DUANE ALLMAN CHRONOLOGY PART 10: 2023-2024

DUANE ALLMAN		Last updated: October 2, 2024 ©2024
CHRONOLOGY PART 10: 2023-2024	[ INDEX ]


		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
		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
		MARCH 2023
	Derek And The Dominos left to right: Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton Derek And The Dominos with Duane Allman	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/
From left: Bill Connell, Gregg Allman, Mike Alexander, Duane Allman	Bill Connell and Paul Hornsby Muscadine Studios Macon, GA, 2017 photos by March McCrory Gregg Allman and Bill Connell	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
		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
		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
		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. https://www.macon.com/entertainment/article278881914.html
		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.
		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
		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)
	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/ https://www.facebook.com/warrenhaynes/posts/

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/
		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)
		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
		APRIL 2024
Capitol Theatre Macon, GA Grand Opera House Macon, GA	MOJO Magazine July 2024 Issue 368 pages 112-113	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
		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)
		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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