek's guitar chops really are the resurrection of Duane, but with his own sound. The backing band is loaded with musicians and vocalists that pull the music together with perfection. Seeing them live, you experience how one group can hold an entire auditorium in the palm of their hand. Tons of youtubes of them performing live. Well worth a deep dive.
I was a sophomore in HS in 1971 and yes it was a righteous time to be alive. For me watching you enjoy this music is reminiscent of back in the day we'd listen to each other's new albums. We always played the albums all the songs because so many were concept albums best played in order to follow a theme or story. Even the certain radio stations would do the same thing for me in Indy it WNAP (Naptown) "The Wrath of the Buzzard"...new album released it was played in its entirety on the Buzzard, set your recorders. So yeah I get a kick out of seeing you and Ali discover the greatness I grew up with...keep rocking
Best southern hand ever. Met Greg Allman when I was 14. Stayed friends until he died. Duane, all of Georgia wept when he died. Duane was the lead, and Dickie Betts was the other on. Check out. It's not my Cross to bear and Statesboro blues. Fillmore as well. And fyi those are not blocked. You can play the live videos!
It means so much to us boomers cuz it takes us back to such a better world of real musicianship and our young innocent days. Memories of unlocked doors, freedom and actual privacy. Days when labeling and wokeness weren't in our faces and on our minds, just good times and happy grooves!
I am glad younger people are hearing the music that made me, and a good segment of people my age (old fart), feel absolutely jazzed. Not all of it did that for me, but what didn't do it for me did it for someone else. But for the most part we all had some of that music in common. All I have to do is listen to this to realize something really big is missing from much of todays music. Anyway, rock on.
I saw Greg Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn in the 80's in Moline Illinois. It was great. After the concert we went to a bar downtown and Greg and a couple from the band showed up. They started playing for fun. I was able to meet Greg and had a drink with him. What a down home man he was. We might have been in a small snow storm too...
The Allman Brothers were a one of a kind band and Bill Graham, huge rock band promoter and guru back in 1971 at the Fillmore East, said the Allman Bros. played music like he never heard and the best contemporary rock band. Those 1971 shows at the Fillmore were historic! I'm glad to see you sharing this music with your generation. You have to look back to the time period of the late 50's on into the mid 60's when there was the birth of rock, like Elvis, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, etc...ground breaking for the times. Then came the Beatles who brought it to another level along with plenty of bands like the Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5, Paul Revere & the Raiders, etc...the British Invasion. Then Hendrix triggered an explosion of fantastic music. Ahhh, and suddenly 'underground' FM radio stations started playing unheard of music...like ELP, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Genesis, Humble Pie and we were blown away by such incredible sounds...and then jazz fusion bands emerged such as Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters, Return to Forever, Weather Report, That music really had a tremendous effect on me, seriously, and it was relevant to what was happening. I'm 71 now and I've been a musician since I was 8 and for me, nothing since then has had the impact that those musicians created. The writing had groove, funk, dynamics, soul and could carry you away with the jamming ability of these artists. Keep at it, there's so many more fabulous tunes in store for you and your followers. I don't know how much you've covered so far, but can I recommend two artists, first Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow, ua-cam.com/video/ciEXu13EHiU/v-deo.htmlsi=PvlTWPwLwEFk7z1I (this changed my life as a guitar player, mind blown) the entire album was like nothing I'd ever heard, but first, listen to 'Scatterbrain', then "Cause we've ended as Lovers'...next band to check out is Cold Blood, Lydia Pense is an amazing vocalist packed in this tiny pretty blonde woman backed by bass, drums, keys, guitar and a 5 piece killer horn section, I dig the entire album, but check out their cover of "I just want to make love to you" , in a word, fabulous, ua-cam.com/video/Z3OcHzNw7lI/v-deo.htmlsi=Uvo91h68bZC1hXYQ I'm really thrilled to see young people discovering the wealth of awesome rock/jazz/fusion music that blossomed in the late 60's early 70's...enjoy !
Yesssss this generation needs to listen to the good old stuff! I am 15 years old and the allman brothers band is one of my favorite southern rock bands, along with lynyrd skynyrd and the country and southern rock Marshall Tucker Band (checj out some of their songs, like Fly Eagle Fly, Take the Highway, Fire On The Mountain, Searchin For a Rainbow, and Virginia
There are a number of bands that I go back and forth on saying they're the best band. The Allman's are always in the conversation. Gregg's incredible voice. Duane and Dickey on guitar and later with Warren Haynes are among the best ever. Butch and Jaimoe on drums. Their catalog of music is up there with any band. Hope you react to Southbound.
I was in "High" school when this came out. I get a buzz watching young people discover the Bro.'s. I find that young people are hung up on lyrics and don't appreciate truly amazing playing. There are so many cool rabbit holes you can go down when you discover the Alman Bro. Your life has changed for the better congratulations!!!
Wait 'til ya hear "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" Live from the Fillmore East!..The entire album will blow you away..The greatest live album, as far as I'm concerned, and for a lot of other people, as well.
The magnetic allure of slide guitar is that a master musician, like Duane or his spiritual heir Derek Trucks, can make the instrument literally SING. The slide enables the “fluid microtonality” of glissando - a smooth glide upward or downward between two notes - that gives a human voice the unmatched ability to express emotion. Musical instruments in western culture are mostly limited to expressing semitone or whole tone intervals - C to C#(sharp) to D, etc. Fretless stringed instruments remove the rigid interval steps but are still limited by the friction between the flesh of fingertips and the strings. Only the slide guitar mimics the smooth effortlessness of vocal singing.
Hi, I wish you were able to go to all these great concerts! I have been to many of them live small & live venues on the east coast starting 1973… and go to festivals and live jams all night long. Incredible musicians and talent. I must say most were doing drugs and so were most of the audiences too. It was great and we knew it. And now it’s wonderful to see people in their 30’s & 40’s be amazed !!! Thanks Carin
Allman Brothers, Skynrd, etc.,that was when I was in my late teens. I suppose my most impressionable years. Music meant everything to me. I turned it on when I woke up and I fell asleep to it every night. I lived in Jacksonville when all that was happening. As the years droned on it was interesting to much later see Butch Trucks' nephew, Derek, at 10 yrs. old playing slide at the Crab Pot in Jax Beach. Since then he has had so much success. I come to your channel when you're listening to something that had meaning to me in my youth, I suppose just to get a younger generation's take on it. It was so long ago. More than 50 years. It just seems so improbable that it could still have so much sway so late in my life. In 1970 I was 15 yrs. old. We didn't have a lot of 50 yr. old music to pore over at that time, and quality recordings were hard to come by. As I near the end of my life these things I find fascinating.
