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In
April 1969 The Allman Brothers Band moved from Jacksonville, FL to
Macon, GA.
The
building to the left (The
Bell House,
315 College Street) is where the pictures for the cover of the first
album were taken:
The 'Bond Tomb' at Rose Hill Cemetery, 1091 Riverside Drive:
This is where the pictures for the back cover of the first Allman Brothers Band album were taken:
Later in 1969 Duane Allman moved to his own apartment at 1125 Bond Street:
In January 1970 Berry & Linda Oakley with their daughter Brittany, Duane
Allman & Donna Roosmann with their daughter Galadrielle
My friend Kees in front of 'The Big House' in 2005:
And inside 'The Big House' with the 'At Fillmore East' case:
In 1971 Duane Allman moved to 1160 Burton Avenue with his new girlfriend, Dixie Lee Meadows:
On May 2,
1969 The Allman Brothers Band played their first paid gig at The College
Discotheque (now The Library Ballroom),
The
band rented a cabin near Lizella, GA about 11 miles southwest of Macon, that they named 'Idlewild
South'.
Duane
Allman and the Allman Brothers Band were frequent visitors of the
'H & H Restaurant',
'Mama Louise' Hudson of the 'H & H Restaurant':
Capricorn Records Capricorn Records Offices at 535 D.T. Walton Sr. Way (formerly 535 Cotton Avenue):
In April 1968 Jim Hawkins
began building a recording studio
Capricorn Studio at 530-548 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formerly Broadway):
video:
On December 3, 2019 the studio reopened as 'Mercer Music At Capricorn':
In an alley near
Capricorn Studios photographer Jim Marshall took the shots
Grant’s
Lounge, 576 Poplar Street.
The grave of Elizabeth Reed at Rose Hill Cemetery, 1091 Riverside Drive:
The song 'In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed' is named after this headstone
Dickey Betts saw at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Duane Allman played several concerts with The Allman Brothers Band in Macon: May 2 & 3, 1969: College Discotheque, 652 Mulberry Street:
February 27, 1970: Willingham Chapel, Mercer University:
May 22, 1970: Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street:
December 15, 1970: Mercer University
Duane
Allman's fatal motorcycle accident took place on October 29, 1971
video:
Duane
Allman memorial service on November 1, 1971
The graves of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley at Rose Hill Cemetery, 1091 Riverside Drive:
Duane Allman's
epitaph: videos:
In 1982
Duane Allman was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame and The
Allman Brothers Band was inducted in 1998.
(The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame was closed on June 12, 2011 due to lack of attendance) On
March 5, 1998 The Georgia State Senate passed a resolution designating On
March 24, 2001, during the 'GABBAfest 2001', the dedication of the
'Duane Allman Boulevard'
On September 27, 2014 the official announcement of naming a
portion
Galadrielle Allman with the official sign:
On December 5, 2009 'The Allman Brothers Band Museum' opened its doors at 'The Big House', 2321 Vineville Avenue:
Duane's re-decorated room in 'The Big House':
On
April 23, 2010 the grand opening of
'The Allman
Brothers Band Museum' at 'The Big House', 2321 Vineville Avenue took
place.
video:
Duane
Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop on display
video:
On May 4, 2014 a plaque, courtesy of The Georgia Allman Brothers
Band Association (GABBA),
After the unveiling "Mystery Road" played a set of Allman
Brothers Band classics at the Library Ballroom,
Places
of interest in Macon, GA Part 2:
On October 11, 2015 a plaque was unveiled to commemorate Kirk
and Kirsten West's contributions
(Photos by Ron Currens and John Charles Griffin) |
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