A Few Words about a “New” Eat A Peach…
Very little has been written about The Allman Brothers Band’s performance of Eat A Peach last September, broadcast in December over XM satellite radio. This review will appear in the next issue of Hittin’ The Note. * In case you missed it…On September 28th, 2004, The Allman Brothers Band recorded Eat a Peach at the […]
Why the Allman Brothers Band is the Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band developed their recipe in 1969, just like Colonel Sanders developed the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken, it doesn’t matter who’s doin’ the cookin’ as long as his recipe is being followed by people capable of following it – it will be KFC Chicken. Regardless if they actually realized their formula at […]
ABB To Recreate Eat A Peach
ABB To Recreate Eat A Peach XM Satellite Radio has announced the inception of a new monthly series entitled, “Then…Again…Live!” Over the coming months artists will reinterpret classic albums live in front of studio audiences. The show will debut on September 19 with Cheap Trick and Live at Budokan. Other participants include Lynyrd Skynyrd- Pronounced […]
Mark McGee–Gregg Allman’s Crusing Guitar Shark
By: Bill Thames Cruising the music scene, just below the surface, like a shark looking for the next place to strike; Gregg Allman and Friends guitarist, Mark McGee continues to transform and evolve, demonstrating how incredibly diverse he can be. Much like legendary guitarist, Danny Gatton, Mark McGee remains one of the world’s greatest unknown […]
Feel Oteil
By: EasyMichael I received my June 2004 “Bass Player” magazine this week, and there’s a very nice mention of Oteil’s playing in the “BP Recommends” CD reviews section. In reviewing “One Way Out: Live at the Beacon Theater”, Chris Jisi writes: “Putting your own indelible signature on a famous bass chair is no small feat, […]
FIRST ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND RETROSPECTIVE TO SPAN 35-YEAR CAREER
TWO-CD STAND BACK: THE ANTHOLOGY FEATURES ALL THE CLASSICS AND MORE WITH 32 RECORDINGS Thirty-five years after their recording debut, there is still no other group like The Allman Brothers Band–authors of an indispensable style of American music that became known as Southern Rock, they grew into a musical icon culminating with their 1994 induction […]
Paul Hornsby-Macon His Own Way
By: Bill Thames Other than being extraordinarily gifted guitar players, what do Duane Allman, Elvin Bishop, and Eddie Hinton all have in common? The answer is—that they all considered Paul Hornsby a close friend, a marvelous musical talent on the road, and one of the finest engineers/producers in the recording industry. The list of names […]
Bramblett is Brilliant
By: Bill Thames By Showtime on Friday night April 30th, a blustery Florida northeaster was driving liquid nails into the tin roof of the House of Blues in Orlando. The “real” storm, however, was gathering strength on the stage, just inside—and Randall Bramblett was in the eye of the storm. While supporting his new “Thin […]
The ABB’s 2003 Instant Live Series is Back!
The Allman Brothers Band’s previously sold out series of 6 Instant Live CDs from their legendary 2003 summer tour has been re-printed and is now available through a special pre-sale promotion from Kid Glove Enterprises. “Magical” best describes the summer of 2003 for the ABB. They soared through classic tunes from their roots, dropped jaws […]
Review of One Way Out by Tom Clarke, King Biscuit Time magazine
In a scene played out similarly some 150 times in the last 13 years, people of varying ages and walks of life buzz around under the brightly scripted marquee in anticipation of a communal rock ‘n’ roll happening. As I write this, The Allman Brothers Band are on stage two and a half hours south, […]