The filmore east concert is one of the top 5 live concerts of any genre ever. It's a perfect concert. Tedeschi Trucks and Marcus King both follow in their footsteps, but no one is as good as the Allmans....yet.
When I was seventeen before I owned a pair of earphones, I used to take my stereo speakers and put them in the floor facing each other and lie down with my head in between them and listen to Duane Alman’s slide guitar for hours. One of my favor bands of all time. Was able to see them live three times, once while Duane was still alive which one of the best concerts I ever attended.
Most of the live tracks on “Eat A Peach”(a double album) were songs they didn’t have room for, on the double “Live At The Fillmore East” Album. And the inside artwork had ALL the mushrooms, you could want.
One of my favorite bands of ALL TIMES!! Wish we could've seen what they would've put out.... :( THANKS for THIS ONE, SEBS!!! RIP: All fellas who are no longer with us from this GREAT BAND!!!
I'm a boomer, age 73, saw the Allman Brothers live in & around Atlanta several times while Duane was alive, as well as many other top bands. What made that time in music so amazing was ACCESSIBILITY. Radio was diverse before it became "corporate." The music business was totally different from today. Bands played live in order to sell records- where the $ was. Today bands make almost no money on recordings because of the internet. They make recordings to drive audiences to concerts, where the $ is, thus sky high ticket prices. In 60s & 70s teens could afford concerts & records. I saw great performances for $2,50 up to &10. Three days of top acts at the second Atlanta Pop Festival cost $14, eventually free. This access to great Rock & Roll had a unifying aspect to us all. We realized we were brothers and sisters. This is what I miss most 10:34 from my youth. Today we are a divided and fractured society. Oh well, we still have all that great music.
Southern Rock.. the mix of Country, Blues, Rock is still a favorite ‘feels’! We lived on the Ga/FL line from mid 60’s thru late 70’s.. danced most weekends to live Rock bands .. music ruled.. and all of the Arts rocked,too!! Art Shows.. Power’s Crossroads to Arts Festivals .. a lot of artists during that era.. sigh!! Creative thinking was appreciated!
Great song! Brings me back. September 1973. UMass Amherst. Cance Dorm. Walking down the 3rd floor corridor and somebody has their door open, blasting "One Way Out". Sunny afternoon. Muffled conversations. I can even remember the smells: Carpet, fresh paint, beer, faint aroma of pot from somewhere.
There will never be another Allman Brothers. These guys created music that people don't seem to know how to do anymore. Devon Allman and Duane Betts still tour as the Allman Betts band, both sons of the originals, and frankly they are the next thing to seeing the Allman brothers live.
I grew up in the 60s &70s in Manatee County, FL. The Allman Brothers were local boys in Bradenton. My good friend married Dickey Betts' cousin, Scott Taylor. I love this band and their style of Southern rock, blues, they were wild and crazy talented and collectively and objectively known as and by the world's best guitarists (Greg Allman, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts). The brothers were featured playing on albums with Lynard Skynard, Eric Clapton(Cream, Derrick and the Dominos )& Tomrell Petty and the Heartbreakers. Greg Allman was married to Cher in the 80s and they have a son, Elijah.
I will admit I got into this band decades and decades later than I should have thanks to a dear friend across the pond . The huge loss was obviously Duane but sadly not the only band member . Many people don’t take to replacement members coming in but boy oh boy Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks done a truly amazing job , Sebs go seek and enjoy …And let’s not forget the recent death of Dickey Betts one absolute unbelievable original guitarist with the band .❤❤❤
A perfect example of the gap filled by Warren and Derek is this live performance of Whipping Post from the All My Friends Concert. IMO this rivals the original. ua-cam.com/video/Rx_UaQx5eZQ/v-deo.html
If you’re interested in getting back to this sound, you should check out the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Derek Trucks is the nephew of Allman Bothers drummer Butch Trucks and is named after Derek and the Dominos. He was a member of the Allman Brothers Band from 1999 - 2014. He also happens to be the greatest living slide guitar player. Finally, none of that gets to the fact that his wife, Susan Tedeschi, is one of the greatest blues singers alive today.
Slide guitar where to begin?!?! I like the ideas you come by tuning the guitar to an open chord or open tuning for this song Duane is in open E tuning, a fun one to play in open G(DGDGBD) also a favorite of the Black Crowes!
Growing up in Georgia during the 70s, the Allman Brothers was a staple on the radio, at home on the stereo. I loved their music back then but I failed to fully appreciate their musicianship, innovation, and composition brilliance. We just loved the band. They were inspired by the same sights and sounds we all heard in those days, blues, R&B, rock, gospel, and even jazz. I’m more grateful today, than I ever was, for having grown up when and where I was blessed to be “planted.” Sebs, I appreciate what your doing, not just the reactions of these great songs from the past, mostly for folks in my age range, but most importantly, you’re bringing this great music to people who would never hear them any other way. I hope to see you react to In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, I think maybe their best song, especially live.
Brings back lots of memories for me. 1973 just about to graduate high school and driving around town in my '63 Chevy Impala with the windows down and blasting out this on my 8 track tape player. I love the slide guitar.
Grew up in Atlanta. Only saw Dwyane once but the band numerous times. Best jam band ever. Fun fact. Greg ,the singer, was married to Cher in the 80s. Gotta see em live. 2 lead guitars, 2 drummers , ridiculous bass , Greg on vocals and keys ? Come on man. Check out Statesboro Blues live. Great song. Believe it's on the live Filmore East album.
IMHO and in the opinion of many, many, other people, Duane Allman is the greatest slide guitarist of all-time. Dickey Betts was also a fantastic guitar player.
In the 70s, our hometown rock band got through their gig at 1am on Saturday night and, with my sister, took off 300 miles to hear the Allmans play in Atlanta. She made it just in time to get to work at 8am on Monday. But Donny Bradford’s band rocked The Allman Brothers from there own out.
Just a tidbit from back in the day. None of the band members liked being called 'Southern rock'. Said it was redundant--like calling them rock-rock band. They are proud of being Southern, but they understand the influences of their music too. They played all kinds of venues. Saw Dickey Betts some years back at a local outdoor event. Took the stage at 11pm--said he was not taking the word of the promoter--not so much for himself, but all the other people playing the event. After everybody got paid, he played for more than a few hours until the wee hours. It felt like he was playing in my backyard. Amazing summer night. This album I think is part of the Library of Congress repository. Amazing album--maybe consider listening to the whole album and think about just sitting in the hall listening to that. The magic of live music.
