Allman Brothers Information

The Allman Brothers band was formed in 1969 with guitarist Duane Allman, singer Gregg Allman, guitarist Dickey Betts, bass guitarist Berry Oakley, and drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe Johanny Johanson. The Macon, Georgia-based band is seen as a pioneer of the '70s. Thanks to the fluid, inspired guitar work of Duane Allman and the soulful Southern drawl of his brother Gregg, the six-member group blended elements of soul, blues, rock, country and even bits of jazz, while fashioning a unique style marked by twin guitar leads and long, meandering improvisations.

The Allman Brothers Band was the flagship band on Phil Walden's Capricorn label and would lay the groundwork for a generation of Southern Rock artists including Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Allman Brothers were also one of the first groups (along with the Grateful Dead) to feature not one, but two drummers.

The Allman Brothers Band played several concerts in the south before releasing their self-titled debut album. Critics loved it, but the blues-rock album found few listeners, attracting only a cult audience. The follow up Idlewild South (1970) was a massive critical success. By this time, the band's long, epic jams were becoming commonplace in studio records, making many of the songs a unique mixture of jazz, classical music, heavy metal and blues. In March 1971, the Allman Brothers Band recorded Live at the Fillmore East, a popular concert venue in New York City.

Following the motorcycle-related deaths of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley just over a year apart from each other, the Allman Brothers Band found replacements in Lamar Williams and Chuck Leavell. Even with the lineup changes, the Allman Brothers Band had become one of the top concert draws in the country and saw an estimated 600,000 people gather to the racetrack at the massive outdoor festival Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York.

Soon enough, Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts were going their separate ways as solo artists, but also tried to maintain a level of togetherness with the rest of the band. Win, Lose, or Draw, which came out in 1975, was uneven and featured a lack of member participation. Soon enough, the rest of the members of the Allman Brothers Band swore they would not work with Gregg Allman again.

In 1989, the Allman Brothers Band reunited; Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel, and Allen Woody all got back together while Chuck Leavell was on tour with the Rolling Stones and Lamar Williams had passed away due to cancer in 1983. Seven Turns was released in 1970 when the band was signed to Epic Records. Johnny Neel would be replaced by Marc Quinones, and Warren Haynes and Allen Woody would form Gov't Mule by 1994.

The Allman Brothers Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Jessica." Haynes was replaced with Jack Pearson, who was replaced with Derek Trucks in 1999. When Dickey Betts was asked by the band to take their summer tour off, he would end up suing the band which resulted in a permanent separation. Warren Haynes would rejoin the band in 2001, and by 2003 and 2004 the Allman Brothers Band were again Grammy nominated. In Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks all made the list.

The Allman Brothers Band has released over two dozen albums. The current line-up features Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, Warren Haynes, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge, and Derek Trucks.

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