Still ramblin’
By: John Ferguson For: LancasterOnline The same day Dickey Betts left the Allman Brothers Band, his former bandmates dropped his most popular song, “Ramblin’ Man,” from their repertoire — permanently. It wasn’t animosity that moved them to ax the tune from their set lists; it was monotony. “As soon as Dickey left, we never did […]
Allman Brothers: Music That Lasts
By: Leah Igdalsky For: The Courant The average song lasts about four minutes. This is not the case for tunes by Bob Weir & Ratdog or the Allman Brothers Band. Wednesday night at the Dodge Music Center in Hartford, most songs spanned 10 minutes or more. Weir, the singer and guitarist of Grateful Dead fame, […]
Allman Brothers Band Planning Star-Studded 40th
By: Gary Graff For: Billboard The Allman Brothers Band is planning to use next year’s engagement at New York’s Beacon Theatre as the focal point for the group’s 40th anniversary celebration. “We’re planning a big one, man, a real big one,” Gregg Allman tells Billboard.com. “We’re trying to get all the people we know that […]
Allman Brothers’ new intensity onstage Friday at CMAC
By: Jeff SPevak For: The Democrat and Chronicle OK, it looks as though John Mayer’s not gonna call, despite the fact that I really want to talk to him about this breakup with Jennifer Aniston that I’ve been reading about. And discuss the photos of him in a hot tub with cool-looking women — no […]
Allman Brothers’ musicianship thrills – as always
By: Pete Colaizzo For: The Poughkeepsie Journal As my wife and I walked into the beautiful Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for Tuesday night’s Allman Brothers Band show, we were greeted with an unexpected sun shower. The downpour left us scurrying for cover for a few minutes. After the rain quickly passed, there was […]
Allman Brothers Band Hits the Road Again
By: Alan Sculley For: The Eagle Tribune The Allman Brothers Band has reconvened for a short summer tour that essentially marks the 40th anniversary of the group many people credit with inventing Southern rock. They have no special plans to commemorate the milestone, however, said bassist Oteil Burbridge in an interview in advance of their […]
Allman Brothers Band Spreads Sweet Jam
By: Tom Kielty For: The Boston Herald Fans at Mansfield’s Comcast Center knew what they were in for Saturday during a double bill featuring the rejuvenated Allman Brothers Band and Grateful Dead alum Bob Weir’s Ratdog. Attendees were happily submerged in a vat containing four hours of jam and most of the near-capacity crowd left […]
Reality Overpowers Myth
By: Dan Wilcock For The Troy Record Allman Brothers bass player Oteil Burbridge was six years old when he first heard the Allman Brothers do “Whippin’ Post.” In a phoned interview last week, I tried to explain to him how unusual the band was even in 1971. Because Duane Allman introduced slide guitar to a […]
Allman Overcame Illness to Continue Playing
By: Mike Kerwick For: North Jersey.com There is an eatery near Gregg Allman’s home in Savannah where the owners specialize in salad. The place serves “110 different kinds of salads,” according to its newest regular, offering everything from hot chicken wings over lettuce to classic vegetarian entrees. “I love to go there instead of worrying,” […]
My Brother, Bill Ector
In the mid-1980s I became obsessed with locating all things related to Duane Allman and began an organized and relentless search for information, recordings, and video. It was during this time that I first discovered fellow travelers Kirk West and Bill Ector and spoke to them by phone. I first met Kirk at the 1986 […]