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Allman Brothers, Berry Oakley

#3
Actually, this predates the live album, which was recorded March 12 and 13, 1971. (I know... I was in the audience on March 13th.) :smug:
Wolfgang's Vault is the online site where they sell, or make available, items that were in the personal collection of Bill Graham, manager of Fillmore East and Fillmore West.
 
#12
Every year I treat myself to one of the official bootlegs from the Allman's March Beacon shows, this year it was their redoing the whole Live At The Fillmore on the 40th anniversary, very cool hearing the newer takes on these classics.
 
#13
jerry said:
Every year I treat myself to one of the official bootlegs from the Allman's March Beacon shows, this year it was their redoing the whole Live At The Fillmore on the 40th anniversary, very cool hearing the newer takes on these classics.
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I love the ABB and I even though Duane died I still loved them mostly because of Berry. Berry played on Eat a Peach after Live at Fillmore East. Actually EAP was half the remainder of Live at Fillmore and the other half studio work done before Duane died. Berry's replacement, Lamar Williams was very good, listen to Jessica. Even though I saw them quite a few times with Allen Woody, I don't think he cut it as an ABB's bassist. Oteil was much better.
 
#14
I saw the Allman Bros. when I was 17 .... of course, it was in the early 90s and Duane and Berry were already departed.However, thankfull Dickey Betts was with them still, and at this point Alan Woody was on bass, and Warren Haynes on guitar as well.

Haynes is with them now. Derek Trucks is just great. But to me, without Dickey, it just aint the Allman Bros... its just a bunch of KICK ASS musicians playing Allman Bros. music. Dickey Betts was the voice behind Blue Sky and Ramblin Man... he wrote the great instrumentals Elizabeth Reed and Jessica. He was part of the band's spirit.... I wont go see them anymore.
 
#15
You guys might get a kick out of these pic's. They were taken in 1971 at the Macon Coliseum.

B.O. was my main early bass influence. Growing up in the Macon GA. area allowed me to see them quite a few times before Duane and Berry passed away. I've got a DVD that a friend made that has all of the live footage of the original band recorded. Lot's of cuts from the Fillmore, Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Macon Central City park and the In Concert footage (just before Berry was killed in the motorcycle accident.
 
#17
Barry's bass was a key voice in the bands sound. His style was simular to Duanes slide playing for me. Another very very young man taken away at a ridiculously young age.

As for the currently line up used by the Bros. its by far the best since Barry & Duane and as far as the guitar work now its much more dynamic and soulfull compared to Betts's country playing. I thought he was the odd man in the group when I first saw them long before anyone outside of Georgia or Florida ever heard of them. I'd enjoy hearing Duane with Haynes or young Trucks. Bros. forever!! Doc.
 

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