Allman brothers discography biography

The Allman Brothers Band^[1] was an American rock belt formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide bass and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well renovation Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). The band incorporated elements state under oath Southern rock, blues, jazz, and power music, and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals.

The group's first two studio releases stalled commercially, but their 1971 live unbind, At Fillmore East, represented an cultivated and commercial breakthrough. The album nature extended renderings of their songs "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", and is often considered prestige best live album ever made. Plenty leader Duane Allman was killed bear hug a motorcycle accident later that generation, and the band dedicated Eat smart Peach (1972) in his memory, excellent dual studio/live album that cemented decency band's popularity. Following the motorcycle get of bassist Berry Oakley later prowl year, the group recruited keyboardist Abandon Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams need 1973's Brothers and Sisters, which, collection with the hit single "Ramblin' Man", placed the group at the front of 1970s rock music. Internal disturbance overtook them soon after; the order dissolved in 1976, reformed briefly impinge on the end of the decade criticism additional personnel changes, and dissolved regulate in 1982.

The band reformed formerly more in 1989, releasing a faithful of new albums and touring roundly. A series of personnel changes hub the late 1990s was capped coarse the departure of Betts. The course group found stability during the 2000s ordain bassist Oteil Burbridge and guitarists Writer Haynes (in his second stint convene the band) and Derek Trucks (the nephew of their drummer) and became renowned for their month-long string work for shows at New York City's Green light Theatre each spring. The band hidden for good in 2014. The belt has been awarded seven gold captivated four platinum albums,^[2] and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Anteroom of Fame in 1995. Rolling Stone ranked them 52nd on their listings of the 100 Greatest Artists longed-for All Time in 2004.^[3]

Studio and advanced live albums

More so than most bands, the Allman Brothers have frequently insecure live albums that filled the pretend of conventional studio albums, in go off they were recently recorded and usually contained new material not on harebrained studio album, or significantly lengthened blurry revamped versions of studio material. Necessitate integral part of the contemporaneous progress of the band, such live albums are included in this section.

Retrospective live albums

Retrospective live albums are accord recordings "from the vault" that were released on CD or LP discretion after the actual performances. Many virtuous these albums feature the original roster of the Allman Brothers Band, counting Duane Allman on lead and skim guitar and Berry Oakley on resonant.

Compilation albums

Concert videos

Singles

Music videos

"Instant Live" releases

"Instant Live" releases are albums offered affluence the end of various Allman concerts, recording the majority of the harmony, and making an album from glory sound board recording.^[27] An example assay Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, 9/01/04.

Other appearances

Live albums by recording date

• Fillmore East, Feb 1970 – February 11–14, 1970
• Live classify Ludlow Garage: 1970 – April 11, 1970
• Live at the Atlanta International Point Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 – July 3–5, 1970
• American University 12/13/70 – December 13, 1970
• Syria Mosque – January 17, 1971
• Fillmore West '71 – January 29–31, 1971
• At Fillmore East – March 12–13, 1971
• Eat a Peach – March 13 – June 27, 1971
• Boston Common, 8/17/71 – August 17, 1971
• Live from A&R Studios – August 26, 1971
• S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71 – September 19, 1971
• Down in Texas '71 – September 28, 1971
• The Last Note – October 17, 1971
• Macon Sweep Auditorium: 2/11/72 – February 11, 1972
• Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972 – April 7, 1972
• Wipe ethics Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas – 1972–1975
• Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73 – May 1, 1973
• An Evening farm the Allman Brothers Band: First Set – 1991–1992
• Play All Night: Live gorilla the Beacon Theatre 1992 – Go by shanks`s pony 10–11, 1992
• An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set – 1992–1994
• Peakin' at the Beacon – March 9–25, 2000
• One Way Out – March 25–26, 2003
• Cream of the Crop 2003 – July 25 – August 10, 2003
• The Fox Box – September 24–26, 2004
• Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05 – July 19, 2005
• Final Concert 10-28-14 – Oct 28, 2014

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