Gregg Allman is Hittin’ the Note in Every Way
By: Tom Lounges For The Northwest Times Few bands in the history of rock have had such impact on music as the self-named Southern-fried blues group founded by two Nashville-born and Florida-bred brothers named Duane and Gregg Allman. The Allman Brothers pioneered the use of double-drummers and were among the first to incorporate the twin […]
Allman Brothers Band Soaring
By Michael Parrish, Special to the Tribune. 31 July 2003 Chicago Tribune Copyright 2003, Chicago Tribune. All Rights Reserved. In its 34-year history, the Allman Brothers Band has had 20 different members, with drummer Butch Trucks being the only constant in the lineup. The group has had to reinvent itself repeatedly to adjust to the […]
ABB finds joy in new musical directions
By: Dave Hoekstra For The Chicago Sun Times 7/31/2003 With sunken cheeks and his hair tied back into a braided ponytail, Gregg Allman now carries the cool aura of Chet Baker. Allman Brothers twin guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks play with improvisational adventure, echoing single-line tones of hard bopster Grant Green. So maybe it […]
A Watkins Glen Retrospective – Summer Jam remembered
27 July 2003 – Star-Gazette, Elmira (c) Copyright 2003, Star-Gazette, Elmira. All Rights Reserved. Thirty years ago, a rock concert bigger than Woodstock took over Watkins Glen By DANIEL ALOI Star-Gazette daloi@stargazette.com The recipe was fairly simple for the largest concert gathering in history. All it took was three top rock bands, a large piece […]
Oteil Says the ABB ‘Keep it Fresh’
By Gareth Peard For: The Times Leader 7/30/2003 Offering up a few minutes to talk on his day off in Chicago, a buoyant Oteil Burbridge thought it important to end the conversation with a suggestive plea. “I’d like to add to all the fans to go buy a Howlin’ Wolf record,” Burbridge said. Had the […]
The ABB Go “Instant Live” with CC
Business Wire July 29, 2003 Today, Clear Channel Entertainment’s innovative new program Instant Live announced a collaboration with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends, The Allman Brothers Band. Instant Live will record and duplicate live Allman Brothers Band performances during their current U.S. tour, which supports their latest album, Hittin’ the Note. A test […]
Instant Replay – ABB and CC Go Live In NC
By: Steve Morse For The Boston Globe 7/29/2003 How many times have you gone to a concert and wished you had a live recording of it? In the past, the best way to get one was from a bootlegger who charged hefty prices for recordings with quality so poor it could make the dog wince. […]
Theatre Performances Magical for the ABB
By: David Lindquist For The Indianapolis Star 7/25/2003 Theater performances carry a magical reputation in Allman Brothers Band lore. The rock group’s finest hour is considered to be “At Fillmore East,” a 1971 concert recording from New York’s famed but long-closed psychedelic playground. In recent years, the Allmans have played extended runs each March at […]
Allman Brothers Band Delivers True Grit
By: David Lindquist For The Indianapolis Star 7/26/2003 Time is losing its battle with the Allman Brothers Band. As proven Friday night at the Murat Theater, the blues-rock veterans aren’t an oldies act. Instead, this is a muscular crew fulfilling its destiny. The Allmans couldn’t help but be lively for this sold-out theater date — […]
A recharged Gregg Allman has the band hitting new notes
By: Ed Masley For The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette One day, Gregg Allman says, he woke up and his eyes were orange. “That’s kind of a wake-up call there, isn’t it?” The legendary voice behind such classic Allman Brothers Band performances as “Midnight Rider” and “It’s Not My Cross to Bear” is approaching his seventh year of […]
Gregg Allman captures chemistry again with ‘Hittin’ the Note’
By: Robb Frederick For Pittsburgh Live Gregg Allman is getting old. The 60-grit singer is 55 now. His knees creak. He knows when the rain’s coming. His personal trainer comes out to the house, out past the plantation oaks. She has him on the Atkins diet. “This friend of mine, this guy who lives two […]
ABB, Tedeschi Take Charge (Tweeter review, Patriot Ledger)
CONCERT REVIEW Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi take charge Jay N. Miller 14 July 2003 – The Patriot Ledger Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. About 34 years after its founding, the Allman Brothers Band is still the premier jam band in rock ‘n’ roll. The years and various […]