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2018 | ||||||
JANUARY 2018 | ||||||
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January 2:
Record producer, music publisher and founder of FAME Studios
Rick Hall dies in Muscle Shoals, AL at the age of 85. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1985 and also received the John Herbert Orr Pioneer Award. In 2014, he won the Grammy Trustees Award in recognition of his lengthy career. Hall remained active in the music industry with FAME Studios, FAME Records, and FAME Publishing. |
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January 15: The expanded edition of Delaney & Bonnie And Friends 1971 album 'Motel Shot' is released on LP by Run Out Groove. (DETAILS) | ||||||
January 19: The book 'Stories And Works Of The Allman Brothers Band' is published by Shinko Music Mook in Japan. | ||||||
January 19: The CD 'Muscle Shoals Has Got The Swampers' by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as The Swampers, is released by Muscle Shoals Sound Records / The Malaco Music Group. (DETAILS) | ||||||
January 25: Singer, guitar player, drummer and percussionist Floyd Miles dies at
the Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach,
FL at the age of
74. In the 1960s, Gregg and Duane Allman used to go to clubs at the base of the city pier in Daytona Beach, FL to see Miles’ vocal group, The Untils. They were accompanied by The House Rockers. Miles befriended the young Allman brothers, and Duane and Gregg both joined The House Rockers as guitar players. But because they only needed one guitar player, they switched off every other night. Floyd Miles was also singer and percussionist in Gregg Allman's band from 1995 until 2013. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/Floyd-Miles-obituary?pid=188013079&view=guestbook |
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January 26: The Spencer Wiggins compilation LP 'The Goldwax Years' is released in the UK. (DETAILS) | ||||||
FEBRUARY 2018 | ||||||
February 13:
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Scott Boyer, a founding member
of the bands 'Cowboy' and the 'Decoys', dies in Muscle Shoals,
AL at
the age of
70. In the 1960s he played in 'The 31st Of February' with Butch Trucks (drums) and David Brown (bass). In September 1968 they recorded demos at the Tone Studios in Hialeah, FL with Duane and Gregg Allman. These recordings were released in 1972 by Bold Records as "Duane & Greg Allman". (DETAILS) On the 1971 'Cowboy' album "5'll Getcha Ten" Duane Allman played on 2 tracks. (DETAILS) |
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MARCH 2018 | ||||||
March 29:
Music photographer
Peter Tarnoff
dies in Osterville, MA at the age of 68. One of the pictures he took on August 17, 1971 at the Allman Brothers Band concert at the Boston Common in Boston, MA is published in Gregg Allman's book 'My Cross To Bear'. |
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March 29:
Nigel Williamsons' article 'Eric
Clapton And Friends on Derek And The
Dominos' "Layla": "It Still Knocks Me Out Every Time" is
published on: http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/the-making-of-derek-and-the-dominos-layla-24633 This article was originally published in October 2006 in 'Uncut' magazine' (UK), issue no. 113. (READ) |
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APRIL 2018 | ||||||
April 21: The Allman Brothers Band album 'Live At The Atlanta International Pop Festival' is released as a limited edition 4LP set on 'Record Store Day' by Epic / Legacy. (DETAILS) | ||||||
JUNE 2018 | ||||||
June 8: Eric Clapton's original soundtrack / compilation album 'Life In 12 Bars' is released by Universal. Duane Allman plays on 3 tracks. (DETAILS) | ||||||
June 22: The compilation album 'The Duane Allman Archives' is released by The Broadcast Archive. (DETAILS) | ||||||
JULY 2018 | ||||||
July
17:
Brenda Allman's photo-book 'Growing Up Allman' is published by
the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. This book contains many early pictures of Duane and Gregg Allman. Brenda Allman is a cousin of Duane and Gregg. Their father Willis Allman and Brenda's father David Allman were brothers. |
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July 18: Three letters,
written by Duane Allman, are sold at an auction in London, UK: 1: A letter to Holly Barr (the wife of Ralph Barr of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), written on May 16, 1969 (READ) has been sold for the amount of £ 3,750. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24668/lot/122/
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July
27:
All the recordings that
the The Grateful Dead's sound engineer Owsley 'Bear' Stanley
made during the Allman Brothers Band concerts at the Fillmore
East in New York on February 11, 13 & 14, 1970 are made
available as digital downloads by the Owsley Stanley Foundation. (DETAILS)
https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org/ https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/136904 |
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AUGUST 2018 | ||||||
August 10: The Allman Brothers Band CD 'Fillmore East February 1970' is re-released by The Owsley Stanley Foundation & The Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
