Duane Allman, ranked by Rolling Stone as the second greatest guitar player of all time, was a pioneering musician and founder of The Allman Brothers Band. Allman would become a music legend by the time he was 24 years old.
Yep. Top class musicians are generally a lot more appreciative of other good players than their fans are. They are in a better position to understand the level of musical skill, and aren't so sniffy about genres. There's loads of brilliant musicians who have never recorded anything because they're not motivated by a wish for recognition or financial gain'
I not only agree with what Mr Dooley said but I often ask "ranking Them how" ..... There are so many ways to define best .... Hard to say and ALWAYS gonna' be a "matter of opinion" ......
Hi Emma, yes that's what all of the session musicians say :-) He did get around for a young guy but he was far more than that, his live recordings are plentiful. So sad, gone at 24. Have a beautiful day!
Duane is still touching lives in a significant way. In the 1990's, Travis Tritt recorded a song with these lyrics: "I still love old country, I ain't tryin' to put it down, but damn I miss Duane Allman, I wish he was still around". That goes for me as much today as it did back then. Amen.
24 years old and dead on a Motorcycle. I road Motorcycles all my life and believe me,i got hurt a few times,but i`m 61 now and gave them up forever. It is not the guy riding the Motorcycles ,it`s the people who drive cars and trucks is where the danger comes in.
Tom Markulics Ready.... I saw, Hendrix Lynnard Skinner, The Who, Small Faces and I don’t know if there are more cuz I can’t remember right now, before any of their members died. I’m 67 and still rocking😂😂✌️PS. I’ve probably seen 75 percent of all the 60 rockers, Leon Russell Canned Heat, Joe cocker, cream , the Yardbirds zeppelin I’ve been going to clubs and concerts since I was 13. I do have a lot of stories cuz I also lived in the Haight Ashbury in S F ✌️✌️
24 years old and one of the greatest genius guitar players of all time. Incredible to listen to his recorded legacy today. The music he would have created had he lived, we can only imagine.
I was privileged to have seen this amazing band on the same tour that the Live at the Philmore East album was recorded. It was south of Seattle and I was in high school, class of 1972. Good God what a concert. That one and my first concert attendance, which was to see a local guy, Jimi Hendrix. Saw many great shows over years, but those two are the standouts. I loved Duanne's guitar playing and slide work!
Never forget the day I met Gregg in front of my house on the street parked at the curb. He had a brand new dollar green corvette that was a convertible with a brass muffler! The first thing he said was how much he missed his brother Duane while sitting in the drivers seat listening to his newest album! He really grieved so very deeply for his brother!
These men are where it started for me. Peaked my interest in music in general. The first group I actually obsessed over because of my intense love for the freedom I felt in their music. They will all live forever in my heart. ❤❤❤
Gabriel Flores that footage you’re referring to is from UNC Chapel Hill May 1971 and that’s probably the only clip because it was a student-filmed video of a festival at the college but there are other unreleased clips out there, the Allman Brothers Big House museum used to have a clip from the closing of the Fillmore East 1971 on their website, but most of the intact footage is from 1970 at at either Fillmore East, Love Valley, NC or Atlanta Pop Fest (which most of the Atlanta footage has not been released, just the extended Statesboro Blues jam).
Duane Allman unfortunately left this life way too soon. Already a master player at 24, imagine the sounds he could have created had he lived longer. Another superb job putting this video together.
Dickey has said that Duane was trying to emulate a blues harmonica sound and style with his slide. Makes sense to me...Listen again to Statesboro Blues
I always cant help but wonder what we have missed when someone so young and talented had their life cut short. The world of music changes and suffers a loss when someone so young and talented loses their life when they had so much room to grow, despite their enormous talent.
I was in high school 1967-69 when all this cool music of the 60s was happening.I feel so grateful to have seen him twice.The Allman Bros played the college circuit before going commercial.Saw them at South Fla.University.Eric clapton with "Delaney and Bonnie" played in Tampa.Had no idea who they were..but Eric introduces Dwayne as the best guitarist of the day.Then they played "Layla".OMG I can still see and hear them now.I'm glad to see that somebody remembers the Allman Brothers.
I had the fortunate luck of not only seeing him perform with the Allman Brothers live, but I was standing at the front of the stage right in front of him. But I only saw him once as it was about a month before he died. But he's definitely one of my top all time favorite guitarists that I've enjoyed listening to since the late 60's, early 70's.
