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The band was formed by guitarist
Duane Allman after a short spell as a session man for several artist
including Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett. Duane had first been in a
few bands with his brother, vocalist and keyboardist Gregg Allman. They
first formed a garage rock n roll band called the Escorts in 1966, they
then became a blues band and were called the Allman Joys. After that
they formed a soul group called Hour Glass in '67 and recorded and
released two albums. Even though these albums got good reviews they
didn't sell and the band broke up in '68. After his gig playing
sessions, Duane formed the Allman Bros. in 1969 with fellow guitarist
Richard 'Dickie' Betts, bassist Berry Oakley, and two drummers, Butch
Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson. But the band was in need of a lead
singer and after several months Gregg agreed to join the rest. They then
signed a record deal with Capricorn records.
Their first album, a blues, country rock album, The Allman Brothers
Band, got great reviews but at first didn't sell so well. One song on
the album, "Whipping Post" would later become one of their most loved
live numbers for years to come. Around the time of the first album's
release, the bands' sound was being defined on the road as they would
play long jams and were an instant draw. Their next album released in
1970, Idlewild South, also got great reviews and sold better. A stronger
album than the debut, it also contained a few more soon to be concert
favorites, leading the way with the songs "Midnight Rider" and "In
Memory of Elizabeth Reed". 1971's early summer release of the double
album Live At The Fillmore East, would turn out to be considered one of
rocks best ever live albums. It highlighted the great guitar interplay
between Duane and Betts, also some great slide guitar by Duane and
powerful vocals from his brother Gregg. Included on the album was an
extended version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and two twenty minutes
jams, the cover tune "You Don't Leave Me" and "Whipping Post" which
timed out just short of 23 minutes.
Unfortunately with the band at its peak, just three months after
Fillmore East was issued, tragedy struck on October 29 1971. Duane was
badly injured in a motorcycle accident with a peach truck. He refused
any treatment and returned to his home where he died a couple of hours
later. The band was working on their next album when the accident
occurred and finished it up as a five piece band with Betts taking over
the rest of the lead guitar parts. The album was titled Eat A Peach,
consisted of live and studio material including the live 33-minute
"Mountain Jam" (based on Donovan's "There Is a Mountain"). On the
album's cover was a drawing of an old peach truck with one mammoth
peach, this in memory of Duane.
The Allman Brothers never replaced Duane's guitar, but did add a second
pianist, Chuck Leavell to their lineup. Then one year and 12 days after
Duane's accident, tragedy struck again as Oakley was also killed in a
chillingly similar motorcycle accident, just a few blocks from where
Duane had his. The band had just started work on their new album with
the song "Ramblin Man" being Oakley's last contribution. They recruited
bassist Lamar Williams to take his place. The resulting album, Brothers
And Sisters, released August 1, 1973, was a bit more mellow and country
sounding with Betts playing all the lead and slide guitar parts and
singing more lead vocals on the album too. A good album but still not as
strong as the other ones were, yet it still went to number one on the
charts and "Ramblin Man" was a hit single reaching number two on the
single's chart.
At this point Betts was the band's new leader.Drugs were also taking
over the lives of most of the band's members with Gregg overdosing on
two occasions. By '75 all of the band's members had done outside
projects which was affecting what was left to record when they returned
to the studio and recorded Win, Lose or Draw. The whole band wasn't even
in the studio for most of the album's work with Gregg living in
Hollywood with his new wife, Cher. His vocals were recorded over there,
away from the rest of the band. The album was a major bust and got poor
reviews. The Allmans broke up in 1976 following a notorious drug trial
in which Gregg testified against a former road manager who had once
saved his life after one of his overdoses. It was that or go to jail for
Gregg and he squealed like a pig. The other band members quit the band
in protest and vowed never to work with him again.
But time is great in healing wounds (so is a lot of money, too) and in
1978 a reconstituted band was formed with Allman, Betts Johanson and
Trucks. Dan Toler was brought in as second guitarist. Leavell and
Williams (who would later die of cancer in 1983) stuck to their guns and
refused to join, and Johanson would be gone by '81. 1979's Enlightened
Rogues was a commercial success for the group but the next two albums
released weren't and the band broke up again in 1982.
A new incarnation of the band appeared in 1989 with a line-up of Allman,
Betts, Warren Haynes on slide and lead guitar, Allen Woody on bass,
Johnny Neel on keyboards, Trucks still on drums and Mark Quinones on
percussion. The reunion turned out a credible release: Seven Turns which
sold well and got great reviews. Neel left after that and their next
album Shades Of Two Worlds was also well received. In 1994 they met up
with their old producer Tom Dowd again to put out another decent album
Where It All Begins. Today they are still a major draw and still put on
great shows that sell out. Their old material still sells great some 30
years later and they are still one of the most respected rock acts of
their era.
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