August 10: The Allman Brothers Band 3CD set 'Transmission Impossible' is released by Eat To The Beat. Duane Allman plays on CD1, recorded live at the Warehouse in New Orleans, LA, on September 16, 1971. (DETAILS) | ||||||
August 16:
Singer, songwriter and pianist Aretha Franklin dies in Detroit,
MI at the age of 76. Duane Allman played on the Aretha Franklin tracks: The Weight, It Ain't Fair, Takin' Another Man's Place, When The Battle Is Over, Pullin' and You Keep Me Hangin' On. These tracks were all recorded in 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin |
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Augsut 31: Andy Aledort's article "A
Tribute To Duane Allman's Genius And Signature Guitar Style"
(with videos) is published on: https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/deep-tribute-musical-genius-and-signature-lead-guitar-style-duane-allman |
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SEPTEMBER 2018 | ||||||
Michael Simmons' article 'The Allman Brothers Band - The Daddies Of Southern Rock' is published in issue 298 of 'Mojo' (UK). (READ) | ||||||
September
28: Aretha Franklin's
compilation album 'The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970' is released by
Atlantic/Rhino records. Duane Allman plays on 2 tracks. (DETAILS) |
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September
29: Blues guitarist and
singer Otis Rush dies at the age of 84. Duane Allman plays on 6 tracks of Otis' 1969 album 'Mourning In The Morning'. (DETAILS) |
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OCTOBER 2018 | ||||||
October 10: The
letter that Duane Allman wrote on March 19, 1970
to Holly Barr (the wife of Ralph Barr
of the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band) (READ) has been put up for auction in Boston, MA. https://www.icollector.com/Allman-Brothers-Duane-Allman_i31390285 (On this website is mentioned that The Allman Brothers Band and Santana played at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, GA on March 26, 1970, but that is incorrect. The correct date is March 19, 1970.) |
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October 15: The
'Vault Sessions' episode with Devon Allman and Duane Betts playing Duane Allman's 1963 Gibson Firebird at the 'Songbirds Guitar
Museum' in Chattanooga, TN is released by 'The Songbirds Foundation'. (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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October 26:
The various artists
compilation album 'Cover Me - The Eddie Hinton Songbook' is released by
Ace Records Ltd. in the UK. It contains The Hour Glass track 'Home For The Summer'. (DETAILS) |
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NOVEMBER 2018 | ||||||
November 16: Lulu's
5CD compilation box set
'Decade 1967 -
1976' is released by Edsel Records in the UK. Duane Allman plays on 4 tracks. (DETAILS) |
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November 20: Andy
Aledort's article "Slidedog: The Slide Guitar Mastery of Duane Allman"
(with videos) is published on: https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/slidedog-slide-guitar-mastery-duane-allman-video |
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November 30: The
Allman Brothers Band 2LP compilation album
'Collected' is released by
Music On Vinyl in the Netherlands. Duane Allman plays on 9 tracks. (DETAILS) |
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DECEMBER 2018 | ||||||
December 5: The letter
that Duane Allman wrote around August 1970 to Ralph Barr (of the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
and his wife Holly Barr (READ) has been put up for
auction in Boston, MA. https://www.icollector.com/Duane-Allman_i31882908 |
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December 13:
All
the recordings that
the The Grateful Dead's sound engineer Owsley 'Bear' Stanley
made during the Allman Brothers Band concerts at the Fillmore
East in New York on February 11, 13 & 14, 1970 are released
on CD. This 3CD set contains the digital downloads that were already released on July 27, 2018 and the compilation CD that was released on August 10, 2018. (DETAILS) https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org/ |
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2019 | ||||||
FEBRUARY 2019 | ||||||
February 15:
The Allman Brothers Band LP
'Live In
Washington, DC, December 13th, 1970' is released by
DBQP. (DETAILS)
These recordings were previously released on CD in 2002 as 'American University 12/13/70. |
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MARCH 2019 | ||||||
March 23: With the help of Derek Trucks, a historical marker is unveiled at the 'Gray House', 2844 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville, FL. This is the house where most probably on March 23, 1969 the 'Jacksonville Jam' took place with Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks and 'Second Coming' organist Reese Wynans. (NOTE) | ||||||
Chank Middleton, Kirk West & Warren Haynes April 26, 2019 photo by Alan Bridges |
March 29: The gravestone for the final resting place of Gregg Allman has been set into place at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, GA. | |||||
APRIL 2019 | ||||||
April 13: The Allman Brothers Band album 'Fillmore East February 1970' is released on vinyl in a limited edition of 1500 on Record Store Day 2019. (DETAILS) | ||||||
April
26:
The Duane Allman & Eric Clapton LP
'Jamming Together In 1970' is released by DBQP.
