Allman Fans Reunite for GABBAfest
By: Gray Beverley For the Macon Telegraph In the alley outside, a group gathered around three guitars and a harmonica playing “Melissa.” Few lips were sealed. One person sang at full strength, two others joined in with a somewhat softer accompaniment, and still others could not resist at least mouthing the words to a favorite […]
Butch and the Blues (Palm Beach Post)
OUR BLUES BROTHERS (AND SISTER) CHARLES PASSY Palm Beach Post Music Writer 28 September 2003 The Palm Beach Post Blues fan: Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, Palm Beach What the blues means to him: “Duane (Allman) introduced me to the blues. They became a part of my life then and have been […]
Following the ABB to Berkeley and San Diego
By: fnclough For: Hittin’ the Web 9/20/2003 I think I finally know why all those “Dead-Heads” use to follow the Grateful Dead from venue to venue. I used to think people who would do this had no life of their own. Not now, especially since I am getting all I can of these Allman Brothers! […]
How music’s melodies help teens heal 9-11 hurt
The Asbury Park Press 8 September 2003 In the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Jessica Milano would not talk about losing her father, Peter, in the World Trade Center. Milano said her mother was frantic because she was not communicating. But the teenager was dealing with it in her own way: through […]
Legendary Allman Brothers Band shows no signs of aging
By: G. Brown For The Denver Post 9/15/2003 Few groups evoke as many gasps of “Are they still around?” as the Allman Brothers Band. During the late ’60s and early ’70s, the band conjured a mix of virtually every American musical form – blues, country, R&B, jazz and rock – bound by an ethos of […]
For Haynes, life on the road is a triple play
By: Spencer Patterson For The Las Vegas Sun 9/12/2003 If you think Warren Haynes gives his guitars a workout at his shows, just imagine what his day planner must look like. While many musicians might struggle to keep pace with a single band, the 37-year-old Asheville, N.C., native is a full-time member of three. He […]
‘Beginnings’ Showcases Duane Allman’s Brilliance
By Spencer Patterson 29 August 2003, the Las Vegas Sun In the pantheon of rock legends cut down in their prime, Duane Allman rarely gets his due. It’s not hard to figure out why. The guitarist’s fatal motorcycle accident occurred in October 1971, just months after the deaths of the more prominent trio of Jimi […]
Witness to the Greatest Show on Earth
By: turnitup From Santa Barbara Had the pleasure to see the Winery and LA Greek so far and SB Bowl tonite. The band is at peak form. Gregg’s voice sounding so good, singing loud and clear….the new songs really give Gregg the chance to shine..Desdemona,Old Before, High Cost etc, I am not used to saying […]
Allmans ‘once again a viable force in American music’
BACKBITING, BICKERING AND BROTHERHOOD: Members have come and gone, but Gregg Allman’s soulful baritone survives By:Michael Kinsman For the San Diego Union-Tribune 9/4/2003 It was just the way people thought in the open-mindedness of the late ’60s, but Gregg Allman wasn’t totally prepared to buy in. “I was always kind of a doubting Thomas,” he […]
ABB is a Don’t Miss Act at Red Rocks
Ricardo Baca and G. Brown Denver Post Staff Writers 31 August 2003, Denver Post As the big acts wind down their summertime amphitheater/arena touring schedules each fall, the excitement of live music goes inside and switches almost full time to the theaters and the bars. Acts we haven’t seen for a long while (Portishead frontwoman […]