DUANE ALLMAN

 

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CHRONOLOGY PART 1: 1889-1968

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1889    
    OCTOBER 1889
   

October 18: Simon Hilliard Robbins, the maternal grandfather of Gregg and Duane Allman, is born in Nash County, NC.
     
1895    
    DECEMBER 1895
   

December 29: Lizzie Miller Williams, the maternal grandmother of Gregg and Duane Allman, is born in North Carolina.
     
1897    
    OCTOBER 1897
   

October 26: John Alfred Allman, the paternal grandfather of Gregg and Duane Allman, is born in Tennessee.
     
1899    
    OCTOBER 1899

Duane, Grandma Myrtle
and Gregg in Daytona Beach, FL
Gregg and Grandma Myrtle

October 18: Myrtle Beatrice Turner, the paternal grandmother of Gregg and Duane Allman, is born in Humphreys County, Tennessee.
     
1917    
    JULY 1917

Geraldine "Jerry" Robbins
1945

July 8: Geraldine Alice "Jerry" Robbins, the mother of Gregg and Duane Allman, is born in Rocky Mount, Nash County, NC.
     
1918    
    AUGUST 1918
 
Willis "Bill" Allman
official army portrait
1945

August 16: Willis Turner "Bill" Allman, the father of Gregg and Duane Allman, is born in Dickson County, TN.
     
1928    
     

The original version of "Statesboro Blues" is released by Blind Willie McTell on his 10-inch 78rpm record "Three Women Blues / Statesboro Blues".

In 1970 The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Statesboro Blues" during the recording sessions for their "Idlewild South" album, but that track was not released until 1989 on the "Dreams" box set.
They recorded a live version of the song in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
     
1935    
     

The Sleepy John Estes 10-inch 78rpm record "Someday Baby Blues / Who's Been Tellin' You Buddy Brown Blues" is released.
"Someday Baby Blues" was rewritten by Muddy Waters and released in 1955 as "Trouble No More".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Trouble No More" for their 1969 self-titled debut album.
     
1936    
     

The Casey Bill (William Weldon) 10-inch 78rpm record "We Gonna Move (To The Outskirts Of Town) / Gonna Take My Time" is released.

The Allman Brothers Band recorded a live version of "I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town" in February 1970 (released in 1997 on their "Fillmore East 2/70" CD) and another live version in April 1970 (released in 1989 on the "Dreams" box set and in 1990 on their "Live At Ludlow Garage 1970" CD).
     
1942    
     

The St. Louis Jimmy (Jimmy Oden) 10-inch 78rpm record "Monkey Face Blues / Going Down Slow" is released.

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "Going Down Slow" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.
     
1943    
    JUNE 1943

from Gregg Allman's 2012 book
'My Cross To Bear'
(Allman Family Archives)
Rocky Mount Telegram
Rocky Mount, NC
July 9, 1943
page 3

June 30: Geraldine Alice Robbins and Willis Turner Allman got married on Sullivan's Island, SC.
     
1946    
    NOVEMBER 1946


Duane Allman with his parents
Bill and Jerry
Nashville 1947
St. Thomas Hospital

November 20: Howard Duane Allman is born at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.
     
1947    
    NOVEMBER 1947

The original version of "Stormy Monday" is released by T-Bone Walker on his 10-inch 78rpm record "I Know Your Wig Has Gone / Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded a live version of "Stormy Monday" in July 1970 that was released in 2003 on their "Live At The Atlanta International Pop Festival" album.
    DECEMBER 1947
December 8: Gregory LeNoir Allman is born at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.
     
1948    
    SEPTEMBER 1948

September 30: Simon Hilliard Robbins, the maternal grandfather of Gregg and Duane Allman, dies in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, NC at the age of 58.

https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/83202023/simon-hilliard-robbins
     
1949    
    DECEMBER 1949


Virginian-Pilot
Norfolk, VA
December 27, 1949
The Nashville Tennessean
Nashville, TN
December 28, 1949
pages 1 & 2


 Daily Press
Newport News, VA
December 28, 1949
page 14
Kingsport News
Kingsport, TN
December 28, 1949
pages 1 & 10


 The Record-Argus
Greenville, PA
December 28, 1949
page 1


 Virginian-Pilot
Norfolk, VA
December 28, 1949


 Kingsport News
Kingsport, TN
December 29, 1949
page 1


 The Nashville Tennessean
Nashville, TN
January 1, 1950
page 15-B


Daily Press
Newport News, VA
April 15, 1951
page 25


 The Nashville Tennessean
Nashville, TN
April 17, 1951
page 4


 Winchester Evening Star
Winchester, VA
August 25, 1951
page 2


 Virginian-Pilot
Norfolk, VA
October 13, 1951


 Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Dubuque, IA
October 13, 1951
page 6


 Charleston Gazette
Charleston, WV
October 14, 1951
page 14


 Decatur Herald
Decatur, IL
October 15, 1951
page 7


 Danville Bee
Danville, VA
January 24, 1952
page 1


 The Evening Sun
Baltimore, MD
January 24, 1952
page 1


 Daily Press
Newport News, VA
January 25, 1952
page 3


 The Times Dispatch
Richmond, VA
January 25, 1952
page 4


 The Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, TN
January 25, 1952
page 20

 December 26: Duane's and Gregg's father, Willis Turner Allman, is murdered by a casual acquaintance, named Buddy Green, whom he had offered a ride home from a bar.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32549599/willis-turner-allman

 On January 22, 1952, one day before his electrocution, Buddy Green's sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
In 1975 Green was released from prison. (NOTE)
     
1950    
    FEBRUARY 1950

Donna Roosmann's father
Sgt. Gil Roosmann
Donna with her father
Sgt. Gil Roosmann


Donna and Duane

 February 26: Donna Roosmann is born in St. Louis, MO.
On August 25, 1969 she gave birth to Duane's daughter Galadrielle.
     
1952 - 1953  
     

Duane at the Parmer Elementary School, Grade 1, in Nashville, TN.
     
1953    
    JANUARY 1953

January 30: Lizzie Miller Williams Robbins, the maternal grandmother of Gregg and Duane Allman, dies in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, NC at the age of 57.

https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/83204968/lizzie-miller-robbins
     
1953 - 1954  
     

Duane at the Parmer Elementary School, Grade 2, in Nashville, TN.
     
1954    
    JANUARY 1954

Willie Dixon's song "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man" is released for the first time on the Muddy Waters 10-inch 78rpm record and 7-inch 45rpm single "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie man / She's So Pretty".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Hoochie Coochie Man" in February 1970 for their "Idlewild South" album.
     
1954 - 1955  
     

Duane at the Parmer Elementary School, Grade 3, in Nashville, TN.
     
1955    
    JUNE 1955

The Bo Diddley 10-inch 78rpm record and 7-inch 45rpm single "Diddley Daddy / She's Fine, She's Mine" is released.
"She's Fine, She's Mine" is the first recording of the song that became "You Don't Love Me".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "You Don't Love Me" in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
    FALL 1955

From:
Kim Jackson Parks
for Historic Lebanon:
'Images Of America: Lebanon'
(Arcadia Publishing, 2014)
page 63

Duane and Gregg are send to Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN. (NOTE)
    NOVEMBER 1955

The Muddy Waters 10-inch 78rpm record and 7-inch 45rpm single "Sugar Sweet / Trouble No More" is released.

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Trouble No More" for their 1969 self-titled debut album.
     