Thank you to all who replied. Wish i could have seen Duane but too young then. His passing was in real time for me. I'd just gotten a reel to reel of my own, just a Craig 212 but good for 3 1/2'' reels in late '70. Had a rig from my stereo for KSAN and one night, caught this great jam. Later found out it was "You Don't Love Me" from FE. Just as i was All In with how great Duane was, got the news he'd died. Eat A Peach and me and a GF wanting to name our kids Duane And Melissa. ah, youth :) Man, Gregg passed the day before my 60th BD. That hurt, too.
We recently lost Gregg and with him an entire era of music died. They will live on forever as a great jam band and their music will continue to touch souls for all time. I saw them many times and they always gave everything they had to their fans. RESPECT to the band.
Mike Madden hindsight is a wonderful thing! J/K, I recall it sold something like 30K in initial release. Most admit that the band didn’t really take off until after LAFE dropped. That record sold 200K in the first two weeks, I believe. All recordings, live or studio, that include DA are seminal today. The best guitarist to ever pick up the instrument. And yes, he had a fat lot left in him to do, and it’s a shame he had to up and leave America so soon.
Everyone had Idlewild South too. We must have been exceptionally cool. Yankees in the Wisconsin Rapids area, tho??? That's way up in the sticks! This area must be a bastion of southern rock fans or something!
I believe that based on what I've heard of Duane's career (pretty much everything), he had just discovered his true potental when he played on the Layla album. It's beyond saddening that he never got to fully explore it. The sky was truly the limit for him.
agree with you David, he would never have been provided the opportunity to contribute with such musical icons on the album had the others not felt earnestly that he had found his true musical capability.
M.A.C. Eric Clapton loved his style so much that he wanted Duane to join up as a permanent member. That's quite high praise and a true compliment from a bonafide legend but he knew where his loyalties lie and he was smart enough to know to stay where he was happy. Maybe not, though......had Duane joined Derek & The Dominos, would he still be alive today? Maybe the accident would've never happened and could be a bigger legend now than he already is.
His death was tragic, and I'd love to be seeing Duane play ANYWHERE. What he left behind on the other hand, can never be taken away. Some great musicians from that time have faded into obscurity. I'd prefer to not name names! :) They're still alive, and all they have is the music they made in the 60's / early 70's.
David G We'll never know but, Duane was a sensitive and smart human being him and his brother new enuff to stay put..I'm glad too because I didn't care much for Eric after he did what he did to George....(pig in my opinion) but like u said only god knows "what" might have happened....I grew to love them with my now ex but for some reason I took to the southern rock and black Motown music like Mary Wells, Diana Ross, Ronettes, I guess I thought I was black 😏(like the Steve Martin movie) remember that movie??? Very funny part...Guess that's what happens when u grow up in Detroit .....🌾💜🌷💘
I'm still amazed that Fillmore East was recorded live and not overdubbed or anything and Gregg sounds almost perfect on EVERY SINGLE SONG. Yet you go to a concert for almost anyone today and when live, they sound nothing like they do on their albums. It shows you just how much musical talent that Allman Brothers and all of those other historic bands actually had. It's astonishing, IMHO. I had no idea Fillmore East had been label historically or culturally important. The makes me even more proud that Duane Allman is my namesake. I always hated the name as a kid, but now I understand. I understand how important he was to my dad and to rock music in general. And it makes me proud, TBH.
We are privileged to have witnessed, hear the notes as they happened in our lifetimes. Duane is one of the reasons I can play guitar. I will never forget the first time I dropped the needle on live at the Fillmore. God speed fellas.
A wonderful tribute to one of our greatest guitar legends. If you are interested in Duane's other music, buy the two volumes of his anthology. They are both epic examples of Duane's talent.
Met Duane, Gregg, and Dickie in spring of 68 while playing in a garage band. We were kids making noise. They were driving by and the rest is a memory I will never forget. A distant neighbor named Berry Oakley had gotten me interested in bass the year before. Sure do muss all of them.
Figgie Smalls good traveling to ya. if you make it to Rose Hill, go to the cemetery office but make sure your at the right place because there's another cemetery right next door. both are filled with all sorts of dignitaries and what not there. the good folks at Rose Hill will point you in the right direction. you'll always remember Rose Hill.
Two friends and I plan on visiting next summer when we make a blues road trip before we start our college semesters in the fall. We plan to hit Memphis, both muddy waters and bb kings museums in Mississippi, Muscle Shoals, and the Big House in Macon, Georgia. We hope to pay our respects at Rose Hill and at both crash sites.
Made the trek to Rose Hill from here in Michigan a couple of times, very moving. My next trip I will have to visit Gregg as well. The road goes on forever.....