Duane Allman plays on 2 tracks. (DETAILS)
These recordings were made during the sessions for the Derek And The Dominos album 'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' at the Criteria Studios in Miami, FL in August / September 1970 and previously released on 'Derek and the Dominos: The Layla Sessions - 20th Anniversary Edition' (1990). |
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MAY 2019 | ||||||
Star Tribune Minneapolis, MN May 31, 2019 page A1 |
May 29:
Blues musician and music writer
Tony Glover dies in St. Paul, MN at the age of 79. He played harmonica on 2 songs during the July 24, 1971 Allman Brothers Band concert at the Superball Fest in the Midway Stadium in St. Paul, MN. https://allmanbrothersband.com/event/abb19710724/ In 1972 he wrote the liner notes for the compilation LP 'Duane Allman - An Anthology". He also wrote several articles about Duane Allman and The Allman Brothers Band: 'In This Band You Better Come To Pick', published in the March 1971 issue of 'Circus' magazine (READ) 'Dedicated To A Brother' ,published in the April 13, 1972 issue of 'Rolling Stone' (READ) 'Duane & Dick: Dualing Guitars' is published in the October 10, 1974 issue of 'Rolling Stone' (READ) |
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JUNE 2019 | ||||||
June 5:
Jose Galván's book (in Spanish) 'El Legado De Duane' is
published by Lenoir Ediciones. https://www.lenoir.es/rock/2867-el-legado-de-duane.html https://www.facebook.com/LenoirLibros/posts/2033099086800650 |
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June 6:
Singer, piano player, guitarist and songwriter Dr. John (birth
name: Malcolm John Rebennack) dies in New Orleans, LA at the age of 77. He played on the track 'Nothing But Tears' on the 1967 Hour Glass LP 'Hour Glass'. And on November 1, 1971 he played at Duane Allman's memorial service at Snow's Memorial Chapel in Macon, GA. (NOTE) |
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Marlyn Cranford |
Rolling Stone April 15, 1971 page 22 |
June 26:
Longtime law enforcement officer Marlyn Cranford dies in
Jackson, AL at the age
of 81. He arrested the complete Allman Brothers Band, including road managers Willie Perkins, Joe Dan Petty, Joseph 'Red Dog' Campbell and Tuffy Phillips on March 22, 1971, near the town of Jackson, AL. (NOTE) |
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JULY 2019 | ||||||
Photographer
Sidney Smith has published his book " '70-'74 Plus A Little Bit
More! - A Photographic Memoir Of The Early Years Of The Allman
Brothers Band ". https://www.allmanbrothersbookbysidneysmith.com/ |
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image by Heritage Autions, HA.com |
July 3:
Heritage Auctions has published a video on YouTube of Graham
Nash, showing Duane Allman's Gibson SG. (VIDEO)
This guitar and 18 other guitars from the collection of Graham Nash are being offered at an upcoming Heritage entertainment auction. |
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July 17:
Duane Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop has been put up for
auction by 'Gotta Have Rock and Roll'. https://www.gottahaverockandroll.com/Duane_Allman_s_Owned_and_Extensively_Played_1957_G-lot27848.aspx https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?212254-Duane-Allman-1957-Les-Paul-Goldtop-Up-for-Sale |
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July 20:
Duane Allman's Gibson SG, from the collection of Graham Nash, has
been sold through 'Heritage Auctions' for the amount of $591,000.00. https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/vintage-guitars-and-musical-instruments/duane-allman-s-circa-1961-1962-gibson-sg-cherry-solid-body-electric-guitar-serial-15263-owned-and-played-by-graham-nash/a/7201-89103.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 https://www.guitarworld.com/news/duane-allmans-gibson-sg-sells-for-dollar591000-at-auction |
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July 24: 'The VooDoo Hawks' track 'Skydog
(For the Brothers)' is released on the album 'Blood Red Moon'. An earlier version of this song was released as 'Skydog' on May 18, 2017. |
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July 27:
Duane Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop has been sold
through 'Gotta Have Rock and Roll' for the amount of $1,000,000. https://www.gottahaverockandroll.com/Duane_Allman_s_Owned_and_Extensively_Played_1957_G-lot27848.aspx |
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AUGUST 2019 | ||||||
August 1: Michael Buffalo Smith's book 'The Road Goes On Forever - Fifty Years Of The Allman Brothers Band Music (1969-2019)' is published by Mercer University Press in Macon, GA. | ||||||
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August 6:
An interview with Duane Allman's daughter Galadrielle is
published on 'Deep Dive: An AllMusicBooks Podcast': https://allmusicbooksdeepdive.podbean.com/e/song-for-my-father-with-galadrielle-allman/ |
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August 27: Richard Havers article 'How Derek And The Dominos' Historic Layla Sessions Birthed A Classic' is published on Udiscovermusic.com. (READ) | ||||||
August 30:
The Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, GA is up for sale. On July 3, 4 & 5, 1970 this was the location of the 2nd Atlanta International Pop Festival. https://www.macon.com/news/local/community/houston-peach/article234479522.html |
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SEPTEMBER 2019 | ||||||
A headstone for Butch Trucks has been placed at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, GA. | ||||||
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September 5: Jimmy
Johnson,
in the 1960's studio guitarist for Rick Hall's FAME Studio in
Muscle Shoals, AL. and in 1969 co-founder of the Muscle Shoals
Rhythm Section and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, dies at the
Northwest Alabama Medical Center in Florence, AL the age of 76. https://www.al.com/life/2019/09/swampers-guitarist-jimmy-johnson-has-died.html http://quadcitiesdaily.com/?p=546378 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/jimmy-johnson-studio-staple-of-southern-soul-and-pop-dies-at-76.html |
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Mojo (UK) issue #311 October 2019 |
September 6: The 4CD
box set 'The Allman Brothers Band - Fillmore West '71' is
released by The Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS)