1956    
    JANUARY 1956

The Chuck Berry 10-inch 78rpm record and 7-inch 45rpm single "No Money Down / The Downbound Train" is released.

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "No Money Down" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.
    SEPTEMBER 1956


Cash Box
September 29, 1956
page 36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The John Lee Hooker 10-inch 78rpm record and 7-inch 45rpm single "Dimples / Baby Lee" is released.

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "Dimples" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.
In April 1970 The Allman Brothers Band recorded a live version of the song that was released on their 1990 album "Live At Ludlow Garage 1970".
     
1957    
    FEBRUARY 1957
    Duane and Gregg are taken out of Castle Heights Military Academy and return to Nashville, TN. (NOTE)
    The Allman family move to Daytona Beach, FL, although there is some discrepancy about when the family exactly moved. (NOTE)
     
1958    
     
Miles Davis's compilation album 'Jazz Track' is released. (DETAILS)
This album is mentioned by Duane in a December 10, 1970 interview with Jon Tiven (New Haven Rock Press). (READ)
     
1959    
     
The Allman family move to their new house at 100 Van Avenue in Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE)

The original version of "Done Somebody Wrong" is released by Eddie Kirkland And His House Rockers on the single "I Need You Baby / I Must Have Done Somebody Wrong".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Done Somebody Wrong" in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
    AUGUST 1959
  August 17: Miles Davis's album 'Kind Of Blue' is released. This album is probably Duane's biggest inspiration. (DETAILS)
This album is mentioned by Duane in a December 10, 1970 interview with Jon Tiven (New Haven Rock Press). (READ)
     
1960    
     

 

 

 

 

 The first known recording of "You Don't Love Me, Baby", recorded on portable equipment in 1959/1960, is released on the compilation LP "Country Negro Jam Sessions".
It features Butch Cage on fiddle, Cornelius Edwards on guitar and Clarence Edwards on vocals and guitar and was recorded at the home of Butch Cage in Zachary, LA.

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "You Don't Love Me" in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.

Later that year Willie Cobbs released the single "You Don't Love Me / You're So Hard To Please".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "You Don't Love Me" in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
    SEPTEMBER 1960
  September 10: Gregg buys his first acoustic Sears Silvertone guitar. (NOTE)
    NOVEMBER 1960
  November 20: Duane gets a blue Harley-Davidson 165 motorcycle as a present from his mother for his 14th birthday. (NOTE)
    DECEMBER 1960

The Elmore James version of "Done Somebody Wrong" is released on the single "Done Somebody Wrong / Fine Little Mama".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Done Somebody Wrong" in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
    CHRISTMAS 1960
    Duane gets his first acoustic guitar for Christmas. (NOTE)
     
1961    
     
    Duane & Gregg perform as 'The Kings' in Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE)
    Duane & Gregg start their first band 'The Uniques' in Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE)
    Duane & Gregg play at Y-Teen dances at the YMCA. It is possible that they used 'The Y-Teens' as the band name. (NOTE)
    JULY 1961
In a letter to his friend Larry Beck, Duane writes that he has bought a red Gibson electric guitar.
After Duane drove his Harley-Davidson 165 motorcycle into the ground, he sold it for spare parts and with that money he bought the Gibson Les Paul Junior. (NOTE)

The current owner of the guitar is Kunio Kishida from Japan and it is often on display at The Big House Museum in Macon, GA.
https://www.groundguitar.com/duane-allman-guitars-and-gear/duane-allmans-1959-gibson-les-paul-jr/
    FALL 1961

 
Alan Shaw interview
WFDU 89.1 FM
June 17, 2019:
 
For the second time Duane is send to Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN.
At Castle Heights the band 'The Misfits' is formed. (NOTE)

Alan Shaw, who met Duane at Castle Heights in September 1961, was the drummer for 'The Misfits' in 1961-1962. He talked about it in the 'Blues, Soul & Southern Rock and Roll' radio show on WFDU 89.1 FM / WFDU.FM during the June 17, 2019 interview with Scott Cantor.

Alan has also put his story on paper. You can read it here: (READ)
     
1962    
     

Bobby 'Blue' Bland's version of "Stormy Monday" is released on his single "You're Worth It All / Stormy Monday Blues".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded a live version of "Stormy Monday" in July 1970 that was released in 2003 on their "Live At The Atlanta International Pop Festival" album.
    FEBRUARY 1962

 
1962 version:
 

 
1963 version:
 

 
The Sonny Boy Williamson single "One Way Out / Nine Below Zero" is released.
This is the first release of "One Way Out". Elmore James recorded it already in late 1960 or early 1961, but that recording was never released.

Sonny Boy Williamson recorded a different version of "One Way Out" with Buddy Guy in 1963.

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "One Way Out" on June 27, 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York. It was released in 1972 on their "Eat A Peach" album.
     
1962 - 1963  
     
    FALL 1962 OR JANUARY 1963
    Gregg Allman arrives at Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN and joins 'The Shufflers'. (NOTE)
     
1963    
     
    Duane & Gregg play in 'The Shufflers'. (NOTE)
    Duane & Gregg play occasionally in 'The House Rockers', backing up the vocal group 'The Untils'. (NOTE)
    Duane & Gregg play occasionally in the 'Lindsey Morris Trio / Lindsey Morris Band'. (NOTE)

The John D. Loudermilk single "The Guitar Player / Bad News" is released.

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "Bad News" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.
    MAY 1963

Billboard
May 11, 1963
page 26		 Lonnie Mack's single 'Memphis / Down In The Dumps' is released. (NOTE)
    FALL 1963
    An other version of 'The Misfits' is formed at Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN with Duane and Gregg Allman, Mike Johnstone, Dave Johnson and Howard Smith. (NOTE)
    DECEMBER 1963
    Duane Allman got kicked out of Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN. (NOTE)
Gregg stays at Castle Heights Military Academy until Spring 1964 and plays in another version of 'The Misfits' (without Duane).
     
1964    
     
  Duane & Gregg play in 'The Escorts'. (NOTE)

The King Curtis single "Soul Serenade / More Soul" is released.

The Allman Brothers Band recorded a live version of "Soul Serenade" on August 26, 1971 as part of a medley with "You Don't Love Me". It was released in 1989 on the "Dreams" box set and in 2016 on "Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971".
    MAY 1964

The Jimmy Hughes single "Steal Away / Lolly Pops, Lace And Lipstick" is released.

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "Steal Away" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.
    SUMMER 1964

The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
June 27, 1964
page 4B
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
December 31, 1964
page 6B		 The band '5 Men-Its' is founded, consisting of: Charlie Campbell - Sax, Johnny Sandlin - Drums, Paul Hornsby - Guitar, Paul Ballenger - Keyboards & Vocals and Fred Styles - Bass. (NOTE)
    SEPTEMBER 1964

September 24: Pamela, the daughter of Duane Allman and Patricia 'Patti' Ann Chandlee is born. At that time Duane was 17 years old and Patti was 16 years old. (NOTE)

On January 30, 1967 Duane and Patti got married in Jasper County, SC. (NOTE)
    Duane plays in 'Sweet William & The Stereos' from September until sometime in winter. (NOTE)
     
1965    
     

 

1965 version:
 

 
 

 

 

1966 version:
 

 
The Jimmy Hughes LP "Steal Away" is released. It contains the song "Neighbor, Neighbor".
In May 1966 a new version of "Neighbor, Neighbor" is released on the single "Neighbor, Neighbor / It's A Good Thing".

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "Neighbor, Neighbor" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.

