| The Allman Brothers Band is a band from
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| | participating on all tracks or doing so
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| Macon, Georgia. The band is labeled as
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| | only from afar. A stop-start take on
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| "the principal architects of Southern
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| | Muddy Waters' "Can't Lose What You Never
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| rock." by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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| | Had", Betts' instrumental "High Falls",
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| ( ). The band was originally formed in
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| | and Allman's Jackson Browne-influenced
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| 1969. Two years later, Rolling Stone's
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| | title song are the few stand-out tracks.
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| George Kimball described them as "the
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| | Revival
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| best damn rock and roll band this country
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| | In 1989, Spurred by Allman's recent FM
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| has produced in the past five years." The
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| | radio solo success, the release of
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| band has earned worldwide recognition for
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| | archival material by PolyGram, and the
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| its impressive jamming and
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| | start of regular appearances on the
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| improvisational abilities.Eleven Gold and
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| | American summer outdoor amphitheatre
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| five Platinum albums are to the credit of
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| | circuit, the Allman Brothers reunited and
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| the band between 1971 and 2005. The band
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| | returned to popular consciousness of the
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| is still very popular. It continues to
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| | American public.
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| record and tour to the present day.
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| | The current Allman Brothers Band lineup
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| Band history
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| | include Warren Haynes (guitar, vocals),
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| Beginnings
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| | Johnny Neel (keyboards and harmonica),
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| On March 26, 1969, the band was formed in
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| | and Allen Woody (bass guitar) joined
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| Jacksonville, Florida. It comprised of
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| | originals Allman, Betts, Jaimoe and
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| Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead
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| | Trucks.
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| guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals, organ),
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| | The Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks lineup
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| Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry
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| | were successful in continuing the band's
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| Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks
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| | connection with younger music fans via
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| (drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
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| | concert pairings with popular jam bands
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| (drums).
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| | moe. and The String Cheese Incident,
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| The actual Allman brothers, Duane and
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| | among others.
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| Gregg, had originally been in a garage
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| | At the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2003
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| band called the Escorts. They were later
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| | and 2005, the Allman Brothers were a
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| joined by Allman Joys and the Hour Glass.
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| | major attraction.
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| The Hour Glass had released two failed
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| | Wanee Music Festival is the Allmans?s own
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| albums from Liberty Records. Duane
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| | two day festival at the Spirit of Suwanee
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| Allman, with a stint as a session
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| | Music Park in Live Oak, Florida which is
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| guitarist in Muscle Shoals, Alabama on
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| | being staged since 2005.
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| Johnny Jenkins Ton-Ton Macoute album
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| | The Allmans, Gov't Mule and The Derek
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| behind him, started jamming with Dickey
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| | Trucks Band perform on different stages
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| Betts, Butch Trucks and Berry Oakley in
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| | along with younger roots artists the
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| Jacksonville. The nucleus of the band was
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| | North Mississippi Allstars, Robert
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| formed when Duane brought in Jaimoe, a
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| | Randolph and The Family Band, Medeski,
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| drummer he had played with before. Gregg
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| | Martin and Wood, Devon Allman's
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| was in Los Angeles, fulfilling the Hour
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| | Honeytribe, Nickel Creek, and many
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| Glass contract with Liberty Records.
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| | others.
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| Duane summoned him back to Jacksonville
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| | Various advertising campaigns and
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| to "fill out the band and sing."
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| | television programs have used Allman
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| Loss and triumph
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| | Brothers' songs. "Jessica" is used in
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| Duane Allman could not live long after
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| | both formats of the BBC television series
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| the Fillmore East album was certified
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| | Top Gear.
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| gold. He was killed in a motorcycle
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| | Awards and recognition
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| accident on October 29, 1971 in Macon,
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| | The Allman Brothers have been successful
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| Georgia. The loss of their leader was a
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| | in earning international fame and winning
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| huge set back for the band. But the group
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| | many prestigious awards and recognitions.
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| quickly decided to carry on. At the same
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| | Here is the list of their achievements:-
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| time, the album continued to gain FM
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| | Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental
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| radio airplay, with stations even playing
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| | Performance, 1996, "Jessica"
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| 13-minute and 23-minute selections.
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| | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
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| Turmoil and dissolution
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| | Fame, 1995
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| The personality conflicts of the band
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| | Ranked #52 by Rolling Stone Magazine on
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| members led to disintegration of the
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| | their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of
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| band. However. Gregg Allman and Dickey
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| | All Time.
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| Betts both began solo careers, while
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| | 2004 Rolling Stone listed At Fillmore
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| Allman married Cher, separated quickly,
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| | East as one of Rolling Stones 500
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| reconciled, and eventually separated
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| | Greatest Albums of All Time.
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| again. Drug abuse took its toll on the
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| | Duane Allman listed #2 of Rolling Stones
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| entire band.
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| | 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
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| Musically, Betts and Leavell were pulling
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| | Warren Haynes listed #23 of Rolling
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| in opposite directions. The tension
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| | Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists of All
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| resulted in the uneven Win, Lose or Draw
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| | Time.
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| (1975), with some members not
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