Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Allman Brothers Band

























Artist:  The Allman Brothers Band
Origin:  Macon, Georgia, USA
Genre:  Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock , Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Slide Guitar Blues

Original line-up:

Duane Allman:  Guitar, Slide Guitar
Gregg Allman:  Organ, Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Dickey Betts:  Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Berry Oakley:  Bass, Vocals
Butch Trucks: Drums, Timpani
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson:   Drums, Percussion

The Allman Brothers Band was an American Southern Rock Band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar), and Gregg Allman (Vocals, Keyboards), Dickey Betts (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Berry Oakley (Bass), Butch Trucks (Drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (Drums).  They also incorporate elements of Blues, Jazz, and Country Music.  The Allman Brothers Band was the most influential Rock Group in America, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band, Blackfoot and more.  The band retired in 2014.  The band has been awarded eleven Gold and five Platinum Albums, and was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.













Title:  Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 30th December 1979 WLIR-FM Broadcast (Box Set 3 CD)  (2015)
Genre:  Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock , Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Slide Guitar Blues
Label:  Silver Dollar Recordings
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Don't Want You No More  (2:52)
 2.  Not My Cross To Bear  (6:41)
 3.  Can't Take It With You  (4:40)
 4.  Blue Sky  (6:35)
 5.  Need Your Love So Bad  (4:11)
 6.  Blind Love  (5:47)
 7.  Crazy Love  (5:25)
 8.  Just Ain't Easy  (5:35)
 9.  In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed  (11:15)
10. Try It One More Time  (5:38)

Disc 2:

 1.  One Way Out  (10:38)
 2.  Statesboro Blues  (5:26)
 3.  Southbound  (10:14)
 4.  Jessica  (9:36)
 5.  Whipping Post  (12:51)

Disc 3:

 1.  Pegasus  (33:35)
 2.  Midnight Rider  (6:05)
 3.  Will The Circle be Unbroken  (6:54)
 4.  Ramblin' Man  (6:38)

Personnel:

Gregg Allman:  Keyboards, Vocals
Dickey Betts: Guitar, Vocals
Dan Toler:  Guitar
David Goldflies:  Bass
Jamoe Johanson:  Percussion, Drums
Butch Trucks:  Percussion, Drums
Jim Essery:  Harmonica
Bonnie Bramlett:  Vocals

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 30th December 1979 WLIR-FM Broadcast is the live album by The Allman Brother Band, was released on November 20, 2015 by Silver Dollar Recordings, recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 30th December 1979.

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