Junior Wells released his version of "You Don't Love Me, Baby" on the LP "Hoodoo Man Blues".

The Allman Brothers Band recorded "You Don't Love Me" in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
  Tony 'Little Sun' Glover's book "Blues Harp - An Instruction Method For Playing The Blues Harmonica" is published by Oak Publications.
In 1972 Tony Glover wrote the liner notes for the compilation LP 'Duane Allman - An Anthology".
    JANUARY 1965


Billboard
February 27, 1965
page 31

B.B. King's album 'Live At The Regal' is released.
The release is listed in the 'New Album Releases' section on page 36 of the January 30, 1965 issue of Billboard.
The medley of tracks 2, 3 & 4 ("Sweet Little Angel", "It's My Own Fault" and "How Blue Can You Get") was probably the inspiration for 'Hour Glass' to record their own "B.B. King Medley" on April 22, 1968 at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (DETAILS)

    SPRING 1965
  'The Escorts' make recordings at Lee Hazen's cottage studio in Ormond Beach, FL. (NOTE)
    APRIL 1965

L to R:
Van Harrison,
Tommy Ruger ('The Nightcrawlers'),
Gregg Allman (with sunglasses),
Duane Allman, Maynard Portwood


L to R:
Gregg Allman, Van Harrison,
Duane Allman
Maynard Portwood (drums)
is out of view
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando, FL
April 16, 1965
page 6		 April 17: 'The Escorts' and 'The Nightcrawlers' play as supporting acts at a 'Beach Boys' concert at the City Island Ball Park (now the Jackie Robinson Ballpark) in Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE)
    MAY / JUNE 1965

Billboard
June 5, 1965
page 35		 The Rolling Stones single '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' is released in the USA. (NOTE)
    SUMMER 1965
    The name of the band is changed from 'The Escorts' to 'The Allman Joys' and bass player Van Harrison is replaced by Bob Keller. (NOTE)


photos by Ann Bacon


photos by Ann Bacon

 'The Allman Joys' play at the Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, FL for the Seabreeze High School graduation party with Maynard 'Chuck' Portwood on drums and Bob Keller on bass.
    JULY 1965
July 5: After Gregg graduates from high school 'The Allman Joys' play their first gig outside of Florida at the Stork Club in Mobile, AL. They play at the same venue for a few weeks. (NOTE)
    Paul Hornsby meets Duane and Gregg Allman for the first time.
According to Johnny Sandlin that happened when the Allman Joys played in Birmingham, AL.
But in his book 'Fix It In The Mix - A Memoir' Paul Hornsby writes that he met them during the summer of 1965 in Mobile, AL. (NOTE)
  'The Allman Joys' meet Johnny Townsend, Bill Connell and Tippy Armstrong of 'Dirty John & The Nightcaps' at the rhythm and blues concert 'Summer Parade Of Stars' featuring Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Joe Tex, Billy Stewart and more artists, at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium in Mobile, AL. (NOTE)
    AUGUST 1965
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
August 11, 1965
page 5B		 August 11: From 'The Pensacola Journal'.
 
The Pensacola News-Journal
Pensacola, FL
August 15, 1965
page 9C		 August 16: The Allman Joys begin a series of concerts at the Sahara Club in Pensacola, FL.
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
August 19, 1965
page 8A		 August 19: From 'The Pensacola Journal'.
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
August 20, 1965
page 8C		 August 20: From 'The Pensacola Journal'.
    SEPTEMBER 1965
    Allman Joys concerts at the Sahara Club in Pensacola, FL.
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
September 3, 1965
page 5C		 September 3: From 'The Pensacola Journal'.

September 9: 'The Rising Sons' record "Statesboro Blues" with Ry Cooder, who doesn't play slide on this song. (NOTE)
The track was not released until 1992 on the CD "Rising Sons Featuring Taj Mahal And Ry Cooder" (Columbia/Legacy CD-52828).

In 1970 The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Statesboro Blues" during the recording sessions for their "Idlewild South" album, but that track was not released until 1989 on the "Dreams" box set.
They recorded a live version of the song in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
September 10, 1965
page 4B		 September 10: From 'The Pensacola Journal'.
    OCTOBER 1965
    Allman Joys concerts at the Sahara Club in Pensacola, FL.
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
October 6, 1965
page 10A		 October 6: From 'The Pensacola Journal'.
    FALL 1965
  After the summer Paul Ballenger leaves the '5 Men-Its' (or '5 Minutes' or 'The Minutes') and is replaced by Eddie Hinton on guitar and vocals. Paul Hornsby switched from guitar to keyboards.
In the fall Charlie Campbell and Johnny Sandlin leave the band. Johnny Sandlin is replaced on drums by Bill Connell. (NOTE)
    LATE 1965 / EARLY 1966
  Mike Alexander replaces Bob Keller as the bass player for 'The Allman Joys'.
     
1965 - 1966  
     
    Duane and Gregg Allman meet Dickey Betts for the first time. (NOTE)
     
1966    
     

Briar Patch
Nashville, TN
Trude Heller's
New York, NY		 During 1966 'The Allman Joys' play in Savannah, GA, at the Briar Patch in Nashville, TN, Gaslight Square in St. Louis, MO and at Trude Heller's and The Eight Wonder in New York, NY. (NOTE)
  'The Allman Joys' back up a teenage girl vocal trio called 'The Sandpipers', out of Pensacola, FL at the Sahara Club in Pensacola. They urge the girls to follow them to New York where they perform at 'Trude Heller's' in Greenwich Village. 'The Sandpipers' landed a recording contract with Trude Heller's 'Tru-Glo-Town Records' and released a few singles with moderate success. 'The Allman Joys', however, were not chosen by Heller to be the studio backing band and the two groups parted ways. A bootleg recording of 'The Allman Joys' backing 'The Sandpipers' does exist as a testimony to this union and includes the song “Remember (Walking in the sand)". (NOTE)

In between their own sets at Trude Heller's in New York, The Allman Joys also had to backup the entertainer Monti Rock III. Allman Joys drummer Bill Connell told about this during his March 4, 2019 interview with Scott Cantor on WFDU 89.1 FM / WFDU.FM.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monti_Rock_III

This is also mentioned in Galadrielle Allman's book 'Please Be With Me - A Song For My Father Duane Allman'. (NOTE)
  A promotional picture of 'The Spotlights' is made by Smash Records.
The line-up is the same as the line-up of 'The Allman Joys' from 1966, when Mike Alexander had replaced Bob Keller on bass, and before Maynard Portwood was replaced (in New York) by Bill Connell on drums. (NOTE)
    JANUARY 1966


Billboard
January 22, 1966
page 3


Billboard
January 22, 1966
page 16


 Cash Box
January 22, 1966
page 14


 Cash Box
January 22, 1966
page 48


 Record World
January 22, 1966
page 3

 'The Spotlights' single 'Batman And Robin / Dayflower' is released. (DETAILS)
    FEBRUARY 1966
 
Town House Motor Hotel
Tuscaloosa, AL		 Allman Joys concert at Fort Brandon Armory' in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Future Allman Joys drummer Bill Connell met up with Duane and Gregg Allman again at the Town House Motel. (NOTE)
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
February 25, 1966
page 19A		 February 25: From 'The Pensacola Journal: The Allman Joys/The Spotlighters [sic] & The Sandpipers at the Sahara Club in Pensacola, FL.
    MARCH 1966
 
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
March 16, 1966
page 5B		 March 17-19: 'The Sandpipers' concerts at Trude Heller's in New York, NY backed by The Allman Joys. (NOTE)
'The Spotlights' single 'Dick Tracy / Little Orphan Annie' is released. (DETAILS)
    APRIL 1966

The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, GA
April 7, 1966
page 36


 The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, GA
April 7, 1966
page 37

 April 7: Allman Joys concert at the Whisk-A-Go-Go in Atlanta, GA.
 
