I actually got to meet Gregg Allman one night at work. I was a night auditor. Three am he comes walking through the lobby with his tiny dog. I called out Hey Gregg, How's it going...He stopped turned, broke into a huge grin, said Hey Baby! And walked over to the desk, skook my hand, talked a bit. I asked him for his script, which he gave gladly. It reads ABB 'To Shawn, Love and Boogie. Gregg Allman. (He drew a heart for the dot in the i of boogie). He seemed down the earth and not stuck up and snooty. We actually have the same Birthday, althoughhe was 10 years older. 😎
Duane Allman was living in a tent in the parking lot at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Al picking up studio work.Wilson "Funky Broadway" Pickett did a cover of Hey Jude with Duane on guitar..Rick Hall owner of Fame let Adam Wexler from Atlantic Records hear it and was blown away by Duane. He told Rick to tell him to put a band together...Southern Rock was born..From the documentary The History of Souther Rock
What is ironic for all the grade A songs on their debut album it really did not take off.It wasn't until the Filmore live album came out that launched their popularity.
@@1bigrowdy That “Hey Jude” was a wonderful track. You’re right about that. Eric Clapton said it was one of the three times in his life, or something like that, that he had to pull the car over and figure out who was playing the guitar. Supposedly, Duane had to convince Pickett that it would work. I would’ve loved to hear him play with Otis Redding!
I saw The Allman Brothers with Little Feat and they brought the place into a frenzy doing a three song "Encore" with both bands together..... "Melisa"... "Whipin Post"... "Dixie Chicken" It was awesome. One of my favorites in over 300 rock concerts.
My son was Feat's guitar tech for about 10 years. I've got signed posters all over my living room lol. Was only lucky enough to see AB (my favorite band) once in the early 90's. ✌️
ABB was known for playing way past 'end' of show time. My BIGGEST REGRET- I missed them in concert (where they played overtime) 2 or 3 months BEFORE Duane die 😭. I then made a vow to NEVER miss a band I WANTED to see again. Still makes me sooo sad. Your stories of 2 bands playing together- KUDOS!!!! 🔥☮️👍🏻
Duane always on the slide - and the greatest slide player that ever lived - Duane on the first solo, all the fills, and the third solo - Dickey on the middle solo at 4:15
Duane on the slide, (first solo and third solo in the left ear), Dickie (2nd solo, right ear). Bass player, Berry Oakley. Statesboro is just off I-24 between Macon and Savannah, GA. Blind Willie McTell wrote it in 1928. Another great version of the song is from Taj Mahal, another great blues artists. Saw the Allman Brothers at an outdoor concert in St. Paul, MN summer of 1971 a couple months before Duane died. Played a LONG set, great concert.
Duane was one of those guys you knew was only gonna get better. Hearing him at his best must be a great memory. Man, when these guys got cooking you could warm your hands with them!
Duane intentionally copied the way Jesse Ed Davis, the Native American guitarist who played slide with Taj Mahal played Statesboro Blues. It was Jesse Ed who inspired Duane to play slide.
The Allman Brothers "Live At Filmore East" (1971) is one of those album sets that you just put them on and let it all rip in one sitting. Yes, it is indeed that great and legendary.
In my humble opinion this was the most talented and gifted musicians to ever grace the stage. Saw the first time in 1974 in Mobile Alabama when I was 15. Hooked on their music ever since
Duane was on the slide and Berry Oakley is the bass player who died not long after Duane passed. This song and Dreams are my favorite songs by this group. Duane Allman Anthology record has a special place in my heart, there are some PRICELESS GEMS on that record. For instance "Down Along the Cove"with Johnny Jenkins at lead vocal and Duane on the slide. Great reaction guys,TY.
Berry Oakley, the bassist, died, in Macon, Ga, in a single-person motorcycle accident less than a half mile from where Duane Allman died in a single-person motorcycle accident just a year before. The two friends are buried next to one another (and now with Gregg nearby) in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. I’ve been to their gravesites. Hallowed ground…
Statesboro is where the Georgia State Penitentiary is. Duane Allman plays all the slide guitar. Dickey Betts learned to play slide after Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash at the ripe old age of 24. Bassist Berry Oakley died a year later also on a motorcycle in nearly the same spot. You should listen to the whole album. This is the first track. Thanks!
