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 […]
Macon Birthday Memories
Saturday night in Macon was a very special night. It was the night that the city of Macon, and many of her own, thanked one of her hardist working and most beloved citizens. A pessimist might say, “a good deed never goes unpunished,” but last weekend, in a room full of smiling optimists, Gregg Allman […]
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 […]
Allman Joy – Preview: ABB at Riverbend in Cincy June 17
By: Barry Courter Associate Features Editor For: The Times Free Press As far as gigs go, Derek Trucks has a good one working tonight. The 26-year-old guitarist will perform with his band, The Derek Trucks Band, on the Covista Stage at Riverbend tonight at 7:45 and then will make the short trek over to the […]
Allman counts his blessings – fans of all ages
Friday, June 16, 2006 Gary Graff Special to The Cleveland Plain Dealer The Allman Brothers Band sang about going down to the whipping post in 1969, and they’ve rarely gotten off it since. Except for a split between 1982 and 1989, the original Southern rockers have remained a hard-touring and hard-playing entity, overcoming the deaths […]