MetalDetectingMichigan I'm also a born and raised michigander but I lived in ga for 20years not far from Macon so it was just down the road for me actually ironically near old 41highway
Those guys used to live down the street from me in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville. I consider this band to be one of my very favorites. The live Fillmore East concert has to be one for the ages. Fortunately there was a top notch recording crew on hand so that it can live forever.
There aren't many U.S. guitarists who can rival what Duane Allman got from his axe. Dude was a true master. Rock on in the heavens and in our memories o Duane rock on.
I listened to the debut album 20 times in a row. I could not believe my ears. I then drove all over Long Island to find a copy of Idlewild South. The first time I saw them was July 11th 1970 at Stony Brook. They were the backup band for Mountain, but clearly they were much much better and cleaner.
The Allmans are the most indestructible band of all time. HUGE huge losses and tragedies and inner squabbling and drugs and terrible marriage choices and yet they kept on chugging thanks to offspring and the power of the need to make music. May all those who have passed rest in peace and Long Live the Allmans!
RIP - Duane Allman. Not sure any other musician had a greater impact in such a short time on what they now refer as "Classic Rock". The music of the Allman Bros. band will live on forever.
Duane was and still is one of the greatest guitar players ever he will be forever remembered also Greg, Berry and Butch Trucks the drummer with The Allman Brothers Band oh how I wish they were all here now R.I.P MY FRIENDS .
and unfortunately , Dickie Betts was a great partner to Duane's playing and a true master in his own right. But from what I know, well after Duane's death, and after Dickie carried the band alone and then with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks , Dickie Betts was forgotten and kicked out of the band because of his demons which were affecting the band members. I saw the Allmans no less than 10x, (never with Hayne and Trucks but there concert with Clapton is an all time classic ) and one time in a high school gym in Bethlehem PA , about 200 people there and what a show. Another time at the Spectrum in Phila., Little Richard was the opening act and he was good, and apparently felt he should be top billed, so much so that he INTERRUPTED the Allmans SEt and came on stage, in a Tizzy but they never stopped playing.
Love the Allman brothers band and loved Dwayne.He was the reason I got serious about playing guitar.R.I.P. Dwayne,Greg,Butch,and Berry. One of the greatest bands this country has ever produced.
A good overview in the short time.... but then I needed to go look up The Allman Joys because I'd heard about them and was curious. It was interesting to me that Duane was born 3 days after me. I've been playing guitar since 1962 but it would take me several lifetimes if ever to reach his level. He brought a lot of joy and wonder to a lot of us.
dazedandconfused551 Still Alive and Well from '73 is one of my all time favorites. I only saw Duane once but Johnny about a half dozen times, but it's my opinion that Duane was better on slide.
I live in Macon,Ga and know folks who were riding with him that day. It sucks, didn't have to happen. Search out the video on Goover Sassaman to get a little more insight on what happened that day, makes it actually worse, I am sad to say. Groover is the local HD dealer. Duane now rests with Barry on one side and across a sidewalk and ridiculous fence, his brother Gregg on the other. Barry's plan was for the band to be buried together, but members of his family have taken a different tack, damn shame. (and Candice, that is the truth and you know it) Rose Hill Cemetery is easy to find and as long as certain members of the Oakley family are not around, all are welcomed to pay their respects the way you see fit. It is a public cemetery but please, be respectful as Gregg, Duane and Barry all have family and friends in the area who come by as well. Give the family folks space if you come upon the grave and there are others there. Thank you.
I looked up and watched the video that James mentions. It was interesting to listen to Grover’s reminiscences about WWII. The part about Duane Allman is about 27 mins in. It does add something to the story, so thanks for mentioning it, James.
Eric Clapton was so impressed with the lead guitar in Wilson Picket's Hey Jude that he asked his manager to find out who was playing. When he found out it was Duane Allman, he went to an Allmans Brothers concert and sat near the front. Duane recognized him and got nervous, as EC was his idol. They met later back stage and rest is history. Their collaborations (mostly studio jams) are on youtube.
