I actually got to meet Gregg Allman one night at work. I was a night auditor. Three am he comes walking through the lobby with his tiny dog. I called out Hey Gregg, How's it going...He stopped turned, broke into a huge grin, said Hey Baby! And walked over to the desk, skook my hand, talked a bit. I asked him for his script, which he gave gladly. It reads ABB 'To Shawn, Love and Boogie. Gregg Allman. (He drew a heart for the dot in the i of boogie). He seemed down the earth and not stuck up and snooty. We actually have the same Birthday, althoughhe was 10 years older. 😎
The Allman Brothers "Live At Filmore East" (1971) is one of those album sets that you just put them on and let it all rip in one sitting. Yes, it is indeed that great and legendary.
Statesboro is where the Georgia State Penitentiary is. Duane Allman plays all the slide guitar. Dickey Betts learned to play slide after Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash at the ripe old age of 24. Bassist Berry Oakley died a year later also on a motorcycle in nearly the same spot. You should listen to the whole album. This is the first track. Thanks!
Yup, both died a few miles from me in Macon not far from where they lived which is now the Allman Brothers Big House Museum! Mercer University just recently bought Capricorn Records/Studios & restored it & reopened it plus some of it is also a museum since all the greats recorded there like the Allmans, Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Wet Willie, Elvin Bishop, Delbert McClinton & many others
Redisville is where the State Penitentiary is Located, Statesboro is my hometown The song is originally by Blind Willie McTel a Black Blues singer from the 1920’s who lived in Statesboro, Georgia. We have a college here Georgia Southern , Gregg met a girl that was going to college here back in the late sixties when they were just starting the band They played a concert here and he was dating this girl and she broke off the relationship
@@Jamesd1861 I dated a chic in high school in Covington 1983-84 {home of the Dukes of Hazzard} that went to Georgia Southern after graduation & she invited me to come down a few times so I got to go to some parties & a couple of games back when Erk Russell was the coach when they won back 2 back National Championships 1985--86, had a lot a great times down there in the '80s!
Duane Allman was living in a tent in the parking lot at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Al picking up studio work.Wilson "Funky Broadway" Pickett did a cover of Hey Jude with Duane on guitar..Rick Hall owner of Fame let Adam Wexler from Atlantic Records hear it and was blown away by Duane. He told Rick to tell him to put a band together...Southern Rock was born..From the documentary The History of Souther Rock
What is ironic for all the grade A songs on their debut album it really did not take off.It wasn't until the Filmore live album came out that launched their popularity.
@@1bigrowdy That “Hey Jude” was a wonderful track. You’re right about that. Eric Clapton said it was one of the three times in his life, or something like that, that he had to pull the car over and figure out who was playing the guitar. Supposedly, Duane had to convince Pickett that it would work. I would’ve loved to hear him play with Otis Redding!
Duane always on the slide - and the greatest slide player that ever lived - Duane on the first solo, all the fills, and the third solo - Dickey on the middle solo at 4:15
I saw The Allman Brothers with Little Feat and they brought the place into a frenzy doing a three song "Encore" with both bands together..... "Melisa"... "Whipin Post"... "Dixie Chicken" It was awesome. One of my favorites in over 300 rock concerts.
My son was Feat's guitar tech for about 10 years. I've got signed posters all over my living room lol. Was only lucky enough to see AB (my favorite band) once in the early 90's. ✌️
ABB was known for playing way past 'end' of show time. My BIGGEST REGRET- I missed them in concert (where they played overtime) 2 or 3 months BEFORE Duane die 😭. I then made a vow to NEVER miss a band I WANTED to see again. Still makes me sooo sad. Your stories of 2 bands playing together- KUDOS!!!! 🔥☮️👍🏻
Duane on the slide, (first solo and third solo in the left ear), Dickie (2nd solo, right ear). Bass player, Berry Oakley. Statesboro is just off I-24 between Macon and Savannah, GA. Blind Willie McTell wrote it in 1928. Another great version of the song is from Taj Mahal, another great blues artists. Saw the Allman Brothers at an outdoor concert in St. Paul, MN summer of 1971 a couple months before Duane died. Played a LONG set, great concert.
Duane was one of those guys you knew was only gonna get better. Hearing him at his best must be a great memory. Man, when these guys got cooking you could warm your hands with them!
Duane intentionally copied the way Jesse Ed Davis, the Native American guitarist who played slide with Taj Mahal played Statesboro Blues. It was Jesse Ed who inspired Duane to play slide.