Yup, both died a few miles from me in Macon not far from where they lived which is now the Allman Brothers Big House Museum! Mercer University just recently bought Capricorn Records/Studios & restored it & reopened it plus some of it is also a museum since all the greats recorded there like the Allmans, Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Wet Willie, Elvin Bishop, Delbert McClinton & many others
Redisville is where the State Penitentiary is Located, Statesboro is my hometown The song is originally by Blind Willie McTel a Black Blues singer from the 1920’s who lived in Statesboro, Georgia. We have a college here Georgia Southern , Gregg met a girl that was going to college here back in the late sixties when they were just starting the band They played a concert here and he was dating this girl and she broke off the relationship
@@Jamesd1861 I dated a chic in high school in Covington 1983-84 {home of the Dukes of Hazzard} that went to Georgia Southern after graduation & she invited me to come down a few times so I got to go to some parties & a couple of games back when Erk Russell was the coach when they won back 2 back National Championships 1985--86, had a lot a great times down there in the '80s!
Statesboro Blues" was written and originally recorded by the great Blind Willie McTell. But few can get the amazing sound with a Gibson Les Paul and Marshall amps, and can drop jaws sound with guitarists like Dickey Betts and the slide guitar of the late, great Duane Allman. Add the vocals of the swampy blues of Gregg Allman, and you've got another amazing blues tune. The Allman Brothers were unique then and still are today. Thanks for the amazing reactions you've given us today. As always, it is Top Shelve.
So this was the first song that Duane learn how to play on the slide he was sick actually yeah he was sick and Greg had brought him a bottle of medicine and the Taj mahal album that had Statesboro blues on it Duane emptied All the pills out and started listening to the album and he used the pill bottle which was made out of glass as as his slide hence why alot of slide players use the glass bottle as their slide you have to put into perspective that Duane only played guitar for 10 years he only played slide guitar for 3 years to do so much in such little time imagine what the brothers would sound like if you hadn't died
One of my all time 5 favorite Live albums. Rory Gallagher- Irish Tour 74 Deep Purple- Made in Japan "An obscure" Grobschnitt-Solar Music Climax Blues Band- FM Live Johnny Winter- Captured Live AND this great Allman Bros Album. Funny how magical the early 70's were for Live bands. It hasn't come close to being matched since.
White boys from the South are built different. It’s obviously because they grew up around local Blues musicians. None of that exists today, sadly. This is the best music that was and will ever be.
The opening slide guitar was Duane. When you hear a slide guitar from this era of the Allman Brothers it's always Duane. The Bass player is Berry Oakley. He was killed in a motorcycle accident just like Duane, almost a year to the day apart. Statesboro is in Georgia.
The Brothers always paid homage to the great blues players and songs .. I can honestly say the Brothers opened my eyes to the blues and been a huge fan since .. Please continue on checking the Brothers out ...
I saw them for the first time when I was 14 (turned 15 when the clock struck 12, and they were still jamming!) It was an unofficial - non scheduled concert date for the up-coming album, Eat A Peach. The first concert without Duane. Berry was on bass...It was off the charts!..I think they were trying to prove to everyone, and mostly themselves, that they could still go on without their leader, and they lit the place up for over 3 hours! I'll never forget it..Hofstra Univ., Long Island, NY..April 9, 1972.
Thank you for another Allman Brothers song, I love them. If you like Gregg Allman's voice you should hear Please Call Home. His voice is soulful with a combination of humming and growling, in a good way.
Berry Oakley on bass back then ..he died in a motorcycle accident 1 year after Duane in 72 I street away from where Duane crashed and died In Macon Georgia..they were so young and just getting started it was a horrible time and yet the Brothers kept the band going until they retired in 2014...loved them all !! ✌️
The Allmans would nearly always open with Statesboro Blues. It was high energy from the first note and kept it up with different flavors of blues and jazz like jamming, often for 4 hour sets. Dwayne was blissed out playing. When he got going he had this enormous grin and was standing on his tippee toes. I saw them the next time they played at the Fillmore (about three months later), for their late show that started at 1:00 am. When they were finished and we left the theator, it was dawn, and glowing.
I saw Greg Allman about a year before he died. He totally had “it” . So glad I had the opportunity to see him, he was a blues/rock treasure. I am a blues junkie. You’re right about the scale too.
Imagine the vibe in that hall (Filmore East, NYC) on that night. For many of those city folk this was their first exposure to real down-home, southern blues/boogie-woogie/soul infused rock. And the boys absolutely brought their A-game that night. What I would give to have been there...
Barry Oakley was a beast! He was also the uncredited orchestra leader during shows! As you can tell he held all that together, every note was deliberate🔥🤘✌ out bros!
I said it once and I'll say it again it is so nice to see young people like you fellas getting into the old school I try to feed my nephews this music my sister always pushes back
Though a teen of the 70's, I haven't seen many concerts. But the ones I have seen have all been great. My girlfriend and I saw Greg Allman sometime in the 90's. Blew us and the audience away. The concert was in a relatively small arena. Talk about volume! Whew! But we loved it. Greg's voice was impeccable. Strong and right on key throughout. If you haven't heard Greg's song "I'm No Angel" , do yourselves a favor and check it out. "Blues scale " ?? Music ignoramus here. But I think I get what y'all are referring to, based on the context. Appreciate the inside knowledge you guys bring to the channel. Stay bluesy.