https://glidemagazine.com/231861/allman-brothers-band-50th-anniversary-continues-with-fillmore-west-71-album-review/ |
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September 28: The 'Melody Trucks
Band' CD 'Walking In Gratitude' is released. The track 'Freight Train' is dedicated to Butch 'Freight Train' Trucks with gratitude and honor to D. Allman, G. Allman, R. Betts, Jaimoe and R.B. Oakley. 'Skydog' is mentioned in the lyrics. Melody Trucks is the daughter of Butch Trucks. https://www.melodytrucksband.com/ https://arbus.com/event/the-melody-trucks-band-first-album-release-party/ |
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OCTOBER 2019 | ||||||
John Heidt's article 'Vital Slide - The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East' (READ) and Wolf Marshall's article 'The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East And The Birth Of The Jam Band' (READ) are published in the October 2019 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine. | ||||||
October 7: Duane
Allman's Gibson SG, that was sold through 'Heritage Auctions' on
July 20, 2019, is currently on display at the 'Songbirds Guitar
Museum' in Chattanooga, TN. https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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October 20: Jack
Pearson plays Duane Allman's Gibson SG and Gibson Firebird
during a 'Vault Sessions' episode at the 'Songbirds Guitar
Museum' in Chattanooga, TN. (VIDEOS) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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October 29: A little soundclip with studio chatter from around 1968 at FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL with Duane Allman, Rick Hall, Johnny Sandlin, Paul Hornsby and Berry Oakley is published by Rodney Hall on https://soundcloud.com/famerod/duane-studio-chatter-102919-803-pm | ||||||
NOVEMBER 2019 | ||||||
November 1: John Edward Hasse's article 'Taking Instruments To New Heights' is published on wsj.com. (READ) | ||||||
November 8: The Allman Brothers Band CD 'The Lost Warehouse Tapes - New Orleans Broadcast September 1971' is released by Golden Rain Records. (DETAILS) | ||||||
November 12: Jimmy
Herring plays Duane Allman's Gibson SG
during a 'Vault Sessions' episode at the 'Songbirds Guitar
Museum' in Chattanooga, TN. (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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November 20: Scott Sharrard & Friends play a tribute show at the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY, celebrating the life of Duane Allman and the Muscle Shoals sound. | ||||||
November 22: The
full 'Vault Sessions' episode with Jack
Pearson playing Duane Allman's Gibson SG at the 'Songbirds Guitar
Museum' in Chattanooga, TN on October 20, 2019 is released by 'The Songbirds Foundation'
(Vault Sessions season 2, episode 32). (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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DECEMBER 2019 | ||||||
December 3: The
rebirth of the historic Capricorn Sound Studios as 'Mercer Music
At Capricorn' is celebrated in Macon, GA. (VIDEOS) https://capricorn.mercer.edu/ https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8544931/capricorn-sound-studios-macon-georgia-re-opening |
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2020 | ||||||
JANUARY 2020 | ||||||
January 3:
A tribute show
celebrating 50 years of The Allman Brothers Band and honoring
Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley and Butch Trucks is
announced. The concert will take place on March 10, 2020 at New York's Madison Square Garden. The surviving members of the last Allman Brothers Band lineup will reunite for an evening of all-Allmans music and jams: Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge and Marc Quinones. Also on the lineup are drummer Duane Trucks and organist Reese Wynans. Pianist Chuck Leavell will also join them for a few numbers. https://www.rollingstone.com/ |
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January 15:
Chris Darrow, who was a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in
1967 and 1968, dies at the age of 75. He hung out a lot with Duane Allman when Hour Glass stayed in Los Angeles in 1967/1968. (NOTE) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Darrow |
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FEBRUARY 2020 | ||||||
February
6:
William Aaron 'Bill' Snow Jr., past president and owner of
Snow's Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Macon, GA, where Duane
Allman's memorial service took plave on November 1, 1971, dies
at the age of 86. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/macon-ga/william-snow-9028359 |
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February
14:
The exhibition 'Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution'
opens at the New-York Historical Society. Duane Allman's 1959 Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul guitar, that he played during the recording of 'At Fillmore East' in March 1971, is on display. The exhibition runs until August 23, 2020. https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/bill-graham-rock-and-roll-revolution |
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February
14:
The book 'The Big House Collection' is published by 'The Allman
Brothers Band Museum At The Big House' in Macon, GA. https://www.merchmountain.com/product/allman-brothers-memorabilia-book/ |
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February
17:
It has been announced that Duane Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul
Goldtop guitar will be traveling from 'The Allman Brothers Band
Museum At The Big House' in Macon, GA to the Madison Square
Garden in New York for the March 10, 2020 concert of 'The Brothers'. https://www.macon.com/news/local/article240221377.html |
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February 28:
The 5CD / 10LP Allman Brothers Band
box set 'Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection' is
released. (DETAILS) (VIDEOS) Duane Allman plays on 19 tracks. |
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MARCH 2020 | ||||||
March 10: The tribute show celebrating 50 years of The Allman Brothers Band, with Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones, Chuck Leavell, Reese Wynans and Duane Trucks, took place at New York's Madison Square Garden. | ||||||
photo by Ricky Brasfield |
