A Pop Life
By: John Dorschner For the Miami Herald Eric Clapton thanked him for making his music better. So did Ray Charles. And the Allman Brothers. And Aretha Franklin. And many others. It was only the general public who hasn’t heard of Tom Dowd, the late Miami master of studio engineering and music producing. That’s about to […]
Buzzy’s Garden
Dan, myself, and two other guys decided about nine years ago to move into our current residence, a home, complete with Japanese garden front and rear. Shortly after we moved in the gardener began to trim and take care of the garden. As it turns out the underbrush was hiding what had appeared to be […]
Butch Trucks Honored With Caregiver Award
By: David Patrick New York Social Diary Thursday night October 3 the 18th annual Rita Hayworth Gala was held in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf in New York City. The story of the inception of this gala is well known. Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Miss Hayworth’s daughter by Prince Aly Khan, started this fund-raiser […]
Duane Showed Southern Musicians the Way to Go
By Ed Bumgardner Winston-Salem Journal For most young music fans, Oct. 29 is just another day. But for those musicians who grew up Southern, the day marks the anniversary of guitarist Duane Allman’s death – a time for remembrance, for futile speculation and for giving thanks for the music that he made and left behind […]
Vivid Images: Ioannis and the Allman Brothers Band
Ioannis Vasilopolous (that’s just Ioannis to you) has spent nearly two decades creating distinctive and striking artwork for some of the most luminary names in rock, blues and progressive music. While fans of the Allman Brothers Band, which he calls “one of the last great American bands,” are probably most familiar with his cover art […]
Florida Today Interview With Gregg
Legendary Allman Brothers Discover There’s Life After Betts By: Alan Sculley 09/13/2002 Florida Today Page 19 (c) Copyright 2002, Florida Today. All Rights Reserved. Legendary Allman Brothers Discover There’s Life After Betts By: Alan Sculley For TGIF When the Allman Brothers fired guitarist Dickey Betts two years ago, many people probably assumed it could be […]
Midnight Rider Thrills Daytona Beach Fans
By: Ray Weiss Daytona Beach News-Journal DAYTONA BEACH — As the sun set, Allman Brothers tunes blared across the Ocean Center parking lot. Paul Burke met Gregg Allman around town in 1977 during a low point in Allman’s life. Burke managed Allman’s comeback in 1977-78. With beer cans and car trunks popped, the concert-goers on […]
16 Year Old Meets Gregg at a Boxing Match
My name is Jonathan Murphy. I’m from Effingham County Ga. I’m a huge Allman Brothers Band fan. I love all of their stuff all the way back to the Allman Jand the Hour Glass. My dad has always played in bands. He brought me up listening to classic rock, blues and early r&b. I was […]
Allman Brothers Band’s Rocking Spirit Lives On
By: Alexa James Baltimore Sun A bunch of miles, a lot of heartache and a ton of rocking can drain the spirit from a band. And so it was with the Allman Brothers. But the Southern rock pioneers are happy to report that the magic is back. Tonight, drummer Butch Trucks promises, the band will […]
Butch Trucks – Walking in Frodo’s footsteps
By: Jeff Spevak Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY) Butch Trucks’ day is off to a good start. He has just returned from a morning shopping to one of the mega-bookstores near his Manhattan apartment to pick up a DVD of The Lord of the Rings. He has seen the movie 13 times and read the […]