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Lee
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I went through some of my stuff, jogged my memory, looked at ticket stubs and checked the shows section here (thanks Lana & Rowland) and I came up with a list of bands I have seen open for the ABB. I doubt this is exhaustive as I'm sure I am forgetting someone. And a couple are stretches as they did a co-headlining thing but here is what I came up with in no particular order.

Sister Hazel

Charles & Ruth Brown

Susan T

Robert Randolph

Ratdog

Albert Collins (only time I got to see him and he passed shortly thereafter)

Steve Earle

God Street Wine (I don't even remember them)

LeeRoy Parnell

Lucinda Williams

Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones & Eastside Slim (You have have to be from Detroit to know who they were)

Karl Denson

Skynyrd

String Cheese Incident

JJ Grey & MoFro (JJ sat in with The Brothers)

Drive By Truckers

Gov't Mule

dTb

Oteil & the Peacemakers

Scott Boyer & Tommy Talton

The Kinsey Report Featuring Big Daddy Kinsey

Hot Tuna

Little Feat

Galactic

Phil Lesh

Widespread Panic

 

Again, I know there were some others. I didn't include any side stages.

Anyone else? I imagine people have seen others open for them.

 

 

 

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Posted : April 26, 2022 3:16 pm
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The first that comes to mind is the great Muddy Waters. 1974 or 1975 Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City. 

 
Posted : April 26, 2022 4:46 pm
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Gary U.S.Bonds ( Poplar Creek ) 

Molly Hatchett

The Radiators

Henry Paul Band

Lucinda Williams

Robert Randolph and the Family band

Karl Denson and Tiny Universe

George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers

several more , but drawing a blank right now...

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Posted : April 26, 2022 7:59 pm
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marshall tucker band

grinder switch

james montgomery band

almost brothers

rusted root

 

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Posted : April 26, 2022 10:36 pm
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Blues Band from UK, 1980-09-15 in Germany (see photos here https://allmanbrothersband.com/event/abb19800915/). There is one photo with the singer and harp player of the Blues Band, Paul Jones, sitting in with the ABB.

Grace Potter in Wantagh, Jones Beach, 2013-09-07 (I was luckily on a business trip in the USA).

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 4:31 am
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The Charlie Daniels Band

shared bills with the Grateful Dead

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 7:15 am
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Good topic.

A lot of the ones mentioned I have seen .

Not to be negative , not that they were bad, but I saw God Street Wine open for them. Not sure how they got that gig, and did not get the appeal. When I go to shows, I am always there for the opener. I know some folks bypass that time slot. I would have skipped out on them if I would have known better.

I cant say I really ever saw a "bad" opening act. This is kinda off topic but I went and saw Mellencamp a few summer's ago at the Illinois State Fair. It was on his Sad Clowns and Hillbillies Tour. He had Carlene Carter open up for him and she also joined his show for a few of their tunes they did for that said above release. I do not know much about her music career , but I do know who her mom and step dad are.

It was only her on the stage either playing the guitar or piano. Did not know any of the music. I thought she sounded good and the material was good too. I like the fact she did not have a band and doing it all herself. What brings me to this little rant was the crowd. I dont think I have ever been to a show where I heard so much chatter and talk around me during the opening slot. We were about maybe 10-15 yards off the stage. Made it kinda hard to hear at times and it was distracting. Still gets me irked till this day. Totally disrespectful to the artist and the people around who may want to hear here. Booze I am sure was fueling part of it. If you have no interest, dont ruin it for other folks and show some decency to the performer. Now get off my lawn you kids!!!!  

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Posted : April 27, 2022 7:53 am
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@50split I saw all those and many more. Almost Brothers opened for the ABB several times in the mid 1970's. 

Weren't they some of the ABB roadies? Been a long time but I seem to remember that. 

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 9:04 am
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Only ones I actually remember seeing were Little Feat at my first show in 91 and Umphrey's McGee in 2004 / 05 ???

Surprised I can't recall more as I've seen 30-40 shows so I'm sure I'm missing some

Umphrey's stood out because I knew alot of those guys from college. Good dudes. They would practice in our basement off campus and played a few of our parties.

Seeing them open for my favorite band was very surreal!

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 2:11 pm
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@robertdee Twiggs and Reddog where a part of the Almost Brothers. Saw portions of their sets a few times. 

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 2:31 pm
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I'll undoubtedly miss some:

Alex Taylor Friends & Neighbors

Grinderswitch

The Outlaws

Chris Isaac

DTB

Rusted Root

Co-headliners with Z Z Top

Oteil & The Peacemakers

Jackie Greene

Yonder Mountain String Band

Susan Tedeschi Band

Ratdog

Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud

String Cheese Incident

"My friends say I'm ugly I got a masculine face." Tom Waits

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 2:48 pm
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Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

Mark May and the Agitators

Ronnie Earl

Pat McGee (still not sure who this is)

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 8:27 pm
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Posted by: @robertdee

@50split I saw all those and many more. Almost Brothers opened for the ABB several times in the mid 1970's. 

Weren't they some of the ABB roadies? Been a long time but I seem to remember that. 

have their cd and it is GOOD.