Pensacola News Journal
Pensacola, FL
April 9, 1966
page 2		 April 15: 'The Sandpipers' concert at the Fireman's Hall in Pensacola, FL backed by The Allman Joys.


Panama City News
Panama City, FL
April 29, 1966
page 19		 April 29 & 30: Allman Joys concerts at the Fiesta Room in Panama City, FL. (NOTE)
    MAY 1966


Billboard
June 4, 1966
pages 4 & 10


Billboard
July 16, 1966
page 67

 The compilation album 'What's Shakin' is released.
Duane & Gregg are impressed in particular by Paul Butterfield's version of Willie Dixon's 'Spoonful' and a rendition of Robert Johnson's 'Crossroads' performed by Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse. The Allman Joys recorded these songs in August 1966 at Bradley's Barn in Nashville, TN.
http://www.atsf.co.uk/elektra/discography.php?from=2590&to=3070

(NOTE) (DETAILS)
    SUMMER 1966
  Bill Connell leaves the '5 Minutes' and becomes the drummer for The Allman Joys. (NOTE)
    Drummer Johnny Sandlin returns to the '5 Minutes' after Bill Connell left to join The Allman Joys. (NOTE)
  The Allman Joys go to New York City to play at 'Trude Heller's' and meet the members of the band 'Blues Magoos'. (NOTE)
    Pete Carr meets Duane & Gregg Allman at the Martinique Club in Daytona Beach, FL. after The Allman Joys returned from New York City. (NOTE)
    'The Bitter Ind.' (with Butch Trucks) plays at the Martinique Club in Daytona Beach, FL. where Butch meets Duane & Gregg.
Duane arranges several gigs for 'The Bitter Ind.' at the Beachcomber Club in Jacksonville, FL. (NOTE)
    JUNE 1966
 
The Pensacola News-Journal
Pensacola, FL
June 5, 1966
page 9E		 June 5: From 'The Pensacola News-Journal'.
    JULY 1966
  July 3: Duane Allman becomes an uncle. Gregg Allman's son Michael Sean is born.
  July 22: Allman Joys concert at the Spanish Village Patio in Pensacola Beach, FL. (NOTE)
    The Spanish Village in Pensacola Beach, FL. is also the place where The Allman Joys and The Minutes (formerly known as 'The 5 Men-Its' and 'The 5 Minutes') meet for the first time. At that time The Minutes consist of: Johnny Sandlin - Drums, Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Fred Styles - Bass and Eddie Hinton - Guitar & Vocals. After the summer Fred Styles is replaced by Mabron McKinney.
Paul Hornsby had met The Allman Joys before. According to Johnny Sandlin that happened when they played in Birmingham, AL.
But in his book 'Fix It In The Mix - A Memoir' Paul Hornsby writes that he met Duane and Gregg Allman during the summer of 1965 in Mobile, AL. (NOTE)
    AUGUST 1966

Bradley's Barn
RCA Studio		 Allman Joys recording session at Bradley's Barn in Nashville, TN. (NOTE)

According to Allman Joys drummer Bill Connell recordings were also made at RCA Studio and Buddy Killen's Studio in Nashville, TN. (NOTE)
 
From left:
Bill Connell, Gregg Allman,
Mike Alexander, Duane Allman		 August 19: 'Allman Joys' concert at Fort Brandon Armory in Tuscaloosa, AL.
    SEPTEMBER 1966


Cash Box
November 5, 1966
page 24

 The Allman Joys' single 'Spoonful / You Deserve Each Other' is released. (DETAILS)
    OCTOBER 1966


photos by Chuck Tate.
His father was the owner
of the Bunny Club

 October 10-22: The Allman Joys play at the Bunny Club in Paducah, KY. (NOTE)
    NOVEMBER 1966
    The Allman Joys play at Pepe's A Go Go in St. Louis, MO. (NOTE)
  November 25: 'Allman Joys' concert at Fort Brandon Armory in Tuscaloosa, AL.
    DECEMBER 1966
 
courtesy of Bill Connell		 Allman Joys concert at The Beachcomber in Jacksonville, FL. (NOTE)
    FALL / WINTER 1966
 
Paul Hornsby - left
Johnny Sandlin - rear center
Mabron McKinney - right
Eddie Hinton - front center		 After the summer bass player Fred Styles leaves 'The Minutes' and is replaced by Mabron McKinney.
A little later Pete Carr succeeds Eddie Hinton as the guitar player. (NOTE)
     
1967    
     
    Gregg Allman writes 'Melissa'. (NOTE)
    JANUARY 1967
  January 20: The opening night of The 'Boston Tea Party' at 53 Berkeley Street in Boston, MA. The Allman Brothers Band played concerts at this venue on 5 nights in 1969 before The Boston Tea Party moved to 15 Lansdowne Street on July 12, 1969.
    January 30: Duane Allman got married to his first wife Patricia 'Patti' Ann Chandlee in Jasper County, SC. (NOTE)
    FEBRUARY 1967


Cash Box
April 1, 1967
page 22

 
 The Wildweeds single "No Good To Cry / Never Mind" is released.

The 'Hour Glass' recorded "Ain't No Good To Cry" as a demo on April 22, 1968 at  Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.
It was released in 1989 on "The Allman Brothers Band: Dreams" box set, and again in 2013 on the "Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective" box set.
    FEBRUARY / MARCH 1967
    Bill Connell leaves 'The Allman Joys' after receiving his draft notice. (NOTE)
    MARCH 1967
  March 4: 'Allman Joys' concert at Fort Brandon Armory in Tuscaloosa, AL.
  March 10: 'Allman Joys' concert at the National Guard Armory in Phenix City, AL.

The poster mentioned Phoenix City as the location of the concert.

The poster was auctioned on 'Psychedelic Art Exchange', and on that website is mentioned that the concert took place in Phoenix City, Alabama:
https://auctions.concertpostergallery.com/1967_The_Allman_Joys_National_Guard_Armory_EARLY_D-LOT17561.aspx
Phenix City is the correct name of the town.

The poster was sold on January 25, 2021 for the amount of $2,760.
    The 'Allman Joys' and the 'Minutes' join forces. For Pete Carr, guitar player for the 'Minutes', there is no place in the new band. (NOTE)
    The new band gather at the house of Johnny Sandlin's parents in Decatur, AL where they rehearse in the garage for a week. Johnny Sandlin records most of the rehearsals. (NOTE)

In an interview, published on Alan Paul's website on September 28, 2017, Tommy Compton, one of Johnny Sandlin's oldest friends, tells about his first meeting with Duane and Gregg Allman at the house of Johnny's parents. (NOTE)
http://alanpaul.net/2017/09/rip-johnny-sandlin-an-interview-with-one-of-his-oldest-friends/
    MARCH / APRIL 1967
    The new band (called Allman-Act or Allman Joys) is playing a month-long gig at Pepe's A Go Go and other clubs in St. Louis, MO. Some of the live gigs at Pepe's A Go Go are recorded. (NOTE)
In his book 'Where The Road Begins - My travels With The Allman Brothers Band In Their Breakout Year' (published in 2020), Jan Marks writes on page 37 that while they were playing at Pepe's A Go Go as The Allman Joys, they also played across the street at The In Crowd as The Allman Act.
    APRIL 1967
  April 3: Jeff Beck's single 'Hi Ho Silver Lining / Beck's Bolero' is released in the USA.
It is possible that hearing the track 'Beck's Bolero' was Duane's motive to start playing slide guitar, although other stories are also circulating. (NOTE)

photo by Johnny Sandlin
photo by Johnny Sandlin		 April 16: Allman-Act / Allman Joys in the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis, MO on Johnny Sandlin's 22nd birthday.