March 20: The
full 'Vault Sessions' episode with Jack
Pearson playing Duane Allman's 1963 Gibson Firebird at the 'Songbirds Guitar
Museum' in Chattanooga, TN on October 20, 2019 is released by 'The Songbirds Foundation'
(Vault Sessions season 3, episode 7). (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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March 27: The Allman Joys' album 'Early Allman - Featuring Duane And Gregg Allman' is re-released on LP and CD by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
March 27: The Hour Glass album 'Hour Glass' is re-released on LP and CD by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
March 27: The Hour Glass album 'Power Of Love' is re-released on LP and CD by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
March 27: The Duane & Gregg Allman album 'Duane & Gregg Allman' (the '31st Of February' September 1968 sessions) is re-released on LP and CD by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
APRIL 2020 | ||||||
Ray Chelstowski's article 'Allman Brothers From The Beginning' is published in the April 2020 issue of 'Goldmine'. (READ) | ||||||
April 5:
'Goldmine Podcast':
music historian John Lynskey describes the music leading up to the
Allman Brothers Band. https://www.goldminemag.com/interviews/music-historian-describes-the-music-leading-up-to-the-allman-brothers-band |
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April 10: The 'Vault Sessions' episode with
Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) playing Duane Allman's Gibson
SG at the 'Songbirds Guitar Museum' in Chattanooga, TN on
January 10, 2020 is released by 'The Songbirds Foundation'
(Vault Sessions season 3, episode 11). (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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MAY 2020 | ||||||
May 18:
Ralph Barr, who was a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from
1965 until 1968, dies at the age of 72. Duane Allman became friends with Ralph and his wife Holly during the time that Hour Glass stayed in Los Angeles in 1967/1968. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lbpresstelegram/name/ralph-barr-obituary?id=8126503 |
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JUNE 2020 | ||||||
June 22: Allen
Robert 'Bob' Keller Jr. dies in Sullivan, MO at the age
of 73. He played bass in the Allman Joys in 1965 and 1966 and for a short period in the Hour Glass in 1967. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/emissourian/obituary.aspx?n=allen-r-keller&pid=196394898&fhid=25792 https://www.eatonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Allen-R-Keller?obId=15265270 |
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June 27: Jesse Willard 'Pete' Carr dies in Florence, AL at the age
of 70. He played bass in the Hour Glass from November 1967 until the band was disbanded in August 1968. He played bass and guitar on the 1968 Hour Glass album 'Power Of Love'. https://www.al.com/news/2020/06/legendary-muscle-shoals-guitarist-pete-carr-dead-at-70.html https://www.al.com/life/2020/06/muscle-shoals-unsung-guitar-genius.html https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/15749501/Jesse-Pete-Willard-Carr https://www.guitarworld.com/news/legendary-muscle-shoals-guitarist-pete-carr-dies-aged-70 https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-carr-muscle-shoals-dead/ |
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JULY 2020 | ||||||
Christopher Scapelliti's article 'For Your Love - Layla 50th Anniversary Special'
is
published in the July 2020 issue of 'Guitar Player'.
(READ) |
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July 1: Jan Marks
dies at the age of 72. He befriended Duane and Gregg Allman in 1967/1968 when The Allman Joys and The Hour Glass played frequently in St. Louis, MO. He sang lead vocals and played keyboards in 'The Truth' (alongside guitarist Joey Marshall, who introduced Duane Allman to Donna Roosmann on July 23, 1968) and many other bands. The Hour Glass and The Truth played as support acts for 'Big Brother And The Holding Co.' (with Janis Joplin) on August 9, 1968 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO. Just before he died, Jan Marks finished his book 'Where The Road Begins - My Travels With The Allman Brothers Band In Their Breakout Year'. https://www.newcomerstlouis.com/Obituary/186435/Jan-Marks/ |
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July 3: The Allman Brothers Band CD 'Jacksonville Beach 1969' is released by Leftfield Media. (DETAILS) | ||||||
July 25: 'Capricorn Records, birthplace of southern rock, is resurrected' is broadcasted on 'CBS This Morning'. (VIDEO) | ||||||
July 25-29: Brian 'JEKS' Lewis painted a mural of Duane and Gregg Allman and Phil Walden in an alley between the Lofts at Capricorn and Mercer Music at Capricorn Studio. (VIDEO) | ||||||
AUGUST 2020 | ||||||
August 7: The Derek & The Dominos
CD 'The Unreleased Rarities' is released by Smokin'. Duane Allman plays on 2 tracks. (DETAILS) |
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August 14: The
Allman Brothers Band announce a new archival release: Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, MD, October 17, 1971 (Duane Allman's final show). Release date: October 16, 2020. https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/allman-brothers-band-archival-concerts/ https://relix.com/news/detail/the-allman-brothers-band-prep-new-archival-releases |
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SEPTEMBER 2020 | ||||||
September 1: Kim
Payne's book 'The Roadie - On The Road With The Allman Brothers
Band' is published. https://www.facebook.com/theroadiekimpayne/ |
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September 11: The 'Vault Sessions' episode with
Ben McLeod (All Them Witches) playing Duane Allman's Gibson
SG at the 'Songbirds Guitar Museum' in Chattanooga, TN on July
8, 2020 is released by 'The Songbirds Foundation'
(Vault Sessions season 3, episode 23). (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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September 14: A
special edition of the 'Vault Sessions' with Ben McLeod (All Them Witches) playing
'Statesboro Blues' on Duane Allman's Gibson
SG at the 'Songbirds Guitar Museum' in Chattanooga, TN on July
8, 2020 is released by 'The Songbirds Foundation'. (VIDEO) https://songbirdsfoundation.org/ |
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September 24: William Eugene (Bill)
