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DUANE ALLMAN
Howard Duane Allman
b. November 20, 1946
Nashville, TN
d. October 29, 1971
Macon, GA
GREGG ALLMAN
Gregory LeNoir Allman
b. December 8,  1947
Nashville, TN
d. May 27, 2017

Richmond Hill, GA
BERRY OAKLEY
Raymond Berry Oakley III
b. April 4, 1948
Chicago, IL
d. November 11, 1972
Macon, GA
DICKEY BETTS
Forrest Richard Betts
b. December 12, 1943
West Palm Beach, FL


BUTCH TRUCKS
Claude Hudson Trucks, Jr.
b. May 11, 1947
Jacksonville, FL
d. January 24, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL
JAIMOE
Johnny Lee Johnson
b. July 8, 1944
Ocean Springs, MS


THE KINGS
(1961)
 (MORE INFO) 

Duane Allman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

 

WORLD OF MIRTH
(around 1960-1961)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
(World Of Mirth was a
carnival show that
traveled up the East Coast
on the state-fair circuit.
Dickey Betts played in a
band that performed in a
part of the show
called 'Teen Beat')

   

THE UNIQUES
(1961)
 (MORE INFO) 

Duane Allman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Sonny Fussell - Rhythm Guitar, Backup Vocals
Steve Lewis  - Drums
Sometimes with:
Ted Petrucciani - Piano, Vocals

       

Y-TEENS (?)
(played at Y-Teen dances at the YMCA)
(1961)
 (MORE INFO) 

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums

       

THE MISFITS (1)
(Fall 1961-Summer 1962)
 (MORE INFO 1)           (MORE INFO 2)

Duane Allman - Guitar
John 'Tex' Lanier - Guitar
Dave Johnson - Sax
Pat O'Quinn - Rhythm Guitar
(died October 4, 2016)
Alan Shaw - Drums
(This band was formed
at Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, TN)

 

THE IMPOSSIBLES
(around 1962)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
???
???
???

   

THE MISFITS (2)
(Fall 1962-Summer 1963)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Guitar
Dave Johnson - Sax
??? - Drums
(This band was formed
at Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, TN)

 

THE JOKERS (1)
(1962-1965)

Marion, IN, 1963


Dickey Betts & Tom Kiefaber

Dickey Betts - Guitar, Vocals
Tom Kiefaber - Bass, Vocals
Bobby Johns - Drums
Harold Miracle - Guitar, Vocals

   

THE MISFITS (3)
(Fall 1963-December 1963)
 (MORE INFO) 

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Guitar
Dave Johnson - Sax
Mike Johnstone - Bass
Howard Smith - Drums
(This band was formed
at Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, TN)

 

THE MISFITS (4)
(Early 1964-Spring 1964)

Gregg Allman - Guitar
Dave Johnson - Sax
Mike Johnstone - Bass
Howard Smith - Drums
(This band was formed
at Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, TN)

 

THE MISFITS (5)
(Spring 1964-December 1964)

Rick Clifton - Guitar
Robert Thames - Guitar
Dave Johnson - Sax
Mike Johnstone - Bass
Howard Smith - Drums
(This band was formed
at Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, TN)

THE SHUFFLERS
(1963)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Guitar
Van Harrison - Bass
Tommy Anderson - Drums

       

LINDSEY MORRIS TRIO / LINDSEY MORRIS BAND
(1963)

Lindsey 'Daps' Morris - Vocals, Keyboards
Charles Atkins - Vocals, Piano
Floyd Miles - Drums, Vocals
Ralph 'Bassy' Sullivan - Bass
Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Guitar
Jim Shepley -Guitar

       

THE HOUSE ROCKERS / THE UNTILS
(1963-1964)

THE HOUSE ROCKERS:
various line-ups with:
Bob Greenlee - Guitar, Saxophone (died February 12, 2004)
Eddie Hartje - Piano
Rick 'Stick' Spencer - Drums
Jim Shepley - Guitar

Van Harrison - Bass
Charles Atkins - Vocals
Abe Alexander - Piano
Lindsey 'Daps' Morris - Piano
Board ??? - Bass
Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Guitar, Vocals

THE UNTILS:
Elmore Lampkin - Vocals
Cecil Lampkin - Vocals
Floyd Miles - Vocals
(died January 25, 2018)
Tootie Miles - Vocals

       

THE ESCORTS (1)
(1964-1965)
  

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums

THE VIBRATONES
(around 1964)

Berry Oakley - Guitar
Bob Guziejka - Guitar, Vocals
Ron Sadus - Drums
Jerry Kokas - Bass

     
   
 