I'm an Australian and have been a huge fan of the Allman BROTHERS for only ten years. That's because hardly anyone over here knows of them. They would be the most underrated Superstars ever. Please look at Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick live in London 1977. Another underrated band.
So from the Fillmore concerts they did a number called 'Mountain Jam', that starts right at the end of whipping post30+ minutes with a drum solo with the2 drummers and a bass solo by the late great Berry Oakley. Check it out some time. Of course soaring solos from Duane and Dickey.
I was fortunate enough to see The Allman Brothers when they played at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia during the 70s. Bet you can guess which song brought the house down.
Trivia- It was Duane Allman who convinced Wilson Pickett to record "Hey Jude" . WIlson's version hit it big in the U.K. where a up and coming Guitarist heard the R&B version and at the end of the song one could hear a guitar riff in the background. The British Guitarist was Clapton and when he asked who was playing guitar as a studio musician on Pickett's recording, Clapton was told it was some guy known as " Sky Dog". Clapton would later come unannounced to an Allman Bros. performance and sit at stage front to listen to Duane Allman play. When Duane saw Clapton on the front line he almost lost his train of thought, mid song. The relationship would grow and Duane would join Eric on many recordings.
It's true that Gregg Allman had a voice like none other. He recorded an album called "Laid Back" shortly after Duane & Berry's death. He took it on the road. And I was so fortunate to have been in Macon, GA for opening night. The live album is from Carnegie Hall. I guarantee if you want to hear what he could do vocally, I'd start with "Turn On Your Lovelight."
Berry Oakley was originally a lead guitarist who learned the bass in order to get in the band of a touring name artist so he brought the sensibilities and techniques of a lead player to his bass playing in much the same way that being trained classically on the cello was crucial to Jack Bruce's bass playing with the Cream that made them so successful as a power trio.
Saw AB multiple times. The best was in Cleveland, had 3rd row. 2-bikers in the 2nd row almost right in front of me, got in to a fight during Melissa. The show stopped. Bouncers we’re afraid to break it up. The AB were cheering it on. Eventually they were escorted out. During intermission the bikers were buying each other drinks and were allowed back in. Greg Allman recognized them and had them stand up to recognize them. It was the craziest thing I’d ever seen at a concert.
It was not unusual for this band to open up with Statesboro Blues as it was always a guarantee to get the crowd jumping. Live at the Filmore is considered one of the best live albums of all time in the rock/blues genre. I believe the band as a whole was at thier apex when this record was made. I surely do agree with you, Greg Allmans voice was absolutely AMAZING on this record! RIP Duane, Berry, Butch and Greg. So glad I got to see this band during their farewell tour 8 years ago.They were great, Warren Haynes is a beast of talent and I really enjoyed the two drummers and Derek Trucks ripping that slide up and Gregs voice sounded very good as well. Was disappointed that they did not converse with the crowd very much, all business. Still, I am grateful I got to see them as I have been a faithful since the 70s. Thanks for reacting guys, enjoyed it.
This is right up your alley! I was 8 when this was recorded and is still a favorite. Their sound is definitely recognizable...particularly the guitars.
Great choice! ABB an absolute favorite. Fillmore East album is hands down the best live album ever produced. Have seen ABB in every incarnation of the band. Amazing every time. I still say Duane’s soul lives on in Derek Trucks! Bass player is Berry Oakley. Died in motorcycle crash about a year after Duane, not too far from where Duane had his crash.
You two really dig in; love that! Amazing how much rock was born from the blues, isn't it? "Cause if you can't make it, your sister Lucille said she wanna go, and I sure will take her" HAHAHAHA!!!
Desert Island pick with 1 of my favourite lyrics; "If you can't make it, baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go - and I SURE GONNA TAKE HER"! Saw them live in mid '90s; absolute fire.
Statesboro, Georgia. The song was originally recorded by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s. Always enjoy your reactions gentlemen. I love the blues too. Maybe do some reactions to the fathers of the electric blues - Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker ... it's a long list. Can't Get No Grindin by Muddy Waters would be a great place to start.
At Filmore that night,never heard of them before. Albert King opened,Allman’s were second and played for over three hours, no one could believe what was happening at the time. When they opened with Statesboro Blues they froze the crowd…we were stunned and also stoned….smoke thick as fog. Johnny Winter was final act(can u imagine) and there was a delay….rumor was he didn’t want to follow them! Been there with them ever since….Duane played with Eric Clapton on Derek and the Dominoes, Butch Trucks was one of the Allman brothers drummers. His nephew is Derek Trucks the protege of Duane Allman, second greatest slide guitarist after Duane. Steve
The Allman Brothers are just another level! Barry Oakley killed the bass....keep'm coming! SOUTHBOUND studio version with Chuck Leavell on the keys is probably my favourite driving tune of all time!
