DUANE ALLMAN
Howard Duane Allman
b. November 20, 1946
Nashville, TN
d. October 29, 1971
Macon, GA
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GREGG ALLMAN
Gregory LeNoir Allman
b. December 8, 1947
Nashville, TN
d. May 27, 2017
Richmond Hill, GA
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BERRY OAKLEY
Raymond Berry
Oakley III
b. April 4, 1948
Chicago, IL
d. November 11, 1972
Macon, GA
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DICKEY BETTS
Forrest Richard
Betts
b. December 12, 1943
West Palm Beach, FL
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BUTCH TRUCKS
Claude Hudson
Trucks, Jr.
b. May 11, 1947
Jacksonville, FL
d. January 24, 2017
West Palm Beach, FL
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JAIMOE
Johnny Lee
Johnson
b. July 8, 1944
Ocean Springs, MS
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THE KINGS
(1961)
(MORE INFO) |
Duane Allman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals |
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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') |
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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 |
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Y-TEENS
(?)
(played at Y-Teen dances at the
YMCA)
(1961)
(MORE INFO)
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Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums |
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THE
MISFITS
(1)
(Fall 1961-Summer
1962)
(MORE INFO 1)
(MORE INFO 2)
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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) |
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THE
IMPOSSIBLES
(around 1962) |
Dickey Betts - Guitar
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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THE
SHUFFLERS
(1963) |
Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Guitar
Van Harrison - Bass
Tommy Anderson - Drums |
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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 |
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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 |
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THE
ESCORTS
(1)
(1964-1965)
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Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums |
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THE
VIBRATONES
(around 1964)
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Berry Oakley - Guitar
Bob Guziejka - Guitar, Vocals
Ron Sadus - Drums
Jerry Kokas - Bass |
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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 |
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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 |
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THE
ESCORTS
(2)
(1964-1965) |
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Jim Matherley - Guitar
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums |
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THE
SHAYNES
(around 1964)

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Berry Oakley - Guitar
Jerry Kokas - Bass
Greg Elkins - ???
Tom Morris - ???
Tim Grossi - ??? |
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THE VIKINGS
(around 1964)

Single:


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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 |
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GEORGE WOODS AND THE SOUNDS OF SOUL
(1964) |
Jaimoe - Drums
Lamar Williams - Bass
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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
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THE
ODYESSY'S
(???)
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Berry Oakley - Guitar
Jerry Kokas - Bass
Johnnie ? - ???
George ? - ??? |
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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) |
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THE
JOKERS (2)
(around
1965-1966) |
Dickey Betts - Guitar, Vocals
Joe Dan Petty - Bass
David Walshaw - Drums
Sometimes with:
Thom Doucette - Harmonica |
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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 |
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THE
ALLMAN JOYS (2)
(July 5,
1965-1966)
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Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums |
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THE ECHOES
(around 1965) |
with
Butch Trucks - Drums |
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TED
TAYLOR
(1965) |
with
Jaimoe - Drums |
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MEN-ITS (3)
(Fall 1965-Summer
1966) |
Bill Connell -
Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Styles - Bass |
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JACKSONVILLE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA /
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONETTE
(around 1965) |
with
Butch Trucks - Tympani |
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THE
ALLMAN JOYS (3) /
THE SPOTLIGHTS
(1966)
(MORE INFO)
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Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Mike Alexander - Bass
Maynard Portwood - Drums
(died April 30, 2001) |
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THE
ALLMAN JOYS (4)
(1966) |
Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Mike Alexander - Bass
Bill Connell - Drums |
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THE
ALLMAN JOYS (5)
(Summer 1966-end
of 1966)
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Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Guitar, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass
Bill Connell - Drums |
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MEN-ITS / THE MINUTES (4)
(Summer 1966-Fall
1966) |
Johnny Sandlin -
Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Styles - Bass |
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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 |
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THE
ROEMANS
(1966)



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Tommy Roe - Guitar, Vocals
Berry Oakley - Bass
Lanny Langford - Vocals
Bertie Higgins - Drums, Vocals
Ronnie Swartzcopf - Guitar, Vocals
Bob Glover - Lead Guitar, Vocals |
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THE
BITTER IND
(1966-1967)





Single:


Hands Are Only To See / Baby Blue |
Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums |
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OTIS REDDING
(April 18, 1966 -
September 5, 1966)
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with
Otis Redding - Vocals
Jaimoe - Drums
Edward 'Woody' Woodson - Drums |
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THE
MINUTES (5)
(Fall 1966-Winter
1966)
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Johnny Sandlin -
Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Eddie Hinton - Guitar, Vocals
Mabron McKinney - Bass |
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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 |
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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) |
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MINUTES (6)
(Winter
1966-March 1967) |
Johnny Sandlin -
Drums
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Pete Carr - Guitar
Mabron McKinney - Bass |
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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 |
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THE
BITTERSWEET
(19??) |
Berry Oakley - Bass
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
??? - Drums
??? - Guitar |
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THE
JESTERS
(around
1966-1967) |
Dickey Betts - Guitar
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THE
TIFFANY SYSTEM
(1967)
Single:


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Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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THE
BLUES MESSENGERS
(around 1968) |
Dickey Betts - Guitar
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
Dale Betts - Keyboards, Vocals
Berry Oakley - Bass
John Meeks - Drums |
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THE
31st OF FEBRUARY
(1)
(1968)

Album:

31st Of February
(1968) |
Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums |
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JOE
TEX
(? - June 22,
1968) |
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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
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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)
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Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums
Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Piano, Vocals |
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BOB
AND JAI
(1968) |
Bob
O'Dea - Hammond Organ
Jaimoe - Drums |
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HOUR GLASS (4) /
THE ALLMAN JOYS
(August 1968-September 1968 ?)
(MORE INFO)
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Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Pete Carr - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
(died June 27, 2020)
Bobby Brantley - Drums |
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DUANE ALLMAN
(September
1968-1971) |
Session recordings at Fame Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
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GREGG ALLMAN
& THE HOUR GLASS
(1968-1969 |
Gregg Allman recorded
for Liberty Records
in Los Angeles
with studio musicians.
Four singles were
released as
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BERRY OAKLEY
(1969) |
Recording demos with Duane Allman at Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL |
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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 |
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JAIMOE
(1969) |
Recording demos with Duane Allman at Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL |
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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) |
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THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
(1)
(March 26, 1969 -
October 29, 1971)
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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)
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Albums:
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Syria Mosque
January 17, 1971
(2022) |
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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 |
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