McEuen dies in Kona, Hawaii at the age of 79. He was the manager of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Hour Glass. He arranged the record deal with Liberty Records for Hour Glass. They would record 2 albums for Liberty Records in 1967 and 1968. Banjo player John McEuen, who played in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is his younger brother. (NOTE) https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/william-eugene-bill-mceuen-has-passed-away/ |
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September 26: The Allman Brothers Band album 'Fillmore West 1-31-71' is released on vinyl in a limited edition of 6000 on Record Store Day. (DETAILS) | ||||||
OCTOBER 2020 | ||||||
October 6: Michael
Ray FitzGerald's book 'Jacksonville And The Roots Of Southern
Rock' is published by the University Press Of Florida. https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813066653 |
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October 16:
The Allman
Brothers Band CD 'The Final Note' is released by The Allman
Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS)
Recorded live at the Painters Mill Music Fair in Owings Mills, MD on October 17, 1971. This was Duane Allman's final show. |
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October 17:
Harvey Kubernik's article "50th Anniversary of Derek And The
Dominos' Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs" is
published on the 'Cave Hollywood' website. (DETAILS)
https://cavehollywood.com/50th-anniversary-of-derek-and-the-dominos-layla-and-other-assorted-love-songs/ |
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October 19: Welsh
guitarist and singer Spencer Davis dies in Los Angeles, CA at
the age of 81. |
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NOVEMBER 2020 | ||||||
Baron Wolman at Woodstock in 1969
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November 2:
Photographer Baron Wolman dies at the age of 83. He worked for 'Rolling Stone' between 1967 and 1970 and in April 1969 he took the pictures of The Allman Brothers Band at Redwal Studios (which would become Capricorn Studios) in Macon, GA. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/baron-wolman-photographer-dead-1070786/ (VIDEO) |
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November 13: The Derek And The Dominos 2-CD 'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' (Deluxe Edition) is released as 4-LP and re-released as 2-CD in the UK as the 50th Anniversary Edition. (DETAILS) | ||||||
DECEMBER 2020 | ||||||
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December 2:
Duane and Gregg Allman's friend Richard Deering Howe dies at the
age of 77 in Jupiter, FL. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=richard-howe&pid=197278958&fhid=10591 In October 1971, just a few days before his fatal motorcycle accident, Duane visited him in New York and called John Hammond, who came over to Deering's place. Afterwards he went with John Hammond to his place, before returning to Macon, GA: From: "John Hammond Remembers His Friend Duane Allman": https://www.duaneallman.info/jasobrecht/johnhammond/johnhammondinterview.htm Do you remember much about that last night you spent with him? John Hammond: Sure. Yeah, we jammed all night. We played. He had a friend named Deering Howe, and I got a call – he was over at that house. And I went over there. We had a few beers. And then it was time to leave, and he came over to my place. We played records and played some guitar together. We talked about recording another album together. I had to go to Newfoundland the next day, and he had to go down to Macon. He was in good shape – believe me. Was this your house in East Hampton? John Hammond: No, no, no. This was a loft I had on Broadway in New York. This was the night before he died. I forget the date, exactly, but that’s when it was. Richard Deering Howe is pictured on the inside spread of the 1973 Allman Brothers Band album 'Brothers and Sisters'. He is front and center with the dog. |
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December 4: The general retail
release of The Allman
Brothers Band vinyl album 'Fillmore West 1-31-71'. The album was previously released in a limited edition of 6,000 on Record Store Day on September 26, 2020. (DETAILS) |
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2021 | ||||||
JANUARY 2021 | ||||||
Mark T. Gould's
interview with Kim Payne is published in the January edition of
'Sound Waves': For The Roadie's Roadie, The Road Still Goes On Forever: Kim Payne Looks Back On The Allman "Brotherhood". (READ) http://www.swaves.com/EmagV6/January2021/index.html |
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Mark Hughes Cobb's
article 'Tuscaloosa's Bill Connell Writing Memoir Drumming With
Allman Brothers' is published on tuscaloosanews.com. https://eu.tuscaloosanews.com/ |
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FEBRUARY 2021 | ||||||
Mabron McKinney on the right |
Mabron McKinney on the right |
February 28: Mabron 'Wolf' McKinney
dies at the age of 76 in Florence, AL. He played bass in 'The Minutes' in 1966 and 1967. 'The Minutes' joined forces with 'The Allman Joys' in 1967 and continued as the 'Hour Glass'. He played bass in the 'Hour Glass' in 1967 and on their first album. |
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MARCH 2021 | ||||||
March 1:
Paul Hornsby's book 'Fix It In The Mix - A Memoir' is published
by Mercer University Press in Macon, GA. He played keyboards and guitar in the '5 Men-Its' / 'The Minutes' from 1964 until 1967. 'The Minutes' joined forces with 'The Allman Joys' in 1967 and continued as the 'Hour Glass'. He played keyboards and guitar in the 'Hour Glass' in 1967 and 1968 and on the two albums they released. Nowadays he is the owner of the Muscadine Recording Studios in Macon, GA. https://www.mupress.org/Fix-it-in-the-Mix-A-Memoir-P1141.aspx |
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March 17: The track 'Sky Dog'
from the digital album 'The Flat Creek Band 50th Anniversary' is
released on Bandcamp. The album contains a collection of songs, demos and home recordings from 'The Flat Crekk Band', a high-powered southern rock band that rocked the Nashville scene from 1970-73. Personnel included: Tommy Crain, Billy Crain, Barney Evers, Taylor Rhodes, Mark Hunt, Ron Alexander, Pete Spero and Billy Anderson. https://billyanderson1.bandcamp.com/album/the-flat-creek-band-50th-anniversary |
