Allman Brothers Band (with Duane) - Blue Sky - live 9/11/71 

Hard to believe Skydog would be gone in 6 weeks from this recording, we are blessed that the last song he ever recorded was Blue Sky, and I thank the late Dickie Betts for giving us one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Incredible phrasing by Duane. Full of soul and groove, neither Haynes nor trucks sound anything like this .

Thought I've heard them all...what a treat. I don't care about the sound quality, to hear them play it differently one more time is everything!

It's always wonderful to hear Dickey and Duane compliment each other live . No matter the quality of the sound.

My favorite song .the guitars sound like heaven.RIP Duane , Gregg

Dickey Freaking Betts. The most underrated guitarist of all time. Screw the audio quality. Thank you for posting. God Bless you Dickey

The best version without a doubt. The band literally explodes right when Duanes solo starts....they combust right then. You can feel it. Duane just inspires so much.

Boy, could Duane play!

The raw recording but sweet melodies and playing show just how inspired they truly were. Those melodies cut through the raw gritty sound perfectly. In a way this is how I imagine that tunnel to heaven would sound.....if I believed in that stuff. Things arent perfect and they dont need to be. The music speaks for itself.

this song reminds me of the only woman I ever truly loved. Riding in the boat at sunset with a big blue sky.

Having seen them play it (with Duane) in Atlanta, I'm really glad to find it live here, regardless of quality. Thanks very much for sharing. Thinking of Dickey today.

Still a gem. In the beginning...who knew? "Dualing" heck "harmonious" lead guitars rule, especially here this is.the high standard.

This is another superb performance, and I find it delightfully different from the original and Stony Brook versions, though with familiar musical themes to those versions. Another gift -- one of the most perfect little gems in the history of R&R!

I was at this show. It's where I discovered Wishbone Ash too.

Glad a friend found this for me I was at this concert!!

Classic. It would be interesting to hear what a recording engineer could do with this recording to clean it up. Duane Allman - one of the best rock guitarist. The harmony between Betts and Duane guitars is something one never forgets. Now in April 2024, about 55 years later, we have lost the other half of these two. RIP Dickey.

Duane allman sounds like a damn sax player

I hadn't noticed that the sound quality was poor, until I read the comments. Was just digging it.

A rare recording. Very special !!!

duanes soloing ( not slide) is killer....

A little rough in the recording quality, but so what, it's great to hear Duane and Dicky play together. I've seen Dicky when he was still with ABB, but never got to see Duane play live. Enjoyed this a lot.

Wail on Skydog. The circle will be joined again, soon.

I had this on an old CBM Bootleg in the 70's, sure would like to hear the whole show!

I too like the solo at SUNY best, but I am so grateful Duane left us with 4 very distinct and different versions. I will say, however, that this is my favorite solo by Dickie! I was wondering if anyone could confirm since all recordings are August 71 and later if all 4 live recordings and the studio Eat A Peach version were with Hotlanta? It would be cool if it was a mix of the cherry and darkburst, but probably only photos could tell this.

This is so cool ,, I always though because the album came out after Duane died Dickie played lead , soo good to know ,,, now I get it

I can't tell which one's which. It's all great.

Roughest audio, beautifelest recording

What a great new morning experience to me it's Duane Allman trying to do his Dicky Betts impression which makes it that much harder to tell who takes the first solo but I still think it's Dicky and then Duane so good and I do wish we could filter out the hiss somehow for such a beautiful version.lovely

how have I never heard this before. the bluesky from stonybrook has been my favorite recording for years....and this is somehow even better. Thank you. thank you!!!!!!!

just a great perfect songd,d,ickey is a great songwriter

Thanks for sharing this. I now can listen to all 5 versions. To me these are national treasures. I will listen to each one and love every second-with this one thought in mind. You can Mountain Jam this song as well and still isn't long enough.

thank you so much for this. i am in awe of Duane

The audio quality isn't the best, but this is still amazing.

Happy 75th birthday Duane! Playon Skydog!

Horrendous sound quality, but oh how Duane & Dickey complemented each other. They brought out the best in each other, setting the bar for dual lead guitarists in southern rock.

For sure that is Dickey, this photo was taken maybe 12-31-70- or 3-20-71 at the WAREHOUSE in New Orleans

This is LOVE!

I like this feeling!

Thank you very much!

Guess i'll just sale my guitar now...🤙👌🤘

Excellent.

turn your love my wayyyyy

This is a work of art thank you great music I could care less about the sound quality I can still hear it for what it is the best thank you much.

Both Duane and Dickie stay very close to the studio version on this occasion. Only a week late at Stony Brook they were much more experimental. Both are great regardless.

Well you're right. The second half of the solo is Dickey Betts. I've noticed Haynes plays a lot of Dickey's phrasing on the current lineup's version of Blue Sky. Well I heard Trucks will his share of Duane licks on the first solo. I would imagine they are trying to make it sound more like the track on Eat A Peach. But it's still Haynes singing so that makes it sound different. Haynes can sound like other guitar players when he wants too. Just listening to him do a Hendrix set with a Strat w/Mule

I should know this....but Duane starts off and Dickey comes in at 3:34, right? Dickey’s tone was always a little edgier than Duane’s. I always thought their tones matched their playing styles: Duane was round and smooth and Dickey’s had corners and edges.

with Duane Allman

The solo...

Does anyone have a better version in terms of sound quality of this particular performance ?

:D

did J.Giels open this show ?

That CANT be Dickey in the picture!?!?

is that dickey on the right? I've never seen his hair that long lol

Too bad the recording wasn't better

The acoustics in Littlejohn are awful. But I'll bet it still sounded great live.

Not sure why this was downvoted. I agree... they have some soul but the phrasing and feeling doesn't come close to Duane. Dickey's up there close to Duane a lot of the time though.