White boys from the South are built different. It’s obviously because they grew up around local Blues musicians. None of that exists today, sadly. This is the best music that was and will ever be.
Statesboro Blues" was written and originally recorded by the great Blind Willie McTell. But few can get the amazing sound with a Gibson Les Paul and Marshall amps, and can drop jaws sound with guitarists like Dickey Betts and the slide guitar of the late, great Duane Allman. Add the vocals of the swampy blues of Gregg Allman, and you've got another amazing blues tune. The Allman Brothers were unique then and still are today. Thanks for the amazing reactions you've given us today. As always, it is Top Shelve.
So this was the first song that Duane learn how to play on the slide he was sick actually yeah he was sick and Greg had brought him a bottle of medicine and the Taj mahal album that had Statesboro blues on it Duane emptied All the pills out and started listening to the album and he used the pill bottle which was made out of glass as as his slide hence why alot of slide players use the glass bottle as their slide you have to put into perspective that Duane only played guitar for 10 years he only played slide guitar for 3 years to do so much in such little time imagine what the brothers would sound like if you hadn't died
Thank you for another Allman Brothers song, I love them. If you like Gregg Allman's voice you should hear Please Call Home. His voice is soulful with a combination of humming and growling, in a good way.
Barry Oakley was a beast! He was also the uncredited orchestra leader during shows! As you can tell he held all that together, every note was deliberate🔥🤘✌ out bros!
In my humble opinion this was the most talented and gifted musicians to ever grace the stage. Saw the first time in 1974 in Mobile Alabama when I was 15. Hooked on their music ever since
The Brothers always paid homage to the great blues players and songs .. I can honestly say the Brothers opened my eyes to the blues and been a huge fan since .. Please continue on checking the Brothers out ...
I saw them for the first time when I was 14 (turned 15 when the clock struck 12, and they were still jamming!) It was an unofficial - non scheduled concert date for the up-coming album, Eat A Peach. The first concert without Duane. Berry was on bass...It was off the charts!..I think they were trying to prove to everyone, and mostly themselves, that they could still go on without their leader, and they lit the place up for over 3 hours! I'll never forget it..Hofstra Univ., Long Island, NY..April 9, 1972.
Berry Oakley, the bassist, died, in Macon, Ga, in a single-person motorcycle accident less than a half mile from where Duane Allman died in a single-person motorcycle accident just a year before. The two friends are buried next to one another (and now with Gregg nearby) in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. I’ve been to their gravesites. Hallowed ground…
Imagine the vibe in that hall (Filmore East, NYC) on that night. For many of those city folk this was their first exposure to real down-home, southern blues/boogie-woogie/soul infused rock. And the boys absolutely brought their A-game that night. What I would give to have been there...
It's true that Gregg Allman had a voice like none other. He recorded an album called "Laid Back" shortly after Duane & Berry's death. He took it on the road. And I was so fortunate to have been in Macon, GA for opening night. The live album is from Carnegie Hall. I guarantee if you want to hear what he could do vocally, I'd start with "Turn On Your Lovelight."
The opening slide guitar was Duane. When you hear a slide guitar from this era of the Allman Brothers it's always Duane. The Bass player is Berry Oakley. He was killed in a motorcycle accident just like Duane, almost a year to the day apart. Statesboro is in Georgia.
Great choice! ABB an absolute favorite. Fillmore East album is hands down the best live album ever produced. Have seen ABB in every incarnation of the band. Amazing every time. I still say Duane’s soul lives on in Derek Trucks! Bass player is Berry Oakley. Died in motorcycle crash about a year after Duane, not too far from where Duane had his crash.
This is right up your alley! I was 8 when this was recorded and is still a favorite. Their sound is definitely recognizable...particularly the guitars.
I said it once and I'll say it again it is so nice to see young people like you fellas getting into the old school I try to feed my nephews this music my sister always pushes back
The Allmans would nearly always open with Statesboro Blues. It was high energy from the first note and kept it up with different flavors of blues and jazz like jamming, often for 4 hour sets. Dwayne was blissed out playing. When he got going he had this enormous grin and was standing on his tippee toes. I saw them the next time they played at the Fillmore (about three months later), for their late show that started at 1:00 am. When they were finished and we left the theator, it was dawn, and glowing.
