Want to start off by sending some Birthday wishes out today. Our most excellent friend LeeLee is celebrating her 50th today. Stop by and wish her well. She is traveling and spending her birthday with family, which is real cool, but it will be even cooler if she has all sorts of birthday wishes when she checks in. She is a big music fan and I thought this cake was appropriate for her.
Second up, this weekend the funny, sarcastic Sparky Duck celebrates a birthday and even gets to see Bruce Springsteen to celebrate. Head over and give him a quack and wish his Oregon Ducks well as they take on USC on Saturday! What other kind of cake would you give a duck?
Finally, tell Anndi Happy Birthday as she celebrates today.
Let 'em know Bond sent ya!
Gee, I have received this wonderful honor yesterday from one of our newest friends, DIANNE. I really need to arrange my awards again (hell I need to bring out the new template, but I have not had the time to tweak it)...Thank you Dianne..she said some nice words also..."I pass the Arte‘y Pico on to BOND. One of my newest friends. He truly should be a music professor, a guru of the arts. He does his homework; he presents eclectic choices in music plus all the other things his “couch” offers up."
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - Part 4
To read Part 1 go HERE
To read Part 2 go HERE
To read Part 3 go HERE
We end this week of Allman Brothers with some basic facts, more pictures (remember, all photos enlarge by clicking on them), and music for you to enjoy...
ALLMAN BROTHERS DISCOGRAPHY:
"Blue Sky" - Eat A Peach
"Seven Turns" - Seven Turns
"Come On In My Kitchen" - Shades Of Two Worlds
"Stormy Monday" - Live At The Fillmore East
"Statesboro Blues" - Live At The Fillmore East
YA'LL HAVE A MOST WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Eat A Peach For Peace!
November 1969 - The Allman Brothers Band
September 1970 - Idlewild South
July 1971 - At Fillmore East (Live)
April 1972 - Eat a Peach (Part Live)
September 1973 - Brothers and Sisters
August 1975 - Win, Lose or Draw
November 1976 - Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (Live)
February 1979 - Enlightened Rogues
1980 - Reach for the Sky
1981 - Brothers of the Road
October 1990 - Seven Turns
July 1991 - Shades of Two Worlds
March 1992 - An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (Live)
May 1994 - Where It All Begins
1995 - An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (Live)
November 2000 - Peakin' at the Beacon (Live)
March 2003 - Hittin' the Note
March - 2004 One Way Out (Live)
"Retrospective" live albums are various recorded, unreleased, archived concerts during the early years of The Allman Brothers Band. Most were recorded before the death of lead guitarist Duane Allman.
1991 - Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970
1996 - Fillmore East, February 1970
2002 - American University 12/13/70
October 2003 - Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970
2003 - S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
2004 - Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72
2005 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73
2007 - Boston Common, 8/17/71
Compilations and box sets
Beginnings (1973), a re-release of the band's first two albums
The Road Goes On Forever (compilation, 1975)
Dreams (box set, 1989)
A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 (compilation, 1991)
The Fillmore Concerts (2cd box set, 1992)
Ramblin' Man (compilation, 1992)
Hell & High Water: The Best of the Arista Years (compilation, 1994)
Legendary Hits (compilation, 1995)
Mycology: An Anthology (compilation, 1998)
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band (compilation, 2000)
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Allman Brothers (compilation, 2003)
Stand Back: The Anthology (compilation, 2004)
The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years (compilation, 2004)
Gold (compilation reissue of expanded The Road Goes On Forever, 2005)
SINGLES:
1969 "Black Hearted Woman"
1970 "Revival" - US #92
1972 "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" - US #77
1972 "Melissa" - US #86
1972 "One Way Out" - US #86
1973 "Ramblin' Man" - US #2
1973 "Jessica" - US #65
1975 "Nevertheless" - US #67
1975 "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" - US #78
1979 "Crazy Love" - US #29
1979 "Can't Take It With You" - US #105
1980 "Angeline" - US #58
1980 "Mystery Woman"
1981 "Straight from the Heart" - US #39
1981 "Two Rights"
1990 "Good Clean Fun"
BAND LINE-UPS:
(1969-1971)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Duane Allman - guitar, slide guitar
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley - bass, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
(1971-1972)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley - bass, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
