New York City Embaces the Allman Brothers Band
By: Mike Kerwick South of Savannah, a few miles from his home in Richmond Hill, Ga., Gregg Allman loves cruising around on his motorcycle at a relaxed 55 mph. Oak trees line the roads. Occasionally the sun peeks through the trees. “Suddenly any aches and pains you’ve got are gone,” Allman said during a recent […]
Creative Juices Will Flow with the ABB at the Beacon
From: AllAboutJazz Demand for tickets to The Allman Brothers’ shows at The Beacon is reaching critical mass. And it’s little wonder, since the band’s 2003 appearances at the off-Broadway theatre completed a collective reinvention of themselves that drew equal amounts of mainstream recognition and artistic fulfillment. But, as so often happens, creative peaks are difficult […]
Seven Turns Studio Session
By: Robert MacNeil I was fortunate enough to be friends with Tom Dowd before he passed on and he gave me one of the highlights of my life. In April 1990, he called me up one night in Miami and asked if I was busy that evening. I said “No, what’s up, Tom”? He asked […]
Allman bassist brings eclectic tastes to classic rock band
By: Jon Dawson For: The Kinston Free Press Oteil Burbridge has played bass in The Allman Brothers Band going on a decade now, and he also has his own band, Oteil & The Peacemakers, which will be opening The Allman Brothers show at Raleigh’s Altell Pavilion on Saturday night. Burbridge talked with Free Press interviewer […]
Allman Brothers Band scorches stage in Warner Theatre return
By: Dave Richards For: The Times News Rows of classic cars lined downtown Erie for Buggin’ State night on Friday. Inside the Warner Theatre, classic rock of epic proportions unfolded courtesy of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, who did their mighty best to rename the evening Jammin’ State. Before a smaller-than-expected yet boisterous crowd of […]
Total Bliss, Total Paradise
BY KEVIN O’HARE c.2006 Newhouse News Service Gregg Allman was just a young man when he wrote “Midnight Rider,” a song that still stands as one of his signature tunes decades later, thanks in part to a phrase that’s helped define his career: “The road goes on forever.” For Allman, 58, lead singer, keyboardist and […]
Hey 19 – The Solomon’s Marine Museum Show
The Solomon’s show despite inclement weather was spectacular. The Allman Bros at Calvert Marine Museum July 2 was an awesome concert. We had seen them at Merryweather in the ’80’s and they were good but this concert was epic. Several songs into the concert a hellacious thunderstorm blew through. It brought back memories of my […]
On the road with Butch Trucks and the Allman Brothers Band
By Thom Smith For: Cox News Service Monday, July 24, 2006 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Columnist’s confession: I’ve always felt a kinship with the Allman Brothers Band, which has roots in Macon, Ga., where I was born. When I heard Duane Allman had died in 1971, after his motorcycle hit a truck, I could […]
Johnny Jenkins dies at age 67
By: Liz Fabian For: The Macon Telegraph A local R&B legend who gave Otis Redding Sr. his first break, guitarist Johnny Jenkins, died Sunday night at Coliseum Medical Centers after suffering a recent stroke. Jenkins, 67, always claimed to have “taught Otis how to sing,” said Georgia Beckles of her friend. “He was a very […]
Allman Brothers hit stratospheric excellence
By Jeff Miers Buffalo News Pop Music Critic 6/24/2006 NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. – For nearly 40 years, the Allman Brothers Band has been preaching the gospel of the blues but treating the music as if it were jazz. The result has been some of the highest level of dynamic interplay, solo and group improvisation, and […]
Out With a Bang!
By Mike O’Neal For: The Chattanooga Times Free Press For many Riverbend 2006 festivalgoers, organizers saved the best for last. Not only did Southern rock legend The Allman Brothers Band headline closing night, they were followed by Chattanooga’s biggest annual fireworks show. “We came to see the Derek Trucks Band — they say he’s the […]
Simply Put: Allman Brothers Band is Amazing
By: M. Trevor Higgins For: The Chattanooga Times Free Press Simply put: The Allman Brothers were amazing. I’ve underestimated Warren Haynes for way too long, and Derek Trucks, at the age of 26, is a man among boys. The crowd was also treated to super-groovy psychedlic effects on the video screen. Derek’s playing made my […]