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| Part 1: 1889-1968 | Part 2: 1969 | Part 3: 1970 | Part 4: 1971 | Part 5: 1972-1994 | Part 6: 1995-2007 | Part 7: 2008-2012 | Part 8: 2013-2017 | Part 9: 2018-2022 | Part 10: 2023-2024 | |
The latest updates are in red | ||
2023 | ||
JANUARY 2023 | ||
January 7: The Allman Brothers Band 1970 album 'Idlewild South' is re-released in a limited edition of 1,000 copies on 180 gram vinyl by Elemental Music / Mercury Records. (DETAILS) | ||
FEBRUARY 2023 | ||
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February 13: Soul
and gospel singer Spencer Wiggins
dies in Memphis, TN
at the age of 81. Duane Allman played on his track "I Never Loved A Woman (The Way I Love You)", recorded late 1968 at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. https://eu.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/15/spencer-wiggins-dies-obit-memphis-soul-music-history/69907734007/ https://www.articobits.com/obituaries/rs-lewis-sons-funeral-home/spencer-wiggins-jr-obituary https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/rip-spencer-wiggins-1942-2023.1168051/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9KW8gJoKc |
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MARCH 2023 | ||
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March 13: Jim
Gordon, drummer
of 'Delaney & Bonnie & Friends' and 'Derek
And The
Dominos'
dies at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, CA at the age of
77. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jim-gordon-eric-clapton-drummer-dead-obituary-1234697705/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-03-15/jim-gordon-famed-session-drummer-convicted-of-murdering-his-mother-dies-at-77 https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jim-gordon-drummer-layla-cowriter-dead-1235555775/ https://themusicuniverse.com/wrecking-crew-drummer-james-beck-gordon-dies/ https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7642653/jim-gordon-drummer-eric-clapton-dies/ https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/jim-gordon-1945-2023-derek-and-the-dominos-drummer/ |
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Bill Connell and Paul Hornsby |
March 31: Drummer Bill Connell
dies in Tuscaloosa, AL at the age of 74. He was the drummer for the 'Allman Joys' in 1966 and 1967. He left the band after receiving his draft notice. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-connell-obituary?id=51583835 https://usobit.com/william-bill-bruce-connell-september-18-1948-march-31-2023/ https://www.tuscaloosamemorial.com/obituary/william-bill-connell https://eu.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2023/04/06/bill-connell-of-tuscaloosa-drummer-for-duane-and-gregg-allman-dies/70085846007/ https://www.facebook.com/paul.hornsby.18/posts/ |
APRIL 2023 | ||
April 22: The Allman Brothers Band live album 'Syria Mosque' is re-released as a limited edition LP of 9,000 copies, pressed on Steel Gray vinyl, for Record Store Day. (DETAILS) | ||
JUNE 2023 | ||
June 9: Kenny Wayne
Shepherd plays on Duane
Allman's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop during his concert at the Grand
Opera House in Macon. GA. (VIDEOS)
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-duane-allman-layla-les-paul |
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JULY 2023 | ||
July 25: Alan Paul's
book ''Brothers
And Sisters - The Allman Brothers Band And The Inside Story Of
The Album That Defined The 70's' is published by St. Martin's
Press. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250282699/brothers-and-sisters |
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AUGUST 2023 | ||
August 8: Bill Connell's book 'Allman Joy: Keeping The Beat With Duane And Gregg' is
published by Mercer University Press. Bill Connell was the drummer for the 'Allman Joys' in 1966 and 1967. https://www.mupress.org/Allman-Joy-Keeping-the-Beat-with-Duane-and-Gregg-P1237.aspx |
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SEPTEMBER 2023 | ||
September 6: Book release party for Bill Connell's book 'Allman Joy: Keeping The Beat With Duane And Gregg' with John Lynskey and Chuck Leavell at 'Mercer Music At Capricorn' in Macon, GA. | ||
September 22: Robert
Kim Payne,
one of the founding road crew members of The Allman
Brothers Band, dies in Montgomery, AL at the age of 78. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/montgomery-al/kim-payne-11471341 https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/al/montgomery/robert-kim-payne-16966792 Kim Payne helped Gregg Allman write the first two lines of the third verse of "Midnight Rider". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Rider In September 2020 his book 'The Roadie - On The Road With The Allman Brothers Band' was published. |