I remember when the first ABB album came out and it was no flop around Mississippi. Saw them at Reed Green Colosseum in Hattiesburg, MS, took 3 hits of Orange Sunshine and the steps melted that was quite the night. It wasn’t too long after that Duane got killed in wreck. Nobody could outplay Duane on a guitar. Acid was 50 cents a hit back then in Hattiesburg. The concert was free if you were s student at the University of Southern Mississippi. The students got to vote on the bands I remember on this one it was CCR or ABB the vote wasn’t even close. I saw most all of the bands from the late sixties at the Warehouse in New Orleans for around $5 a pop. Always had my dog with me and always tripping. We were up at the front against the fence one night in there and Ted Nugent reached over and pet the dog during the show. The dog was named Brown Dog and he was a hippie hound. Old man now but I had some times. Even know some of them but it didn’t matter back then there wasn’t a gap between the musicians and the audience as we would all be at the same bar after the show quite frequently. It’s was a trip.
For Me, Duane is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Every artists album he played on, was THAT artists greatest recordings. He is the best slide player I ever heard.
Thank you for another great video. One of the greatest concerts I ever saw was the Allman Brothers,but unfortunately it was after Duane was killed. Theybrought southern rock to the times and made way for alot of other great southern rock bands . R.i.p. Duane and Gregg.
Oh how my musical direction and awareness changed after hearing and listening to not only Duane, but every member in this band. I find myself extremely fortunate along with many others to know and love their music.
I was always a Skynyrd first southern rock fan, still am, but for me, the Allman Bros are 1-B and the Crowes 1-C. I’ve seen the Allman Bros more than any other band live down through the years. I’m very grateful for it. I think Jaimoe had a birthday recently. Happy Birthday J! Bless them all. All those brothers from down south. I will listen to all of y’all til I die. Brothers always!
l _love_ this band's music! Frank Zappa loved the way Duane would play those mid range, and low notes, and did a lovely version of Whipping Post in honour of these guys. So darn young! Twenty four ?? is just ...so ...darn ...young!
I just always seem to find myself wondering what would Duane have accomplished had he lived? I know everyone wonders about this. Duane is truly one of my mentors and a soul that I try and follow in my life. Go rest high on the mountain my brother.
my all time favorite, way too young, but his music will live on in our hearts. Such fire and soul in his playing, Then when gregg left us last year i almost dropped to the floor, but rest you brothers for you have inspired more than you could know.
I saw the Allman Brothers from 1973 Watkins Glen to 1989 or was it 90 my next town over at a small baseball field. And a few times in between. The music still hypnotizes me. I keep shaking my head feeling sad they died so young. I was 17 and it's one reason why I always have four wheels under me. Cruising around in my 72 z28, now I cruise around in my 13 zl1 always playing Allman Brothers as loud as I can stand it. Yeah, I'm old now but so happy I was young the time I was young.
I got the Allman Brothers Band first album for Xmas when it just came out in 1969, the same Xmas I got my first guitar. I learned to play off the album. Dreams taught me to play lead
I was so lucky to have seen the Allman Brothers a couple of times while Duane was still alive. I had seen so many groups in the late 60s and early 70s but not one came close to the beauty and energy that the Allman Brothers radiated. Glad I had a chance to see them. His slide guitar was incredible and beyond compare, Gregg's voice sounded like he was an old soul and had seen it all. The rest of the band were all excellent as well. The perfect group, in my opinion. Those were beautiful times that I will never forget. Still have all their vinyls and never tire of hearing them. They will go down in history as one of the best groups ever.
Wow Maria thank for sharing this with me and I'm in awe of this band to How lucky you are to be able to say that you got the chance to see these beautiful young brothers in all there GLORY! Greg's voice is so absolutely beautiful and Duane Allmans guitar playing phenomenal. I start every day with the music that is so absolutely special. You're the luckiest woman in the world in my view to have such a special memories
Duane Allman, "Sir Duane" is more fitting, was, is THE BEST , ever, even on a bad day. Being raised in Memphis, Tn. I was certainly exposed to the very best, so my feelings regarding Duane are not a matter of opinion folks, it is fact. Stop looking, trying to figure out who was the best, I just told you.
the world is over 4 billion years old and I am lucky to have lived in the time of Duane Allman In have two favorite live records Cornell 77 by the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band At Filmore East
it makes you want to cry knowing if he lived longer along with berry what height they would have gone but even though he left us dicky had the secret and didnot know it after duane passed away they allmost went there seperate ways untill dicky played this riff and the rest we all know RAMBLIN MAN SAVED the allmon brothers i never knew who they were untill i heard that i did buy LAYLA in a 45 record but it was ramblin man and after that it was lenerd skinerd then outlaws molly hatchet charlie danials and the rest oh ya ten years after and grandfunk railroad little feet
Wow, I, Like a lot of people, loved the Allman brothers music, but I had no idea he died so long ago at such a young age. It sure seems like a lot of these southern rock bands suffered unusual amounts of tragedy.
