The Allman Brothers–Saturday Nite Nostalgia

The Allman Brothers band formed in 1969, in Jacksonville, Florida but based out of Macon, Georgia featuring brothers Duane and Greg Allman along with Dickey Betts on lead guitar and song writing, Barry Oakley on Bass guitar, Butch Truck on drums. They are considered to be pioneers of a sub-genre known as Southern Rock which is generally a mix of blues, country and rock and roll.

The band would begin to achieve commercial success in 1971 with the release of the album, ” At Fillmore East” which featured hits like “Whipping Post” and “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.

A few months after “At Fillmore East” went gold,  Duane Allman would be killed in  a motorcycle accident and that would start the troubles for the band that would lead to break ups and reforming with other players. More here.

“Whipping Post”

“Ramblin’ Man” from the 1973 album, “Brothers and Sisters”.  That single and album would be the peak of their commerical success. Shortly afterward, things would go downhill due to internal issues and first break up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdKJcywEiz0

“Melissa” 1972 hit redone 20 years later

Happy Saturday Nite, all!