Excellent, as ever Al. Once again kicking myself for being born too late to have been at that allnighter, and born too early to have a time machine. Got a good laugh out of Bill Graham demoting the Beach Boys.

Great post AlPaul. Like BrerRabbit said above, I’m a little young to have been there but I love hearing these stories. ( This is the first time I’ve said I was “too young” for anything in quite a while.) Swell job you folks do at GW as I’ve enjoyed it for decades. Thanks.

47 years ago today, the Allman Brothers Band closed down the Fillmore East. Here's the story about how that went down and what Bill Graham said about them. > http://bit.ly/2Ktgobw

Listening to a great Capt. Skipper Remaster of this show... pretty great stuff, especially given none of them seemed to think it was anything special, esp. compared to prior night. I forget who put me in touch with Capt. Skipper, which led to some great shows. If whomever that was sees this - thank you!

When is your next book coming out?

I've head Butch Trucks over the years including one with Dickey sitting next to him and another not long before we lost him say the next to the last night at the Fillmore was hands down the best show the Allman Brothers ever played.

I was at some incredible live shows back then but wasn't in the area when they closed the Fillmore. I don't remember being aware the Fillmore was going to close until after it closed.

But Bill Graham nailed it when he said the ABB was the best of them all. And that includes later lineups of the Allman Brothers. The REAL Allman Brothers: 1969-1971. If only Duane had driven through that intersection a few moments later or earlier. The 5 man band wouldn't have finished Eat A Peach, the 6 man band would have. Les Brer would have a different name. Ain't Wasting Time No More probably wouldn't be on it because Gregg was reacting to Duane's death. Melissa would sound different probably because Duane would have played the guitar parts. Brothers and Sisters would be a very different album with Duane and Berry playing on all tracks. The tracks would be different because Duane would have allowed Gregg's Queen of Hearts on it so Laid Back wouldn't have been recorded. Ramblin' Man, I think, would be there and Jessica and Southbound minus Chuck. Duane deeply respected Dickey and probably would never challenge him on putting a song on an album. If too many songs showed up Duane would do a double album. He did not fear Phil Walden. And none of the later line ups probably would have happened at least the way they did and Duane would be in the band no matter who left. I really doubt any of them would have left. But would the band have made it to 2014? Good question. All 6 old men and maybe the booze and drugs would have affected Duane and Berry like Gregg and Dickey.

Hey it's like George Bailey in Its A Wonderful Life!!!! Duane missing that truck changes a lot. There would have been an album in 1974 and Win, Loose or Draw....well the 1975 album wouldn't have been that one.

IMO I'd say 6/27/71 is one of the best shows of the original band - great show, great sound. I love Uncle Bills intro as much as any one of the songs, and still get goose bumps from it! As far as 6/26/71 goes I think I have givin' up hope. I mean if it did exist wouldn't it have surfaced by now???????? Very sad for I think of what a soundboard of that show would sound like.

BG: "...…….And last night, we had the good fortune of having them get on stage at about two-thirty, three o’clock and they walked out of here at seven o’clock in the morning...…."

it is incomprehensible to think that could happen from a 2018 perspective. There was a real counter-culture, a real below the commercial radar music scene, and a real sense of brotherhood among Hippies. Allmans were the magical ingredient and Bill Graham although vilified at times as testy and demanding, I always thought was cool in his assertiveness and business style. Even the Allmans succumbed to social convention and business, as this is even incomprehensible to picture a 90's or 2000's ABB doing an impromptu set until breakfast time. A real "you had to be there back then" deal I think.

I was very fortunate to have friends in the NYC area and they recorded the FM live broadcast, within a week I had a 2nd generation copy on reel to reel tape which I still have.

I was very fortunate to have friends in the NYC area and they recorded the FM live broadcast, within a week I had a 2nd generation copy on reel to reel tape which I still have.

I just shipped my Pioneer to you with a blank reel, hope you don't mind

Bird, I transferred a first generation reel to reel to CD's many years ago.. Still have the CD's of the complete 6hours

I've head Butch Trucks over the years including one with Dickey sitting next to him and another not long before we lost him say the next to the last night at the Fillmore was hands down the best show the Allman Brothers ever played.

I was at some incredible live shows back then but wasn't in the area when they closed the Fillmore. I don't remember being aware the Fillmore was going to close until after it closed.

But Bill Graham nailed it when he said the ABB was the best of them all. And that includes later lineups of the Allman Brothers. The REAL Allman Brothers: 1969-1971. If only Duane had driven through that intersection a few moments later or earlier. The 5 man band wouldn't have finished Eat A Peach, the 6 man band would have. Les Brer would have a different name. Ain't Wasting Time No More probably wouldn't be on it because Gregg was reacting to Duane's death. Melissa would sound different probably because Duane would have played the guitar parts. Brothers and Sisters would be a very different album with Duane and Berry playing on all tracks. The tracks would be different because Duane would have allowed Gregg's Queen of Hearts on it so Laid Back wouldn't have been recorded. Ramblin' Man, I think, would be there and Jessica and Southbound minus Chuck. Duane deeply respected Dickey and probably would never challenge him on putting a song on an album. If too many songs showed up Duane would do a double album. He did not fear Phil Walden. And none of the later line ups probably would have happened at least the way they did and Duane would be in the band no matter who left. I really doubt any of them would have left. But would the band have made it to 2014? Good question. All 6 old men and maybe the booze and drugs would have affected Duane and Berry like Gregg and Dickey.

Hey it's like George Bailey in Its A Wonderful Life!!!! Duane missing that truck changes a lot. There would have been an album in 1974 and Win, Loose or Draw....well the 1975 album wouldn't have been that one.

Great post