(1972)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley - bass, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Chuck Leavell - piano, synthesizer, background vocals
(1972-1976)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Chuck Leavell - piano, synthesizer, background vocals
* Lamar Williams - bass, vocals
(1978-1980)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Dan Toler - Guitar
* David Goldflies - bass
(1980-1982)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Dan Toler - Guitar
* David Goldflies - bass
* David "Frankie" Toler - Drums
* Mike Lawler - Keyboards
(1989-1990)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Allen Woody - bass, background vocals
* Johnny Neel - keyboards, harmonica
(1991-1997)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Allen Woody - bass, background vocals
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
(1997-1999)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Jack Pearson - guitar, vocals
(1999-2000)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar
(2000)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar
* Jimmy Herring - guitar
(2001-present)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar
Live/Studio Musicians:
* Thom Doucette - Harmonica and Percussion(for the At Fillmore East concert and various
albums)
* Randolph Carter - Saxophone (for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Bobby Caldwell - Percussion(for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Elvin Bishop - Vocals(for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Steve Miller - Piano(for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Les Dudek - Lead and Acoustic Guitar on Brothers and Sisters
* Johnny Sandlin - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion on Win, Lose or Draw
* Bill Stewart - Percussion on Win, Lose or Draw
* Joe Lala - Percussion on Enlightened Rogues
* Jim Essery - Harmonica on Enlightened Rogues
* Bonnie Bramlett - Backing Vocals on Enlightened Rogues
September 1970 - Idlewild South
July 1971 - At Fillmore East (Live)
April 1972 - Eat a Peach (Part Live)
September 1973 - Brothers and Sisters
August 1975 - Win, Lose or Draw
November 1976 - Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (Live)
February 1979 - Enlightened Rogues
1980 - Reach for the Sky
1981 - Brothers of the Road
October 1990 - Seven Turns
July 1991 - Shades of Two Worlds
March 1992 - An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (Live)
May 1994 - Where It All Begins
1995 - An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (Live)
November 2000 - Peakin' at the Beacon (Live)
March 2003 - Hittin' the Note
March - 2004 One Way Out (Live)
"Retrospective" live albums are various recorded, unreleased, archived concerts during the early years of The Allman Brothers Band. Most were recorded before the death of lead guitarist Duane Allman.
1991 - Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970
1996 - Fillmore East, February 1970
2002 - American University 12/13/70
October 2003 - Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970
2003 - S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
2004 - Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72
2005 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73
2007 - Boston Common, 8/17/71
Compilations and box sets
Beginnings (1973), a re-release of the band's first two albums
The Road Goes On Forever (compilation, 1975)
Dreams (box set, 1989)
A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 (compilation, 1991)
The Fillmore Concerts (2cd box set, 1992)
Ramblin' Man (compilation, 1992)
Hell & High Water: The Best of the Arista Years (compilation, 1994)
Legendary Hits (compilation, 1995)
Mycology: An Anthology (compilation, 1998)
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Allman Brothers Band (compilation, 2000)
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Allman Brothers (compilation, 2003)
Stand Back: The Anthology (compilation, 2004)
The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years (compilation, 2004)
Gold (compilation reissue of expanded The Road Goes On Forever, 2005)
SINGLES:
1969 "Black Hearted Woman"
1970 "Revival" - US #92
1972 "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" - US #77
1972 "Melissa" - US #86
1972 "One Way Out" - US #86
1973 "Ramblin' Man" - US #2
1973 "Jessica" - US #65
1975 "Nevertheless" - US #67
1975 "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" - US #78
1979 "Crazy Love" - US #29
1979 "Can't Take It With You" - US #105
1980 "Angeline" - US #58
1980 "Mystery Woman"
1981 "Straight from the Heart" - US #39
1981 "Two Rights"
1990 "Good Clean Fun"
BAND LINE-UPS:
(1969-1971)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Duane Allman - guitar, slide guitar
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley - bass, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