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March 26: The Allman Brothers Band
live CD "Down In Texas '71" is released by the Allman Brothers
Band Recording Company. (DETAILS)
Recorded live at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, TX on September 28, 1971. |
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APRIL 2021 | ||||||
April 1:
Jerry Grillo's book 'The Music And Mythocracy Of Col. Bruce
Hampton - A Basically True Biography' is published
by the University Of Georgia Press in Athens, GA. https://ugapress.org/book/9780820358482/the-music-and-mythocracy-of-col-bruce-hampton/ |
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MAY 2021 | ||||||
May 20: Roger Hawkins,
in the 1960's studio drummer for Rick Hall's FAME Studio in
Muscle Shoals, AL. and in 1969 co-founder of the Muscle Shoals
Rhythm Section and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, dies in Sheffield, AL the age of 75. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-hawkins-muscle-shoals-swampers-drummer-dead-obit-1172490/ https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/swampers-drummer-muscle-shoals-sound-studio-cofounder-roger-hawkins-has-died.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/arts/music/roger-hawkins-dead.html https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/commercialappeal/obituary.aspx?n=roger-gail-hawkins&pid=198757512 |
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JUNE 2021 | ||||||
June 17:
A poster for The Allman Brothers Band concert on April 17, 1971
at the Park Center in Charlotte, NC is sold for the amount of
$26,400. https://auctions.concertpostergallery.com/1971_Allman_Brothers_Band_Charlotte_Park_Center_Ca-LOT19862.aspx |
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June 18:
The Allman Brothers Band 3CD set 'Fillmore East February 1970
Deluxe Edition' is re-released. It was first released on December 13, 2018 in a limited edition. (DETAILS) https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org/ https://eu.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/2021/06/11/review-deluxe-edition/7598580002/ |
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Pete Carr with the Telecaster |
Jerry McGee with the Telecaster |
June 29:
Jerry McGee dies in Florence, AL at the age of 74. He owned the Fender Telecaster guitar that was Pete Carr's when he played in the Hour Glass. Duane Allman used the guitar when he was learning to play slide. On June 13, 2014 Jerry McGee posted the following on his Facebook page: "Pete Carr gave me this guitar. It belonged to Pete, Duane & Scott Boyer over the years. I gave it to my son, Brian, who is the biggest Pete Carr fan ever.... It ain't for sale..... But Pete can play it anytime he wants too" https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10204159692935010&set=a.2234175016338 On October 7, 2019 Jerry McGee posted the following on his Facebook page: "I only have one picture of Duane playing this Tele. If you have others please send to me. It's the guitar he learned to play slide on. I got it from Pete Carr about 30 years ago." https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220717108340047&set=t.1306824472 https://www.groundguitar.com/duane-allman-guitars-and-gear/duane-allmans-1950s-fender-telecaster-pete-carr/ https://sprywilliams.com/obituary/2021-06-29-mcgee-jerry-wayne/ |
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JULY 2021 | ||||||
July 17: The Allman
Brothers Band 2020 album 'The Final Note' is re-released on
vinyl in a limited edition for Record Store Day. (DETAILS)
Recorded live at the Painters Mill Music Fair in Owings Mills, MD on October 17, 1971. This was Duane Allman's final show. This LP version contains the bonus track 'Stormy Monday', recorded live at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, TX on September 28, 1971. |
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July 23:
The tribute show
celebrating 50 years of The Allman Brothers Band, with Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Marc
Quinones, Chuck Leavell, Reese Wynans and Duane Trucks, that took place at New York's
Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on March 10, 2020, is
released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray by Peach Records Associates LLC. (DETAILS) https://www.merchmountain.com/collections/allman-brothers-band-museum-at-the-big-house |
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OCTOBER 2021 | ||||||
The October 2021
issue of 'Guitar Player' is a special tribute issue, dedicated
to Duane Allman and the 50-year celebration of the 'At Fillmore
East' album. This issue contains: Jim Campilongo's column 'Southern Comfort - The Allman Brothers gave southern rock a home with At Fillmore East' (READ) Alan Paul's article 'Live Wires' about the 'At Fillmore East' album (READ) Martin McQuade's article 'Live Forever' about the Muscle Shoals, AL 'FAME Studios' (READ) Martin McQuade's article 'Brother to Brother' about Duane and Gregg Allman, recording at 'FAME Studios' (READ) https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6936974/guitar-player-magazine-single-issue.thtml https://pocketmags.com/us/guitar-player-magazine/october-2021 |
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October 29: Alan
Paul's article "Exploring Duane Allman's remarkable longevity on
the 50th anniversary of his death" is published on alanpaul.substack.com. https://alanpaul.substack.com/p/exploring-duane-allmans-remarkable |
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November 17:
Filmmaker Nick Cassavetes and Sunset Blvd Film announce a rock
biopic about The Allman Brothers Band. https://deadline.com/2021/11/allman-brothers-movie-biopic-nick-cassavetes-notebook-1234875904/ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/allman-brothers-band-subject-rock-162054349.html |
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DECEMBER 2021 | ||||||
Steven Teller, of
'Steven Teller Arts'
https://steventellerarts.com/ is creating a giant mural on the
H&H Restaurant's parking lot wall in Macon, GA, paying tribute to
founders Inez Hill and Louise Hudson and members of the Allman