Record World
April 22, 1967
page 31
Cash Box
April 22, 1967
page 40		 April 17: The first meeting between Allman-Act / Allman Joys and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and their manager Bill McEuen in St. Louis, MO. (NOTE)
Mabron McKinney, the bass player of the Allman-Act / Allman Joys went to the St. Louis airport to pick up his wife. There he ran into the musicians of 'The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band' and their manager Bill McEuen, who had arrived to play concerts in St. Louis on April 17, 18 & 19, 1967. Mabron invited them to come to Pepe's A Go Go to see his band, and Bill McEuen actually showed up.

According to Jan Marks, Mabron McKinney went to the airport to put his wife on a plane, because she wanted to return to Alabama. (NOTE)
    APRIL / MAY 1967

from left to right:
Paul Hornsby
Duane Allman
Johnny Sandlin
Gregg Allman
Mabron McKinney		 Allman-Act (or Allman Joys) record demos of three songs written by Gregg Allman ('Whacha Gonna Do', 'Changing Of The Guard' and 'Richmond') at Boutwell Studio in Birmingham, AL. (NOTE)
    Relocation to Los Angeles and the name of the band is changed to 'Hour Glass'.
John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: "They came out and lived with the Dirt Band for the first five months. This was spring to summer ’67. The Dirt Band had a house in the Hollywood Hills. It was four floors. It was on Rodgerton Drive in Beachwood Canyon. There was a whole band staying there, the Dirt Band, and then another band moved in, and that was the Hour Glass. Both groups and assorted friends. It was a hippie crash pad of the ’60s because it was full of musicians and a couple of road guys." (NOTE)
    MAY 1967
  May 7: Eric Clapton buys 'Brownie' in London. (NOTE)
    LATE MAY / EARLY JUNE 1967
  'Hour Glass' play their first concert at the Hullabaloo in Hollywood, CA. It's a late-night set, after a concert of The Doors. (NOTE)
    JUNE 1967
 
Liberty Records
6920 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA		 June 15: 'Hour Glass' sign a record deal with Liberty Records. (NOTE)
  June 16: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Hullabaloo in Hollywood, CA. It's a late-night set, after two concerts of The Grateful Dead. (NOTE)
  June 22: 'Hour Glass' recording sessions at the 'Sound Recorders Studios' in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)
    JULY 1967

The Spencer Davis Group single "Time Seller / Don't Want You No More" is released in the UK.

An instrumental version of "Don't Want You No More" was recorded by The Allman Brothers Band as the first track for their 1969 self-titled debut album.

July 14 & 15: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the 'Magic Mushroom' in Studio City, Los Angeles, CA.  (NOTE)

July 25: Donovan's single "There Is A Mountain / Sand And Foam" is released.

The Allman Brothers Band's "Mountain Jam" is a long, improvised jam, based on Donovan's "There Is A Mountain". It was recorded in March 1971 and released on the 1972 album "Eat A Peach".
  July 26: Clarence Carter records 'Road Of Love' at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
    AUGUST 1967
August 10, 11, 12 & 15: Recording sessions for the first Hour Glass album: 'Hour Glass' at the 'Sound Recorders Studios' in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)


Jesse Ed Davis

August 21: Recording session for Taj Mahal's first album 'Taj Mahal'. Jesse Ed Davis plays electric slide guitar on 'Statesboro Blues'.

"I had never really played bottleneck before that," Davis explained in Guitar Player, "and so for that recording I just put a steel tube on my finger and worked up a line. I just played it in regular tuning. I didn’t know about open tunings until I saw Muddy Waters play at the Whisky in Los Angeles some time after that.
(Steven Rosen: 'Jesse Ed Davis', Guitar Player magazine, March 1974)

Jas Obrecht: 'Jesse Ed Davis - I Just Play The Notes That Sound Good' (READ)
  Clarence Carter's single 'She Ain't Gonna Do Right / Road Of Love' is released on Rick Hall's 'Fame' label. Duane doesn't play on these tracks. (NOTE) (DETAILS)
  Albert King's album 'Born Under A Bad Sign' is released. (DETAILS)
    SEPTEMBER 1967
September 1: Season 1 episode 50 of the pop and rock music TV-Show "Groovy"  with 'Hour Glass' is aired on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)
 
(reissue poster)		 September 4: The debut performance of 'Cream' at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA is attended by members of the 'Hour Glass'. (NOTE)
September 6: Season 2 episode 3 of the pop and rock music TV-Show "Groovy"  with 'Hour Glass' is aired on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)

Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
September 8, 1967
page 13		 September 7-10: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Magic Mushroom in Studio City, Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)
    September 13: The master tape of the recordings for the first Hour Glass album is made at the Liberty studio. (NOTE)
    SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1967
 
Duane Allman and Bob Keller
(This picture was probably taken
at the Fillmore Auditorium
in San Francisco, CA
in October 1967)		 Bob Keller replaces Mabron McKinney as the bass player in 'Hour Glass'. (NOTE)
    OCTOBER 1967
  October 7: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, CA. (NOTE)
    October 9: A mono master tape of the recordings for the first Hour Glass album is made at the Liberty studio. (NOTE)

October 15: 'Hour Glass' concert at the 1st Annual Sacramento Pop Festival at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, CA. (NOTE)
October 19-21: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA.

Cash Box
October 28, 1967
page 44		 October 21: The Pepsi-Cola "Boss" Concert with 'Hour Glass' at the Carousel Theatre in West Covina, CA.

 
Cash Box
October 28, 1967
page 44		 October 24: Taping of the Pat Boone Show with 'Hour Glass'.
  October 29: 'The Groovy Show', KHJ-TV Channel 9, Ruth Hardy Park, Palm Springs, CA with The Hour Glass, Canned Heat, The Sunshine Company, The Standells and The Ilford Subway (filmed date). (NOTE)

Los Angeles Times
October 15, 1967
page 285




Los Angeles Free Press
October 27, 1967
page 33

 October 29: According to Paul Hornsby, 'Hour Glass' did a lot of shows where Hollywood folks would attend. "We did an Artists & Models Ball." (NOTE)
But 'Hour Glass' is not mentioned in the newspaper ad and on the poster of the event.
('Eric Burdon & The Animals' and 'Hamilton Streetcar' are mentioned in the newspaper ad and 'Eric Burdon & The Animals', 'Clear Light', 'Lewis & Clark Expedition', 'Sue Raney' and 'Mike Clifford' on the poster.


Cash Box
October 14, 1967
page 40


 Cash Box
October 21, 1967
page 48


 Cash Box
October 28, 1967
page 44		 The Hour Glass single 'Nothing But Tears / Heartbeat' is released.


