Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman, as well as Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson.
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32 Facts About Allman Brothers
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Gregg Allman Brothers died from complications arising from liver cancer on May 27,2017 at his home in Georgia, at 69.
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At FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Duane Allman Brothers became the primary session guitarist, recording with artists such as Aretha Franklin and King Curtis.
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Allman Brothers invited bassist Berry Oakley to jam with the new group; the pair had met in a Macon, Georgia club some time earlier, and became quick friends.
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Allman Brothers invited anyone who wanted to join to the jam sessions that birthed the Allman Brothers Band.
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The Allman Brothers Band was recorded and mixed in two weeks, and proved a positive experience for the ensemble.
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The Allman Brothers Band was released in November 1969 through Atco and Capricorn Records, but received a poor commercial response, selling less than 35,000 copies upon initial release.
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Allman Brothers was a huge fan of Clapton's work with Cream, and Clapton had been blown away by Allman Brothers's session work on Wilson Pickett's "Hey Jude" some years prior.
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Clapton invited Duane to join Derek and the Dominos, and by several accounts he considered it; in the end, he declined the offer and rejoined the Allman Brothers Band, returning after missing a string of several shows.
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Allman Brothers was riding his motorcycle at a high speed at the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue and Bartlett Street as a flatbed truck carrying a lumber crane approached.
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The truck stopped suddenly in the intersection, forcing Allman Brothers to swerve his Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle sharply to the left to avoid a collision.
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The motorcycle bounced into the air, landed on Allman Brothers and skidded another 90 feet with Allman Brothers pinned underneath, crushing his internal organs.
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Allman Brothers declined hospital treatment and went home, but gradually grew delirious.
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Allman Brothers was taken to the hospital shortly thereafter and died of cerebral swelling caused by a fractured skull.
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Allman Brothers Band returned to touring, playing larger venues, receiving more profit and dealing with less friendship, miscommunication, and spiraling drug problems.
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From August 1975 to May 1976, the Allman Brothers Band played 41 shows to some of the biggest crowds of their career.
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The "breaking point" came when Gregg Allman Brothers testified in the trial of security man Scooter Herring.
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The members regrouped occasionally in the intervening years; in 1986, Betts and Allman Brothers toured together, with each opening for one another and collaborating for a set.
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Allman Brothers Band celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 1989, and the band reunited for a summer tour, with Jaimoe on drums.
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Haynes was both opening with his own band and headlining with the Allman Brothers, and began to consider leaving the group, due to their increasing lack of communication.
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The group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1995; Allman Brothers was severely inebriated and could not make it through his acceptance speech.
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Allman Brothers was finally sober and felt more miserable shows with Betts would be a waste of time.
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Allman Brothers had a liver transplant in 2010, and suffered health setbacks for the following two years.
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Allman Brothers went to rehab in 2012 for addiction following his medical treatments.
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In 2012, the Allman Brothers started their own music festival, The Peach, which features many associated acts and many genres in addition to two Allman Brothers performances.
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In January 2020, the five surviving members of the final Allman Brothers lineup, calling themselves the Brothers, announced their intentions to hold a show to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band on March 10 at Madison Square Garden.
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Allman Brothers Band have generally been considered one of the pioneering bands in Southern rock, although the group distanced itself from the term.
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Duane Allman Brothers was inspired by Howard Roberts, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow, and Kenny Burrell.
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Allman Brothers Band were considerably influential within the Southern United States.
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The Allman Brothers Band had played two sets at the festival, which was a significant event in their career.
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Allman Brothers Band placed more emphasis on their live performances rather than albums.
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