The thing about the slide is that it is just so integral to the blues. When they play the slide, whether its on an electric guitar like Bonnie Raitt, or on a resonator like Taj Majal and Keb Mo, or on just an acoustic, it just adds so much. It's just sexy. I don't know why. I just love the blues, southern rock, and slide guitar. Most are based in the Mississippi blues -Got No Expectations by teh Rolling Stones, based on Robert Johnson. No Expectations is great too. Listen to Lowell George and Little Feat, listen to Ry Cooder, listen to the Black Crowes. There are so many good bands that play that kind of music. We really had the best music and I'm so grateful.
I grew up on Blues and Southern Rock. In the 70's, a lot of bands released live albums that sold more copies than studio versions. Bands in the 70's had to sound good live because there were no disguises or manipulations. What you heard is what was played. Duane Allman is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. And you have to keep in mind that he died when he was 24 years old. He started playing the guitar at 14 and was self taught from watching and listening to the blues greatest. That means everything he accomplished was in about only 10 years. Also, Duane was a session guitarist and played on the records of many successful artists of the 60's and 70's like Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, etc, especially those recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. Listen to "The Weight" by Aretha Franklin and thats Duane in the background. A bit of trivia: Duane was known for using glass medicine bottles for his slide playing. The whole At Fillmore East album is a treasure and brilliant from opening lick to the end. Try "It's Not My Cross To Bear" and "Dont Want You No More" but my favorite has to be The "BB King Medley" on the Anthology album. It is three of BB Kings songs. Greg voice is phenomenal and its deep down dirty blues for sure. When speaking of the Allman Brothers, don't count out Dickie Betts and Greg. Greg played the piano (self taught as well) and is considered to have one of the greatest blues voices of all time. There is a lot of great music from the Allman Brothers after Duane's death as well.
Their twin leads were so tight. The slide guitar was awesome. I first saw them in Atlanta during their 1973 summer tour Still have the concert t shirt.
I only got to see the ABB once when I was 15. It was at a venue called the Warehouse in New Orleans. It was a somewhat dank old brick and wood warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River built in the 1800s. There was no glamor to it at all but band loved it because it was all about the music. It was one of the ABB's favorite venues. They played there so often - 12 times in one year alone - that people regarded them as the house band. Sometimes they would play almost all night, then do a free concert somewhere in the city the next day. The night I saw them, they opened for Procol Harum. I stood a few feet from the stage and around 10 feet from Greg, Duane, and Dickie. After both band finished their sets, the ABB came back on stage to do a jam session with Peter Green, the founder and original guitarist for Fleetwood Mac (when they were a blues band). We left around 2:30 AM but I was told that they continued for a couple more hours. The members of Procol Harum watched from an elevated walkway to backstage and were in awe the whole time. The price of the ticket was $4. You could get in for free if you brought a swath of carpet to donate for covering the concrete floor. You can listen to those concerts through the Mobile Radio link on the Warehouse tribute webpage at www.blackstrat.net
Jai Johanny Johanson aka Jaimo is the only surviving member of the original lineup. An amazing time for music. Growing up in the metro Detroit area, we were exposed to such a rich eclectic environment for music. Not only the Detroit scene but the A2 raucous underground political sounds. WABX, CJOM, CKLW, WRIF, W4, WJZZ, WDET WLLZ, WKNR... Lord there were so many Am and FM choices, A great time to be an impressionable young budding musician. As to why I come to your channel? It's great to see young folks appreciating the gold that can be found mining the classics of my generation.
The "Eat a Peach" album set the bar high for this kind of Rock music. You like live Jam? listen to side 2 (it's a double album, 4 sides) "Mountain Jam; it's the entire side of the album! that was almost unheard of at the time.
I've seen this band many times. They were always incredible! Dickey Betts brought his son as a teenager along one year. He got to play on stage with his dad, it was awesome!! I'm a 63 year old disabled Army tank commander. I got to see many bands during my career. Most of them while in Germany.
Into the brothers since I was first introduced to them in 1970 I’ve seen them 15 times over the decades to me they’re the greatest band ever you really wanna listen to in memory of Elizabeth Reed from the Fillmore East with Dickie doing the first solo Duane doing the second, which my opinion is the greatest guitar solo ever the tones, and the licks that he lays down is incredible there’s been a number of incarnations of the brothers and they’re all good. So sad they’re gone. Enjoy this rabbit hole you’ll not find a better one.
The nostalgia that this music brings is why we are here, Every good time had while this music played is in our DNA. And many many good times were had in the 70s 😎 I feel my teenaged self when I see you reactor people turn on to our music .
Growing up with this music was a wonderful thing. I saw the ABB 2 times, saw Gregg perform solo once, and got to meet him and Cher in Underground Atlanta right before they got married. Thanks for the great reaction. More Allman Brothers please. I like them all. 😊
The talent in this band was just insane! Crossroads is one of my favorite movies, I saw Steve Vai with David Lee Roth in 1987, He and Bassist Billy Sheehan did the guitar battle from the movie during the concert. Check out guitarist Ry Cooder that did Ralph Macchio's parts in the movie.
Big thanks for posting this! It's so great to hear slide playing getting serious love! What some don't realize about slide playing, aside from the unique emotional quality that it brings to a solo, is how difficult it is to master. It's very minimalist compared a 'shreddy'-style of playing which may make it seem easier - but for 1) you're playing with only one finger 2) you can't bend the slide like a finger so this greatly limits the dexterity you would have with your actual finger 3) your finger never actually touches the strings (it's inside the slide) which distances you from the tactile connection you have with the guitar - like playing basketball with boxing gloves on! lol 4) you barely press on the strings otherwise you risk hitting the frets. Try tap dancing on a sheet of ice! And 5) it's so easy to hit a bad sharp or flat note when simulating a 'bend'.
Got this album when it came out in 1972. I was 11 years old at the time and it changed my life and established the baseline of my musical journey..imagine..11 year old kid in his parents basement, headphones on jamming g out to this..
I was stopped for speeding. When the officer asked why I was driving so fast, I explained that I was listening to some good music. He asked what I was listening to. I turned up the stereo and he said "I understand. Just slow down. The Allman Brothers are dangerous when driving." Got in his car and drove away.😊
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Ha ha! DeepPurple Highway Star was the one that got me pulled...LMAO!
Radar Love by Golden Earring is in that category too.
ABB..."Southbound"....Always drive too fast when I 'm pointed towards the house.
ZZTOP does it to me. Got me under Pressure or anything off of Eliminator
Sebs- so glad you found the Allman Brothers Band. I’m 75 and their music still matters.
You got me by one year, and you are absolutely right.
I’m from Macon, GA. Still matters, big time.