Cash Box
October 28, 1967
page 47


Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
November 3, 1967
page 16
Billboard
November 11, 1967
page 41


 The Valley News
Van Nuys, CA
November 17, 1967
page 3


 St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg, FL
January 19, 1968
page 6B-Xtra

The album 'Hour Glass' is released. (DETAILS)

    LATE OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 1967
    Duane & Gregg visit Daytona Beach, FL and Pete Carr decides to join them on the trip back to California. He shares an apartment with Duane in Los Angeles. (NOTE)
    LATE 1967
  Recordings are made during 'Hour Glass' rehearsals at the 'Troubadour' in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)
    NOVEMBER 1967


Cash Box
October 28, 1967
page 44

also published in Ron Jacobs' book
'KHJ: Inside Boss Radio'
page 252 (2002):

 November 4: The Pepsi-Cola "Boss" Concert with 'Hour Glass' at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank, CA.
  November 4: The release of the Hour Glass LP 'Hour Glass' is mentioned in the 'Albums Released This Week' department on page 24 of the November 4 issue of 'Record World' magazine.
November 6: Season 2 episode 46 of the pop and rock music TV-Show "Groovy"  with 'Hour Glass' is aired on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)
    November 7: 'Pat Boone In Hollywood' (Episode #1.37) with 'Hour Glass' is broadcasted.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10094020/
    November 11: The Hour Glass LP 'Hour Glass' is mentioned in the 'Special Merit Picks' department on page 41 and the 'New Album Releases' department on page 43 of the November 11 issue of 'Billboard' magazine.
    November 18: From the 'Money Music' department on page 18 of the November 18 issue of 'Record World' magazine:
WPGC, Washington, hit: "Nothing But Tears," Hourglass, Liberty (took two weeks to break).

Cash Box
December 16, 1967
page 50		 November 22: The opening of the remodeled Liberty Sound Studio at 8715 West 3rd Street in Los Angeles, CA is marked by a cocktail party. (NOTE)

Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 1967
page 23		 November 22: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA.
  Bob Keller disappears and is replaced by Pete Carr as the bass player in 'Hour Glass'. (NOTE)
    NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1967


Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1967
page 5
Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1967
page 8		 November 30 - December 3: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)


on the set of
'Lost In Space'


Pete Carr, John McEuen (Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band), Angela Cartwright,
Duane Allman ,Billy Mumy
and Johnny Sandlin
backstage at the
Whisky-A-Go-Go

 December 3: The 'Hour Glass' is invited to visit the 'Lost In Space' film set. (NOTE)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Space
And the same evening June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright and Billy Mumy from the cast of the 'Lost In Space' television series attend an 'Hour Glass' concert at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)

An article about the visits to the 'Lost In Space' set and the 'Hour Glass' concert is published in the May 1968 issue of 'Teen Screen' magazine. (READ)

A few weeks earlier the 'Hour Glass' were hired by June Lockhart to play at a private Halloween party at her house. (NOTE)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lost-space-mom-june-lockhart-080054409.html?guccounter=1
    DECEMBER 1967


Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1967
page 29		 December 8 & 9: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Cheetah Club in Venice, CA.
  December 10: A 'Nitty Gritty Dirt Band' radio interview for KRLA-FM at the Magic Mushroom in Studio City, Los Angeles, CA is attended by Duane Allman. (NOTE)


Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA
December 6, 1967
page 22 - part IV


Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1967
page 8


 Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1967
page 32

 December 15-17: The poster shows performances by 'Love', 'Canned Heat' and 'Hour Glass' at The Blue Law in Torrance, CA.
The same bands are mentioned on this webpage from July 12, 2009:
http://rockprosopography101.blogspot.nl/2009/07/this-is-placeholder-post.html

But on this updated webpage from August 20, 2010 'Hour Glass' is replaced by the Los Angeles-area blues rock band 'The Hook':
http://rockprosopography101.blogspot.nl/2010/08/bank-19840-south-hamilton-avenue.html

And in the review of the concerts, published in the December 18, 1967 issue of the Los Angeles Times, 'The Hook' is also mentioned, and not 'Hour Glass'.
So it seems that 'Hour Glass' did not perform and was replaced by 'The Hook'.

The Magic Mushroom


The Golden Bear

 December 20-22: 'Taj Mahal' and 'Iron Butterfly' concerts at the 'Magic Mushroom' in Studio City, Los Angeles, CA. The December 20 show was probably attended by Duane Allman, Paul Hornsby, Pete Carr and Johnny Sandlin.
But Jeff Hanna and Jimmy Fadden of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Paul Hornsby all mention 'The Golden Bear' in Huntington Beach as a possible venue where they saw Taj Mahal.  (NOTE)


Rolling Stone
January 20, 1968
Issue #4
page 22


San Francisco Examiner
December 21, 1967
page 24

 December 21: 'Buffalo Springfield' and 'Hour Glass' play at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.

December 22: 'Buffalo Springfield' and 'Hour Glass' play at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.

December 23: 'Buffalo Springfield' and 'Hour Glass' play at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.

December 27: Bob Dylan's LP "John Wesley Harding" is released. It contains the song "Down Along The Cove".

In early 1969 Duane Allman would record "Down Along The Cove" at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL for his never released solo album.
And in September 1969 he recorded it with Johnny Jenkins for his "Ton-Ton Macoute!" album.
     
1968    
     
  Promotional poster of Hour Glass.


Johnny Sandlin
and Duane Allman
Johnny Sandlin,
Pete Carr
and Duane Allman


 photos by Bernd Billmayer

 'Hour Glass' concert in Decatur, AL.
(Duane & Gregg Allman, Paul Hornsby, Pete Carr, Johnny Sandlin)
    EARLY 1968
 
Stephen Stills		 Duane does a lot of jamming with Stephen Stills. (NOTE)

Taj Mahal's first album is released. (NOTE) (DETAILS)
Jesse Ed Davis plays electric slide guitar on 'Statesboro Blues'.

In 1970 The Allman Brothers Band recorded "Statesboro Blues" during the recording sessions for their "Idlewild South" album, but that track was not released until 1989 on the "Dreams" box set.
They recorded a live version of the song in March 1971 for their "At Fillmore East" album.
    JANUARY 1968
  Recording sessions for the second Hour Glass album 'Power Of Love' at the Liberty Sound Studio in Los Angeles, CA.
    FEBRUARY 1968
February 9-11: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Avalon Ball Room in San Francisco, CA.
    MARCH 1968


Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
March 8, 1968
page 5
Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
March 22, 1968
page 23


Cash Box
March 23, 1968
page 52

 March 7-10: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)

March 8: Bill Graham opens the New York rock venue 'Fillmore East' at 105 Second Avenue at E. 6th Street in Manhattan. (VIDEO)

The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
March 22, 1968
page 1B
The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, FL
March 22, 1968
page 10C		 March 22 & 23: 'Hour Glass' concerts at The Electric Experience in Pensacola, FL.
    March 29 or 30: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Martinique in Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE)
The Hour Glass single 'Power Of Love / I Still Want Your Love' is released.