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OCTOBER 2023 | ||
October 10:
Tommie Jean Roosmann, the grandmother of Duane Allman's daughter
Galadrielle Allman, and the mother of Donna Roosmann, dies in
Jacksonville Beach, FL at the age of 97 years. https://www.facebook.com/groups/theoriginalduaneallmanfanpage/posts/10163199762138378/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/beachesleader/name/tommie-roosmann-obituary?id=53376257 |
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DECEMBER 2023 | ||
December 1:
Aretha Franklin's
compilation box set 'A Portrait Of The Queen 1970-1974' is released by
BMG. Duane Allman plays on 6 tracks. (DETAILS) |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta, GA January 8, 2024 |
December 28:
Guitarist and singer Tommy Talton, a founding member
of the band 'Cowboy', dies in Marietta, GA at
the age of
74. On the 1971 'Cowboy' album "5'll Getcha Ten" Duane Allman played on 2 tracks. (DETAILS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Talton https://tommytaltonmusic.com/home https://thecreekfm.com/2023/12/28/music-community-mourns-the-loss-of-tommy-talton/ https://jambands.com/news/2023/12/29/cowboy-and-gregg-allman-guitarist-tommy-talton-dead-at-74/ |
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2024 | ||
FEBRUARY 2024 | ||
February 11: Bob Beatty's article 'What
Makes An Instrument Iconic? The Story Of Duane Allman's 1961' is
published on birthplaceofcountrymusic.org. https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/what-makes-an-instrument-iconic-the-story-of-duane-allmans-1961/ |
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February 27: Joel Selvin's book 'Drums &
Demons - The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordonl' is
published by Diversion Books. Jim Gordon was the drummer of 'Derek & The Dominos'. https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(musician) |
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MARCH 2024 | ||
The original
painting that was used for the cover of the 1970 Derek And The
Dominos album 'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' is sold at
an auction by Pattie Boyd for the amount of £1,976,000 ($2.5
million). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/23/pattie-boyd-memorabilia-sells-for-almost-3m-at-auction https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pattie-boyd-private-collection-auction-george-harrison-eric-clapton-1234992201/ https://apnews.com/article/pattie-boyd-auction-london-112a13c039c162bfeff4133fb0bcb3a0 https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/pattie-boyd-collection/lots/3508 https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/pattie-boyd-collection/eric-clapton-derek-dominos-34/211875 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_and_Other_Assorted_Love_Songs |
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APRIL 2024 | ||
April 18: Guitarist,
singer and songwriter Forrest Richard 'Dickey' Betts,
a founding
member of The Allman Brothers Band, dies in Osprey, FL
at the age of 80. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/ https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dickey-betts-dead-allman-brothers-guitarist-dies-80-obituary-1235659751/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/04/18/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-dead/ https://variety.com/2024/music/news/dickey-betts-dead-allman-brothers-guitarist-1235975041/ https://twitter.com/thewarrenhaynes/status/1781077890727076196 (READ) https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/sarasota-fl/forrest-betts-11776316 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/dickey-betts-obituary?pid=206778626 https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dickey-betts-duane-allman-slide-parts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Betts |
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SEPTEMBER 2024 | ||
September 7: The various artists
compilation CD 'This Is Goldwax 1964-1968' is released by Ace
Records / Kent Soul in the UK. Duane Allman plays on the 'Wee' Willie Walker track 'A Lucky Loser'. (DETAILS) |
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September 12: The Allman Brothers Band CD 'The Early Years - Radio Broadcast Recordings From The Archives' is released by Eagle Eyes Entertainment. (DETAILS) | ||
September 18: Musician,
songwriter and record producer Nick Gravenites dies at the age
of 85. Together with Mike Bloomfield he produced the Otis Rush album 'Mourning In The Morning'. Duane Allman plays on 6 tracks on that album. (DETAILS) |
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