I saw Greg Allman about a year before he died. He totally had “it” . So glad I had the opportunity to see him, he was a blues/rock treasure. I am a blues junkie. You’re right about the scale too.
Berry Oakley on bass back then ..he died in a motorcycle accident 1 year after Duane in 72 I street away from where Duane crashed and died In Macon Georgia..they were so young and just getting started it was a horrible time and yet the Brothers kept the band going until they retired in 2014...loved them all !! ✌️
It was not unusual for this band to open up with Statesboro Blues as it was always a guarantee to get the crowd jumping. Live at the Filmore is considered one of the best live albums of all time in the rock/blues genre. I believe the band as a whole was at thier apex when this record was made. I surely do agree with you, Greg Allmans voice was absolutely AMAZING on this record! RIP Duane, Berry, Butch and Greg. So glad I got to see this band during their farewell tour 8 years ago.They were great, Warren Haynes is a beast of talent and I really enjoyed the two drummers and Derek Trucks ripping that slide up and Gregs voice sounded very good as well. Was disappointed that they did not converse with the crowd very much, all business. Still, I am grateful I got to see them as I have been a faithful since the 70s. Thanks for reacting guys, enjoyed it.
Desert Island pick with 1 of my favourite lyrics; "If you can't make it, baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go - and I SURE GONNA TAKE HER"! Saw them live in mid '90s; absolute fire.
The Allman Brothers are just another level! Barry Oakley killed the bass....keep'm coming! SOUTHBOUND studio version with Chuck Leavell on the keys is probably my favourite driving tune of all time!
Statesboro, Georgia. The song was originally recorded by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s. Always enjoy your reactions gentlemen. I love the blues too. Maybe do some reactions to the fathers of the electric blues - Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker ... it's a long list. Can't Get No Grindin by Muddy Waters would be a great place to start.
One of my all time 5 favorite Live albums. Rory Gallagher- Irish Tour 74 Deep Purple- Made in Japan "An obscure" Grobschnitt-Solar Music Climax Blues Band- FM Live Johnny Winter- Captured Live AND this great Allman Bros Album. Funny how magical the early 70's were for Live bands. It hasn't come close to being matched since.
That's Duane playing. He specialized in slide guitar. He picked it up while he was playing with The Swampers (the studio musicians) at Muscle Shoals Studio and sat around the studio practicing until he owned the technique.
Actually he learned it before moving to Alabama, Gregg told a story about, Duane was leaving CA and had seen Taj Mahal in a club, was enamored with Jesse Ed Davis slide guitar, got injured in a horse riding accident and Gregg bought him the album and a bottle of Coriceden, the rest is history
Berry Oakley was originally a lead guitarist who learned the bass in order to get in the band of a touring name artist so he brought the sensibilities and techniques of a lead player to his bass playing in much the same way that being trained classically on the cello was crucial to Jack Bruce's bass playing with the Cream that made them so successful as a power trio.
I'm an Australian and have been a huge fan of the Allman BROTHERS for only ten years. That's because hardly anyone over here knows of them. They would be the most underrated Superstars ever. Please look at Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick live in London 1977. Another underrated band.
Hip hop head my whole life. I found this band and it was on. Greatest of all time. Tedeschi Trucks is imo the greatest band currently, they regularly challenge the norm and blend it with tradition. Derek Trucks is in the conversation for GOAT.. Watch him channel both Eric Clapton and Duane Allman in his Layla performance from 2019. I'll link in comments if you're interested.
@@AirplayBeats I remember! The reason I linked this is because it's so rare that Derek is willing to be the star of the show and allow his skills to shine. This is a great example. There are two others I can think of that really illustrate his abilities, if the time comes.. Whatever you decide, love the direction you're taking the channel and your input. 🙏
Though a teen of the 70's, I haven't seen many concerts. But the ones I have seen have all been great. My girlfriend and I saw Greg Allman sometime in the 90's. Blew us and the audience away. The concert was in a relatively small arena. Talk about volume! Whew! But we loved it. Greg's voice was impeccable. Strong and right on key throughout. If you haven't heard Greg's song "I'm No Angel" , do yourselves a favor and check it out. "Blues scale " ?? Music ignoramus here. But I think I get what y'all are referring to, based on the context. Appreciate the inside knowledge you guys bring to the channel. Stay bluesy.
They didn't like having their pictures taken; outtakes from the cover shoot session shows this. But when they were finally getting fed up, Duane spotted a buddy, ran over, scored a package, ran back, and took up his position, concealing his purchase in his folded hands. Their expressions are priceless!