 
Posted : April 27, 2022 11:13 pm
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Posted by: @tori

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

 

  That was a band that I REALLY  liked. I thought the had some potential to do some things and have some staying power. It kinda fizzled after  they're 2nd studio release. It was solid but not as good as the 1st self titled. Not a bad track on that one,IMHO , and still one of my favorites.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lkvx62sHni_1aA2ylcJeUgTnP_GPidTGI

 

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Posted : April 28, 2022 6:46 am
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Not a Wet Willie in sight?  My first show - the ABB with Jimmy Hall and Company.  I've seen the ABB more times than I can remember - not sure of all the opening bands that I ever saw but I never saw an opening act more memorable than those Mobile home boys!  

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 9:29 am
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Elvin Bishop at the Omni in Atlanta October of 1975

Also saw Stevie Ray Vaughn open for Gregg Allman in Atlanta sometime in the 80s. I'd never heard of him before. I'm pretty certain that Gregg was opening for him in other cities soon after.   

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 10:11 am
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Hollywood Bowl 1972--Special guest Kenny Loggins Band with Jim Messina

Introducing Mark Volman/Howard Kaylan (formerly of The Turtles) “The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie"

 

 

The Forum, LA 1973--The Marshall Tucker Band

Boz Scaggs (with Les Dudek on lead guitar)

 

 

Concord Pavilion CA 1990’s--Chris Isaac

 

 

Concord Pavilion CA 1990’s--Little Feat

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 1:51 pm
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I left out

Elvin

Leon Russell

Melvin Taylor

Moe

"My friends say I'm ugly I got a masculine face." Tom Waits

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 2:23 pm
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Grinderswitch

Marshall Tucker

Ratdog

Widespread Panic

 

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 3:22 pm
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Some goods ones on here that I forgot about. I think coot and I saw Jaclie Greene & Yonder Mountain. Rusted Root I have seen with The ABB.

New Earth Mud. I loved that band. Never saw them with ABB but I saw them two nights open for Mule.

The SRV opening for Greggg is interesting. I have a show somewhere from probably, 87,88, something like that. I only have the Gregg part but it is pretty good.

Henry Paul is interesting. I saw The Outlaws several years ago at The House of Blues in Chicago. I think it was the original band. Hughie was with them as he had left Skynyrd. They were awesome. Couldn't have been 400 or 500 people there.

Robert Bradley is another one. He is from Detroit and the first time I ever saw Mule was at this small place, The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor. Robert was there, really lubed up. His whole band was there and his band mates told him someone was there to meet him. Since he is blind we shook hands at all of that but he didn't know who I was. He said they or maybe just him were going to sit in with Mule. It was a weeknight so I couldn't stick around for the end of it. I know he opened for some Mule shows.

Oh, that was also the first time I saw the dTb. They were the opener. Probably 95 or 96.

 

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Posted : April 28, 2022 3:55 pm
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I'll have to check some tickets - but the first time I saw them was 1979 at the Uptown in Chicago, and Henry Paul Band was the opener.  I remember a show from Rosemont Theater that had Moe open. Saw them at Alpine Valley with Ozark Mountain Daredevils ...

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 4:10 pm
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Checked a few more tickets - 

Molly Hatchet 1981

George Thorogood 1990

Hordefest 1994 - Blues Traveller, Big Head Todd, Sheryl Crow

Albert Collins

Karl Denson

Susan Tedeschi (Summerfest 2000)

Mule (with Dave Mason), Derek Trucks Band (Summerfest 2005)

Widespread Panic

Bob Weir & Ratdog

Railroad Earth (Red Rocks)

Leon Russel, Elvin Bishop, Bluesmasters with Eric Gales and Otis Taylor (Lincoln, NE)

Robert Randolph

Moe (Pittsburgh)

 

Sure there are many more, may take some research ...

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 4:43 pm
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The Doobie Brothers opened up for the band at the Greek Theater in L.A. in 2009 for both shows.  They were good and a lot of fun.  "Long Train Runnin'" had the gals up and grooving.  Fun couple of days!

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 5:57 pm
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When I first saw them in 1974 the opening acts were ...

Tim Buckley

Sensational Alex Harvey Band

John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra

Doobie Brothers

Van Morrison

 
Posted : April 28, 2022 6:00 pm
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I saw The Allmans in 2009, the only time I got to see them in Dallas. Widespread Panic opened. Didn't have any idea that Panic would play as long as they did. They played for about 2 hrs, as did the Allmans. Great show, just not used to the first band playing that long.

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Posted : May 1, 2022 1:50 pm
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Posted by: @steved

The first that comes to mind is the great Muddy Waters. 1974 or 1975 Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City. 

Same here.My first ABB show.I always remember how the temperature plummeted during that show until people were lighting fires in garbage pails to keep warm.

 

Saw  most of the same openers listed already.

 

I'll add New Riders of the Purple Sage(at Rutgers University)

 

 
Posted : May 1, 2022 2:55 pm
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best and most frequent-Wet Willie

Coolest experience-Dr. John in Jackson MS on the five man band tour

also

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Gravy-truly a killer band

 

what was that band Butch had on Flying Frog that opened?

 

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Posted : May 6, 2022 5:50 pm
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linus. Could you be thinking of Deep Banana Blackout ?

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Posted : May 6, 2022 7:36 pm
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@marco that’s the one 

 
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