5 MEN-ITS (1)
(Summer 1964-Summer 1965)


Single:


I Don't Love You No More /
The Old Man (I'm Growing Old
Before My Time)
(1964)

Charlie Campbell - Sax
Johnny Sandlin - Drums
Paul Hornsby - Guitar
Paul Ballenger - Keyboards, Vocals
Fred Styles - Bass

       
 

SWEET WILLIAM & THE STEREOS
(September 1964-Winter 1965)
 (MORE INFO) 

Bill 'Sweet William' Sauls - Vocals
Duane Allman - Guitar
John Walden - Guitar
Johnny Ford - Organ
Dave King - Sax
Roger Capps - Bass
Bill Hileman - Drums

THE ESCORTS (2)
(1964-1965)

Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Jim Matherley - Guitar
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums

THE SHAYNES
(around 1964)

Berry Oakley - Guitar
Jerry Kokas - Bass
Greg Elkins - ???
Tom Morris - ???
Tim Grossi - ???

 

THE VIKINGS
(around 1964)

Single:

Butch Trucks - Drums
Bill Snow - Tenor Sax
Ronnie Snow - Alto Sax
Larry Dreggors - Lead Guitar
Billy Harden - Rhythm Guitar
Tommy House - Bass Guitar
Dana Burney - Piano, Vocals

GEORGE WOODS AND THE SOUNDS OF SOUL
(1964)

Jaimoe - Drums
Lamar Williams - Bass
???
???

GREGG ALLMAN's
first band
(end of 1964-beginning of 1965)

Gregg Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Jim Matherley - Guitar
Robert Young - Guitar
John 'Johnny Red' Statum - Guitar
???
???

THE ODYESSY'S
(???)

Berry Oakley - Guitar
Jerry Kokas - Bass
Johnnie ? - ???
George ? - ???

THE ALLMAN JOYS (1)
(Summer 1965)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums
(replaced by Tommy Anderson for a while)

 

THE JOKERS (2)
(around 1965-1966)

Dickey Betts - Guitar, Vocals
Joe Dan Petty - Bass

David Walshaw - Drums
Sometimes with:
Thom Doucette - Harmonica

   
 
 

5 MEN-ITS (2)
(Summer 1965-Fall 1965)

Charlie Campbell - Sax
(died April 1, 1993)
Johnny Sandlin - Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Styles - Bass

       
 

THE ALLMAN JOYS (2)
(July 5, 1965-1966)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums

   

THE ECHOES
(around 1965)

with
Butch Trucks - Drums

TED TAYLOR
(1965)

with
Jaimoe - Drums

 
 

5 MEN-ITS (3)
(Fall 1965-Summer 1966)

Bill Connell - Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Styles - Bass

   

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA /
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONETTE
(around 1965)

with
Butch Trucks - Tympani

 
 

THE ALLMAN JOYS (3) / THE SPOTLIGHTS
(1966)
 (MORE INFO) 
  

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Mike Alexander - Bass
Maynard Portwood - Drums
(died April 30, 2001)

       

THE ALLMAN JOYS (4)
(1966)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Mike Alexander - Bass
Bill Connell - Drums

       

THE ALLMAN JOYS (5)
(Summer 1966-end of 1966)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass
Bill Connell - Drums

       
 
 

5 MEN-ITS / THE MINUTES (4)
(Summer 1966-Fall 1966)

Johnny Sandlin - Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Styles - Bass

       
 

THE ALLMAN JOYS (6)
(the line-up on the album
'Early Allman', recorded August 1966
and released in 1973.
It is questionable whether this line-up is correct,
as Bill Connell himself claims that he played drums
on the entire album and Mike Alexander and Bob Keller
also played bass during the sessions)

Single:

Spoonful / You Deserve Each Other
(1966)

Albums:


Early Allman
Featuring Duane & Gregg Allman
(released in 1973)


Early Allman
Featuring Duane & Gregg Allman
(re-released on LP and CD in 2020)

The liner notes of this LP mention the following
musicians who played on these sessions:
Duane Allman - Lead Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Bobby Dennis - Rhythm Guitar
Jack Jackson - Rhythm Guitar
Ralph Bollinger - Bass
Tommy Amato - Drums
Ronnie Wilkins - Piano

The booklet of the 2013 7-CD box set
'Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective'
and the 2020 re-release
of the album 'Early Allman'
mention the following musicians:
Duane Allman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Lead Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass, Harmonica
Bill Connell - Drums
with:
Bobby Dennis - Guitar
Jack Jackson - Guitar
Mike Alexander - Bass
Ralph Bollinger - Bass
Tommy Amato - Drums
Ronnie Wilkins - Piano