Chicago Tribune
Chicago, IL
March 19, 1968
section 2 page 15		 The Hour Glass album 'Power Of Love' is released. (DETAILS)
    APRIL 1968


photos by George Shuba

 April 4: According to Paul Hornsby the 'Upbeat' WEWS-5 syndicated TV-Show from Cleveland, OH with Hour Glass is taped on the same day as the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 9-11: Percy Sledge recording session at Quinvy Studios in Sheffield, AL. (NOTE)
    April 12: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Neptune A-Go-Go in Daytona Beach, FL. (NOTE)


photo by George Shuba

April 13: The 'Upbeat' WEWS-5 syndicated TV-Show from Cleveland, OH with Hour Glass is aired on WEWS-5 at 5pm. (NOTE)

photo by George Shuba		 April 21: The 'Upbeat' WEWS-5 syndicated TV-Show with Hour Glass is aired on KTLA-5 from Los Angeles at 8:30pm. (NOTE)
    Before the Hour Glass went to Muscle Shoals, AL, they played a concert in St. Louis, MO. (NOTE)
  April 22: Hour Glass records demos at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL with Eddie Hinton as producer and Jimmy Johnson as recording engineer. (NOTE) (DETAILS)
    APRIL / MAY 1968
    Hour Glass comes into conflict with record company Liberty who are not interested in the recently recorded Hour Glass demos. (NOTE)
In fact Liberty is only interested in promoting Gregg Allman as a solo singer. (NOTE)
    MAY 1968

San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, CA
April 28, 1968
page 27		 May 2: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA.
May 3: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA.

The Argus
Fremont, CA
May 4, 1968
page 10		 May 4: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA.
 
Billboard
May 4, 1968
page 16		 May 4: From Billboard: 'Hour Glass to do time for disks'.
 
Cash Box
May 4, 1968
page 10		 May 4: Patti Johnson, publicist for 'Hour Glass', and William McEuen, personal manager of 'Hour Glass', have formed 'Patti Johnson Public Relations'.

May 10-11: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Cheetah Club in Venice, CA.

 


Independent Star-News
Pasadena, CA
May 18, 1968
page 6

 May 17-18: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Kaleidoscope in Los Angeles, CA.
May 17-19: 'Hour Glass' concerts at The Blue Law in Torrance, CA. (NOTE)

San Bernardino Sun
San Bernardino, CA
May 21, 1968
Volume 22, Number 13, Page 14:
Independent Star-News
Pasadena, CA
May 18, 1968
page 6		 May 21: The broadcast of the television show "Swingin' Singles" with The Hour Glass, on Channel 13 KCOP-TV from Los Angeles, is announced in the TV-DIAL-O-LOGUE section of the San Bernandino Sun. (NOTE)


San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, CA
May 19, 1968
page 24


 San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, CA
May 24, 1968
page 28

 May 24-26: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Avalon Ball Room in San Francisco, CA.


Cash Box
May 18, 1968
page 26


 Record World
May 18, 1968
page 6


 Record World
July 6, 1968
page 22


 Record World
July 6, 1968
page 38

 The 31st Of February's single (with Butch Trucks) 'Sandcastles / Pick A Gripe' is released. (DETAILS)
  An article about the December 3, 1967 visit of the 'Hour Glass' to the film set of the 'Lost In Space' television series, and the visit of June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright and Billy Mumy to an 'Hour Glass' concert at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA that same evening, is published in the May 1968 issue of 'Teen Screen' magazine. (READ)  (NOTE)
    JUNE 1968

 
News-Press
Fort Myers, FL
June 2, 1968
page 2		 June 4: 'Pat Boone In Hollywood' with 'Hour Glass' is broadcasted.


(reissue poster)


 Independent Star-News
Pasadena, CA
May 18, 1968
page 6

 June 6-9: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA.
Brian Williams, at the time a young agent for the bookers Agency for the Performing Arts recalls the June 9 show that Sunday night closing set saw Janis Joplin, Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs and a slew of other top shelf musicians sitting in with Greg, Duane and Company - all at the same time. (NOTE)
 

June 12: Gregg Allman recording session at the Liberty Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA.

June 16: 'Hour Glass' concert at 'Summer Thing' at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville, CA.
 
San Francisco Examiner
June 16, 1968
page 161

June 16: From the 'San Francisco Examiner'.

Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
May 17, 1968
page 16
Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
June 14, 1968
page 27


Los Angeles Free Press
Los Angeles, CA
June 28, 1968
page 9

 June 27-30: 'Hour Glass' is mentioned in the Los Angeles Free Press in an announcement for the 'Phantasmagoria III' benefit concert on June 13, 14, 15 & 16, 1968 at the Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, CA.
But the ads from June 14 and June 28 show that the concert was re-scheduled to June 27, 28, 29 & 30, 1968, and 'Hour Glass' was not mentioned anymore, so they probably did not perform at the concert.
    The members of Hour Glass, besides Gregg Allman, (NOTE) leave Los Angeles and return to St. Louis, MO.  (NOTE)

Billboard
September 28, 1968
page 33		 The 31st Of February's album (with Butch Trucks) 'The 31st Of February' is released. (DETAILS)
 
Billboard
July 15, 1972
page 62		 The members of the Hour Glass promise to repay Bill McEuen, manager of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and former manager of the Hour Glass, a $ 14,619 loan at an 8 percent interest.
In 1972 Bill McEuen filed suit against Gregg Allman, Duane Allman, Paul Hornsby, Johnny Sandlin and Pete Carr because the loan was never repraid.
    JULY 1968
 
Fillmore Auditorium (The Fillmore)
in 2010		 July 4: The closing night of Bill Graham's 'Fillmore Auditorium' in San Francisco, CA.
The Hour Glass played there on October 19, 20 & 21, 1967, December 21, 22 & 23, 1967 and and May 2, 3 & 4, 1968.
 

July 5: The opening night of Bill Graham's Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA.
The Allman Brothers Band played there on January 15, 16, 17 & 18, 1970 and January 28, 30 & 31, 1971.

(The band 'Male Bachs'
in this picture was one
of the support acts)

 July 12-14: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Comic Book Club in Jacksonville, FL. (NOTE)

Duane Allman and Berry Oakley meet for the first time on July 14. (NOTE)
 
Record World
July 13, 1968
page 16

July 13: From 'Record World'.


St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
July 19, 1968
page 2D


St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
July 19, 1968


 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
July 21, 1968
page 5G

 July 23: Donna Roosmann attends a Jefferson Airplane concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO. After the show she meets Duane Allman for the first time. (NOTE)
 
Cash Box
July 27, 1968
page 50

July 27: From 'Cash Box'.
The 'Greg Allman & The Hour Glass' single
'D-I-V-O-R-C-E / Changing Of The Guard' is released.
'Hour Glass' concert at the Castaway in Ferguson (St. Louis), MO. (NOTE)
    JULY / AUGUST 1968
  The 'Hour Glass' played at the Briar Patch in Nashville, TN and started using the name 'Allman Joys' again. (NOTE)
    'The New Rock Band' recording sessions at the Tone Studios in Hialeah, FL. (NOTE)
    Duane Allman and Donna Roosmann attend an Albert King concert in East St. Louis, IL. (NOTE)
    AUGUST 1968
 
Cash Box
August 3, 1968
page 26		 August 3: Cash Box 'West Coast Girl Of The Week is Patti Johnson, publicist for 'Hour Glass'.
On May 4, 1968 she formed 'Patti Johnson Public Relations', together with William McEuen, personal manager of 'Hour Glass'.


St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
July 21, 1968
page 113
and:
July 28, 1968
page117


 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
August 9, 1968
page 5D


 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
August 9, 1968
page 7D

 August 9: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO. (NOTE)


Janis Joplin watching the
Hour Glass perform
photo by Ray Schulte


photos by Ray Schulte

August 10: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Forest Park World's Fair Pavilion in St. Louis, MO. (NOTE)


St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
August 9, 1968
page 5D		 August 10: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Castaway in Ferguson (St. Louis), MO.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
August 9, 1968
page 5D		 August 11: 'Hour Glass' concert at the Castaway in Ferguson (St. Louis), MO.
 