I@@ZackHamlin1I grew up in Macon. But my husband from Virginia had to reintroduce me when I was in my 30s. 63 now, and going strong❤
@@cmoplay1 I lived in Virginia for a little over a year.
..and it always will.
Why do we like it so much and are still listening 50+ years later?? This music is REAL!
Did we realize we were listening to music at its apex?
60's & 70's best era for rock music
I completely agree. I don't even listen to most "new" music. It makes my ears bleed!
The 60's were THE BEST era for almost every genre of Music. So many Iconic and influential bands and musicians. The 60's set the bar and pace for what was to come after. Think about it and then do a little research. It's actually fun.
Music in general. I’m in my 20s, it’ll never get better than 60s/70s. Y’all lucky ducks
No one can match Gregg's voice. The grit and soul is signature, and it got better with age. This band created a sound that was one of a kind.
Amen!
Gregg and I were good friends. The last thing that he said to me the last time we hung out was "next time I see you..remind me to tell you a story about having it all." The night before he died..he appeared to me in a dream and told me that he wouldn't be able to tell me the story. I asked him why not. He said that he was headed to "Rock and Roll Heaven." "Really Gregg..I said..He told me that his body wasn't goung to hold up.."too much coke and booze" He also said that he missed his brother Duane more than anybody on Earth could know. I told him thanks for telling me because if I had woken in the morning and seen that news on the internet..I would have been devastated. "Don't look so sad..I'll see you there" ( Rock and Roll Heaven) "I hope no time soon Gregg." I said..We both laughed and hugged. Then He faced me and backed off..slowly waking but we both kept
contact as long as we could. Then..as he appeared smaller and smaller..a mist came around him and he was gone.
Kept "eye contact" it should read
He was the greatest blue-eyed soul singer ever imo
They were the best. Dickey Betts recently passed away as well, so there is 1 surviving member of the band, Jaimoe, one of the two drummers alongside Butch Trucks. The bands kids have gone on to have stellar careers of their own. Derek Trucks is the nephew of Butch, and is a phenomenal guitar, he was onstage playing with the Allman Brothers when he was 9 years old. He has a band, Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife Susan, who is one of the best female blues singers around. Devon Allman is Greg Allman's son, and has had a great career, solo, with his own band, and with Duane Betts, Dickey Bett's son. They do a yearly tour under the name Allman Betts Family Revival, where they have a revolving door of extraordinarily talented guest musicians join them to celebrate their fathers legacy. I was never able to see the original brothers, but I've seen Warren Haynes who joined the Allman lineup in the 90's, and in December I will be up front for the 2024 Allman Betts Family Revival show in Seattle and I am SO EXCITED! Thanks for your great reactions, you have a deep rabbit hole to dive into!
Yes, I was going to suggest Tedeschi Trucks Band. Midnight In Harlem or The Sky Is Crying would be great ones to check out.
@@sharoncarlisle9453 midnight in Harlem is pure magic!
Yeah, this is the second video of his where I've thought, "Somebody please hip this guy to Tedeschi Trucks band."
Long live Jaimoe.
I've been suggesting Susan Tedeschi forever. He keeps playing Bonnie Raitt, but never Susan.
There was a time...long ago and seemingly far away...we could get outdoor concert tickets to see several groups out in the open air...sun shining...blue sky...other like-minded souls...and the tickets were 10-15 bucks. If you're not a 70s hippie, all I can say is you missed it.
Peace and love, y'all. 💞
You hush now angel. Tears are coming to my eyes recalling slipping away from my parents in High Falls to go down to Macon to see the Brothers and Wet Willie at the park in Macon on Sunday for free. And going to eat at Mama Louise's when I was in Macon at lunch. Wow, I could write a book.
Back then the $8 tickets were for the GOOD seats. :)
@@phogandivephogandive3885 Outdoors back then, there were no seats. It was blankets and lawn chairs. Coolers were allowed too.
Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end....
Yep. Most have been indoors but I've seen a few outdoor (non-stadium) shows; Quicksilver Messenger Service, Outlaws, Humble Pie, Earth Wind & Fire, The Dead, New Riders, Arlo Guthrie and Judy Collins, Bonnie Raitt, ELP, and others that I was too high to remember now.
"You guys lived thru a fantastic generation of music." Yeah we did.
Yep..this is the version we 70s babies all grew up listening to.
I was a late 50’s baby and didn’t get to hear them til I was a teenager. Still one of my 3 favorite bands of all time.
@@milesandmiles62 I was born in the late 40s and I tell people I saw the big 3. To me that was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band. I love that era music still.
The part where Duanne and Dickey Betts traded luckes has always been one of my favorites ever
What is fascinating about Duane is that he had no formal music teaching. He learned to play and always played completely by ear......probably why he was so amazing live.
You got that right.
It warms my heart to see younger folks appreciating what is (IMO) the best band to ever produce music. And they did it for over 40 years...
When a band features 2 lead guitars and 2 sets of drums you know some serious s*** is about to go down.
Never thought of it that way, but yeah it's true. Had the good fortune to see them live in Curtis Hixon hall in Tampa shortly after Duanes passing. After the second encore the house lights come on and nobody heads for the exits. Soon enough Gregg comes out and says we gonna play every song we know.
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Brings back great memories around 1973 traveling up I-75 with my friend in his 66 Mustang, the Eat A Peach 8 track blasting with the windows down, "bass 48" rear deck speakers trying to drown out the noise from the modified engine with Thrush mufflers...those were the days!
Hey, I think you might be braggin' there!!
@@pamelahughes341 No doubt!
Absolutely, but on 41
Yes. Yes, yes.
Seb’s, if you start the Eric Clapton rabbit hole, remember this tidbit. When Eric Clapton formed Derek and the Dominoes, and were recording Layla and Other Love Songs in Miami, Tom Dowd their producer extraordinaire took them to see the Allman Brothers who happened to be performing in town. Clapton knew of Duane Allman for his guitar work on Wilson Pickett’s cover of Hey Jude, that was recorded at Muscle Shoals studio ( a fantastic documentary). Clapton, and Allman met, became fast friends, and Duane sat in on the Layla sessions, creating some of the best guitar and slide performances ever. Told you it was a rabbit hole. Because of Duane’s death, this album Eat A Peach only has him playing on a few songs, and he and Clapton never got to create again.
Great history!
Oh what a rabbit hole that will be when it leads him to the muscle shoals and to ledbelley and beyond.. Aretha Steve winwood also come to mind
My family has been in the Deep South for hundreds of years. These sounds and feelings from the blues, country, and southern rock are as much a part of our soul as our blood is a part of this soil. The sounds and songs are a reflection of us. They are singing and telling stories about our people. That slide guitar is straight emotion.