(1971-1972)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley - bass, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
(1972)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley - bass, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Chuck Leavell - piano, synthesizer, background vocals
(1972-1976)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Chuck Leavell - piano, synthesizer, background vocals
* Lamar Williams - bass, vocals
(1978-1980)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Dan Toler - Guitar
* David Goldflies - bass
(1980-1982)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Dan Toler - Guitar
* David Goldflies - bass
* David "Frankie" Toler - Drums
* Mike Lawler - Keyboards
(1989-1990)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Allen Woody - bass, background vocals
* Johnny Neel - keyboards, harmonica
(1991-1997)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Allen Woody - bass, background vocals
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
(1997-1999)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Jack Pearson - guitar, vocals
(1999-2000)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Dickey Betts - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar
(2000)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar
* Jimmy Herring - guitar
(2001-present)
* Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals
* Butch Trucks - drums, tympani
* Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
* Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
* Marc Quiñones - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
* Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar
Live/Studio Musicians:
* Thom Doucette - Harmonica and Percussion(for the At Fillmore East concert and various
albums)* Randolph Carter - Saxophone (for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Bobby Caldwell - Percussion(for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Elvin Bishop - Vocals(for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Steve Miller - Piano(for the At Fillmore East concert)
* Les Dudek - Lead and Acoustic Guitar on Brothers and Sisters
* Johnny Sandlin - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion on Win, Lose or Draw
* Bill Stewart - Percussion on Win, Lose or Draw
* Joe Lala - Percussion on Enlightened Rogues
* Jim Essery - Harmonica on Enlightened Rogues
* Bonnie Bramlett - Backing Vocals on Enlightened Rogues
"Blue Sky" - Eat A Peach
"Seven Turns" - Seven Turns
"Come On In My Kitchen" - Shades Of Two Worlds
"Stormy Monday" - Live At The Fillmore East
"Statesboro Blues" - Live At The Fillmore East
Resources: wikipedia; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Allman Brothers Band web site; The book, “Skydog – the Duane Allman Story” given to me by my friend TurnBaby; My own knowledge of this band.
YA'LL HAVE A MOST WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Eat A Peach For Peace!
Isn't Ann's bday today?
Smooches and thanks for the tunes!
TURN: Yeah, I fixed it...
Thanks
Three CAKES! I'll have to pace myself.
Have a great weekend!
TRAVIS: You have all weekend!
Wow, HAPPY HAPPY Birthdays all around! (Anndi's cake looks deLISH).
Fabulous wrap-up of the Allman's Bond...have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you from the bottom of my grumpy little heart for Blue Sky. I feels better now =)
TUG: Thanks - glad you enjoyed the whole thing
STARR: And I thought Statesboro Blues was the song that was going to put a smile on your face!
Well that one too, but Blue Sky is just so darn upbeat.
And I lean more to smirking on the Sister Lucille line ;)
I'll have to come back and camp for a while to take in all the Allman Brothers info. Just a bit of skimming right now as I make the rounds.
STARR: Smirking is good
JEFF: Yeah, I went a tad overboard and think I caused a rash of non-comments...lots of page loads...very few comments! bwahahahahahahahahahah
Great wrap up!
oboy, i was hoping there would be cake bond! have a great weekend...
smiles, bee
xxooxoxxoxoxo
I'll have a Ducky Cake for my birthday. It's in Decembers. Thank you in advance.
Congrats on the award from Dianne. She's right, you are a music guru!
What a great tribute you have done for one of my all-time favorite bands.
Well done, Bond.
BUD: Thanks for all your kind words
BEE: Enjoy your trip
PATTI: Taking out the flour now! And Thanks for the kind words...
RWA: Gad you enjoyed Sir and hope all is well.
Hope you had a great weekend.
Awesome Tutelage Vin! And a big Happy Birthday to Anndi!
OH MY GOD!! I LOVE THAT CAKE...AND I LOVE THOSE SONGS...
I nominate your for bestest birthday friend ever!!
Thank you, thank you Vinny for the shout out...
Had a wonderful trip..thanks for thinking of me...sorry I couldn't make it to Memphis this time...
BIG HUGS!!!!