It's hard to believe this is a video of a group of guys in their early 20's. Duane and Gregg were about 24 and 25 years old respectively. Butch about 23. Dickey Betts was the elder statesman at 27. It's just crazy how powerful and mature they were as a band at such young ages.
Sadly, this is going to continue being common place with these rockers. One who went totally under the radar was Eddie Harsch (Black Crowes keyboardist). He and Rich Robinson (Black crowes guitarist) recently formed the "super group" 'Magpie Salute' and sadly Harsch passed away a few weeks before their world premier shows at the Gramercy Theatre show in NYC. I only post this here as all members of the Crowes owe a lot to the Allman's.
The first few Allman's LPs are brilliant. Of course, the Fillmore live set is what they will forever be remembered for.
It's hard to believe this is a video of a group of guys in their early 20's. Duane and Gregg were about 24 and 25 years old respectively. Butch about 23. Dickey Betts was the elder statesman at 27. It's just crazy how powerful and mature they were as a band at such young ages.
Too right, Portland! This is monstrous! They actually recorded a couple albums before they became the Allman's as 'Hour Glass' but, it isn't particularly great nor memorable. However, they learned some of their chops before forming the ABB. Butch was in a Florida band called the '31st of February', which is actually a pretty decent, but rare/hard to find album these days.
How very sad. My prayers go out to his family and friends. I specifically pray for his wife, because how do you some to terms with something like this?
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
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If only your idea for the true intent of this thread were true...
I think that's what this board is missing: AZBrown, the creepy, middle-aged Browns fan reared in the Mike Phipps era whose only solace left is to post monster truck photos in hopes of relieving my Browns angst.
In all seriousness, The Complete Fillmore East is a good place to start for the uninitiated.
In all seriousness, The Complete Fillmore East is a good place to start for the uninitiated.
Without a doubt the Fillmore East set will be the Allman's holy grail, however, the lengthy jams may be intimidating to the new listener. For that alone, their 2nd album, "Idlewild South" has a few of their hits they are best known for and nothing overly intimidating for those who are not used to the lengthy 30+ minute jam. I would also recommend 1973's "Brothers & Sisters" LP, which is where Dickie steps into the spotlight as the leader of the band.
Excellent album (I have a copy with the original cover, which was banned in the US). Their 2nd is also brilliant, however, they continued to release great albums up until their last ("Before The Frost..."). It was also recorded at Levon Helm studios as a film, which is well worth watching. I saw them on their last tour and they did a Grateful Dead style set....90 minute acoustic set/intermission/90 minute electric set. INCREDIBLE!
The Fillmore show was great but don't sleep on the Ludlow Garage show. Man they could lay it down. Yes, a 45 minute long Mountain Jam is more than many that don't have a background in such explorations could handle, but to those of us with the appreciation.... it's so so good.
The Black Crows are a band that I think are so much better live than on album. I like their albums, don't get me wrong, I just think there's a rawness to their live shows that the albums don't capture as well.
The Black Crows are a band that I think are so much better live than on album. I like their albums, don't get me wrong, I just think there's a rawness to their live shows that the albums don't capture as well.
From his Wiki page: In 1969, he was invited to join a new project headed by Duane Allman, who had secured a record deal with Atlantic Records. Allman introduced Trucks to Jai Johanny Johanson (Jaimoe), who also would be drummer in the band. Together, the two drummers developed a rhythmic drive that would prove crucial to the band. Trucks laid down a powerful conventional beat while the jazz-influenced Johanson added a second laminate of percussion and ad lib cymbal flourishes, seamlessly melded into one syncopated sound. Said founding member and co-lead guitarist Dickey Betts of Trucks' addition to the original band lineup, "...When Butch came along, he had that freight train, meat-and-potatoes kind of thing that set Jaimoe up perfectly. He had the power thing we needed." The group became the Allman Brothers Band, who began touring heavily and released their first, self-titled album later that November. Trucks continued to record and perform with the Allman Brothers Band until they disbanded in 2014.
From what I believe was the Allman's last studio album, Where It All Began (1994), here's a song I really liked. Not sure if it's Butch or Jaimoe Johanson that's featured percussionist, but its probably safe to say they both played on it.
Sad news. Though a big fan of Southern Rock, oddly, I was never a big fan of the Allman Bros as a band. Possibly the ones who started the whole movement, though I held all the main players in high regard for their work.
I hope it comes out that Butch was suffering from dementia or something similar. I have a hard time respecting someone who shoots themself in front of their wife, I don't care what kind of problems they may have had.
At least he didn't shoot her first.
There is a way to do things, and that isn't one of the ways.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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