Nicely played Y'all 👍👍 I couldn't tell you how many back roads outside of Nashville I burned up with this turned up to 11 and the windows down 🐶😎🇺🇸 Spread the love P.S. anytime you hear the slide guitar... it's Duane 😉
You two really dig in; love that! Amazing how much rock was born from the blues, isn't it? "Cause if you can't make it, your sister Lucille said she wanna go, and I sure will take her" HAHAHAHA!!!
Hey guys what's up? Statesboro is in Georgia within an hour of Macon their hometown. There's always been a college there in plenty of college girls 😸. The bassist name is Butch trucks, who sadly died in a motorcycle accident a few years after Duane within a mile on the same road. So sad 😢. Love your reactions as always!!! PS when you hear the slide guitar that's Duane... Amazingly without a pic he always plays with his fingers.
Trivia- It was Duane Allman who convinced Wilson Pickett to record "Hey Jude" . WIlson's version hit it big in the U.K. where a up and coming Guitarist heard the R&B version and at the end of the song one could hear a guitar riff in the background. The British Guitarist was Clapton and when he asked who was playing guitar as a studio musician on Pickett's recording, Clapton was told it was some guy known as " Sky Dog". Clapton would later come unannounced to an Allman Bros. performance and sit at stage front to listen to Duane Allman play. When Duane saw Clapton on the front line he almost lost his train of thought, mid song. The relationship would grow and Duane would join Eric on many recordings.
If you hear a slide guitar, it's Duane. I don't think Dickey played slide until the first song on Eat a Peach (1972), Ain't Wasting Time No More, probably an homage to Duane as it was the first song after Duane died and one of Gregg's best compositions. They had laid down 3 songs with Duane for Eat a Peach before he died. To pay tribute to Duane, they turned Peach into a double album with the 3rd side being the 3 songs with Duane and two concert songs (including this one) left over from the Fillmore East album. Gregg and Dickey wrote 3 great songs for Side 1 and Sides Two and Four is just one continuous Mountain Jam showcasing Duane and the band for one last time.
Saw AB multiple times. The best was in Cleveland, had 3rd row. 2-bikers in the 2nd row almost right in front of me, got in to a fight during Melissa. The show stopped. Bouncers we’re afraid to break it up. The AB were cheering it on. Eventually they were escorted out. During intermission the bikers were buying each other drinks and were allowed back in. Greg Allman recognized them and had them stand up to recognize them. It was the craziest thing I’d ever seen at a concert.
I was fortunate enough to see The Allman Brothers when they played at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia during the 70s. Bet you can guess which song brought the house down.
Although Blind Willie McTell was the originator of this song, I believe The Allmans were most inspired or influenced by the more recent (1968) recording by Taj Mahal that feaured the slide guitar mastery of Jesse Ed Davis --perhaps the greatest Native American guitarist of all time. Davis played with everybody, most notably Jackson Browne, but died young due to, of course, drug abuse. He never got his flowers. But, everyone from George Harrison to Eric Clapton to Jimmy Page were big admirers of his skills.
At Filmore that night,never heard of them before. Albert King opened,Allman’s were second and played for over three hours, no one could believe what was happening at the time. When they opened with Statesboro Blues they froze the crowd…we were stunned and also stoned….smoke thick as fog. Johnny Winter was final act(can u imagine) and there was a delay….rumor was he didn’t want to follow them! Been there with them ever since….Duane played with Eric Clapton on Derek and the Dominoes, Butch Trucks was one of the Allman brothers drummers. His nephew is Derek Trucks the protege of Duane Allman, second greatest slide guitarist after Duane. Steve
You will not believe this I purchased this CD last week for €1 people just don't know what they have with CDs could not believe the quality for 1971 or 72
I’m going to the country, baby do you wanna go?, if don’t take it, your sister Lucille says she wants to go. (I’m sure gonna take her)--- favorite line.
You know they say you gotta live the blues to sang the blues..... How could this light skinned Brother 😂 have this much soul at like 22 23 years old.....🎼🎸🎶
So from the Fillmore concerts they did a number called 'Mountain Jam', that starts right at the end of whipping post30+ minutes with a drum solo with the2 drummers and a bass solo by the late great Berry Oakley. Check it out some time. Of course soaring solos from Duane and Dickey.