That's Duane playing. He specialized in slide guitar. He picked it up while he was playing with The Swampers (the studio musicians) at Muscle Shoals Studio and sat around the studio practicing until he owned the technique.
Actually he learned it before moving to Alabama, Gregg told a story about, Duane was leaving CA and had seen Taj Mahal in a club, was enamored with Jesse Ed Davis slide guitar, got injured in a horse riding accident and Gregg bought him the album and a bottle of Coriceden, the rest is history
Hip hop head my whole life. I found this band and it was on. Greatest of all time. Tedeschi Trucks is imo the greatest band currently, they regularly challenge the norm and blend it with tradition. Derek Trucks is in the conversation for GOAT.. Watch him channel both Eric Clapton and Duane Allman in his Layla performance from 2019. I'll link in comments if you're interested.
@@AirplayBeats I remember! The reason I linked this is because it's so rare that Derek is willing to be the star of the show and allow his skills to shine. This is a great example. There are two others I can think of that really illustrate his abilities, if the time comes.. Whatever you decide, love the direction you're taking the channel and your input. 🙏
They didn't like having their pictures taken; outtakes from the cover shoot session shows this. But when they were finally getting fed up, Duane spotted a buddy, ran over, scored a package, ran back, and took up his position, concealing his purchase in his folded hands. Their expressions are priceless!
Nicely played Y'all 👍👍 I couldn't tell you how many back roads outside of Nashville I burned up with this turned up to 11 and the windows down 🐶😎🇺🇸 Spread the love P.S. anytime you hear the slide guitar... it's Duane 😉
Berry Oakley was the bass player - he died in a similar motorcycle accident one year after Duane - a couple a blocks away. He was 24 - same age as Duane
I actually got to meet Gregg Allman one night at work. I was a night auditor. Three am he comes walking through the lobby with his tiny dog. I called out Hey Gregg, How's it going...He stopped turned, broke into a huge grin, said Hey Baby! And walked over to the desk, skook my hand, talked a bit. I asked him for his script, which he gave gladly. It reads ABB 'To Shawn, Love and Boogie. Gregg Allman. (He drew a heart for the dot in the i of boogie). He seemed down the earth and not stuck up and snooty. We actually have the same Birthday, althoughhe was 10 years older. 😎
When giants walked the earth. And played the Fillmore. 😊
❤❤❤
It’s so refreshing to hear The Allman Brothers’ music reacted to by two people who “get it”.
Was fortunate enough to see them many times. They are one of the greatest live bands ever in my opinion. Will never forget those times…
Me too. ❤
I am so lucky and grateful to have been alive when the greatest Rock nRoll music was being made.
Dig it baby dig it!!
Me too!
One of greatest to ever lay ten fingers on the six strings of an electric guitar, Mr. Duane Allman.
Duane Allman was living in a tent in the parking lot at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Al picking up studio work.Wilson "Funky Broadway" Pickett did a cover of Hey Jude with Duane on guitar..Rick Hall owner of Fame let Adam Wexler from Atlantic Records hear it and was blown away by Duane. He told Rick to tell him to put a band together...Southern Rock was born..From the documentary The History of Souther Rock
It was Wilson Pickett. Otis was dead already.
@@lathedauphinot6820 I stand corrected thx
What is ironic for all the grade A songs on their debut album it really did not take off.It wasn't until the Filmore live album came out that launched their popularity.
@@1bigrowdy That “Hey Jude” was a wonderful track. You’re right about that. Eric Clapton said it was one of the three times in his life, or something like that, that he had to pull the car over and figure out who was playing the guitar. Supposedly, Duane had to convince Pickett that it would work. I would’ve loved to hear him play with Otis Redding!
Saw the Allman Brothers 4 times in the early 70's. Twice, when Duane was still alive. No band sounded better live.
I saw The Allman Brothers with Little Feat and they brought the place into a frenzy doing a three song "Encore" with both bands together..... "Melisa"... "Whipin Post"... "Dixie Chicken" It was awesome. One of my favorites in over 300 rock concerts.
Lucky you !👍🏻
I was at the Watkins Glen concert (still have my tickets). At the end of the night they jammed with the Band and the Grateful Dead.