Perfectly stated.
Well said, sir.
Any Allman brothers music must be listened to live ! ❤❤❤❤❤
I saw somewhere that’s what Duane wanted. The albums were made to be performed, live, and they were stone cold killers.
Forgot to mention you really need to react to their song In Memory of Elizabeth Reed live from their Fillmore East album. It’s an instrumental and really showcases their versatility.
Even for bands in the 1970's, they were a cut above the rest. People just could not believe how versatile they were playing live with the sound systems of 1971, and sounding like it was recorded today. You HAD to be good to sound great live back then.
Fillmore East album and Eat A Peach are my all time favs but I listen to all their music. It never gets old. And I outta know, I’ve been listening to their music since 1973. Seeing them live was a religious experience. I couldn’t be happier to see you enjoying the genius of ABB. They are buried together at Rosehill Cemetery in Macon, GA. It’s a place of pilgrimage for those of us who love them. Thanks, Seb. 🤟🏼 Sorry, Forget to ask for Dreams. You’ll love it.
Derek Trucks, who is Butch Trucks' nephew and who first started jamming with Allman Brothers when he was a child and has since become the best slide player since Duane Allman, recently commented to Rick Beato that the slide is an alternate vocal as much as it is a guitar and when he plays it it's like he's singing in his own language. I know the video of this song has not aged well, but if you go back and watch that version you'll also get an appreciation for how perfectly in sync the drumming of Butch and Jaimoe was.
If you want to hear some killer slide guitar, check out Hiway 61 by Johnny Winter, you won't be able to sit still......
I would add Lowell George and Danny Gatton to your list.
@jerrymeadows5059 You are dead on target about Duane and now Derek. There are only a handful of guitar players who use/used their guitars as a vocal instrument and their music will be timeless.
@@54fighting5 Agreed. And though his style was entirely his own, Jeff Beck was quite a vocalist as well.
@@jerrymeadows5059 Agree 100%.
I was at that show. We had Seats! They came out and lit into this and my life changed at that moment.
I agree, I was not a real music fan. I didn't follow any band until I heard these guys, - my life was changed. RIP, Brothers, you are loved.
Because the music is timeless, and this was the soundtrack of our youth.
I'm lucky enough to have seen the Allman brothers in concert a few times. Nobody was better in concert than these guys. I loved Gregg's voice & the sounds he got out of his organ. The best!
I haven't read all the comments so others have probably already said it (and said it better then me) but I will say it again.... What made the great bands from our generation (I'm 71) SO good can be summed up in a single word - musicianship. These guys were masters of their instruments. You can't go on stage in front of a huge crowd and produce music this good unless you are a MASTER of your instrument and you have practiced with your bandmates until your fingers bleed. Then, and only then, can you go live and do what these guys (and others like them) did.
The quintessential Allman Brothers song. Every member was at the top of their game, and they all shine!
Southern blues rock-- slide guitar playing! These guys were incredible! They brought the music of the South up to the North for all of us northern Yankees to love, love, love!!!
Also on that bill that night was Elvin Bishop, another fantastic guitarist.
Being 13 in 1970 I feel very lucky to have grown up then. I play piano, drums for a bit and ended up a singer. There were such diverse artists, most with their own sound. Rock, singer/songwriters, progressive jazz, blues, country rock. I listen to all of it. LOVE The Allman Brothers! ❤
Every era of Allman Brothers features at least two of the greatest guitar players of all time.
Without a doubt!! Duane, Dickey, Warren and Derek! Amen!
I'm so happy that your generation is exploring the roots of music. It was a special time in the world of music. My kids are now 37 and 41 and I raised them on this music. Now when they are listening to Sublime or the Chili Peppers they hear where it came from. I saw the Allman Brothers in a bar in South Louisiana in 1976 and it was amazing.
Listen to The Road Goes on Forever album.
Another band to check out is Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band.
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is spectacular!!!
13 minutes of instrumental bliss 😳😎
Jaimoe, the second drummer, is the only one of the originals left. Derek Trucks later joined the band (Butch's nephew) and is probably the best slide guitarist since Duane.
For those who may not know, Derek married blues artist Susan Tedeschi and they have a pretty good band (The Tedeschi Trucks Band) themselves and the Jacksonville connection continues. : )
@@757optim "Pretty good" doesn't do them justice! 😯 The Tedeschi Trucks Band is the tightest, most accomplished band in recent years. Susan's voice is pure soulful blues, and she's pretty damn good on the guitar herself. Derek's guitar chops really are the resurrection of Duane, but with his own sound. The backing band is loaded with musicians and vocalists that pull the music together with perfection. Seeing them live, you experience how one group can hold an entire auditorium in the palm of their hand. Tons of youtubes of them performing live. Well worth a deep dive.
@@janflewelling6277 The "pretty good" was tongue in cheek. The original comment already mentioned Derek as "the best".
@@757optimoops. Sorry I missed the nuance. Hard to pick up the tongue in cheek with text. Had to stand up for TTB. 🎸🎤
@@janflewelling6277 Understood. I had one of Derek's amp travel boxes (he put it out on the street), but my son gave it away. : (
I was a sophomore in HS in 1971 and yes it was a righteous time to be alive. For me watching you enjoy this music is reminiscent of back in the day we'd listen to each other's new albums. We always played the albums all the songs because so many were concept albums best played in order to follow a theme or story. Even the certain radio stations would do the same thing for me in Indy it WNAP (Naptown) "The Wrath of the Buzzard"...new album released it was played in its entirety on the Buzzard, set your recorders. So yeah I get a kick out of seeing you and Ali discover the greatness I grew up with...keep rocking
Best southern hand ever. Met Greg Allman when I was 14. Stayed friends until he died. Duane, all of Georgia wept when he died. Duane was the lead, and Dickie Betts was the other on. Check out. It's not my Cross to bear and Statesboro blues. Fillmore as well. And fyi those are not blocked. You can play the live videos!
It means so much to us boomers cuz it takes us back to such a better world of real musicianship and our young innocent days. Memories of unlocked doors, freedom and actual privacy. Days when labeling and wokeness weren't in our faces and on our minds, just good times and happy grooves!
I am glad younger people are hearing the music that made me, and a good segment of people my age (old fart), feel absolutely jazzed. Not all of it did that for me, but what didn't do it for me did it for someone else. But for the most part we all had some of that music in common. All I have to do is listen to this to realize something really big is missing from much of todays music. Anyway, rock on.
I saw Greg Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn in the 80's in Moline Illinois. It was great. After the concert we went to a bar downtown and Greg and a couple from the band showed up. They started playing for fun. I was able to meet Greg and had a drink with him. What a down home man he was. We might have been in a small snow storm too...
