Gregg Allman finds comfort at home, with band
Rocker on the road: Gregg Allman finds comfort at home, and his passion with the band The Times-Picayune – 13 May 2005 By Ed Condran, Contributing writer It’s a mild, sunny day in scenic Savannah, Ga., and Gregg Allman is relaxing in his spacious new house. The leader of the Allman Brothers Band admits that […]
Win Front-Row Tickets and Help the Big House Foundation!
Place Your Bid and Win Front-Row Tickets to the Allman Brothers Band Concert of Your Choice! Help the Big House Foundation Create the Allman Brothers Band Museum in Macon, Georgia. The Big House Foundation, in conjunction with the Allman Brothers Band, is pleased to announce that a special auction has been set up that will […]
Live at the Filmore included in Library of Congress
Apr 5, 12:05 PM (ET) By CARL HARTMAN WASHINGTON (AP) – The discovery of a previously unknown recording by jazz masters Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane was announced Tuesday by the Library of Congress as it revealed this year’s additions to its National Recording Registry. Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first words from the moon, speeches by […]
Library of Congress to preserve “Fillmore East”
Library Adds 50 Recordings to Registry By Carl Hartman The Associated Press 5 April 2005, 05:38 pm WASHINGTON (AP) – Edward R. Murrow’s rooftop broadcast from London during a World War II air raid, astronaut Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” report from the moon and composer John Williams’ musical tribute to a galaxy “far, far […]
A Few Words about a “New” Eat A Peach…
Very little has been written about The Allman Brothers Band’s performance of Eat A Peach last September, broadcast in December over XM satellite radio. This review will appear in the next issue of Hittin’ The Note. * In case you missed it…On September 28th, 2004, The Allman Brothers Band recorded Eat a Peach at the […]
The Allman’s At Marietta–10/16/71
I was fortunate enough to have seen Duane’s next-to-last live show. It truly was an honor to have been there, in that small college gym. My buddies and I had wiped up a batch of ‘brownies’ for the show. Luther Allison opened up. Then the reason we attended the show hit the stage. They opened […]
Allmans pack satisfying marathon
The Newark Star-Ledger, 12 March 2005 By Claudia Perry Star-Ledger Staff Face it, all rock is Southern rock. When the genre was hatched a half century ago, it raided the region’s musical pantry that was stocked with blues, jazz, country, heck, even bluegrass. As time has passed only the ingredients change, not the recipe. Nowhere […]
Allmans Beckon at Beacon
New York Daily News, 11 March 2005 By Jim Farber Daily News Music Critic AS SURELY AS St. Patrick’s Day and the first hints of spring arrive each March, so do the Allman Brothers settle in for a cozy stay at the Beacon Theater. For 16 years now, this classic Southern rock band has made […]
New York is a Beacon for the Allmans
The Record (NJ) – 4 March 2005 By Ed Condran Special to The Record It’s a mild, sunny winter day in scenic Savannah, Ga., and Gregg Allman, relaxing in his new home, says he is enjoying every minute of it. The leader of the Allman Brothers Band admits that he’s lost his desire to tour […]
The music quits playing at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
The Birmingham News, February 25, 2005 By Mary Colurso David Hood, a founding member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, still keeps an office at 1000 Alabama Ave. in Sheffield. Actually, Hood says, the space is more of a storage room for his instruments, amplifiers, photos, LPs, awards and, of course, gold records. A narrow […]