My son was Feat's guitar tech for about 10 years. I've got signed posters all over my living room lol. Was only lucky enough to see AB (my favorite band) once in the early 90's. ✌️
ABB was known for playing way past 'end' of show time. My BIGGEST REGRET- I missed them in concert (where they played overtime) 2 or 3 months BEFORE Duane die 😭. I then made a vow to NEVER miss a band I WANTED to see again. Still makes me sooo sad. Your stories of 2 bands playing together- KUDOS!!!! 🔥☮️👍🏻
Your a lucky SOB😇
Duane always on the slide - and the greatest slide player that ever lived - Duane on the first solo, all the fills, and the third solo - Dickey on the middle solo at 4:15
Duane on the slide, (first solo and third solo in the left ear), Dickie (2nd solo, right ear). Bass player, Berry Oakley. Statesboro is just off I-24 between Macon and Savannah, GA. Blind Willie McTell wrote it in 1928. Another great version of the song is from Taj Mahal, another great blues artists. Saw the Allman Brothers at an outdoor concert in St. Paul, MN summer of 1971 a couple months before Duane died. Played a LONG set, great concert.
Duane was one of those guys you knew was only gonna get better. Hearing him at his best must be a great memory. Man, when these guys got cooking you could warm your hands with them!
Thank you so much man !
Statesboro is off I-16.
Duane intentionally copied the way Jesse Ed Davis, the Native American guitarist who played slide with Taj Mahal played Statesboro Blues.
It was Jesse Ed who inspired Duane to play slide.
The Allman Brothers "Live At Filmore East" (1971) is one of those album sets that you just put them on and let it all rip in one sitting. Yes, it is indeed that great and legendary.
One of the greatest lines ever written "If you can't make it baby, your sister Lucille say she wanna go and I sho will take her". 😎🤘
In my humble opinion this was the most talented and gifted musicians to ever grace the stage.
Saw the first time in 1974 in Mobile Alabama when I was 15. Hooked on their music ever since
Not My Cross To Bear is incredible, and keep in mind he was 22 when he sang it!!
Duane was on the slide and Berry Oakley is the bass player who died not long after Duane passed. This song and Dreams are my favorite songs by this group. Duane Allman Anthology record has a special place in my heart, there are some PRICELESS GEMS on that record. For instance "Down Along the Cove"with Johnny Jenkins at lead vocal and Duane on the slide. Great reaction guys,TY.
Live at the fillmore east the greatest live album of all time.
Berry Oakley, the bassist, died, in Macon, Ga, in a single-person motorcycle accident less than a half mile from where Duane Allman died in a single-person motorcycle accident just a year before. The two friends are buried next to one another (and now with Gregg nearby) in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. I’ve been to their gravesites. Hallowed ground…
Maybe the most underrated band in history. So so good!!
Love the band. The 70s music just kicks azz. So many different sounds and all incredible! My fav decade
That band ain’t in no way underrated, how do you underrate a great band like ABB?
That's ridiculous. Everybody knew how great they were, they're not underrated at all.
They were NOT underrated
Statesboro is where the Georgia State Penitentiary is. Duane Allman plays all the slide guitar. Dickey Betts learned to play slide after Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash at the ripe old age of 24. Bassist Berry Oakley died a year later also on a motorcycle in nearly the same spot. You should listen to the whole album. This is the first track. Thanks!
Thanks for explaining that didn't wanna write all that
Yup, both died a few miles from me in Macon not far from where they lived which is now the Allman Brothers Big House Museum! Mercer University just recently bought Capricorn Records/Studios & restored it & reopened it plus some of it is also a museum since all the greats recorded there like the Allmans, Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Wet Willie, Elvin Bishop, Delbert McClinton & many others
Redisville is where the State Penitentiary is Located, Statesboro is my hometown The song is originally by Blind Willie McTel a Black Blues singer from the 1920’s who lived in Statesboro, Georgia. We have a college here Georgia Southern , Gregg met a girl that was going to college here back in the late sixties when they were just starting the band They played a concert here and he was dating this girl and she broke off the relationship
@@Jamesd1861 I dated a chic in high school in Covington 1983-84 {home of the Dukes of Hazzard} that went to Georgia Southern after graduation & she invited me to come down a few times so I got to go to some parties & a couple of games back when Erk Russell was the coach when they won back 2 back National Championships 1985--86, had a lot a great times down there in the '80s!
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman That’s cool! I know Capricorn Records.
Statesboro Blues" was written and originally recorded by the great Blind Willie McTell. But few can get the amazing sound with a Gibson Les Paul and Marshall amps, and can drop jaws sound with guitarists like Dickey Betts and the slide guitar of the late, great Duane Allman. Add the vocals of the swampy blues of Gregg Allman, and you've got another amazing blues tune. The Allman Brothers were unique then and still are today. Thanks for the amazing reactions you've given us today. As always, it is Top Shelve.
Oh so good yet oh so bad was Greg!