I saw them in Nashville at the Opry. Greg Allman was about the only person who could follow SRV!
Indeed. Smoooooth. Brilliant musicians, and Greg’s vocals. Masterclass. Grew up with this. So blessed.
The Allman Brothers were a one of a kind band and Bill Graham, huge rock band promoter and guru back in 1971 at the Fillmore East, said the Allman Bros. played music like he never heard and the best contemporary rock band. Those 1971 shows at the Fillmore were historic! I'm glad to see you sharing this music with your generation. You have to look back to the time period of the late 50's on into the mid 60's when there was the birth of rock, like Elvis, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, etc...ground breaking for the times. Then came the Beatles who brought it to another level along with plenty of bands like the Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5, Paul Revere & the Raiders, etc...the British Invasion. Then Hendrix triggered an explosion of fantastic music. Ahhh, and suddenly 'underground' FM radio stations started playing unheard of music...like ELP, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Genesis, Humble Pie and we were blown away by such incredible sounds...and then jazz fusion bands emerged such as Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters, Return to Forever, Weather Report, That music really had a tremendous effect on me, seriously, and it was relevant to what was happening. I'm 71 now and I've been a musician since I was 8 and for me, nothing since then has had the impact that those musicians created. The writing had groove, funk, dynamics, soul and could carry you away with the jamming ability of these artists. Keep at it, there's so many more fabulous tunes in store for you and your followers. I don't know how much you've covered so far, but can I recommend two artists, first Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow, ua-cam.com/video/ciEXu13EHiU/v-deo.htmlsi=PvlTWPwLwEFk7z1I (this changed my life as a guitar player, mind blown) the entire album was like nothing I'd ever heard, but first, listen to 'Scatterbrain', then "Cause we've ended as Lovers'...next band to check out is Cold Blood, Lydia Pense is an amazing vocalist packed in this tiny pretty blonde woman backed by bass, drums, keys, guitar and a 5 piece killer horn section, I dig the entire album, but check out their cover of "I just want to make love to you" , in a word, fabulous, ua-cam.com/video/Z3OcHzNw7lI/v-deo.htmlsi=Uvo91h68bZC1hXYQ I'm really thrilled to see young people discovering the wealth of awesome rock/jazz/fusion music that blossomed in the late 60's early 70's...enjoy !
Yesssss this generation needs to listen to the good old stuff! I am 15 years old and the allman brothers band is one of my favorite southern rock bands, along with lynyrd skynyrd and the country and southern rock Marshall Tucker Band (checj out some of their songs, like Fly Eagle Fly, Take the Highway, Fire On The Mountain, Searchin For a Rainbow, and Virginia
There are a number of bands that I go back and forth on saying they're the best band. The Allman's are always in the conversation. Gregg's incredible voice. Duane and Dickey on guitar and later with Warren Haynes are among the best ever. Butch and Jaimoe on drums. Their catalog of music is up there with any band. Hope you react to Southbound.
I love to see you listen to what I listened to when I was young!! It warms my heart! 💋💋🎉💃👵🐺🌵😁
I was in "High" school when this came out. I get a buzz watching young people discover the Bro.'s. I find that young people are hung up on lyrics and don't appreciate truly amazing playing. There are so many cool rabbit holes you can go down when you discover the Alman Bro. Your life has changed for the better congratulations!!!
Wait 'til ya hear "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" Live from the Fillmore East!..The entire album will blow you away..The greatest live album, as far as I'm concerned, and for a lot of other people, as well.
Look up the documentary on muscle Shoals, Alabama. It was a recording studio and the talk about the Allman Brothers
The magnetic allure of slide guitar is that a master musician, like Duane or his spiritual heir Derek Trucks, can make the instrument literally SING. The slide enables the “fluid microtonality” of glissando - a smooth glide upward or downward between two notes - that gives a human voice the unmatched ability to express emotion. Musical instruments in western culture are mostly limited to expressing semitone or whole tone intervals - C to C#(sharp) to D, etc. Fretless stringed instruments remove the rigid interval steps but are still limited by the friction between the flesh of fingertips and the strings. Only the slide guitar mimics the smooth effortlessness of vocal singing.
Hi, I wish you were able to go to all these great concerts! I have been to many of them live small & live venues on the east coast starting 1973… and go to festivals and live jams all night long. Incredible musicians and talent. I must say most were doing drugs and so were most of the audiences too. It was great and we knew it. And now it’s wonderful to see people in their 30’s & 40’s be amazed !!!
Thanks Carin
Released in 1971. I was 13. Still makes me get up and dance.
Allman Brothers, Skynrd, etc.,that was when I was in my late teens. I suppose my most impressionable years. Music meant everything to me. I turned it on when I woke up and I fell asleep to it every night. I lived in Jacksonville when all that was happening. As the years droned on it was interesting to much later see Butch Trucks' nephew, Derek, at 10 yrs. old playing slide at the Crab Pot in Jax Beach. Since then he has had so much success. I come to your channel when you're listening to something that had meaning to me in my youth, I suppose just to get a younger generation's take on it. It was so long ago. More than 50 years. It just seems so improbable that it could still have so much sway so late in my life. In 1970 I was 15 yrs. old. We didn't have a lot of 50 yr. old music to pore over at that time, and quality recordings were hard to come by. As I near the end of my life these things I find fascinating.
The filmore east concert is one of the top 5 live concerts of any genre ever. It's a perfect concert. Tedeschi Trucks and Marcus King both follow in their footsteps, but no one is as good as the Allmans....yet.
TTB doesn't have the catalogue but as far as bands, I think they passed them some time ago.
They were a rock, blues, jazz, gospel, southern band. You can hear all those genres in one song. Check out the live video of this performance.
Yes,Sebs, this is a cruising song! Many of their songs are due to their long guitar jams and easy lyrics! My favorite is Blue Sky!
When I was seventeen before I owned a pair of earphones, I used to take my stereo speakers and put them in the floor facing each other and lie down with my head in between them and listen to Duane Alman’s slide guitar for hours. One of my favor bands of all time. Was able to see them live three times, once while Duane was still alive which one of the best concerts I ever attended.
Most of the live tracks on “Eat A Peach”(a double album) were songs they didn’t have room for, on the double “Live At The Fillmore East” Album. And the inside artwork had ALL the mushrooms, you could want.
One of my favorite bands of ALL TIMES!! Wish we could've seen what they would've put out.... :( THANKS for THIS ONE, SEBS!!! RIP: All fellas who are no longer with us from this GREAT BAND!!!