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, MO
August 18, 1968
page 3H		 August 18: A picture of 'Hour Glass', probably taken at the Castaway in Ferguson (St. Louis), MO, is published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

August 19 & 20: Percy Sledge recording session at Quinvy Studios in Sheffield, AL. (NOTE)


Record World
July 6, 1968
page 34
Billboard
August 3, 1968
page 77


 Record World
August 10, 1968
page 12

 Jeff Beck's album 'Truth' is released. (NOTE)


Billboard
August 31, 1968
page 46
Billboard
August 31, 1968
page 73


 Cash Box
September 7, 1968
page 36

 Clarence Carter's album  'This Is Clarence Carter is released. (NOTE) (DETAILS)
    The final 'Hour Glass' concert in Mobile, AL. (NOTE)
    'Hour Glass' breaks up. Gregg Allman stays in Los Angeles, Paul Hornsby and Johnny Sandlin return to their homes in Alabama, and Duane Allman and Pete Carr drive the van to Florida. (NOTE)
    AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 1968

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Deerfield Beach, FL
August 20, 1986
page 10A


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Deerfield Beach, FL
October 30, 1986
page 16A
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Fort Walton Beach, FL
November 30, 1986
page 5B


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Orlando, FL
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On September 25, 1968, Duane and Gregg's mother Geraldine ("Jerry") wrote in a letter to her niece Jo Jane that Duane, Gregg, Bob and Pete arrived at 3AM on a Monday. The exact date is not mentioned. Geraldine Allman lived at 100 Van Avenue in Daytona Beach, FL.
Pete is Pete Carr, and Bob is probably Bobby Brantley, who played drums in the final days of Hour Glass. (NOTE)
    SEPTEMBER 1968
    The 'Greg Allman & The Hour Glass' single 'She Is My Woman / Going Nowhere' is released.

Ardent Studios
Bevis Studio		 September 11 & 16: 'The Bleus' recording sessions at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN.
Additional recordings were made the same month at Bevis Studio in Sheffield, AL.
Duane Allman plays on the tracks "Milk And Honey", "Leavin' Lisa" and "Julianna's Gone". (NOTE)
 
San Francisco Examiner
San Franciso, CA
September 8, 1968
page 35		 September 13 & 14: 'Hour Glass' concerts at the Sound Factory in Sacramento, CA are announced in the San Francisco Examiner.
These concerts probably didn't take place, as 'Hour Glass' was already disbanded at that time.
  Duane Allman goes to Muscle Shoals, AL and asks Rick Hall of Fame Recording Studios for a job as studio musician. Rick Hall can't offer Duane any work at that time, because he already has enough session guitarists, but Duane decides to hang out and wait for an opportunity to arrive. (NOTE)
  September 18 & 19: Clarence Carter recording sessions at at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.  (NOTE)
  September 19: Wilson Pickett recording session at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
    Gregg Allman moves from Los Angeles, CA to Daytona Beach, FL and joins his brother Duane.
    September 25: The '31st Of February' concert with Duane and Gregg Allman at The Scene in Jacksonville, FL. (NOTE)
    September 28 or 29: The '31st Of February' concert with Duane and Gregg Allman in Fort Pierce, FL. (NOTE)
    The '31st Of February' are recording demos at the Tone Studios in Hialeah, FL. (NOTE)
    Gregg Allman is called back to Los Angeles by record company Liberty because of an outstanding debt. (NOTE)
    The '31st Of February' breaks up as a result of Gregg Allman's departure to Los Angeles, CA. (NOTE)
    OCTOBER 1968
    The 'Greg Allman & The Hour Glass' single 'Now Is The Time / She Is My Woman' is released.
  Duane Allman plays on a number of Clarence Carter recordings at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
  The New Rock Band's single 'Rock Steady / Little David' is released. (NOTE) (DETAILS)
  October 8: Laura Lee recording sessions at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
  October 9 & 10: Laura Lee recording sessions at at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.  (NOTE)
  October 28-31: Wilson Pickettt recording sessions at at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.  (NOTE)
  Clarence Carters single 'Too Weak To Fight / Let Me Comfort You' is released. Duane doesn't play on these tracks.
    NOVEMBER 1968
  The Bleus' single 'Milk And Honey / Leavin' Lisa' is released. (DETAILS)
    Duane Allman, who stayed with Berry Oakley in Jacksonville, FL at that time, receives a telegram from Rick Hall with an invitation to play at a Wilson Pickett recording session. (NOTE)

November 1: Barry Goldberg recording sessions at Quinvy Studios in Sheffield, AL for the album '2 Jews Blues'. Duane plays on the track 'Twice A Man. (NOTE)
  November 8: the various artists album 'The Original Soul Christmas' is released. Duane doesn't play on this album. (DETAILS)
  November 12: Clarence Carter's recording session for 'The Road Of Love' at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. This would become the first commercially released recording to feature Duane playing a slide guitar solo. This song was originally recorded on July 26, 1967 and on November 12, 1968 it was re-recorded. (NOTE)
  November 12 & 13: Clarence Carter's recording sessions at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
  November 25: King Curtis' single 'The Christmas Song / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve' is released. Duane doesn't play on these songs. (DETAILS)
  November 27: Wilson Pickett recording session at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
    Rick Hall gives Jerry Wexler a call and plays Wilson Pickett's recording of 'Hey Jude' over the telephone. Jerry Wexler is pretty impressed and decides to release it as a single. (NOTE)
    Rick Hall asks Duane Allman to move from Jacksonville, FL to Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
    Jerry Wexler informs Tom Dowd about Duane Allman. (NOTE)
  Arthur Conley recording sessions at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
    DECEMBER 1968
  December 2: Clarence Carter recording session at Fame Recording Studios. The track 'Light My Fire' is recorded. (NOTE)
  December 3: Wilson Pickett recording session at Fame Recording Studios. (NOTE)
  December 6: Arthur Conley recording session at Fame Recording Studios. (NOTE)
  December 14: 'The Lovelles' recording session at Fame Recording Studios. (NOTE)


Billboard
December 14, 1968
Page 7

 The Wilson Pickett single 'Hey Jude / Search Your Heart' is released. Duane Allman plays on 'Hey Jude'.

Cash Box
December 21, 1968
page 14		 The Arthur Conley single 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da / Otis Sleep On' is released. Duane Allman plays on 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'.
  Willie Walker's single 'A Lucky Loser / Warm To Cool To Cold' is released. (DETAILS)
  December 17-19: The Soul Survivors recording sessions at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. (NOTE)
  December 21: Wilson Pickett's 'Hey Jude' enters the Cash Box Top 100 and the Billboard Top 100.

Cash Box
December 21, 1968
page 44
Record World
December 21, 1968
page 26

December 21: From 'Cash Box' and 'Record World'.
    Duane returned to Jacksonville and then went to the Miami Pop Festival. (NOTE)

December 28-30: The second Miami Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL.
    During his stay in Miami Duane visited the 'Thee Image Club' where he played with Thom 'Ace' Doucette for the first time and according to Doucette it was the first time that Duane played slide guitar in public. (NOTE)

But according to Pete Carr, Paul Hornsby and Johnny Sandlin, Duane already played slide guitar in public during the 'Hour Glass' days. (NOTE)
    LATE 1968
  Willie Walker recording session at Fame Recording Studios. (NOTE)
  Spencer Wiggins recording session at Fame Recording Studios. (NOTE)

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