So this was the first song that Duane learn how to play on the slide he was sick actually yeah he was sick and Greg had brought him a bottle of medicine and the Taj mahal album that had Statesboro blues on it Duane emptied All the pills out and started listening to the album and he used the pill bottle which was made out of glass as as his slide hence why alot of slide players use the glass bottle as their slide you have to put into perspective that Duane only played guitar for 10 years he only played slide guitar for 3 years to do so much in such little time imagine what the brothers would sound like if you hadn't died
@@joshkeheley8568 Coricidin cold medicine glass bottle
Taj Mahal's version is great too.
Duane was blown away by Jesse Ed Davis, then there were many who were as well, Duane was just trying to imitate Jesse Ed as best he could
One of my all time 5 favorite Live albums.
Rory Gallagher- Irish Tour 74
Deep Purple- Made in Japan
"An obscure" Grobschnitt-Solar Music
Climax Blues Band- FM Live
Johnny Winter- Captured Live
AND this great Allman Bros Album.
Funny how magical the early 70's were for Live bands.
It hasn't come close to being matched since.
Hard to believe that Dickey and Jaimoe are the last two left with us. The first album I ever bought, waaaaaay back when. I wore out the grooves!
Derek Trucks is keeping the AB spirit alive.
Statesboro is in Georgia - Blind Willie McTell release his version in 1928. Gregg Allman loved Blind Willie McTell.
Just A GREAT BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2.8.23. Hell yeah, back to the “inimitable” Allman Brothers™️🎸🎷
White boys from the South are built different. It’s obviously because they grew up around local Blues musicians. None of that exists today, sadly. This is the best music that was and will ever be.
You should listen to Oliver Anthony
So True, sadly😢😮❤❤
The opening slide guitar was Duane. When you hear a slide guitar from this era of the Allman Brothers it's always Duane. The Bass player is Berry Oakley. He was killed in a motorcycle accident just like Duane, almost a year to the day apart. Statesboro is in Georgia.
If you like the Blues, it never gets old listening to these guys
Thanks for your channel.
Two drummers. Butch Trucks and John Lee 'Jaimoe' Johnson. They played The Beacon Theater (NYC) annually. Always Great
Straight up blues from the Brothers! Thanks guys!
Bassist was Barry Oakley, who unfortunately died one year after Duane Allman.
No other live album even comes close to this one. ❤
The Brothers always paid homage to the great blues players and songs .. I can honestly say the Brothers opened my eyes to the blues and been a huge fan since .. Please continue on checking the Brothers out ...
I saw them for the first time when I was 14 (turned 15 when the clock struck 12, and they were still jamming!) It was an unofficial - non scheduled concert date for the up-coming album, Eat A Peach. The first concert without Duane. Berry was on bass...It was off the charts!..I think they were trying to prove to everyone, and mostly themselves, that they could still go on without their leader, and they lit the place up for over 3 hours! I'll never forget it..Hofstra Univ., Long Island, NY..April 9, 1972.
What floors me most about this particular recording is that Gregg was only 23 years old, sounding like a seasoned old blues man.
The only way to listen to the Allmans is live. We're lucky to live in a time with so much music at our finger tips.
Thank you for another Allman Brothers song, I love them. If you like Gregg Allman's voice you should hear Please Call Home. His voice is soulful with a combination of humming and growling, in a good way.
Another banger reaction to a banger song. Can’t go wrong with The Allman Brothers ever.
You CAN NOT GO WRONG with Allman Brothers Band. PERIOD.
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I saw them 7 times and they were great every time! States pro is a town in Georgia, about an hour away from me.
The Allman’s were a band that were best live. Phenomenal. Live at the Fillmore East does a great job in capturing the Allman Bros magic.
Berry Oakley on bass back then ..he died in a motorcycle accident 1 year after Duane in 72 I street away from where Duane crashed and died In Macon Georgia..they were so young and just getting started it was a horrible time and yet the Brothers kept the band going until they retired in 2014...loved them all !! ✌️
The Allmans would nearly always open with Statesboro Blues. It was high energy from the first note and kept it up with different flavors of blues and jazz like jamming, often for 4 hour sets. Dwayne was blissed out playing. When he got going he had this enormous grin and was standing on his tippee toes.
I saw them the next time they played at the Fillmore (about three months later), for their late show that started at 1:00 am. When they were finished and we left the theator, it was dawn, and glowing.
What an era to grow up in, especially in SW GA & SE AL where there were numerous awesome musicians on every block of town.
I saw Greg Allman about a year before he died. He totally had “it” . So glad I had the opportunity to see him, he was a blues/rock treasure. I am a blues junkie. You’re right about the scale too.
Imagine the vibe in that hall (Filmore East, NYC) on that night. For many of those city folk this was their first exposure to real down-home, southern blues/boogie-woogie/soul infused rock. And the boys absolutely brought their A-game that night. What I would give to have been there...
