Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers are known and considered to be one of the best bands of all time. The band originated in Macon, Georgia in 1969 and is still activly touring today. The Allman Brothers are even performing this June in Tennessee for Bonnaroo. The origional band consisted of Duane Allman, Gregg Almman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson. There have been many changes within the group members over the years and todays group only consists of three of its origional members, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson. Duane Allman, one of the origional members of the group and one of the Allman Brothers himself got killed in 1971 as a result of a motor cycle accident. The bands style of music fits into the southern rock, blues-rock, and instrumental rock genres and they have been part of five different labels, Capricorn, PolyGram, Arista, Epic and Sanctuary.

Over the years the band has received a great deal of awards for their talent. Four of the guitarists in the history of the band made it onto the Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guistarists of All Time, Duane Allman (#2), Warren Haynes (#23), Dickey Betts (#58) and Dereck Trucks (#81). The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and was ranked #52 on the Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Artist of All Time.

Interesting facts about the band (courtesy of...and for more...see

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1. Duane and Gregg Allman's father was an Army sergeant. He was murdered in 1949 when Duane was 3 and Gregg was 2.



2. Duane and Gregg are left-handed, but learned to play guitar right-handed.



3. Early names for the band included The Escorts, The 31st of February, Hour Glass, Almanac, and The Allman Joys.



4. Duane Allman and Barry Oakley died as a result of motorcycle accidents 3 blocks away from each other, Duane on October 29, 1971, Barry on November 11, 1972. Oakley did not die there. He got up, went home and hung out with his friends. Three hours later he died from a brain hemorrhage. Both were 24. They are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, where the band would often jam.
   
   
5. Gregg Allman shot himself in the foot in 1965 to avoid being sent to Vietnam. Duane was exempt from the draft because he was the oldest son and his father was dead.



6. Their mushroom logo comes from the hallucinogenic mushrooms they took in their early years. Every member except Warren Haynes had it tattooed on his calf.



7. The band is famous for their innovative jams and constant touring. They have always encouraged taping at their shows.



8. Duane Allman named his daughter Galadrielle, after a character in J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord Of The Rings.
   
   
9. They performed at the second Woodstock in 1994. They were going to attend the first Woodstock as spectators, but decided not to fight the traffic.
   
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10. Duane used an old-fashioned glass prescription pill bottle as a slide for his guitar. He kept it locked away in a briefcase while on the road, so as not to risk having it lost or broken in the course of handling all the larger equipment. Finding one that fit the finger, and also just happened to be the right length wasn't all that easy.