Jesus. You step away from the Mac for a minute and some fresh horror rears its ugly head.
I first heard the Allman Brothers Band in 1971, in Alamosa, and their music has been part of my mental soundtrack ever since.
The album “A Decade of Hits 1969-1979” may be the best stationary-trainer disc ever, though I expect Gregg wasn’t much for the sweaty solo spin to nowhere special. Come to think of it, neither am I. It just ain’t my cross to bear.
“Eat a Peach,” “Live At Fillmore East,” “Idlewild South” — man, that’s a lot of music. Ain’t but one way out, man. And it leads to the whipping post.
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Great music, sorry to see him go.
Somehow, I missed them. Chicago, BS&T, and Santana had my full attention, I think, during that time. But, he started playing that B3, and that always gets my attention. Past time to give them a serious listen.
I was deep into the country-hippie music, but the Allmans’ stuff had more black in it — deep-dish, bedrock blues. “Cross To Bear” is one of my favorites. Their take on “One Way Out” is another, if only for the humor. (“Ain’t no way in the world / I’m goin’ out that front door.”)
Two lead guitars? Two drummers? Hammond B-3? What’s not to like?
R.I.P. Greg and thank you for so very much, from Watkins Glen so long ago and The Beacon so many times. Peace
Too soon. Saw the Allman Brothers Band in the early 70s and then Memorial Day Weekend 28, or 29 years ago! On a double bill with The Beach Boys (Brian didn’t tour then, Dennis gone, but Carl, Al, Mike and Bruce performed.) Old memories and timeless music.
i think the first allman brothers album i heard was ‘brothers and sisters’. my guitar teacher taught me how to play ‘ramblin’ man’. i had a set of headphones rigged up so i could play my guitar and listen to an album without blasting throughout the whole house (maybe that’s why my ears are constantly ringing now). i also had allergies pretty bad so i had lots of glass coricedin (sp?) bottles lying about. i learned a lot of slide guitar solos listening to the allman brothers band and derek and the dominoes. greg on that hammond b3 was the magic though. the song ‘melissa’ was actually written here in pensacola while they were staying at one of the old motor lodges on hwy 90.
Great records and live gigs…though it’s been so long now I can’t remember exactly where and when I saw them play live. Should have saved those ticket stubs?
And now Frank deFord checked out
http://www.npr.org/people/2100422/frank-deford
Ahh, the actual story.
http://wfae.org/post/frank-deford-longtime-npr-sports-commentator-dies
He was an award winning sports writer, and novelist. I never read his work since I am not a sports reader, except for cycling. But it was those commentaries on “Morning Edition” that brought him to my attention. Especially the ones about the NFL and concussions and why the colleges don’t pay the athletes that make them and the NCAA all that money. Frank has returned to the source.
Same here. I knew him from his Morning Edition commentary. Great guy.
Frank was not a fan of the bicycle racing. But I forgive him for hating “American Flyers,” which was eminently hateable.
I’m not a sports reader either, which is weird when you consider that I was briefly an assistant sports editor (at The New Mexican). But ol’ Frank had the knack, as does Roy Blount Jr., who is much funnier. And Charles P. Pierce! Almost forgot Chuckles. He can toss the ol’ word count from one end zone to the other, and then catch it one-handed.