Barry Oakley was a beast! He was also the uncredited orchestra leader during shows! As you can tell he held all that together, every note was deliberate🔥🤘✌ out bros!
I said it once and I'll say it again it is so nice to see young people like you fellas getting into the old school I try to feed my nephews this music my sister always pushes back
This entire album is a jam front to back.
Though a teen of the 70's, I haven't seen many concerts. But the ones I have seen have all been great. My girlfriend and I saw Greg Allman sometime in the 90's. Blew us and the audience away. The concert was in a relatively small arena.
Talk about volume! Whew! But we loved it.
Greg's voice was impeccable. Strong and right on key throughout. If you haven't heard Greg's song
"I'm No Angel" , do yourselves a favor and check it out.
"Blues scale " ?? Music ignoramus here.
But I think I get what y'all are referring to, based on the context. Appreciate the inside knowledge you guys bring to the channel. Stay bluesy.
This is one of my favorite AB songs ❤️
I'm an Australian and have been a huge fan of the Allman BROTHERS for only ten years. That's because hardly anyone over here knows of them. They would be the most underrated Superstars ever. Please look at Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick live in London 1977. Another underrated band.
One of the first albums my young teenager self owned. One of the best.
So from the Fillmore concerts they did a number called 'Mountain Jam', that starts right at the end of whipping post30+ minutes with a drum solo with the2 drummers and a bass solo by the late great Berry Oakley. Check it out some time. Of course soaring solos from Duane and Dickey.
Gentlemen..now we know what flawless sounds like..can I get an amen!
I Love your Channel and Reaction's. Both of you are Great, Thanks
One of my favorite songs when I was 19 y.o. (it's still great!)
I love the way you call it like you feel it
Saw them live twice! Always a great show. Still play this in my car. You guys rock this lady's ❤️!
I was fortunate enough to see The Allman Brothers when they played at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia during the 70s. Bet you can guess which song brought the house down.
Saw them for the first time at Cobo in Detroit. The warm up band was The Marshall Tucker band. What a concert!
Trivia- It was Duane Allman who convinced Wilson Pickett to record "Hey Jude" . WIlson's version hit it big in the U.K. where a up and coming Guitarist heard the R&B version and at the end of the song one could hear a guitar riff in the background. The British Guitarist was Clapton and when he asked who was playing guitar as a studio musician on Pickett's recording, Clapton was told it was some guy known as " Sky Dog". Clapton would later come unannounced to an Allman Bros. performance and sit at stage front to listen to Duane Allman play. When Duane saw Clapton on the front line he almost lost his train of thought, mid song. The relationship would grow and Duane would join Eric on many recordings.
It's true that Gregg Allman had a voice like none other. He recorded an album called "Laid Back" shortly after Duane & Berry's death. He took it on the road. And I was so fortunate to have been in Macon, GA for opening night. The live album is from Carnegie Hall. I guarantee if you want to hear what he could do vocally, I'd start with "Turn On Your Lovelight."
Thanks for doing the Allman Brothers again!
So much joy watching you guys take in some awesome music. Norma Jean
Berry Oakley was originally a lead guitarist who learned the bass in order to get in the band of a touring name artist so he brought the sensibilities and techniques of a lead player to his bass playing in much the same way that being trained classically on the cello was crucial to Jack Bruce's bass playing with the Cream that made them so successful as a power trio.
Saw AB multiple times. The best was in Cleveland, had 3rd row. 2-bikers in the 2nd row almost right in front of me, got in to a fight during Melissa. The show stopped. Bouncers we’re afraid to break it up. The AB were cheering it on. Eventually they were escorted out. During intermission the bikers were buying each other drinks and were allowed back in. Greg Allman recognized them and had them stand up to recognize them. It was the craziest thing I’d ever seen at a concert.
Y’all get it. Love y’all so much!!!
It was not unusual for this band to open up with Statesboro Blues as it was always a guarantee to get the crowd jumping. Live at the Filmore is considered one of the best live albums of all time in the rock/blues genre. I believe the band as a whole was at thier apex when this record was made. I surely do agree with you, Greg Allmans voice was absolutely AMAZING on this record! RIP Duane, Berry, Butch and Greg. So glad I got to see this band during their farewell tour 8 years ago.They were great, Warren Haynes is a beast of talent and I really enjoyed the two drummers and Derek Trucks ripping that slide up and Gregs voice sounded very good as well. Was disappointed that they did not converse with the crowd very much, all business. Still, I am grateful I got to see them as I have been a faithful since the 70s. Thanks for reacting guys, enjoyed it.
This is right up your alley! I was 8 when this was recorded and is still a favorite. Their sound is definitely recognizable...particularly the guitars.