I'm a boomer, age 73, saw the Allman Brothers live in & around Atlanta several times while Duane was alive, as well as many other top bands. What made that time in music so amazing was ACCESSIBILITY. Radio was diverse before it became "corporate." The music business was totally different from today. Bands played live in order to sell records- where the $ was. Today bands make almost no money on recordings because of the internet. They make recordings to drive audiences to concerts, where the $ is, thus sky high ticket prices.
In 60s & 70s teens could afford concerts & records. I saw great performances for $2,50 up to &10.
Three days of top acts at the second Atlanta Pop Festival cost $14, eventually free.
This access to great Rock & Roll had a unifying aspect to us all. We realized we were brothers and sisters. This is what I miss most 10:34 from my youth. Today we are a divided and fractured society.
Oh well, we still have all that great music.
The brilliance of two guitars and two drums! And Greg Allman’s vocals!
Southern Rock.. the mix of Country, Blues, Rock is still a favorite ‘feels’! We lived on the Ga/FL line from mid 60’s thru late 70’s.. danced most weekends to live Rock bands .. music ruled.. and all of the Arts rocked,too!! Art Shows.. Power’s Crossroads to Arts Festivals .. a lot of artists during that era.. sigh!! Creative thinking was appreciated!
The best live album by the best live band of all time, IMHO.
I love it! The harmonizing guitar work is what I like the best about the Allman Bros. Greg's voice is so good too! Thanks! (saw them in 1972, wow!)
Great song! Brings me back. September 1973. UMass Amherst. Cance Dorm. Walking down the 3rd floor corridor and somebody has their door open, blasting "One Way Out". Sunny afternoon. Muffled conversations. I can even remember the smells: Carpet, fresh paint, beer, faint aroma of pot from somewhere.
There will never be another Allman Brothers. These guys created music that people don't seem to know how to do anymore. Devon Allman and Duane Betts still tour as the Allman Betts band, both sons of the originals, and frankly they are the next thing to seeing the Allman brothers live.
I grew up in the 60s &70s in Manatee County, FL. The Allman Brothers were local boys in Bradenton. My good friend married Dickey Betts' cousin, Scott Taylor. I love this band and their style of Southern rock, blues, they were wild and crazy talented and collectively and objectively known as and by the world's best guitarists (Greg Allman, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts). The brothers were featured playing on albums with Lynard Skynard, Eric Clapton(Cream, Derrick and the Dominos )& Tomrell Petty and the Heartbreakers. Greg Allman was married to Cher in the 80s and they have a son, Elijah.
Loving your deep dive into southern rock my man! Keep it coming 🙂
I will admit I got into this band decades and decades later than I should have thanks to a dear friend across the pond . The huge loss was obviously Duane but sadly not the only band member . Many people don’t take to replacement members coming in but boy oh boy Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks done a truly amazing job , Sebs go seek and enjoy …And let’s not forget the recent death of Dickey Betts one absolute unbelievable original guitarist with the band .❤❤❤
A perfect example of the gap filled by Warren and Derek is this live performance of Whipping Post from the All My Friends Concert. IMO this rivals the original. ua-cam.com/video/Rx_UaQx5eZQ/v-deo.html
If you’re interested in getting back to this sound, you should check out the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Derek Trucks is the nephew of Allman Bothers drummer Butch Trucks and is named after Derek and the Dominos. He was a member of the Allman Brothers Band from 1999 - 2014. He also happens to be the greatest living slide guitar player. Finally, none of that gets to the fact that his wife, Susan Tedeschi, is one of the greatest blues singers alive today.
Slide guitar where to begin?!?! I like the ideas you come by tuning the guitar to an open chord or open tuning for this song Duane is in open E tuning, a fun one to play in open G(DGDGBD) also a favorite of the Black Crowes!
Growing up in Georgia during the 70s, the Allman Brothers was a staple on the radio, at home on the stereo. I loved their music back then but I failed to fully appreciate their musicianship, innovation, and composition brilliance. We just loved the band. They were inspired by the same sights and sounds we all heard in those days, blues, R&B, rock, gospel, and even jazz. I’m more grateful today, than I ever was, for having grown up when and where I was blessed to be “planted.” Sebs, I appreciate what your doing, not just the reactions of these great songs from the past, mostly for folks in my age range, but most importantly, you’re bringing this great music to people who would never hear them any other way. I hope to see you react to In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, I think maybe their best song, especially live.
Allman Bros are one of my 4 CD's play regularly in my car, 67 years old!! I saw them at the Beacon in NYC several times.
Just great true musicians at there best. Greatness!!!!
I also want to thank you and other reactors for helping the younger ones discover the music we grew up to.
Brings back lots of memories for me. 1973 just about to graduate high school and driving around town in my '63 Chevy Impala with the windows down and blasting out this on my 8 track tape player. I love the slide guitar.
Grew up in Atlanta. Only saw Dwyane once but the band numerous times. Best jam band ever. Fun fact. Greg ,the singer, was married to Cher in the 80s. Gotta see em live. 2 lead guitars, 2 drummers , ridiculous bass , Greg on vocals and keys ? Come on man. Check out Statesboro Blues live. Great song. Believe it's on the live Filmore East album.
Greatest jam band ever has been ever will be period 👍🤘✌️❤️
IMHO and in the opinion of many, many, other people, Duane Allman is the greatest slide guitarist of all-time. Dickey Betts was also a fantastic guitar player.
In the 70s, our hometown rock band got through their gig at 1am on Saturday night and, with my sister, took off 300 miles to hear the Allmans play in Atlanta. She made it just in time to get to work at 8am on Monday. But Donny Bradford’s band rocked The Allman Brothers from there own out.
Best concert I have ever attended. Great group to watch live. They don’t make them like they used to.
Just a tidbit from back in the day. None of the band members liked being called 'Southern rock'. Said it was redundant--like calling them rock-rock band. They are proud of being Southern, but they understand the influences of their music too. They played all kinds of venues. Saw Dickey Betts some years back at a local outdoor event. Took the stage at 11pm--said he was not taking the word of the promoter--not so much for himself, but all the other people playing the event. After everybody got paid, he played for more than a few hours until the wee hours. It felt like he was playing in my backyard. Amazing summer night.
This album I think is part of the Library of Congress repository. Amazing album--maybe consider listening to the whole album and think about just sitting in the hall listening to that. The magic of live music.
I was at this concert 😂😂. 3rd concert of my young years😂❤🎉. Great band. R IP
STORMY MONDAY is a must to check out! It’s on their Fillmore East album.
Check out "Stand Back" by the Allman Brothers. No live version, but there's a UA-cam of it.
Short, but FULL of Funk !!!