THE ROEMANS
(1966)

Tommy Roe - Guitar, Vocals
Berry Oakley - Bass
Lanny Langford - Vocals
Bertie Higgins - Drums, Vocals
Ronnie Swartzcopf - Guitar, Vocals
Bob Glover - Lead Guitar, Vocals

 

THE BITTER IND
(1966-1967)

Single:


Hands Are Only To See / Baby Blue

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums

OTIS REDDING
(April 18, 1966 - September 5, 1966)

with
Otis Redding - Vocals
Jaimoe - Drums
Edward 'Woody' Woodson - Drums

 
 

THE MINUTES (5)
(Fall 1966-Winter 1966)

Johnny Sandlin - Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Mabron McKinney - Bass

     

PERCY SLEDGE
(September 1966 ? - ?)

with
Percy Sledge - Vocals
Jaimoe - Drums
Rudolph 'Juicy' Carter - Baritone & Soprano Sax
Arthur 'Tick' Allen - Tenor Sax
Donald 'Fats' McClure - Alto Sax

 

THE ALLMAN JOYS (7)
(end of 1966-1967)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Ralph Bollinger - Bass
(died March 4, 2017)
Bill Connell - Drums
(died March 31, 2023)

       
 
 

THE MINUTES (6)
(Winter 1966-March 1967)

Johnny Sandlin - Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Pete Carr - Guitar
Mabron McKinney - Bass

       
 

ALLMAN-ACT / ALMANAC / THE ALLMAN JOYS (8)
(March 1967-April 1967)
 (MORE INFO) 

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar
Mabron McKinney - Bass
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE BITTERSWEET
(19??)

Berry Oakley - Bass
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
??? - Drums
??? - Guitar

THE JESTERS
(around 1966-1967)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
???
???
???

THE TIFFANY SYSTEM
(1967)

Single:

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums

 

HOUR GLASS (1)
(April/May 1967-End of 1967)

Album:

Hour Glass
(1967)


Hour Glass
(re-released on LP and CD in 2020)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Mabron McKinney - Bass
(died February 28, 2021)
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE SOUL CHILDREN
(around 1967/1968)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Dale Betts - Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums
Sometimes with:
Thom Doucette - Harmonica
Berry Oakley - Bass

   

HOUR GLASS (2)
(End of 1967)
(this line-up only lasted a few months)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass
(died June 22, 2020)
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE BLUES MESSENGERS
(around 1968)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
Dale Betts - Keyboards, Vocals
Berry Oakley - Bass
John Meeks - Drums

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (1)
(1968)

Album:

31st Of February
(1968)

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums

JOE TEX
(? - June 22, 1968)

with
Jaimoe - Drums

HOUR GLASS (3)
(November 1967-August 1968)
  

Album:

Power Of Love
(1968)


Power Of Love
(re-released on LP and CD in 2020)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Pete Carr - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Sandlin - Drums
(died September 15, 2017)

THE SECOND COMING
(1968-1969)

  

Single:







Record World
April 19, 1969
Page 8



Billboard
April 26, 1969
Page 8

Dickey Betts - Guitar, Vocals
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar (died January 2, 2012)
Dale Betts - Vocals
Reese Wynans - Organ
Berry Oakley - Bass
John Meeks - Drums (died October 14, 2007)
(Duane Allman sometimes jams with the group)

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (2)
(September 1968 recording sessions)

Album:

Duane & Gregg Allman
(released in 1972)


Duane & Gregg Allman
(re-released on LP and CD in 2020)

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums
Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Piano, Vocals

BOB AND JAI
(1968)

Bob O'Dea - Hammond Organ
Jaimoe - Drums

HOUR GLASS (4) / THE ALLMAN JOYS
(August 1968-September 1968 ?)
 (MORE INFO) 

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Pete Carr - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
(died June 27, 2020)
Bobby Brantley - Drums

DUANE ALLMAN
(September 1968-1971)

Session recordings at Fame Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals and Sheffield, AL and other studios.

GREGG ALLMAN
& THE HOUR GLASS
(1968-1969

Gregg Allman recorded
for Liberty Records
in Los Angeles
with studio musicians.
Four singles were
released as
'Greg Allman
& The Hour Glass'.