Great choice! ABB an absolute favorite. Fillmore East album is hands down the best live album ever produced. Have seen ABB in every incarnation of the band. Amazing every time. I still say Duane’s soul lives on in Derek Trucks! Bass player is Berry Oakley. Died in motorcycle crash about a year after Duane, not too far from where Duane had his crash.
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Duane's slide guitar playing is a gift from God
I just love that line! "If you can't make it, baby, your sister Lucille say she wanna go...and I sure would take her!" Cracks me up!
You two really dig in; love that! Amazing how much rock was born from the blues, isn't it? "Cause if you can't make it, your sister Lucille said she wanna go, and I sure will take her" HAHAHAHA!!!
Southern Rock. A fusion of country, rock, and the blues. They were the first band to create the sound.
Awesome....this is the version we always heard on the radio back in the day.
Desert Island pick with 1 of my favourite lyrics; "If you can't make it, baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go - and I SURE GONNA TAKE HER"! Saw them live in mid '90s; absolute fire.
Statesboro, Georgia. The song was originally recorded by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s. Always enjoy your reactions gentlemen. I love the blues too. Maybe do some reactions to the fathers of the electric blues - Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker ... it's a long list. Can't Get No Grindin by Muddy Waters would be a great place to start.
At Filmore that night,never heard of them before. Albert King opened,Allman’s were second and played for over three hours, no one could believe what was happening at the time. When they opened with Statesboro Blues they froze the crowd…we were stunned and also stoned….smoke thick as fog. Johnny Winter was final act(can u imagine) and there was a delay….rumor was he didn’t want to follow them! Been there with them ever since….Duane played with Eric Clapton on Derek and the Dominoes, Butch Trucks was one of the Allman brothers drummers. His nephew is Derek Trucks the protege of Duane Allman, second greatest slide guitarist after Duane. Steve
The Fillmore album. Got the CD in my car. Play it every day!
The Allman Brothers are just another level! Barry Oakley killed the bass....keep'm coming! SOUTHBOUND studio version with Chuck Leavell on the keys is probably my favourite driving tune of all time!
That's Duane playing. He specialized in slide guitar. He picked it up while he was playing with The Swampers (the studio musicians) at Muscle Shoals Studio and sat around the studio practicing until he owned the technique.
Actually he learned it before moving to Alabama, Gregg told a story about, Duane was leaving CA and had seen Taj Mahal in a club, was enamored with Jesse Ed Davis slide guitar, got injured in a horse riding accident and Gregg bought him the album and a bottle of Coriceden, the rest is history
Thanks. My favorite Allmans song is Blue Sky.
The best compliment that I can give the LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST album is by putting it in the category of "ESSENTIAL LISTENS ".
From one of the classic live Southern Rock albums of all time
A band when let loose on stage...very different quality than in studio. Greg Allman...best "White" voice in Blues, easy.
Cheers.
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Great to bring this music up again! Dicky Betts did not play slide on this album/concert, it was all Duane.
Hip hop head my whole life. I found this band and it was on. Greatest of all time. Tedeschi Trucks is imo the greatest band currently, they regularly challenge the norm and blend it with tradition. Derek Trucks is in the conversation for GOAT.. Watch him channel both Eric Clapton and Duane Allman in his Layla performance from 2019. I'll link in comments if you're interested.
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We did some Tedeschi Trucks. I’ll send you a link
@@AirplayBeats I remember! The reason I linked this is because it's so rare that Derek is willing to be the star of the show and allow his skills to shine. This is a great example. There are two others I can think of that really illustrate his abilities, if the time comes..
Whatever you decide, love the direction you're taking the channel and your input. 🙏
We will definitely react to this one
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Like they say he’s not singing he’s SANGIN’
He sure is SANGIN!!
This song, recorded by Taj Mahal with Jesse Ed Davis playing guitar, is the reason and how Duane Allman learned slide guitar
I got to say as a middle-aged man it makes me happy just to hear you two young guys know the difference between Dicky and Duane good on you fellas
Many years after this album they were still just as tight.
They didn't like having their pictures taken; outtakes from the cover shoot session shows this. But when they were finally getting fed up, Duane spotted a buddy, ran over, scored a package, ran back, and took up his position, concealing his purchase in his folded hands. Their expressions are priceless!
Nicely played Y'all 👍👍 I couldn't tell you how many back roads outside of Nashville I burned up with this turned up to 11 and the windows down 🐶😎🇺🇸 Spread the love P.S. anytime you hear the slide guitar... it's Duane 😉
Berry Oakley was the bass player - he died in a similar motorcycle accident one year after Duane - a couple a blocks away. He was 24 - same age as Duane
I was at their Fillmore East debut in 1968
Greg’s solo album Laid Back is phenomenal.
do the whole album......Trouble no more, Stormy Monday, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, One Way Out,,,do them all!!!
Blues at its finest