The thing about the slide is that it is just so integral to the blues. When they play the slide, whether its on an electric guitar like Bonnie Raitt, or on a resonator like Taj Majal and Keb Mo, or on just an acoustic, it just adds so much. It's just sexy. I don't know why. I just love the blues, southern rock, and slide guitar. Most are based in the Mississippi blues -Got No Expectations by teh Rolling Stones, based on Robert Johnson. No Expectations is great too. Listen to Lowell George and Little Feat, listen to Ry Cooder, listen to the Black Crowes. There are so many good bands that play that kind of music. We really had the best music and I'm so grateful.
SMOOTHE is the word... Big Band SMOOTHE Grooves.... Feel it Best At Live Concerts and get up and move and sing and dance.... grab her tight.
I grew up on Blues and Southern Rock. In the 70's, a lot of bands released live albums that sold more copies than studio versions. Bands in the 70's had to sound good live because there were no disguises or manipulations. What you heard is what was played. Duane Allman is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. And you have to keep in mind that he died when he was 24 years old. He started playing the guitar at 14 and was self taught from watching and listening to the blues greatest. That means everything he accomplished was in about only 10 years. Also, Duane was a session guitarist and played on the records of many successful artists of the 60's and 70's like Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, etc, especially those recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. Listen to "The Weight" by Aretha Franklin and thats Duane in the background. A bit of trivia: Duane was known for using glass medicine bottles for his slide playing. The whole At Fillmore East album is a treasure and brilliant from opening lick to the end. Try "It's Not My Cross To Bear" and "Dont Want You No More" but my favorite has to be The "BB King Medley" on the Anthology album. It is three of BB Kings songs. Greg voice is phenomenal and its deep down dirty blues for sure. When speaking of the Allman Brothers, don't count out Dickie Betts and Greg. Greg played the piano (self taught as well) and is considered to have one of the greatest blues voices of all time. There is a lot of great music from the Allman Brothers after Duane's death as well.
Their twin leads were so tight. The slide guitar was awesome. I first saw them in Atlanta during their 1973 summer tour
Still have the concert t shirt.
And when you are done listening to the Fillmore East album from March 1971 listen to the Eat a Peach album in its entirety. Also very awesome !!!
I only got to see the ABB once when I was 15. It was at a venue called the Warehouse in New Orleans. It was a somewhat dank old brick and wood warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River built in the 1800s. There was no glamor to it at all but band loved it because it was all about the music. It was one of the ABB's favorite venues. They played there so often - 12 times in one year alone - that people regarded them as the house band. Sometimes they would play almost all night, then do a free concert somewhere in the city the next day. The night I saw them, they opened for Procol Harum. I stood a few feet from the stage and around 10 feet from Greg, Duane, and Dickie. After both band finished their sets, the ABB came back on stage to do a jam session with Peter Green, the founder and original guitarist for Fleetwood Mac (when they were a blues band). We left around 2:30 AM but I was told that they continued for a couple more hours. The members of Procol Harum watched from an elevated walkway to backstage and were in awe the whole time. The price of the ticket was $4. You could get in for free if you brought a swath of carpet to donate for covering the concrete floor. You can listen to those concerts through the Mobile Radio link on the Warehouse tribute webpage at www.blackstrat.net
Jai Johanny Johanson aka Jaimo is the only surviving member of the original lineup. An amazing time for music. Growing up in the metro Detroit area, we were exposed to such a rich eclectic environment for music. Not only the Detroit scene but the A2 raucous underground political sounds. WABX, CJOM, CKLW, WRIF, W4, WJZZ, WDET WLLZ, WKNR... Lord there were so many Am and FM choices, A great time to be an impressionable young budding musician. As to why I come to your channel? It's great to see young folks appreciating the gold that can be found mining the classics of my generation.
The "Eat a Peach" album set the bar high for this kind of Rock music. You like live Jam? listen to side 2 (it's a double album, 4 sides) "Mountain Jam; it's the entire side of the album! that was almost unheard of at the time.
I've seen this band many times. They were always incredible! Dickey Betts brought his son as a teenager along one year. He got to play on stage with his dad, it was awesome!!
I'm a 63 year old disabled Army tank commander. I got to see many bands during my career. Most of them while in Germany.
Into the brothers since I was first introduced to them in 1970 I’ve seen them 15 times over the decades to me they’re the greatest band ever you really wanna listen to in memory of Elizabeth Reed from the Fillmore East with Dickie doing the first solo Duane doing the second, which my opinion is the greatest guitar solo ever the tones, and the licks that he lays down is incredible there’s been a number of incarnations of the brothers and they’re all good. So sad they’re gone. Enjoy this rabbit hole you’ll not find a better one.
The nostalgia that this music brings is why we are here, Every good time had while this music played is in our DNA. And many many good times were had in the 70s 😎 I feel my teenaged self when I see you reactor people turn on to our music .
Growing up with this music was a wonderful thing. I saw the ABB 2 times, saw Gregg perform solo once, and got to meet him and Cher in Underground Atlanta right before they got married. Thanks for the great reaction. More Allman Brothers please. I like them all. 😊
Listen to Whipping Post From March 1971 also recorded at the Fillmore East. The whole album is awesome and the best version
The talent in this band was just insane! Crossroads is one of my favorite movies, I saw Steve Vai with David Lee Roth in 1987, He and Bassist Billy Sheehan did the guitar battle from the movie during the concert. Check out guitarist Ry Cooder that did Ralph Macchio's parts in the movie.
Big thanks for posting this! It's so great to hear slide playing getting serious love! What some don't realize about slide playing, aside from the unique emotional quality that it brings to a solo, is how difficult it is to master. It's very minimalist compared a 'shreddy'-style of playing which may make it seem easier - but for 1) you're playing with only one finger 2) you can't bend the slide like a finger so this greatly limits the dexterity you would have with your actual finger 3) your finger never actually touches the strings (it's inside the slide) which distances you from the tactile connection you have with the guitar - like playing basketball with boxing gloves on! lol 4) you barely press on the strings otherwise you risk hitting the frets. Try tap dancing on a sheet of ice! And 5) it's so easy to hit a bad sharp or flat note when simulating a 'bend'.
You can hear this at any old school country bonfire hangout.. no need to drive around. .. just jamming and vibing.. cant wait for bonfire time
Got this album when it came out in 1972. I was 11 years old at the time and it changed my life and established the baseline of my musical journey..imagine..11 year old kid in his parents basement, headphones on jamming g out to this..
ABB ~ 🎶🐐
Saw the 90's Brothers twice, and they jammed for 3 hours each time. GOATS!
they played at my high school senior dance. 1970. saw them many times. they were one of the best ever.