BERRY OAKLEY
(1969)

Recording demos with Duane Allman at Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL

 

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (3)
(fall 1968-1969)

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
(died February 13, 2018)
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums
Pete Kowalke - Guitar

JAIMOE
(1969)

Recording demos with Duane Allman at Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL

DUANE ALLMAN

Albums:

Dialogs
(1972)


An Anthology
(1972)


An Anthology Vol. 2
(1974)


Skydog: The Duane
Allman Retrospective
(2013)


Song Of The South
Duane Allman & The Rise
Of The Allman Brothers Band
(2013)
DVD


Duane Allman, Bob Weir
& Jerry Garcia:
The New England Jam
The Boston Broadcast, 1970
(2015)


Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia
& Duane Allman:
The Boston Rag
(2015)


Skydog Tales
(2016)


Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir,
Duane Allman:
Live 1970
(2017)


The Legend And The Legacy
(2017)


The Duane Allman Archives
(2018)


The Allman Brothers Band
Endless Highway
The Broadcast Travelog
Volume One
(2020)

         

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (1)
(March 26, 1969 - October 29, 1971)

Duane Allman
Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar
(died October 29, 1971)
Gregg Allman
Lead Vocals, Hammond B-3 Organ, Electric Piano
(died May 27, 2017)
Berry Oakley
Bass
(died November 11, 1972)
Dickey Betts
Lead Guitar, Vocals
Butch Trucks
Drums, Percussion
(died January 24, 2017)
Jaimoe
Drums

Thom 'Ace' Doucette
Harmonica
(played as a regular guest with the band, but was never a member)


Albums:


The Allman Brothers Band
(1969)


Idlewild South
(1970)


At Fillmore East
(1971)

Eat A Peach
(1972)

Live At Ludlow Garage 1970
(1990)

The Fillmore Concerts
(1992)
 

Fillmore East 02/1970
(1997)

American University
Washington, DC 12/13/1970
(2002)

S.U.N.Y. At Stonybrook
Stony Brook, NY 09/19/1971
(2003)

Live At The Atlanta
International Pop Festival
(2003)

At Fillmore East
(Deluxe Edition)
(2003)

Eat A Peach
(Deluxe Edition)
(2006)
 

Boston Common
Boston, MA 08/17/1971
(2007)

A & R Studios: New York
26th August 1971
(2012)

A & R Studios: New York
26th August 1971
(vinyl)
(2012)


Song Of The South
Duane Allman & The Rise
Of The Allman Brothers Band
(2013)
DVD


The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings
(2014)

Idlewild South
Deluxe Edition
(2015)
 

Idlewild South
Super Deluxe Edition
(2015)

After The Crash
The Years Following
Duane's Tragic Departure
(2015)
DVD

Live From A&R Studios,
New York, August 26, 1971
(2016)

Live Chicago 1/31/70
(2016)

A & R Studios FM Broadcast
New York, August 26th 1971
(vinyl)
(2016)

Live On Air . . . Volume One
(2016)
 

Live At Fillmore West
Closing Night 27th June 1971
(vinyl)
(2016)

The Broadcast Archive
(2017)

The First Live Recordings
(2017)

Legendary Radio Broadcasts - Live
(vinyl)
(2017)

Live At Warehouse In New Orleans
March 20th 1971
(vinyl)
(2017)

Live At The Atlanta
International Pop Festival
(vinyl)
(2018)
 

Fillmore East February 11, 1970
(digital)
(2018)

Fillmore East February 13, 1970
(digital)
(2018)

Fillmore East February 14, 1970
(digital)
(2018)

Fillmore East February 1970
(2018)

Transmission Impossible
(2018)

Fillmore East February 1970
Deluxe Edition
(2018)
 

Live In Washington, DC
December 13th, 1970
(vinyl)
(2019)

Fillmore West '71
(2019)

The Lost Warehouse Tapes
(2019)

Jacksonville Beach 1969
(2020)

Fillmore West 1-31-71
(vinyl)
(2020)

The Final Note
(2020)
 

Down In Texas '71
(2021)


The Allman Brothers Band
Midnight Callin'
The Broadcast Travelog
Volume Two
(2021)


Southbound - Live
(2021)

Jacksonville Beach 1969
(vinyl)
(2022)

The Lost Warehouse Tapes
(vinyl)
(2022)

The Closing Night Of The Fillmore East
(2022)
 

Syria Mosque
January 17, 1971
(2022)

 

       
 
         

DEREK & THE DOMINOS
(1970)




Albums:

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
(1970)


Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:
The Layla Sessions
20th Anniversary Edition
(1990)


Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:
40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
(2011)


Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:
40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
(2011)


Duane Allman & Eric Clapton:
Jamming Together In 1970
(vinyl)
2019

Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Bobby Whitlock - Keyboards, Vocals
Carl Radle - Bass
(died May 30, 1980)
Jim Gordon - Drums
(died March 13, 2023)
with:
Duane Allman - Guitar