Brothers Band. Allman Brothers Band Fans familiar with the band's history know the story of how "Mama Louise" fed the hungry musicians early in their career before they hit it big, and the mural even features a plate with food piled high. Teller drew grids before starting to paint, and he's using a cherry picker while he works. He will use hundreds of spray-paint bottles to create the stunning replicas — the detail is amazing. This project was finished in January 2022. (VIDEO) https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/artist-paints-iconic-allmen-brothers-photo-the-hh/ https://www.macon.com/entertainment/article257101662.html |
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2022 | ||||||
FEBRUARY 2022 | ||||||
February 11: The H&H Restaurant's mural reveal and dedication took place in Macon, GA. (VIDEO) | ||||||
MARCH 2022 | ||||||
March 23: The video documentary 'Artists Who Changed Music: Duane Allman' is released on YouTube. (VIDEO) | ||||||
APRIL 2022 | ||||||
April 22: The Allman Brothers Band 2LP 'Jacksonville Beach 1969' is released by the Parachute Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
MAY 2022 | ||||||
May 13: The Allman Brothers Band 2LP 'The Lost Warehouse Tapes' is released by the Parachute Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
May 20: The Allman Brothers Band CD 'The Closing Night Of The Fillmore East' is released by Timeline records. (DETAILS) | ||||||
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Ronnie Hawkins and Duane Allman in September 1969 |
May 29:
Singer/songwriter Ronnie Hawkins dies in Ontario, Canada at the
age of 87. In September 1969 he recorded 9 tracks with Duane Allman at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, AL for his album "Ronnie Hawkins", released in February 1970. DETAILS And in July and October 1970 he recorded 9 tracks with Duane Allman at the Criteria Studios in Miami, FL for his album "The Hawk", released in February 1971. DETAILS https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/obituaries/ronnie-hawkins-dead.html https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ronnie-hawkins-obituary-1360442/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robbie-robertson-ronnie-hawkins-1360470/ |
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JUNE 2022 | ||||||
photo by Charlie Horne |
June 5:
Warren Haynes playing
'John The Revelator' on Duane Allman's 1961 Gibson SG at the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga,
TN on June 5, 2022. (VIDEOS) The guitar was previously owned by Graham Nash. It was sold on July 20, 2019 through 'Heritage Auctions' for the amount of $591,000.00 and is now owned by the George Fontaine family. It is on display at the Songbirds Foundation Museum in Chattanooga, TN. https://www.jambase.com/article/govt-mule-warren-haynes-duane-allman-1961-gibson-sg-guitar-riverbend-festival https://relix.com/festivals/festival_news/detail/warren-haynes-utilizes-duane-allmans-1961-les-paul-sg-at-govt-mule-riverbend-festival-set/ |
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JULY 2022 | ||||||
July 30: Dean Reynolds, the author of
the book 'The Complete Allman Brothers Band Discography', dies in
Cincinnati, OH at the age of 72. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/dean-reynolds-obituary?id=36118217 |
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AUGUST 2022 | ||||||
photo by Charlie Home |
August 25:
Warren Haynes playing
'Dreams' and 'Blues Before Sunrise' on Duane Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop at the Rose
Music Center in Huber Heights,
OH on August 25, 2022. https://www.jambase.com/article/warren-haynes-duane-allman-goldtop-les-paul-govt-mule-ohio-setlist-video https://jambands.com/news/2022/08/26/govt-mules-warren-haynes-muses-on-duane-allmans-1957-gibson-les-paul-goldtop https://www.facebook.com/100081650797910/videos/603843274622275 |
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SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||
September 6:
Willie Perkins' book 'Diary Of A Rock And Roll Tour Manager' is published
by Mercer University Press in Macon, GA. https://www.mupress.org/Diary-of-a-Rock-and-Roll-Tour-Manager-2190-Days-and-Nights-with-the-Souths-Premier-Rock-Band-P1194.aspx https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Rock-Roll-Tour-Manager/dp/0881468460/ |
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September 6:
Bill Thames' book 'Paper, Scissors, Rock-n-Roll ~ Ringo, Duane &
Me' is published
by Mercer University Press in Macon, GA. https://www.billthames.com/ https://www.mupress.org/Paper-Scissors-Rock-n-Roll-Ringo-Duane-Me-P1193.aspx https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Scissors-Rock-N-Roll-Ringo-American/dp/0881468452/ |
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OCTOBER 2022 | ||||||
October 14: The Allman Brothers Band album 'Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971' is re-released on vinyl by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
October 18:
Bob Beatty's book 'Play All Night! - Duane Allman And The
Journey To Fillmore East' is published
by the University Press Of Florida in Gainesville, FL. https://www.atfillmoreeastbook.com/ https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813069500 https://www.amazon.com/Play-All-Night-Journey-Fillmore/dp/0813069505/ |
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October 28: The Allman Brothers Band live CD 'Syria Mosque' is released by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS) | ||||||
NOVEMBER 2022 | ||||||
photo by Kirk West |
November 8:
'Mama' Louise Hudson, one of the founders of the 'H&H
Restaurant' dies in Macon, GA at the age of 93. |
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DECEMBER 2022 | ||||||
Ray Chelstowski's
article 'All Allmans, Arriving All The Time' is published in the
December 2022 / January 2023 issue of 'Goldmine'.
(READ) https://shop.goldminemag.com/collections/magazines/products/goldmine-magazine-the-allman-brothers-band-cover-edition-dec-jan-2023 https://shop.goldminemag.com/collections/magazines/products/goldmine-magazine-the-allman-brothers-band-dec-jan-2023-alt-cover-hand-numbered-slipcase |
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December 9:
Andrew Wild's book 'On Track...The Allman Brothers Band:
Every Album, Every Song' is published
in the UK by Sonicbond Publishing. https://www.sonicbondpublishing.co.uk/ https://burningshed.com/sonicbond/andrew-wild_allman-brothers-band-on-track_book https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1789522528 |
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